Skyrim
Main parent category for all posts about playing Skyrim
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In Which Harrowhark Becomes Thane of Riften
In which Harrowhark gains a thaneship, a house, and a housecarl in Riften; secures Markarth for the Thieves Guild by recovering a lost silver mold; and quests into Folgunthur to learn the truth of a forbidden legend.
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In Which Kendis Aids the Remnants and Slays a Mad Conjurer
In which Kendis aids the Remnants liberate one of their agents captured by the Thalmor; slays more Saints and Seducers bandits; quests down into the Solitude sewers and slays a mad conjurer; and also slays multiple dragons.
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In Which Harrowhark Joins the Dark Brotherhood
In which Harrowhark takes her first contracts from the Dark Brotherhood; declines to fill a cup at the altar at the Roadside Ruins; slays a dragon outside Riften; helps Illia kill her mother before she can become a hagraven; begins learning to fish; stops a conspiracy in Markarth, while also running a thievery job; and pursues skooma dealers active in Riften.
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In Which Kendis Does a Lot of Side Questing
In which Kendis revisits Bleak Falls Barrow, and slays a dragon on her way out; delivers a little bit of dispute meditation, Nord style; slays more dragons at Autumnwatch Tower and Bonestrewn Crest; and slays bandits at Traitor's Post, which lets her acquire Daedric mail.
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In Which Harrowhark Visits the Forgotten City
In which Harrowhark acquires Bloodthirst and Red Eagle's Bane; slays a dragon at Fort Greymoor; and ventures into the Forgotten City, where she fights to prevent an unspeakable disaster from destroying everyone there. CONTAINS MAJOR SPOILERS FOR THE FORGOTTEN CITY MOD.
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Spoiler-free short review of the Forgotten City mod
What this says on the tin: a short spoiler-free review of the excellent Forgotten City mod for Skyrim, which I have now played in Harrowhark's run. If you think you might want to run this mod at all, look at this post FIRST before you look at the next full post I put up for Harrow!
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In Which Kendis Clears Fort Hraggstad and Slays Sahloknir
In which Kendis clears Fort Hraggstad of bandits on the strength of her wolf blood; learns Delphine is a Blade, and slays Sahloknir with her; returns the Horn of Jurgen Windcaller to the Greybeards; breaks the curse on the Orc tribe at Largashbur, and gains Volendrung; acquires the Lord's Mail armor; buys Tundra Homestead; and slays the dragon and dragon priest Krosis at Shearpoint.
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In Which Harrowhark Gains a Star and a Horn, and Also Slays Some Dragons
In which Harrowhark slays Malyn Varen and purifies Azura's Star; discovers an agent of the Blades, and accompanies her to Kynesgrove to slay the dragon Sahloknir; slays another dragon at the Western Watchtower; slays Forsworn at Lost Valley Redoubt and Red Eagle Redoubt; and acquires Red Eagle's sword.
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In Which Kendis Becomes Arch-Mage and Returns Some Instruments
In which Kendis witnesses the death of the Arch-Mage; quests to Labyrinthian to recover the Staff of Magnus, and slays the dragon priest Morokei; uses the Staff to save the College of Winterhold; recovers a missing flute from Hob's Fall Cave; and returns to Solitude to give the missing instruments back to the Bards College.
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Notes on future mods I’ll want for Survival Mode
Notes about Skyrim mods relevant to survival runs, for Future Me, when I consider trying Survival Mode again in a run where I can mod the parts I don't like. Recommendations for any mods I don't have in this post welcome.