h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

(Hell, there are a lot of non-humans who can't be bothered with proper make up...)

(that is true, I admit, but I tend to find fewer of them in general. )

I'm debating starting a second character as a pure mage as I've never yet found them that playable in Elder Scrolls games, but this seems to have a better magic cast system.

I'm actually doing quite well as a pure mage in Oblivion right now.

Mr Vip was determined to get the magic to work as well and is certainly having a much better time of it than he did in Oblivion.

I've decided... Sneaky Dunmer mage. Could be quite fun.

But the Khajiit can see in the dark!

Show offs.

(Heh. I can breathe underwater. But I guess I don't get fire resistance like you dark elves, which will be rather handy against fire dragons. It rather helped inside Oblivion gates, I admit.)

Plan is to go to Game and pick up a copy at lunchtime tomorrow... but the temptation is to wait until just after midnight (when, hopefully, I'll have money in my account) and set off a Steam download overnight so I can have a quick play first thing in the morning before w*rk...

Come on, you know you want to...

Found a book that 'explains' why Talos wasn't a god after all, not sure if I've sold it already though, need to check. It's titled 'The Talos Mistake'.

Long post to follow, quoting the entire book...

The Talos Mistake
by
Leonora Venatus
Imperial Liaison to the
Aldmeri Dominion

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

As citizens of the empire, all are of course familiar with the deeds of Emperor Tiber Septim. But it is the Emperor's ascent to godhood, as Talos, that is the subject of this work.

Until Tiber Septim's death, there had been but Eight Divines: Akatosh, Dibella, Arkay, Zenithar, Stendarr, Mara, Kynareth and Julianos. These gods were, and are, worshipped throughout the Empire. And while some will have different names in the varying provinces (for example, Akatosh is known as "Auri-El" to the Aldmer; and Arkay is sometime known as "Ar'Kay") all are recognized and revered by all races and cultures of Tamriel.

But when Tiber Septim passed to Aetherius, there came to be a Ninth Divine - Talos, also called Ysmir, the " Dragon of the North". The man who was so loved in life became worshipped in death. Indeed, it can be argued that Talos, the Ninth Divine, became even more important than the Eight that had preceeded him, at least to humans. For he was a god that was once just a man, and through great deeds actually managed to ascend to godhood. And if one human could achieve such a feat - couldn't it be done again? Couldn't all humans aspire to achieve divinity?

So we thought, we humans. And so we continued to worship Talos, and revere him as the ultimate hero-god. But that was then. This is now. And now we know the truth.

We were wrong.

As citizens of the Empire, we all experienced the horrors of the Great War. And it was not until the signing of the White-Gold Concordat, the treaty between the Empire and the Aldmeri Dominion, that we once again knew peace. One of the most important stipulations of that treaty, as every Imperial citizen is well aware, is that Talos can no longer be worshipped as a god. This edict shook the very foundations of the Empire. There were those who rebelled against the law, Indeed, some still do.

But the citizens of the Empire must know this: the Emperor did not agree to outlaw the worship of Talos because it was demanded by the Thalmor, the ruling body of the Aldmeri Dominion.

The Emperor agreed to outlaw the worship of Talos because it was the right thing to do.

Today, the Emperor, and indeed the Empire itself, recognizes that allowing the worship of Talos as a god was a mistake. For by doing so, by allowing the worship of Talos as a Divine, the Empire actually did its people a great disservice: for this only succeeded in weaking the memory of the man Tiber Septim and his many extraordinary (though mortal) deeds; and pushing people away from the Eight Divines, who do deserve our love and reverance.

And so, the Empire admits it was wrong. The Talos Mistake will not be repeated. May we find centuries of peace and prosperity with our new Thalmor friends, and continue to share a spirituality that binds together all the cultures and races of Tamriel.

Ah, Thalmor, them's the bods in the elven armour and battle robes I beat up in that fort! I thought they were imperial so the above aids my understanding.

I suspect they won't be happy with me

Somehow, I *knew getting into a drinking game was a stupid idea - where the am I?

Tee hee, Mr Vip has just found that person in Whitehelm! He's going to do it...

In order to find all items needed for a quest, make sure that quest is the only one active in your quest list

Hmmm.. I've just noticed some symbols carved into the door frame outside of some shops, I wonder if they mean anything?

Thieves Guild marks...

Just started the download...