If you're here just for the sex skip to chapter 4, it begins pretty much immidiately.

How I Married a Bandit

I'm Arthos, a dark elf, now 72 years of age. This Journal will describe how I met the love of my life, Arianna, who is now my wife and mother of my three children and how we traveled trough Tamriel with many dangerous, bloody and sexy encounters.

Chapter 1: How I Fell in Love

It all happened about 15 years ago. I was making my way up to the Jerall Mountains on the Silver Road north of the great Imperial City. After roughly three days of traveling I stumbled upon an Ayleid ruin just a few steps off the road I was walking on. Eager to explore, I made my way up to the mighty ruin, no doubt hundreds of years old.

I was immidiately greeted by two bandit guards. Typical nords. All bark and no bite. Their heads had left their bodies before they could land a single strike on me. I wiped the blood off my sword with one's torn shirt and tightened it on my belt. I made my way inside the crumbling ruin. It was pitch black inside. I took a deep breath of the cold air and sat on the floor to take out an unused torch. Using my knowledge of destruction magic I lit it up and continued to make my way across the dark tunnel.

I started to hear shouting from a distance. It seemed like there were more bandits ahead. I prepared my sword and as quietly as I could, I rushed to the other end of the corridor.

I sneaked inside a larger room, with four giant pillars reaching towards the ceiling. There were tables swelling with food and tasty goods, being feasted upon by nordic bandits who seemed to be completely distracted by food. If I remember correctly, there were seven of them. But I did see someone else there. I couldn't get a clear view of her, but I was she was a descendant of the same race as me, a beautiful dark elf.

I slowly crawled behind one of the pillars. Then is stood up and started sneaking towards the tables. I was in the clutches of shadows, and even though the was no way I could have been seen at that moment, my heart racing. There was no way I could take all of them without a suprise attack.

As I approached the nearest Nord, who had been drunk to his teeth, and suddenly a voice went »What was that noise?«. My heart stopped. My palms were sweating so much, I could feel the sword in my hand sliding from my grip.

The bandits started looking around, as I froze on the spot. Azura has helped me that day and luckily, I was not discovered. One of the nords, who had also been drunk stopped the cherade by saying »Eh, it was just your imagination, Garluf! Hahah!«

The nords started laughing and then, they started singing. This was the perfect moment. I clutched my sword with both hands, then triggered my knees, jumping ahead, planting a sword into a nord's back.

All of the other bandits at the table were stunned with suprise. This was my perfect chance. I kicked the table, making it fall on three of the bandits. I jumped on the table's edge with as much impact as I could at the time. I heard loud cracking noises, assuring me that bones have been broken and the three bandits were taken care of. Two of the other bandits had just started pulling out their weapons, but they were too late. With one strike I left one dead and the other without a head. The last nord came up behind me, lifting an axe above me. I quickly hopped out of the way, leaving the axe without a target. It lodged its self into the ground, leaving the bandit vulnerable. I struck my sword into his chest, leaving a permanent mark.

He tumbled over and I though that was it. I searched the room for any loot, when my eyes noticed a chest to my left. I ran across the room, only to find out it was tightly locked. »There's no way my pick can unlock that…«, I murmured to myself. Suddenly, there was a noise behind me and I heard a woman's voice say »BACK OFF!«. I quickly turned around to strike her. She held up her bow and effortlessly blocked my attack. Quick as a thunder, she loaded an arrow to her bow, jumped a few steps backwards and shot at me.

I quickly rolled on the floor, dodging the arrow, jumped on my feet, looked up only to find she had another arrow perfectly set on her bow. I slashed at it with my sword the moment it launched, avoiding instant death.

»Give up, tarveler!« She shouted. I hopped backwards, then threw my sword towards her. She side-jumped towards a pillar and dodged my attack. I ran quickly to grab my sword, then blocked another one of her arrows.

»There is no way you can outmatch me, traveler!« She continued, even more eagerly than before. I launched myself toward her with my sword, having her dodge again. »Tell me, what is a beautiful dunmer woman like you doing such hideous beasts?«

She shot another arrow in my direction, wich I caugh with my bare hand, then swinged it back her way. »I'll have you know« she said, before rolling backwards to avoid my arrow »I was just a poor immigrant in the need of help, wich they porvided!« She was appearing to become angrier. »You have no right to call them beasts! True, they treated me like shit…«, she said as she loaded all three of her remaining arrows onto her bow »BUT AT LEAST I HAD SOMEWHERE TO LIVE!«

With anger running trough her veins she released the string and shot three deadly arrows. I jumped over them and ran toward her. She started running away in panic, but she was cornered. I lifted up my sword to land a killing blow, but then… A miracle occured.

Suddenly, the whole world slowed down, as she looked at me in fear with her gorgeous red eyes. I could finally have a closer look at her face. A beautiful dark elf indeed. She had been a lighter blue colour, with light brown hair.

Stunned by her beauty, it was as if I could not control myself. My sword dropped out of my hand, as if all by its self. I was slowly walking toward her and she had let her guard down as well. We were now staring in each other's eyes. Never in my life did I think I could experience such feelings.

»A-are you going to k-kill me?« whe whispered.

»No, not you. I would never kill such a beautiful woman of my own race. Tell me, would you perhaps... join me?"

"J-Join you?"

"Yes, join me and become a traveler!"

Suddenly, she stopped shaking. Her lips formed a smile and she replied "That- that would be wonderful... I've always wanted to become a traveler, but... life got in my way..."

I started smiling too and said to her "Then it's settled. Come with me now, we're going to the Jerall Mountains. We'll get you fixed up with better equipment up in Bruma."