Finds-The-Way Playthrough

Finds-The-Way

Playthrough Info
Game	Skyrim Anniversary Edition
Race	Argonian
Playthrough Dates	Started 7/8/2023
Platform	PC, Steam Deck
Language	German
Difficulty	Adept

This is the page for my ninth Skyrim playthrough, for the character Finds-The-Way, Argonian, and likely thief and maybe also assassin.

I began this playthrough on 7/8/2023, as part of verifying whether my base Skyrim game was still okay after a disastrous attempt to recover Harrowhark’s playthrough. But I went ahead and decided to play her, with a couple of goals in mind:

Running with no mods whatsoever, just so I could have Achievements–not a thing I’ve been able to do before
Playing in German!

Finds is definitely going to join the Thieves Guild, and I will be putting heavy consideration into running the Dark Brotherhood with her, due to the Shadowscales angle I’m working into her backstory.

Like Ysani before her, Finds is named (indirectly) after my character Wayfound from my days on Two Moons MUSH.

Finds-The-Way’s Backstory

Very rough idea for Finds’ backstory is that she’s marsh-born, from a very remote tribe that hasn’t had a Shadowscale born to them in a very long time. But she was born under the sign of the Shadow, and her tribe’s Hist realized she would have to go to Skyrim to find the Dark Brotherhood to receive training there.

As a cover story, she’s also going to cheerfully claim to have relatives working at the Riften docks. Who will very likely conveniently “die” the first time a dragon strafes the place in her run!

Playthrough Posts

Here are all the posts about Finds-The-Way’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 Finds-The-Way Finds an Oblivion Gate - 01/02/2024
In which Finds-The-Way quests into the ruins of Rielle--and then into the Deadlands, when she finds an Oblivion Gate.
In Which Finds-The-Way Slays a Thalmor Assassin and a Cruel Headmistress - 12/14/2023
In which Finds-The-Way meets the master of the Greybeards, and is advised on how to learn a Shout to defeat Alduin; finds a Word of Power in Volunruud; acquires some unusual weaponry; slays a Thalmor assassin in, a mad smith, and a cruel headmistress; and acquires dragonplate armor after hunting down a Forsworn renegade at Arcwind Point.
In Which Finds-The-Way Recovers Her Stray Dog - 12/01/2023
In which Finds-The-Way's player does not do a real session, but does spend some time trying to solve the problem of recovering her missing Stray Dog. Pleased to report this was successful! Deets on how in the post.
In Which Finds-The-Way Raids the Thalmor Embassy and Visits Alduin’s Wall - 11/30/2023
In which Finds-The-Way infiltrates the Thalmor Embassy; rescues Esbern from the Ratway and reunites him with Delphine; helps Esbern and Delphine take over Sky Haven Temple so they can access Alduin's Wall; and cleanses a dead knight's corrupted heart to put his soul to rest.
In Which Finds-The-Way Slays Mercer Frey and Adopts Some Daughters - 11/29/2023
In which Finds-The-Way slays a dragon near Battle-Born Farm, and a giant at Tumble Arch Pass; confronts and slays Mercer Frey in Irkngthand; returns the Skeleton Key to the Twilight Sepulcher; adopts Lucia and Sofie as her new daughters; acquires the sword Dawnfang and Duskfang, and the Ring of Masser; and slays the bandit Tyra Blood-Fire.

Screenshots

Finds-The-Way’s screenshot galleries can be found on the Finds-The-Way Screenshots page.