

Yep I went into EB and spent $31 bucks for four bargain bin games: Assassin's Creed Rogue, Assassin's Creed Unity, Watch Dogs and Call of Juarez: the Cartel. On one particularly stressful day I broke my usual rule of "not buying any computer games for myself" and splurged because retail therapy is a thing.

Truth be told I've been playing NWO less as of late due to some hectic weeks at work. Yesterday I talked about Neverwinter Online: Alliances. The next morning I instructed Captain Ghoragdag to stay with her kin as protection from, whatever the UFO was, while Gamli and I reached the edge of the cliff where we could get a good look it. Next was rich mine which Captain Gamli helped me clear, followed by a small orc outpost, Adal Matar, inhabited only by two friendly siblings of the Clearwater clan who sheltered us for the cold night. Still a quick mission, and despite being one man down we continued up the mountain. It was a standard fare tomb though, with one dragon priest at the end. Unfortunately for him, he never saw the pressure plate that triggered the roof-spike-gate trap which returned the favor. Not willing to be flanked by enemies while exploring, the Hunter and I decided to clear it quickly and boy was he good with his bow. On the climb up, my group found a little cave guarded by some skeletons. Especially since the Arbiter's Helm lets me cast shock indefinitely, and I have a target who can both take the punishment and won't fight back. While deciding, Sanguine quietly mentions "this would be a great opportunity to practice your destruction magic!" He has a point. I hesitate trying to free her since she might secretly already be a vampire. In the depths of the place we find Njada, tied up.

That doesn't stop me from trying to punch him but he's immortal (as if striking air) as usual. Apparently it was his way of apologizing for that drinking prank so long ago, as he genuinely wanted to try increase my skills. What? Yes, the Daedric Prince Sanguine was there killing stuff in person. Someone had beaten us inside though, and was happily killing all the vampires and arch-death-omancers within, named. Not wasting any time Einer and I headed to Morvunskar to deal with the scum, easily annihilating the exterior guards. Would be a while before I rejoined them though, for at Fort Dawnguard I was informed that Njada was captured by vampires!? Vampires likely allied with the Dragonslayers methinks. While Einer tagged along, the sisters went off to seek out the next Dragonslayer. I decided to make a detour to Fort Dawnguard to let them know of Strogan's fate.

Adventures in Skyrim - spoilers ahead! You can follow the rest of the story here!
