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Well, my books came. And it hyped me up so bad for the upcoming Skyrim book from Bethesda. Like so hyped now. What came in my order was the Aldmeri Dominion hoodie (it's not as soft and fuzzy as my Wall of Alduin sweater was but it'll serve well in the fall), the mudcrab plush (came with a code for a free in-game mudcrab WHICH I CAN'T GET) and the Tales of Tamriel volume one. Again, the book is incredibly beautiful.

But getting it got me super pumped for the Skyrim books coming out. Like hskdgfjd. This shit is quality and I want them all. But for now, all my leather-bound Elder Scrolls books are sitting on my shelf next to my pokemon books. It seems fitting my two favourite series are together.

I also got the Art of the Uncharted Trilogy in the mail. Honestly, I expected more from the book because the Art of Uncharted 2 was one of the best purchases I ever made, but it's still pretty. I'm glad to have it in my gaming art book collection which is slowly growing by itself.

So, now all I need left is the Elder Scrolls journals I bought and the Bloodborne guidebook because HNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNGH. Today, I was actually thinking I should write more Bloodborne fanfiction but I think I might just continue my nuzlocke. And fuck around with my pokemon books because ilusm pokemon. As you can tell, my priorities sure are set straight.

I need to save this. I listened to it last night, the entire thing, and it was everything I wanted to know and hear. A debate with intelligence.

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Well, I blew about $200 today. I went on the Playstation store to see what's the what on Bloodborne merchandise. I was hoping for a little more than they had but what can you do. While I was on there I saw they had the Art of Uncharted and I sort of had to grab it. Uncharted is a defining series for me and if I honestly was a better writer, I would do something with Nate and Elena. Those two still get to me.

While I wasted my money there, I hoped on the Bethesda store as well. Why? idk I'm stupid. Anyways, I still can't play ESO due to my computer literally laughing at me over my GBs. I have 33GBs free. No, I can not free up anymore. *cries* But I saw they were releasing a book on there. I had to have it. And the Aldmeri Dominion hoodie is only $30 instead of $50. Being the Altmer-lover that I am, I grabbed it. And finally I said fuck it and grabbed the Mudcrab plush I've wanted since I first saw it. It's way too fucking cute.

Anyways, later I went back there to see what else was kicking around and seeing there's a Skyrim book coming out I basically had a meltdown and threw money at that as well. Like gjfghghjff I NEED IT. I bought the ESO books last summer so this summer will be these new ones. Because djhsjhfkssakl.

When it was all said and done I actually found myself not wanting to start up Skyrim. I don't want to say I'm getting bored with it but I've literally only been playing Skyrim for a year and a half now. I've exhausted everything save for Shalidor's maze. And seeing Bloodborne and getting into it... Like Plain Doll/Male Hunter is sort of my thing at the moment. I wrote one fic for them and I have another planned on Hunter taking Plain Doll on a stroll. I just find her loyalty and love for the Hunter so endearing while he goes and murders everything. So, yeah. Seeing a new shiny video game with messed up lore... I sort of looked at my darling Elder Scrolls and just sighed. Because, well, I'm not in the mood to write for it as of late. Maybe it's because I wrote for seven days straight and no one cared. Maybe I've finally exhausted my brain on ideas for the series considering I have written over 100 fics for it. idk.

But, to not get me so far ahead and just abandon it all, I did start up Morrowind again. I've already screwed up by not grabbing something in Seyda Neen but whatever. I've got Tribunal and Bloodmoon installed and I sort of want to go to Solstheim so I can sit around and cry because FUUUUUUUUUUUCK MY BABIES. Also lore. But we'll see. Bloodborne is really calling to me. I mean, come on. Hunter/Plain Doll is darling. But we'll see. I'm actually going to take some time today to sit my ass down and read the ESO books I have. What else do I have to do? And maybe it will give me some new ideas.

To kill a Vampire Lord.

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If only he was a dragonborn, this would be worth it...

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Darkfall cave sucks.

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Alright... guess we're going to Falkreath.

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I told you I ship 'em.

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Well, it was either him or me.

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Time to brood.

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Oh look. A crappy sword for all that work. Typical.

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Fun finding a Moth Priest...

So, talking to Windhelm's carriage driver proved to be valuable. The driver mentioned he seen a Moth Priest... but he can't be sure where. This is exactly the point where Siddgeir would roll his eyes and throw the man a bunch of coins because fuck it, just tell us for fuck's sakes. Funny how that immediately refreshes people's memories. Anyways, the decided to ride the carriage to Morthal and go from there. He slept and she did as well. What else were they going to do?

Anyways, Morthal proved to be great because while they were heading to Dragonbridge, they came across the cart. Serana found the note and they headed to the nearby cave where Siddgeir looked this shit over since what the flying fuck is that blue shit over there. Serana doesn't know. So they decided fuck it, go in guns blazing.

Siddgeir got infected with vampirism and had to cure it. Serana dealt with the weystone and then both kicked a priest's ass until he relented. Of course Siddgeir is nothing but rude since he's annoyed but thank the divines Dexion is cordial. And they decide to accompany him back to Fort Dawnguard. After all, he had no fucking guards and is unarmed. Siddgeir and Serana are at least armed to the teeth.

Also, Dexion would find this fascinating. A vampire working with humans? Remarkable. Siddgeir doesn't give a flying fuck and they thankfully come across a carriage in Rorikstead and hop it to Riften. He sleeps, Serana has to entertain Dexion and it's pretty mundane. Except when they get back. Sorine gets her schematics but she asks Siddgeir to go find Florentius and he agrees because UGH fucking FINE.

Dexion does his shit, Isran gives Siddgeir an assignment that Jarl Laila is in trouble and he's like HA HA GOOD. Until he realizes he has to go help her because "You're a Jarl, aren't you?" and he's like THE SHIT SHE'S A FUCKING STORMCLOAK. But hey, Isran don't care and Isran's word is law so deal with it. So, Siddgeir has a bit of a hissy fit.

When he's done, Serana sort of tugs him aside. The Elder Scroll of Blood. Her mother has it and she has no idea where her mother is. Siddgeir answers her real rude and she gets pissed off and leaves and he's sort of like FUCCCCCK because come fucking on people. But eventually he goes after Serana because she's at least easier to deal with than Isran. So he has to sarcastically ask her forgiveness and she's not really satisfied but whatever. They can go find Florentius and she can deal with the vampire BUT he has to take her to a coven of vampires who may know where her mother is AND not kill them and he just grumbles because what fucking ever.

So, they have to search for Florentius. Isran said Ruunvald so they try there and Serana finds Volk's journal. Guess they're going in. Vigilants attack them so they have no choice in killing them. Siddgeir doesn't feel good about it but whatever.

And they do eventually find Flortentius. And he's fucking cracked in the head. But hey, more for the Dawnguard. Now they have to go to Riften, kill a vampire, and the trek all the way back to Castle Volkihar. FUN.

Not.

This is honestly the part where Siddgeir really starts sending messages to Solitude on when the fuck his Hold and Longhouse is going to be rebuilt because fuuuuuuuuuck.

This is the "I'm getting really annoyed about this shit" pose. Fits him to a T.

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Well, recruited Gunmar and Sorine. Then after they got to the Dawnguard Fort and everyone was hit with a blast of sunlight... I fucked off. Seriously. I didn't really like how sudden the quest was. Like you go from quest to quest to quest so rapidly. So, I took a break. I grabbed some Dwemer Schematics for Sorine, killed a vampire for Gunmar and got two more assignments from them before I decided, okay, go see what Isran wants. That left me time to you know, give Serana some time to think about what she wants.

Of course, I tried some of the sass responses. Like... to start, I could see Siddgeir asking about her importance over the Elder Scroll because he would be genuinely interested in why the fuck she's supposed to be important. But then of course he goes 'wtf do you want the Dawnguard's help for' and she sasses him. He doesn't really buy this shit and Isran is on the same page because seriously, she must be insane. But hey... I guess she's important.

I don't want to go find the moth priest yet. I still prefer to let him wander around a bit now that I got my armor. I'd like to enchant my Warhammer with something, fix my gear up, drink, patrol the fortress because that's what you're supposed to fucking do. Give it time before the moth priest comes. And during this time I can see Serana probably getting the cold shoulder from everyone save for him since he's just sort of neutral on this shit now. Dialogue can be exchanged between them. Obviously they wouldn't become BFFS FOREVER INSTANTLY like some people make it out to be but I'm sure after a while he WOULD ask why she's such hot shit.

Plus the whole "How on Nirn do you just give yourself up to being a vampire" and that type of talk because srsly. He could not fathom it. Like life sucks already. What's the point of making it suck forever. Also he would do some practicing with the targets. And playing with the huskies because murderous dogs fuck yeah.

Okay, lmao, I think I'm getting a crackship. Playing as Siddgeir, I got bored so I started doing quests and I ended up near Stendarr's Beacon. I decided, hey, why not check out the Dawnguard and I joined. As a Jarl.

But to be fair, I've ALWAYS had a headcanon that Siddgeir hates vampires. His entire family does because of that one little ancestor they have. Dengeir, Thadgeir, and him all have this deep hatred of the dead beasts. So joining the Dawnguard isn't too far out of his realm. WHY is he joining?

Meh. Maybe Falkreath burned down and he has to wait for the Empire to rebuild the damn place. And considering he'd rather die than live with the other Jarls, might as well get back to his roots of hunting. Only hunting down the undead.

So right now he's done returning Serana home and choosing every single awful response. He doesn't give a shit about her, he doesn't care what Harkon's Court is (lmao I was shocked Harkon didn't flip), he wants to get this over with, etc. And having Serana sort of sass talk him back was cute. He doesn't take shit as a little brat and she isn't going to let some pompous windbag tell her off.

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Anyways, with him I am trying to use his primary skills. I took a Dawnguard Warhammer and switch between two-handed and archery along with attempting to get my speech skill up. Siddgeir's actually pretty badass with a Warhammer. I only use it when people get too up-close and personal since he's an expert shot most of the time but it works.

But regardless. Once I get some free time again, probably Saturday afternoon, I'll continue. Siddgeir's staying with the Dawnguard and he can get some damn light gear after this. I want to deck my baby out in silver Dawnguard shit.

So, I played dressup with Siddgeir.

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In order: Black Robes, Green Clothes (That Green on him), Yellow Clothes, Belethor's Clothes (basically), Dunmer Outfit, Igmund's Robes (Hot), High king Torygg's Robes, Emperor's Robes (I love that color on him), Fine Robes (Yikes, no), Fur Armor, Hide Armor (Yes, all the time), Merchant Clothes, Mythic Dawn Robes, Mythic Dawn Robes Hoodless, Noble Clothes or Balgruuf's Robes, Alteration Robes, Restoration Robes, Psijic Robes, Siddgeir's Refined Tunic, Ulfric's Robes, Vaermina Robes.

The best, save for his usual ones, are the Emperor's and Igmund's tbh. The worst? Goddamn those Alteration/Restoration robes are hella ugly with that mod. And no thanks Erikur's robes.

I'm dressing up my baby like crazy but while I do that, might as well save the /r/TESLore things I really want to keep.

Titus Mede II called the hit on himself.

I'm sure more than a few people were taken aback about how calm the emperor was with his imminent death. All he asks is that you do it quickly and kill the man who put the hit on him.
But Mede's assassination always seemed a little too convenient for me, for a variety of reasons.
First, it's no secret that Mede is pretty universally despised (at least in Skyrim) and became a scapegoat for a lot of the Empire's problems. Tamriel suffered its biggest defeat in history, Talos worship was outlawed, Hammerfell seceded, and Skyrim collapsed into civil war. Simply put, the emperor's name was a damaged brand, with all of his success ultimately overshadowed by his failures.
And it's very heavily implied that there will be another war on the horizon, and a figure like Titus Mede II is simply not a person people are willing to be commanded by after the last disaster of a war.
Think about where you kill him, the Katariah. Despite his body double being murdered in Solitude earlier, he still sails there in defiance of all common sense and pleadings of his bodyguards, pleads rightly founded. When you meet him in person, he simply states that he knows there's no stopping the Dark Brotherhood, despite people telling you in Oblivion that the DB would never dream of killing the emperor because the retribution would be catastrophic.
And then there's the matter of this guy, Amaund Motierre. Supposedly, he wants you to kill the emperor for his own political gain, but it always seemed extremely odd to me that he wants the emperor dead so soon. The lore and his looks generally point to the emperor being in his 60/70s, and the stress of his office is probably going to put him into an early grave anyway. So why kill him now?
And who the hell has 20000 gold outside of the Dragonborn? Surely Motierre couldn't have moved that kind of change without somebody noticing. Even when the emperor's dead, his Penitus Oculatus don't spend the rest of the game hounding you.
With the empire falling apart at the seams and the drums of war starting to beat again, he knows he can't be the person to fix it. To restore trust in the Empire and the office of emperor, he had only one option: martyrdom.
The timeline would be something like this:
Mede realizes he won't live long enough to see the next war. Even if he does, his reputation sinks any chance of people rallying behind him.
He sends his body double out as a "test". When the double dies, he knows for certain that the DB will be able to kill him without any trouble.
He immediately sets out for Solitude, docking in the harbor with such low security that he might as well have rolled out the red carpet.
Dragonborn breaks into his cabin, and he faces his end with dignity.
There is the question of Amaund Motierre, though, which I believe I have an explanation for. Motierre was probably one of the emperor's most trusted advisors, and someone he knew could keep the conspiracy under wraps. The breton's increasing anxiety is not nervousness out of fear of being caught, but arranging the death of his lord and close friend.
But Mede couldn't take any chances, and asks his assassin to kill Motierre anyway to tie up loose ends. Hence Motierre's shock when you attack him.
So, Mede II becomes a hero post mortem, the Penitus Oculatus likely undergoes some serious security reforms, and someone much younger and more suited for a war than Mede succeeds him. Just as planned.

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Summary of the War in Skyrim

Ulfric wants to be important because he feels bad about spilling secrets during his GW interrogation/magic water boarding. He does this by swinging at the people he feels bad about betraying. He has a personality cult of 3rd string jarls who also want respect. Like Skald the Elder, Layla Law Giver, a Silverblood, and that expansionist who takes Morthal.

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Paarthurnax's War Crimes

I absolutely love this. In my games, I've never even taken up a side really, more out of not caring than anything else. But your post made me stop and think about it.

In the end, it'd be like the guy who ran Auschwich getting away with a bunch of Nazi gold and becoming one of the most charitable people in the world. Once his identity was discovered, even years into the future, I'd want him dead. The post-WW2 tribunals proved that we can't consciously accept "I was just following orders" anymore.

Has Paarthurnax payed his debt to society by living the Way? I no longer believe so.

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Okay, this actually took me a while to stage. Not because it was difficult. I mean, really, I had to just stand there and let the brawl bug plugin engage. No, it was difficult because I had not much time so that Balgruuf was placed sort of right in relation to me (Siddgeir). The result?

Ehhhh. It works. I mean, it got down what I wanted. Which is that Siddgeir is smaller in height than the others.

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Okay, so, I got my phone all configured again with new wallpapers. It half feels like Christmas. But then I was looking through the wallpapers I did have on my phone and I sort of got floored because I have been using mods for so long, I COMPLETELY forgot what the vanilla npcs looked like. And then I started laughing because my PC Master Race ass can no longer go back.

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Might as well end this post with the sprite I made a while back. I should really make more.

*insert hands folded in a tense manner*

So, I just spent like two hours in the race menu... and I think I did it. I think I recreated Siddgeir. Like a fucking lunatic. Why did I do this? Because I wanted to have some new phone backgrounds. I am not even kidding. What is my life anymore.

Not that I'm tired of the ones I have but when I constantly just have him being a prick on his throne, it gets boring. And the lighting in the Longhouse is terrible.

I have problems.

Anyways, now I need to see if I can figure out how to get his antler crown. His clothes will be easy but I need his damn antlers. I guess I can play dressup with other shit but meeeh. Also I changed his eye color because fuck it, I already headcanon he had green eyes now I can damn well do it myself.

I still feel like a massive dweeb for doing this omfg.

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