Delga Playthrough
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| Playthrough Info | |
| Game | Skyrim Special Edition |
| Race | Orc |
| Playthrough Dates | October 2021 to January 2022 |
| Platform | Nintendo Switch |
| Language | English |
| Difficulty | Adept |
This is the page for my third Skyrim playthrough, for the character Delga of the Orsimer.
I began this playthrough immediately concluding the one for Merawen, with the intention of making Delga my character to accomplish two things I didn’t do with either Merawen or Alarrah:
- Join the Companions
- Fight the Imperial side of the war
In terms of game mechanics, Delga was intended to be a tank, specializing in Heavy Armor and Two-Handed weapons. I also envisioned her as an absolute cinnamon roll who just wanted to help everybody, which was my justification for doing every single side favor quest I could get my hands on. 😀
Those of you familiar with She-Ra and the Princesses of Power will understand what I mean when I say that in terms of personality archetype, I was very much inspired by Scorpia!
Like Merawen and Alarrah, Delga is named for a character in my writing–but a story which isn’t actually published yet.
Delga’s Backstory
An Orc character was an interesting one to think about in terms of Skyrim’s culture. There are four known Orc strongholds in the game, all of whom treat the player character like a stranger even if you’re playing an Orc. Plus, the start of the game always treats you like you’re coming in from outside of Skyrim. (Unless you’re playing the appropriate mods that let you have alternative starting choices!)
Therefore, I had to assume that Delga was from an Orc stronghold from somewhere outside of Skyrim. I also decided that she was not content with the idea of being married off as a wife to a stronghold chieftain. Which, given that I was imagining Delga as a cinnamon roll type, strongly suggests that the chieftain she was promised to was not a worthy chieftain, to the degree that Delga felt it was better for her to flee rather than to submit to being his wife.
That said, I think she was probably always a little regretful about running off like that, and probably pissing off her family. Which did inform her choices in trying to visit all of the Orc strongholds in Skyrim and help them when she could. She also tried to uphold the Code of Malacath, even though she was an Orc woman living outside her people’s normal culture. But she eventually came to some peace with it, given the whole Dragonborn thing! I suspect that she eventually got to the point of accepting that Malacath had made her what she was, and that she could never have stepped up to save the world from Alduin if she’d stayed in the stronghold where she was born.
Playthrough Posts
Here are all the posts about Delga’s playthrough! They’re listed in descending date order, so the newest posts appear first. Also, note the pagination controls after the first five posts. You can page through to see the older ones.
You can also browse all of Delga’s posts via her playthrough category link.
- In Which Delga Finds the Treasure in Arkngthamz - 12/02/2021In which Delga brings the first of four aetherium shards out of Arkngthamz; in which she fights Forsworn at Fort Sungard; and in which she begins the building of Heljarchen Hall.
- In Which Delga Becomes Thane of the Pale and Investigates Arkngthamz - 12/01/2021In which Delga aids the priest Erandur in saving the people of Dawnstar from a plague of nightmares; in which she becomes thane of the Pale; and in which she delves into the ruins at Arkngthamz.
- In Which Delga and Imperial Forces Regain Windhelm for the Empire - 11/30/2021In which Delga helps Imperial forces take over Fort Amol--and then Windhelm itself, leading to the overthrow and execution of Ulfric Stormcloak.
- In Which Delga Regains Winterhold for the Empire - 11/29/2021In which Delga regains Winterhold for the Empire, by freeing Imperial prisoners in Fort Kastav--and then helping the Imperial force take control of the fort.
- In Which Delga Regains the Rift for the Empire - 11/28/2021In which Delga gains incriminating evidence to let the Empire lean on the steward in Riften for help; in which Delga teams up with Hadvar to take over a caravan of supplies; and in which Delga and Imperial forces take Fort Greenwall to secure the Rift for the Empire.
Screenshots
All of Delga’s screenshots can be found on the Delga Screenshots page.