Again I don't own Skyrim.
Halfdan's pov
I woke up feeling better than I have in the last few days. I change into a clean black tunic with grey breeches and black boots. After a quick breakfast, I went to a weapon and armory smithy shop call Warmaiden's. It has a smith's work shop outside and after a talk with the owner Adrianne Avenicci.
I sell the armor I was wearing since Helgen for some steel armor. It was heavier than the other armor but I can take it. It also came with pauldrons for the shoulders, the leather and fur parts felt soft and comfortable enough for me.
Adrianne also got me to buy a steel helmet with a nose guard. Also sold my surplus of weapons and got a decent price for them. I went back to the Jarl's hall and went up to the man.
" how can I help you?" the jarl asked me as I am coming to him. " my grandfather Halfdan the black die sometime ago and I wish to claim his lands my Jarl." I told him and Jarl Balgruuf looks at me surprised. "So you're the grandson he always talked about, I been expecting you for sometimes I myself. Your grandfather left you his lands and money to you in his will which I bear witness to as it was signed." he told me and has his steward Proventus Avenicci who learn is father to Adrienne, give me the title deed and a receipt for 3,000 Septim that is in the bank at the moment.
" I see your grandfather in you, though you are named after him, you don't share the fine black hair he had but you have the same dark blue eyes." the Jarl commented as he examines me more closely.
" I know my father looks more like him, I got most of looks from my mother including my blond hair though hers is a lighter shade while my is darker." I tell him and leave after thanking him.
I then head to the farm and find that the steward in charge is the same one from I was last here. The man must be fifty or more but he still running the place. " master Halfdan I see that you finally arrived in Skyrim." the old Bosmer elf tells me after we shook hands." so Jones how did the man leave this world" I asked him and he told me a fever took him.
I couldn't help but be surprise that in the end a fever took my grandfather, a man who live though some of the most bloodiest battles in the great war and especially in the battle where they retook the imperial city from the high eves. He was wounded many times in that battle alone.
He also tells me the farm is running fine, there are four farmhands who boss I am now, Jones told me they are hard workers and good people. Jones then goes on to tell me more things about the farm and also that the crops will be harvest soon. I change topic and told Jones I will be going to see the companions. " you wish to join them master" he asked me and I told him maybe. I left my things in my grandfather' bedroom though it now belongs to me. Feel weird that his room is now my but I thinking waste time thinking about it.
Went back into Whiterun and after a short walk I arrive at their hall. A male Dunmer and female Nord were having a fistfight as I came enter the famous hall, the woman who I learn is call Njada Stonearm won the fight. " what do you want?" I heard a man behind me say as after the fight ended.
Turn around and found a tall dark hair man. He is dress in armor with a sword at his hip, " I looking for Kodlak Whitemane" I told him and before he could answer me a red head Nord woman speaks up. " what do you want with him you whelp".
" I want to join" I stated to her and she laughs at me. " you join us really? I bet you never even been in a battle before" she say to me in a taunting voice. " Aela don't insult him, he serve in the legion during the Black Marsh campaign two years ago" I hear a old man who I know instantly is Kodlak.
" you know this boy" the woman now know as Aela asks him. " no but I knew his grandfather Halfdan the black" he tells her and I couldn't help but take pleasure in watch her face fall apart in shock.
At this time also I took notice of her outfit, she is wearing armor mostly made of leather, with some fur at the shoulders, some armor plates are also attach too, she also has on war paint which goes well with her green eyes in my opinion.
All in all she hot if your into her type though she more like to be a hand full. "really this one is his grandson?" she said and the old man tells her yes. " if you wish we can have a little spar" I tells her and she leaves saying she doesn't waste her time with whelps.
"come with me Halfdan" Kodlak say to me. He leads me to the sleeping quarters of the hall and into his private chamber.
" so you wish am I right?" Kodlak asks me after he offers some wine which I decline and I told him yes. " well you need to prove your self, have Vilkas test in you in the courtyard" he told me and I after asking a someone I find Vilkas who learn is twin to Farkas the man I talked with earlier.
The brothers look about the same except one has his hair longer than the other. I follow him outside to the courtyard and after a little sparring I leave him with some bruises. He later send me with his sword to the Eorlund Grey-Mane who works at the skyforge to get his sword sharpen.
Eorlund also ask me to do something for him which was delivering a shield to that woman Aela, I with a bad taste in my mouth take the shield to her and she takes it from me without even a thank you.
Farkas shows me the quarters where a newbie sleeps. He also mentions to come see him or Aela for work. Plus some stuff about trouble in Whiterun hold that could need some solving.
After he left me alone I sat on my new bed thinking of what to do next. I mean its cool I with the companions now but I also came to Skyrim for something else besides claiming some land.
Memories of fighting in Black Marsh flash though my head before I locked them up again. A courier appear at the doorway to my surprise and I start to wonder who send him since I only been in Skyrim for less than a week or so. It seems that that Jarl is summoning for some important is what the courier tells me.
I replied by saying I be there as soon as I can. I arrive at the Dragonreach quickly after telling Eorlund that the Jarl has call for me. After entering the great hall Jarl Balgruuf greets me politely but I cut to the chase and bluntly ask what he wants.
" me court mage needs your help into some important" the jarl told me and then I went to Farengar secret-fire work area. The man tells me he needs help in recovering a stone that has a map crave into it of dragon graves in Skyrim.
He wants me to go into Bleak falls Barrow a ancient Nordic tomb which is likely infested with draugrs, which are the undead come to life again booty traps too.
But I took the job and left the hall with him marking where I need to go on my map of Skyrim. By pass the Jorrvaskr to tell Eorlund I will be gone for a while and he told me its ok and that when I come back he expect me to do some jobs for the companions.
I nod to him and went to bank to withdraw some money. I got my stuff and gear ready, also after leaving the city I brought a horse for a thousand from the city stable. Its fine brown mare with a black mane that I named Tyra.
I loaded up her saddle bags and rode her out of the stable. Two days pass before I reach the mountain where the tomb is and I spend much a day traveling it to reach the Nordic tomb.
Found bandits had set up a camp there for some reason. I demount nearby, tie Tyra to a tree and caught the bandits off guard they gather all a fire to eat. I slaughter them without any mercy knowing that Skyrim is better off with scum like them dead. I strip the bodies of their armor and arms to sell plus looted any goods too.
Then I tie them to Tyra's saddle and after finding a safe spot for her, enter the tomb. The first had a bandit waiting for someone or something, I shot and kill him with my bow then found a lever which after I pull open a path for me. Skeevers attacked me after I went down a staircase and a frostbite spider almost got me but I kill it with my sword. Found a Dunmer male trap in spider web not very from where I kill the spider.
Called himself Arvel the swift, he begs me to let him free from here. " are the bandits outside with you" I ask him and he say yes.
I then plunge my blade into him, the shock look on his face and scream told me he wasn't expecting that. I cut the body down and search his corpse for anything of value. Found his journal and a golden dragon claw.
I read Arvel's journal and continue on with my quest. I fight some draugrs, use the claw to unlock a door after figuring out a combination though it took a few tries. I go though the passageway which leads to a chamber.
Found the stone and also a wall with writing I couldn't read. As I get closer to it, I felt a strange feeling and power coming from it, then a blast of power hit me and afterwards I felt nothing.
At this moment a Draugr, a powerful one at that breaks free from a sarcophagus. In the end I took it down though it almost got me in our fight.
After some search of the chamber I found a secret passage way out of this crypt and quickly make my way to Tyra. I make my way back to Whiterun but I make a stop to Riverwood because I remember that the claw I found belong to Lucan and his sister. A family heirloom they said it was and also that it was stolen.
Three days it took me to reach Riverwood, return the golden claw to the two merchant and got a sizeable reward plus a kiss from Camilla.
Sold the armor and arms of the bandits to the Alvor. He didn't say anything when he saw dried blood on the some of the fur armor I sold him. I restock my food supply from the Inn and left the town to Whiterun.
Got there in a day and a half were had been sooner if I didn't stop to help a young couple of farmers with their wagon which was broke.
I gave the mage the Dragonstone and he gave me a reward. As I was leaving his place, I notice a woman in a hooded cloak talking with him. She gave me a annoyed looks that pretty much said " mind your own business".
Stop by the bank to deposit some money then decide to report to Farkas for a job. " ok whelp I need you to kill the bandit leader of the Halted stream camp ok" he told me after I found him sitting out in the courtyard.
" sure thing I get on it as soon as I can" I told him since I not in the mood to travel again. Tomorrow I go and kill that bandit but right I just want to bath and get some sleep. So I head home, my foreman greets me as I arrive, I unload my gear and have a worker lead Tyra to the stable to be brush and feed.
Took a bath in a iron tub my grandsire own. Slip on some clean clothing and took a well deserve sleep.
Well next chapter Halfdan be off killing more bandits, also Halfdan's past as a former legionnaire will be important in the story. The empire in my story will be a different, for instance three years before the storyline, it launch a campaign to retake Black Marsh which was a success. But the empire hold is mild at the most and since the empire is base on the Roman empire I thought the empire should make some attempts to regain some of its glory like the western roman empire did under Emperor Majorian who was the last capable emperor to try and restore the western roman empire.
Also on a funny note the couple of farmers on the road I mention, I did meet them in the game, though I kill, rob and strip their bodies in that encounter. Any suggests or reviews are welcome.