The quest "Before the Storm" had me go talk to the Jarl of Whiterun. But before doing so I figured I should finish up the requests of the residents of Riverwood. The trader of Riverwood asked that I retrieve his precious claw from a group of bandits who stole it from him. Being the hero that Suk is, how could I refuse. So I went into the mountains in search of a group of bandits. What I found was a group of bandits scattered throughout a dungeon. Progressing through the dungeon I couldn't help but notice fewer and fewer bandits kept showing up. One bandit was even kind pull a lever for me. Unfortunately he didn't have the solution to the wall puzzle and was impaled by a bunch of arrows.
Going deeper into the dungeon I found some guy trapped in a web and then suddenly a giant spider. After the spider this guy wanted me to cut him down in exchange for the claw he stole. The lesson here is to never trust a bandit. As soon as he was freed he ran for his life. Unfortunately for him spiders aren't the only aggressive things in this dungeon. With the claw I just had to find my way out. So I continued onwards and found the exit. This dungeon was the first instance where Skyrim tested my problem solving skills.
With the last request taken care of it was time to head to Whiterun. Outside the massive city I figured I would explore for a bit. But most of the doors were locked. So naturally I decided to lock pick them. Everything was going well until I passed a guard. Let's just say one thing lead to another and I magically ended up infront of the building where the Jarl is supposed to be. So with this I was able to easily accomplish my task and warned the Jarl about the dragon. Surprisingly the Jarl wasn't very worried when I told him I had escaped an execution. Overall I feel like the conversation with the Jarl wouldn't have ended up too differently. I mean I told the guy the imperials captured me and were about the execute me. The guy just brushed it off saying it doesn't matter to him.
So far I feel like my character is becoming the scum of Skyrim. I literally try to steal from everyone and pick up any gold I see. For the most part playing as a thief hasn't had any negative consequences. The only really notable one would be when the blacksmith from Riverwood wouldn't leave me alone. Even then it wasn't that bad. With this in mind I feel like I would still be welcomed by anyone regardless of whether I tried to play the good guy or the bad guy.
I think its really funny how you're progressing through the game compared to everyone else! Most people are trying to be neutral and not get into trouble, but you just do whatever you want without caring about the consequences! It's interesting seeing how the responses of characters differ, and I think it's interesting how the main story doesn't really change, only minor interactions with characters.
ReplyDeletethe line "So naturally I decided to lock pick them" made me laugh for a while but yes it seems interesting that you chose to tell the Jarl about being a captive in Helgen I wondered what would have happen and now I know.
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