Faanshi Playthrough

Faanshi
Playthrough Info
Game Skyrim
Race Khajiit
Playthrough Dates May 2022, in progress
Platform Nintendo Switch
Language English
Difficulty Master

This is the page for my fifth Skyrim playthrough, for the character Faanshi of the Khajiit.

I began this playthrough immediately concluding the one for Ysani Demers, on 5/9/2022, with the following goals:

  1. More Thieves Guild, stereotypical that might be for a Khajiit
  2. Spellsword action, with intentions for both sneaking and archery

Faanshi’s name comes from the heroine of my books Valor of the Healer, Vengeance of the Hunter, and Victory of the Hawk, who was in turn named after one of my characters on AetherMUSH.

Both prior characters of this name were innocent-natured, supremely powerful healers. I expect to maintain at least a bit of that with this character.

Faanshi’s Backstory

Faanshi was previously working for the Thalmor, as an informant. But she had a love interest who was starting to speak out against the idea that the Thalmor had been responsible for bringing back the moons, and since the Void Nights were a huge deal in Elsweyr, the Thalmor did not hesitate to proclaim “RAR HERESY” and target her loved one for death.

He had to go into hiding to escape Thalmor arrest, and they demanded of her that she rat him out. Faanshi refused.

She and her love interest had to escape Elsweyr in a trading cavern–but unfortunately, once that caravan reached Skyrim, it was overrun by bandits. In the ensuing melee, Faanshi’s love interest as well as the rest of the traders were killed. Faanshi managed to critically wound the bandit that killed her beloved, just as the Imperial detachment showed up to put an end to the fight on both sides. While the wounded bandit played dead to avoid capture, all the remaining survivors, including Faanshi, were arrested. Which is how she wound up in Helgen about to be executed!

That wounded bandit survived long enough for their kin to sic the Dark Brotherhood on Faanshi as well. (Which is why, in her first six sessions, she had both an encounter with the Dark Brotherhood and a Thalmor execution squad!)

As a result, this means Faanshi is nursing a snarling hatred towards both the Thalmor and bandits. Which will influence my play choices with her.

I also see her love interest as having borne a coincidental resemblance to M’aiq the Liar–which screws with Faanshi every time she sees him, as she’s not sure whether she’s hallucinating M’aiq or not. And I’m not even seeing her as a skooma addict! So she’s probably having some PTSD, and a side helping of wondering if she’s been touched by the Skooma Cat, Sheggorath himself.

Playthrough Posts

Here are all the posts about Faanshi’s playthrough! These are dynamically updated, so a new post should appear here when it goes up. They’re listed in descending date order, so the newest posts should always appear first. Also, note the pagination controls after the first five posts. You can page through to see the older ones.

  • In Which Faanshi Finds Nirnroot and Stolen Books - 05/27/2022
    In which Faanshi slays a dragon by Lakeview Manor; gathers nirnroot for Ingun Black-Briar; retrieves stolen books for the College of Winterhold; and discovers the college must find the Staff of Magnus.
  • In Which Faanshi Hunts for Ingredients - 05/25/2022
    In which Faanshi slays a dragon near Honningbrew Meadery; hunts for deathbell and nightshade in Morthal, Solitude, and Falkreath; purchases the hilt of Mehrunes' Razor; and builds more of Lakeview Manor.
  • In Which Faanshi Finds an Orb and Delivers a Fugitive to Justice - 05/25/2022
    In which Faanshi discovers a mysterious powerful orb in the depths of Saarthal; and in which she delivers a Redguard fugitive into the hands of warriors sent to bring her to justice.
  • In Which Faanshi Joins the Thieves Guild and the College of Winterhold - 05/22/2022
    In which Faanshi delivers ultimatums in Riften, and is admitted into the Thieves Guild; and in which she demonstrates her ability to cast Firebolt, and is admitted into the College of Winterhold. Khajiit knows which one will be more profitable.
  • In Which Faanshi Retreats and Bails to Riften - 05/21/2022
    In which Faanshi is successful at slaying a dragon in Dawnstar, but not so much with the ghost of Kvenel the Tongue in Volunruud; and in which she returns to Riften to take Brynjolf up on his little proposal to join his organization.

Screenshots

Faanshi’s screenshot galleries can be found on the Faanshi Screenshots page.