Finds-The-Way Playthrough
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| Playthrough Info | |
| Game | Skyrim Anniversary Edition |
| Race | Argonian |
| Playthrough Dates | 7/8/2023-8/23/2024 |
| Platform | PC, Steam Deck |
| Language | German |
| Difficulty | Adept |
This is the page for my ninth Skyrim playthrough, for the Argonian character Finds-The-Way, who was a thief and 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 few 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!
- Running the Thieves Guild again
- Playing the Dark Brotherhood, finally
Finds’ playthrough concluded on 8/23/2024. Her posts are not yet done, though, and I’ll be working on getting those caught up, since she did have a complete playthrough. Until then, her playthrough will remain in the Current section of the Skyrim playthroughs on the site.
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 also cheerfully claimed to have relatives working at the Riften docks. Who most likely conveniently “died” the first time a dragon strafed 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 Does Favors for the Jarl of Markarth - 02/29/2024In which Finds-The-Way returns some aged flin to the merchant Ri'saad; recovers a third aetherium shard at Deep Folk Crossing; kills a Forsworn leader at Deepwood Redoubt for the Jarl of Markarth; recovers the Jarl's father's lost shield from Dead Crone Rock; begins a special job in Whiterun for Olfrid Battle-Born to get his support for the Thieves Guild.
- In Which Finds-The-Way Escapes from Cidhna Mine - 02/28/2024In which Finds-The-Way recovers a sword called Bloodthirst; assembles the items to restore the White Phial; recovers some lost flin for Ri'saad; thwarts a conspiracy in Markarth and escapes from Cidhna Mine; and quests into Arkngthamz, where she meets the ghost of a dead adventurer and helps her begin to restore her claim to her life's work.
- In Which Finds-The-Way Quests for the Guild, the Fishery, and the Brotherhood - 01/31/2024In which Finds-The-Way acquires the Gray Cowl of Nocturnal; continues thieving for the Thieves Guild; joins the Dark Brotherhood and carries out her first few contracts; slays a threatening horker near Windhelm; investigates Faldar's Tooth and Yngvild; recovers the Helm of Winterhold, and becomes thane of Winterhold; and takes control of Bloodchill Manor.
- In Which Finds-The-Way Finally Finds the Dark Brotherhood - 01/24/2024In which Finds-The-Way learns how to find an Elder Scroll from a mad mage; slays a wave of frenzied mudcrabs in Dawnstar; is kidnapped by the Dark Brotherhood, and then invited to join them; recovers a lost clan sword from Silverdrift Lair; slays a treacherous Argonian in Ironbind Barrow; and takes out the Summerset Shadows to win access for the Thieves Guild in Windhelm.
- In Which Finds-The-Way Finds an Oblivion Gate - 01/02/2024In which Finds-The-Way quests into the ruins of Rielle--and then into the Deadlands, when she finds an Oblivion Gate.