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In Which Kendeshel Takes Windhelm for the Empire
In which Kendeshel concludes helping the Empire unify Skyrim by capturing Fort Kastav, Fort Amol, and Windhelm; slays Ulfric Stormcloak; is contacted by Redguard Remnant agents; slays a dragon at Northwind Summit; disrupts a skooma den at Cragslane Caverns; is named thane of the Rift by Maven Black-Briar; resolves the curse on the Orcs of Largashbur; and discovers a shard of what may prove an important treasure indeed. Contains significant spoilers for the Legacy of the Dragonborn mod: services available from a particular NPC, some hints about backstory for Auryen, and the kickoff of the "Shattered Legacy" plot.
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In Which Kendeshel Takes Fort Greenwall and Joins the College of Winterhold
In which Kendeshel blackmails Riften's steward in the service of the Empire, and learns from her about a wagon to commandeer for Imperial forces; helps the Empire capture Fort Greenwall; helps Largashbur with a giant attack; recruits Latoria for the Explorer's Society; joins the College of Winterhold; discovers a powerful artifact in Saarthal; and travels to Fort Kastav to lend aid to Hadvar's squad intending to take over that fort. Contains minor spoilers for the Legacy of the Dragonborn mod, re: where to find Latoria.
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In Which Kendeshel Fights for the Imperials and is Inducted as a Companion and a Bard
In which Kendeshel begins recruiting for the Explorer's Society; helps Whiterun fight off an attack by the Stormcloaks; recovers a fragment of Wuuthrad and is inducted into the Companions; returns Olaf's Verse to the Bards College and is inducted into the College; takes Fort Dunstad for the Empire; recovers missing instruments; and finds the Minor Lord's Mail.
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Making my first patch in xEdit
I interrupt my usual playthrough posts for some in-depth modding geekery, as I learned how to make my very first patch in xEdit! This let me correct a cell height problem that was causing a stupidly high number of dragon attacks in Solitude.
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In Which Kendeshel Joins the Imperial Legion and the Companions
In which Kendeshel fights a boatload of bandits and retrieves stolen relics, as well as rare armor; joins the Imperial Legion; clears Fort Hraggstad of bandits; joins the Companions; retrieves King Olaf's Verse from Dead Men's Respite; fights for the Imperial side in a battle of champions; and helps recover the Jagged Crown from Korvanjund. Note: this post contains post-plot spoilers for Project AHO, and spoilers for the Legacy of the Dragonborn quest "Shadow of One's Past".
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Some Final Thoughts on Running Project AHO
A followup post about running Project AHO, with some final thoughts about what frustrated me about this mod's overall plot. And what I would do to fix it. Obviously, this contains major spoilers for Project AHO, so read with caution if you think you might want to try this mod in a future Skyrim playthrough.
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In Which Kendeshel Returns a Horn, Saves a Tree, and Adopts a Daughter
In which Kendeshel pries secrets out of the depths of Bkhalzarf; joins the Bards College in Solitude; investigates the Pelagius Wing in the Blue Palace and winds up with the Wabbajack; returns the Horn of Jurgen Windcaller to the Greybeards; quests through a barrow along with a young treasure hunter and her Argonian friend; discovers a VERY interesting codex; helps Danica Pure-Spring with the Gildergreen in Whiterun; and adopts young Lucia, so that she can live in Breezehome and take care of Meeko.
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Fic: Repentance and Resolve
The ending of the Project AHO mod, for all its frustrations, has actually sparked off _another_ scene in my head--because I ran into a significant character from the mod, yet again, even though that plot is now over. My Dragonborn had some OPINIONS on that, and this scene is now my headcanon for how that conversation went.
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In Which Kendeshel Claims Some Ships and Solves a Haunting
Withholding a specific summary on this post because it contains plot spoilers for the end of the Project AHO mod. AND two plots for Legacy of the Dragonborn: Night At the Museum, and It Belongs in a Museum. Content warning for some graphic horror imagery in the screenshots. Screenshots are password protected if you don't want to see them.
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In Which Kendeshel Recovers Her Freedom
In which Kendeshel's player plays through more of the Project AHO mod, the specifics of which I will not get in this summary because spoilers; and in which Kendeshel returns to Skyrim long enough to kill the dragon Sahloknir in Kynesgrove, and recover her housecarl Lydia for help in resolving the situation in Sadrith Kegran.