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Maeara's Journal: Day 5, Another cave full of idiots!
9 years ago
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Well, the Jarl didn't waste much time finding another job for me, that's for sure. No sooner had I gotten settled in and had a good rest at the inn after dealing with the vampires, and she sent to have me brought before her. It seems that a group of bandits had been causing trouble in the area, and since I had shown such delightful skill and efficiency at removing their vampire problem the Jarl felt that I would be best suited to handle the NEXT problem that came up.
Thankfully bandits are something simple enough to deal with, next to Necromancers and Vampires. They were camped out in a cave some distance from Morthal, overlooking a river and the home of some local crab poacher. I asked the poacher about the bandits, and he said there were no more than five of them living up the mountain, squatting in a cave. They would hit caravans on the way by on the nearby bridge and road heading toward Morthal and beyond, and that they tended to hunker down in the cave during daylight hours otherwise.
The climb up was a bit of a chore, but it wasn't too bad. The advantage of claws and good, strong muscles! Once I had arrived at the cave mouth I found that the bandits had staked up a couple of corpses as a warning. After the vampire waste chamber and the collection of remains I'd seen before, that was almost downright friendly.
The cave interior was frankly quite small, and easy to pick my way through. The first bandit was tending a fire, preparing to cook a meal no doubt. He ended up with an arrow in the neck for his trouble, as did the female bandit who had been seated behind him, sleeping. Beyond them I found the bandit Chief, along with an archer and another swordsman. The chief was a big, intimidating Orc with a warhammer, but he also wasn't too bright. Arrows to the gut and chest brought him down, but I managed to take an arrow in return to the shoulder thanks to the Elven witch hanging in the back.
Meeko wasn't around, or I'm sure he would have mopped up for me. I'd left him at the inn for the time being, and in the long run it may have been a fool choice. Couldn't very well have him climbing a mountain, though. The arrow wound wasn't severe; a shallow cut and a torn sleeve, not much else. I returned fire and brought the archer down, while the last bandit made to flee. A shot to the calf and a finishing blow to the back of the head stopped that nonsense.
After sifting through their belongings, I managed to find a booby-trapped trunk in the back of the cave that held an assortment of gemstones and a few useful potions. Needless to say, I picked the cave clean and made my way back to Morthal, flush with pride at my success. Another job well done.
I'll be Thane in no time!
Thankfully bandits are something simple enough to deal with, next to Necromancers and Vampires. They were camped out in a cave some distance from Morthal, overlooking a river and the home of some local crab poacher. I asked the poacher about the bandits, and he said there were no more than five of them living up the mountain, squatting in a cave. They would hit caravans on the way by on the nearby bridge and road heading toward Morthal and beyond, and that they tended to hunker down in the cave during daylight hours otherwise.
The climb up was a bit of a chore, but it wasn't too bad. The advantage of claws and good, strong muscles! Once I had arrived at the cave mouth I found that the bandits had staked up a couple of corpses as a warning. After the vampire waste chamber and the collection of remains I'd seen before, that was almost downright friendly.
The cave interior was frankly quite small, and easy to pick my way through. The first bandit was tending a fire, preparing to cook a meal no doubt. He ended up with an arrow in the neck for his trouble, as did the female bandit who had been seated behind him, sleeping. Beyond them I found the bandit Chief, along with an archer and another swordsman. The chief was a big, intimidating Orc with a warhammer, but he also wasn't too bright. Arrows to the gut and chest brought him down, but I managed to take an arrow in return to the shoulder thanks to the Elven witch hanging in the back.
Meeko wasn't around, or I'm sure he would have mopped up for me. I'd left him at the inn for the time being, and in the long run it may have been a fool choice. Couldn't very well have him climbing a mountain, though. The arrow wound wasn't severe; a shallow cut and a torn sleeve, not much else. I returned fire and brought the archer down, while the last bandit made to flee. A shot to the calf and a finishing blow to the back of the head stopped that nonsense.
After sifting through their belongings, I managed to find a booby-trapped trunk in the back of the cave that held an assortment of gemstones and a few useful potions. Needless to say, I picked the cave clean and made my way back to Morthal, flush with pride at my success. Another job well done.
I'll be Thane in no time!
