Elessir Playthrough
Posts pertaining to my playthrough of Elessir the Dunmer
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In Which Elessir Defeats Lord Harkon
In which Elessir slays Lord Harkon at Castle Volkihar, with the help of Serana and the Dawnguard; retrieves Valerica from the Soul Cairn; joins a fishing contest in Morthal, only to discover it's not what it seems; thwarts a conspiracy of the Forsworn in Markarth; commits further acts of thievery for the Thieves Guild; and masters the school of Illusion at the College of Winterhold.
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In Which Elessir Acquires Auriel’s Bow
In which Elessir quests into the Forgotten Vale in search of Auriel's Bow, and obtains it after confronting and slaying Arch-Curate Vyrthur.
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In Which Elessir Recovers a Third Elder Scroll and Confronts Alduin
In which Elessir recovers the Elder Scroll from Mzark in Blackreach; encounters Hermaeus Mora at Septimus Signus' outpost; confronts Alduin on the Throat of the World; and quests into Ancestor Glade to find the location of Auriel's Bow.
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In Which Elessir Investigates Serpent’s Trail and Alftand
In which Elessir seeks several Dwemer schematics for Sorine of the Dawnguard, including at the Serpent's Trail smuggler lair that leads into Cyrodiil; quests down into Alftand; and reaches Blackreach in his search for the Elder Scroll.
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In Which Elessir Explores the Soul Cairn
In which Elessir recovers another schematic for Sorine of the Dawnguard; rescues the priest Florentius from Ruunvald; sneaks into Castle Volkihar with Serana; quests through the Soul Cairn to recover another Elder Scroll from Serana's mother; and fights the dragon Durnehviir.
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In Which Elessir Rescues a Vampire and a Moth Priest
In which Elessir investigates Dimhollow Crypt and frees the vampire Serana; escorts her home to Castle Volkihar; acquires Iron Plate armor after killing the Thalmor who'd claimed it; recruits Sorine and Gunmar for the Dawnguard; begins acquiring schematics for Sorine; and rescues the Moth Priest Dexion Evicus.
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In Which Elessir Opens an Oblivion Gate and Joins the Dawnguard
In which Elessir vanquishes a Mythic Dawn cult, but with unexpected results; acquires the Gray Cowl of Nocturnal, and the sword Bloodthirst; commits some light thievery for the Thieves Guild; and goes to Dayspring Canyon to join the Dawnguard.
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In Which Elessir Acquires Mehrunes’ Razor and Quests Through Rielle
In which Elessir reforges the Gauldur amulet; acquires Mehrunes' Razor; slays a dangerous fugitive and acquires his Elven Hunter armor; slays the Forsworn renegade Crowstooth and acquires dragonplate armor; slays a dragon at Arcwind Point; and quests into the ruins at Rielle in search of what's driving the Mythic Dawn cult to investigate the place.
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In Which Elessir Becomes Thane of Hjaalmarch and the Pale
In which Elessir slays a Thalmor assassin, and the dragon Vuljotnaak; investigates the activity of Mythic Dawn cultists at Rielle; retrieves the fragments of Geirmund's amulet, and the sword called both Dawnfang and Duskfang; acquires Bloodchill Manor after vanquishing vampires there; and becomes thane of both Hjaalsmarch and the Pale, after aiding Morthal with a vampire problem and Dawnstar with a giant problem.
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In Which Elessir Battles Mercer Frey, Thalmor, and Forsworn
In which Elessir slays Mercer Frey in the depths of Irkngthand; restores the Skeleton Key to the Twilight Sepulcher and gains his full power as a Nightingale of Nocturnal; acquires the hammer Nerveshatter; slays a mad blacksmith; raids the Thalmor Embassy; rescues Esbern from the Ratway; visits Alduin's Wall with Esbern and Delphine, and learns a way forward to confront Alduin; and meets Paarthurnax, the master of the Greybeards, who sends him off to find an Elder Scroll.