Dwemer Puzzle Box
After I spoke with the man at the fighters guild' I left for the ancient ruins. I decided to take the route I was told. I left south out of the silt strider port in Balmora and then headed east across the bridges crossing the Odai River. After I had cross the bridges I discovered Fort Moonmoth, just south east of Balmora. It was relatively small to the fact that it was only about an acre. Tall towers at each corner. I figured that it was where Balmora kept their backups if they were to be attacked. In the front of the fort there was a signpost. It told me that there was a path to Maar Gan. I headed that way. I was now entering the bitter coast region. I spotted what looked like a guar, feeding in the bushes. It spotted me, but caused no threat and seemed uninterested. Though it was harmless, I was hungry. I have not really had a meal in a day or so, so I decided to kill it. I drew my axe that was at my side and got ready to attack. I snuck up behind the creature with diligent ease. He did not detect me what so ever. I cocked back and axe and then I sliced of his head in one clean chop. I withdrew my axe and put it back on my side. I took out a parrying knife from my sack. I decided to skin if for some meat and use my axe to chop down a small tree for a fire. With the meat I found a small willow tree that seemed to be young. I cut it down in about 5 strokes. With the supplies I had it took me about 7 minutes to complete the fire. I found a skinny stick nearby my encampment and used that as a skewer. I finished my meal and now it was almost dark. If I wanted to find this place I would need to find it during the day. I decided to pull out a sleeping bag from my sack and sleep next to the fire and wait for the morning to come. For about 4 hours I slept, but something woke me up. It was a Nix-Hound. A rather large nix-hound indeed. It was charging at me with its big claws and trying to bite me. I believed and hoped that it was not blighted so I would not catch a disease. I drew my axe and swung at it with great force. I managed to chop off one of his legs. He collapsed to the ground but he was not fully dead. With it twitching on the ground I raised my right legs and crushed its slightly small head, flat on the ground. I had some nix-hound guts on my boot and brushed them off and went back to sleep. It was morning now and I was on my way to the ruins. I saw the sign for Maar Gan and took that route until I found an old ancient bridge that I have never seen before. I walked across the bridge until I got to the other side. At the opposite end of the bridge there stood a man who looked like a mage. I confronted him and all of a sudden he attack me with a magical staff. He swung at me but missed. He put away his staff as I drew my axe. He readied his hands and he cast a spell that I resisted. After the spell I charged at him with my axe but he summed a ancestral ghost to fight for him, blocking my path to him. My axe was not even touching him. So I pulled out a summon scroll, summon acronach, and unleashed it on the ghost. My monster easily defeated the weak skeleton and it vanished. I charged finally with a clear shot and got him right in the chest. He fell merciless on the ground. I searched his body and found many magical scroll incantations on him and took it upon myself to take them. I also found a helpful 300 septims. I continued on to find what looked like to be an orb door. I found a dwemer crank and decided to turn it. I heard a click and instantly the orb door opened and I walked inside. It was what looked like to be a cave or a dungeon. There were many circular shaped doors. They probably led to many places that are off course. I had a map that the fighters guild member gave me, showing me that the box should be right on top of me. I saw some stairs leading up to the upper level where I indicated where the box was. There was a strange looking man that attacked me with a chitin dagger. He was quick with the blow but thankfully missed. I finished him off quickly. I opened the door and it made a strange sound. Inside the room there was many crates and metal objects. I found the dwemer box and I left the ruins with ease. On my way back, I got lost on my way back to Balmora. I found myself walking down a road that I did not recognize and ran right into a ashlander camp………