Werewolves in Morrowind
Chapter 1
Old Friends Meet Again
"Get out of me shop ye bloody wood elf!" A young rawolf wizard stood behind a counter with her silver staff out in front of her, ready to cast a levitation spell on the blasted son-of-a-scrib. Her specialty in spells war frost based , but she was willing to levitation a try if need to be. Her extravagant blue robe, glowed from it's magical effects. It allowed her to cast a chameleon spell for five minutes, enough time to sneak into the Telavani storerooms and grab a few ingredients for potions.
The wood elf she yelled at turned, grabbed a pearl and a few rubies from the shelf and ran through the door as fast as he could. The wizard quickly jumped over the counter and ran after hi , chanting a simple freezing spell. Her staff began to glow blue and she pointed it towards his back. "Freezro!" She yelled and a little blue ball shot from her staff and hit him square in the back. The elf glowed blue for a moment then stood paralyzed from the spell. A light breeze blew from somewhere in the north, causing him to tip over.
The wizard walked up to the thief and quickly grabbed the jewels out of his cold fingers. She turned to walk back to her shop but was stopped by a cold hand grabbing onto her ankle, the same hand she took the jewels from. "Don't turn your back on me you half-bred, Nix-hound loving, guar screwing-" Before he could finish his curses the wizard brought down her staff onto his abdomen. Not hard enough to kill him but enough to leave him gasping for air.
"Ye may wish to watch who yer pointin' those curses at," she said, daring him to start again.
The wood elf's face turned red with rage, "You just wait you netch fucking rawolf!" He said, his words dripping with venom, "I'll be back to kick your guar-hide ass!"
She ignored him and started to walk back to her shop. His high-pitched voice could still be heard at her door, still cursing her and her pet Nix-hound.
"Hey Adica! Wait up!" The wizard turned to see a kajiit with a pack coming her way.
"Pona? Pona! Blimy how long's it been!" Adica set her silver staff against the wall and hugged her friend. "What'r you doin' here?"
Pona pointed the way she came, "Pona had to come here for buissnes," she took the pack off and handed it to Adica. "What's in the pack is the freshest ingredients Pona could find on this side of the continent. It's payment for the time you helped her out with those nasty vampires."
Adica opened the door and let Pona inside. She set her staff on the rack behind the counter and turned towards her friend, "What was yer job?"
"Is, what is Pona's job." Pona fell into a chair tired, "Kajiit can't seem to find the caverns that she's supposed to clear out."
Adica took some of the greef from a cabinat and poured some into a mug for the older woman. "Ah, I see," she sat on the counter and faced the Kajiit. "Need help? Me new apprentice would be glad, 'e loves the outdoors."
Pona shook her head, "No, Pona does not wish to go with your student. Pona wants you to come with her, just like old times." She too a sip of the wine and stared out a small window. "So what brings Adica to Sadrith Mora?"
"I've been here for awhile now," she said looking into the pack and pulling out the different, smaller, packs that held the ingredients separately. "Ever since that lil' problem in Suran I took refuge 'er."
"Kajiit agrees. And she hears that the young one has a trained Nix-hound. Is it true?"
"Ay milady, tis true." Adica whistled and a rather large Nix-hound came bounding down the stairs. "'er Niks, 'er boy."
As said, Niks the Nix-hound was rather large for it's kind. It's three toed paws were as wide as dish plates. Unlike the normal green color, it's scaly skin had a blue-gold shine to it, consistent with multiple healing potions used on it. It's eyes were an emerald shade, unlike the normal ruby hu, seen in all wild Nix-hounds. Being the only trained Nix-hound in Morrowind, Adica gladly took Niks under her care.
"Pona see's that Adica has taken good care of this monster, very good indeed." Pona stood and Adica noted that her pet reached the older woman's belly. "What has Adica been doing to give this Niks beast such a great form? How did she obtain it?" Niks began to whine as Pona started to presson certain muscles. Adica nodded showingit was okay, and that she wouldn't hurt him. The Nix-hound calmed down and stood strait, proud to show off his toned structure
"I happened upon him as I was out collectin' supplies," Adica explained. Pona sat back down and Niks laid down at her feet, getting ready for a rather long story. "I was doin' a job fer the Telavani. I had ter clear out an egg mine that was infested with scribs. It took me awhile, the blasted things wouldn't stay in one place, but I finally got the stupid things to stick to the walls with on of me freezn' spells." She held up her hand like she was casting a spell then let it drop to her side, "After me job I took the long way back. It was while I was pickin' Stone Flower Petals when I heard an awful howl off behind a boulder. That was when I met Niks here." She pointed to the Nix-hound and scowled, "I tried to get 'em to calm down so I could see what he was howling about. It wasn't so easy, he gave me a nasty cut on me arm." Adica pulled up her sleeve to show Pona a long scar from her shoulder down to her wrist. Pona gasped and the rawolf continued, "I quickly used a healing potion for the cut, but it still left a mark. After twenty minutes of tryin' ter get 'em to settle down, I got so fed up that I froze 'em with one of my weaker spells." She saw Niks shiver slightly, "I gave 'em a check-up and saw that his back and right rear leg had been broken. Probably by an adventurer who din't have time ter finish the job. Anyway I used me last three healin' potions and he was back on his feet." Adica knelt down to the Nix-hound, "After that you started following me din't ya? Since then he's been real nice and stuff to everyone."
Pona yawned, "Kajiit sorry, but it's been a long day. Pona wishes to know if she can stay here tonight."
Adica nodded and the two went upstairs and dressed into lighter cloths; cloth pants and shirt. She then set up a hammock for herself, while Pona lay down on Adica's fur covered bed. Ignoring Niks's persistent whines she climbed into the lean-to hammock and fell asleep with Niks laying under her.
And so finishes the first chapter of my first true Morrowind story... So what do you guys think? Come on tell me by clicking that little butten that says Reveiw...
