In My Time of Need. What did you do and why? : V - Skyrim

» Sat Jun 02, 2012 8:59 pm

as in maybe i accidentally killed them - not knowing who they were? i suppose it's possible...

not saying it was you. [censored] happens. Dragons, giants, etc.

» Sun Jun 03, 2012 7:22 am

Here's another reason to NOT trust Saadia:

Spoiler

If you help the Alik'r capture Saadia, Thalmor agents will come after you.

» Sun Jun 03, 2012 6:27 am

She was rude to me the first time we met, so I turned her in. My assassin/thief character can be a bit of a backstabber sometimes.

» Sun Jun 03, 2012 4:17 am

She was rude, so there was no way I was going to help her.

» Sat Jun 02, 2012 10:47 pm

Here's another reason to NOT trust Saadia:

Spoiler

If you help the Alik'r capture Saadia, Thalmor agents will come after you.

that's a radiant story event. It has nothing to do with the quest's outcome. It happened to me and I didn't even start the quest.

» Sat Jun 02, 2012 9:33 pm

Saadia's apparently a former noble with a giant scar on her face, and living on the run in squalor. I gotta feel pity for her.

» Sun Jun 03, 2012 1:15 am

Speaking of that scar, why does Kematu try to use the excuse that you shouldn't let a pretty face fool you?

I mean, she's pretty, but she's obviously been a little deformed by something or someone. I don't understand that line. There's probably a lot more story to that scar than we're being told.

» Sat Jun 02, 2012 11:20 pm

I sided with the Alikir on my first character. Been ignoring the quest for almost an entire ingame year now on my 2nd character - but I tend to side more with Saadia in the future. The thought of her being transported like that does not sit well with me. And when I met Nazir in his almost identical outfit as the one donned by the Alikir warriors, I felt even worse about that.

If she's a liar, I don't care. I'm not the law.

You don't like the Alik'r because another redguard dresses like they do? aroo?

I hate traitors. A proud country like the Hammerfell who stuck it to the Thalmor- if she actually did what they say, it's monstrous. And her story is ludicrous, so I'm inclined to believe them over her.

» Sun Jun 03, 2012 3:14 am

I aid Kematu. He's honest, friendly and is an alik'r warrior, what more can you ask for?
Saadia on the other hand tries to threaten me with a knife and treats me like some [censored].

And hell if Kematu asked me to take her back to Hammerfell for him while he packs up, I'd do so willingly and happily.

» Sat Jun 02, 2012 10:06 pm

Saadia reminded of Karliah, how she was betrayed and was wanted to be killed, so yes I helped her.

» Sun Jun 03, 2012 9:34 am

if you are playing on high difficulty it might be smart to side with the Alik'r as they can easy kill you. Their story makes more sense anyway.

Last time I sided with her and now I have two reaguards at the gate in Whiterun all the time.

The other mystery is why Huldra at the Banned mare don't have a tail :smile:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huldra

Not necessarily that difficult. Force shouting is a good way to split them up and pick off a few at a time. Deal with Kematu last.

edit: As for story, I don't know if it's better or not. There are a lot of stories where people made mistakes or rescued the wrong people. It's kind of fun to me if there is a possibility that I was wrong about Saadia, and I get to revisit it later. I don't want to do everything right anyways. It's not a test or anything.... or is it? Heh.

I killed those two lingering redguards later. My character's a bit paranoid.

» Sun Jun 03, 2012 2:35 am

I helped Saaida the first time, and the two Redguards posted at the Whiterun main gate were nothing but nice to me every time I passed by them. Extremely nice actually. The second time I played Saaida seemed like a liar to me.

Either way, Hammerfell is against the Thalmer. Even if she was innocent, I'm happy the make that mistake; it's their problem.