The Antiquated Scrolls XIV: Skyrim

Man, forget this podunk town and its podunk quests!  This is kid stuff!  You don't have time to find some cheap locket.  You need to get down to Whiterun where the real action is!  The hustle and bustle of the big city!  Museums, theatres, clubs, restaurants, Whiterun has it all!  You've heard that the Cloud District is the swingin'est place in that swingin' metropolis, and it's high time you made your mark in the big city.

You’ve had enough of hanging around in this tiny town with its stupid barrels full of cheese and cool sawmills that serve no purpose whatsoever in progressing the story. This shitty little town doesn’t even have a Jarl! What the heck are you even doing here?


Suddenly the door bursts open and in bursts the Jarl of Riverwood.

“Hail and well met my dear citizens. Hail and well met strange and mysterious visitor to our quaint little town. I’m Aqueous Lignum, the Jarl of this fair town.” They introduce themselves.


“I’m just back from my trip to Whiterun, a little ahead of schedule because the gates of the city have been closed. There is a crisis my friends. The Jarl’s assistant, Magicus Mannicus, really needs a spell book that got lost in an ancient ruin somewhere nearby to our fair little town, and so they’ve locked the gates until someone will procure that most precious tome.”


“I’ve been going door to door to see if any adventurous sorts might offer their help in this time of crisis, but we’re just a bunch of useless peasants here in Riverwood. We’d never be able to solve the riddles of an ancient ruins, and we’d probably go to the bathroom inside our pants if we ever had to see a draugr up close, whatever one of those is.”

Oh you should definitely go and bother those bandits.

           


You don’t like the sound of these draugrs, whatever they are. You recall passing by an inconsequential mine where some bandits had taken over on your way to Riverwood. It’d probably be easier to go there than wherever these ancient ruins are and look for the amulet/spell book there instead.


You suggest this alternative to the owner of the Missing Amulet General Store and the Jarl of Riverwood. They seem on board with your idea.

Are you sure you're ready to head to Whiterun? I hear things can be pretty pricey there. Maybe you should pick some flowers first. Folks love to buy flowers in Whiterun.

It might be a hot minute before you can head for Whiterun, but in the meantime there’s nothing wrong with picking a few flowers. You and Not-Ralof have a lovely afternoon picking flowers. But soon you are ready to make your next move.

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