A Quest for Belonging
Chapter 1
1Sundas, 17th of Last Seed
I have just escaped from Helgen after a dragon attacked. If it weren't for the dragon, I wouldn't be here writing this right now. A few days before I was caught and charged with the murder of my father, an Imperial captain named Darlo. I tried to fight, but I was outnumbered and was captured along with some Stormcloaks.
I write this in Riverwood inside the house of the blacksmith, Alvor, who is the uncle of the man who helped me through the keep, Hadvar. I have been tasked with going to Whiterun to inform the Jarl of the dragon attack, but I am also tasked with finding a golden claw for the merchant of the village. He says it is in Bleaks Falls Barrow, an ancient Nordic ruin.
I have a place to stay, some gold in my purse, and some armor for protection. I barely managed to get a steel sword from a bandit in the nearby mine, using all my Magicka in the process and nearly all of my potions. I managed to wearily dodge one of his swings and impale him in the chest with the iron sword I got in the Helgen keep.
I sincerely hope that getting the claw won't be that challenging. I expect it to be infested with bandits and maybe some skeevers, but I heard that there are undead Nords in those types of ruins. I will prepare the best I can and head out in the morning for the barrow.
A/N: I wanted to get the beginning out of the way, but the next chapters will be longer and more detailed.