Second Seed, 4E204 – A matter of the heart

"Being a vampire weighs heavily upon you," Scorpio looked at Lena sideways as they were strolling through the wooded countryside in Vermund. "You have not been your usual self since you drank the dragon blood from the patch in my side." He twitched as the scar on his abdomen gave him a painful pull. "That…

Second Seed, 4E204 – Sweet dreams are made of this

Lena sat on a rocky beach in Harve looking out to sea. With her mind's eye she saw in the haze before her every place she once called home. The shores of the Niben. The mists of Dementia. The banks of the Pontar. The beaches of Cassardis... Perhaps she should find a home in this…

Second Seed, 4E204 – A trail of shards

A scene of lovemaking met Lamond's eyes when he entered Lena's house in Bakbattahl. Perhaps he should have knocked. He shook his head and busied himself brewing coffee in the front room. "You have no shame, do you?" He grinned, passing Lena and Scorpio coffee once they were finished, as they didn't stop on his…

Second Seed, 4E204 – An Arisen and her pawn

"There she goes - the current Arisen and her pawn," people would say seeing Lena and Scorpio around town in Bakbattahl. Pawns had all but disappeared from the city streets to the delight of the locals, still mistrustful of them. People would watch her for a few moments, then return to their lives and their…

Rain’s Hand, 4E204 – Cold flame

"Enough of that!" A mage with a Godsway staff walked into the prison block of the excavation site. He slammed the end of his staff against the floor and every pawn collapsed in agony. "You found your poor pawn, I see," he turned to Lena. "Well, you are too late! There is no cure for…

Rain’s Hand, 4E204 – Showdown

"We are going to the excavation site," Lena turned to her pawns. "They keep pawns as slave labour there, they have Godsway all over the place, I shall try to shield you but cannot guarantee it. You will get headaches at best or you will fall under their control at worst. There is no telling…

Rain’s Hand, 4E204 – The sword of sorrow

When Lena said that finding Lamond would be easy, she meant that she knew where to find him - at the Volcanic Springs spa in the South East of Battahl. Actually getting there was nothing like easy. They had to traverse the entire Battahli kingdom along its crescent-shaped valley with so many twists and turns,…

First Seed, 4E204 – The Sphinx

"Another challenger stands before me," the Sphinx flew into the shrine and landed in front of Lena. Rook and Mason took several steps back. "Are you here to temper your steel or do you choose a battle of wits?" She towered over Lena but her eyes were not unkind... if a bit mad... The shrine…

First Seed, 4E204 – Her Majesty’s escort

Rook's teleportation to Vernworth did not go unnoticed. The porticrystal stood next to the Pawn Guild on a major thoroughfare, and an arrival of a single pawn covered in foul slime and dressed in prison garb, immediately got him arrested. "In the name of Her Majesty the Sovran, I am arresting you for disturbing the…

Evening Star, 4E203 – Coronation

Lena killed the dragon and became the Sovran of Vermund, but she didn't get her heart back. The day of the coronation was all a haze to her. The best royal beauticians spent hours reducing the puffiness under her eyes and the inflamed redness of her face as she had spent the night crying. "I…

Last Seed, 4E203 – Glimpses of the past

"Let's just get to Gran Soren and be done with it," Lena and her companions stood on top of a cliff overlooking much of the land before them. "There - you can see the city in all its splendour." "It isn't Gran Soren," Scorpio said quietly. "This is Vernworth, the capital of Vermund. We are…

Last Seed, 4E203 – Falling

Lena returned to Cheydinhal after her trip to Castle Volkihar. She was happy to be back home, to finally hold her newborn son in her arms without the fear of frightening him with her vampirism. Lucien was there too, having delegated any and all jobs to Ocheeva and Vicente during Lena's absence. Everything was peaceful…

12 First Seed, 4E195 – Flotsam (again)

"Come on, jump!" A voice jerked Geralt out of his slumber. He never liked boats - they made him queezy, and they'd been sailing on this one for several days already. Why did it move so slowly? But it seemed they finally arrived somewhere. Any land was going to be better than this. "Come on!"…

20 Second Seed, 4E203 – An audience with a Vampire Lord

"You asked for an audience," Lord Volkihar sat before Lena. "We've heard of you. Why have you come?" "Your clan freed itself from Molag Bal," Lena started respectfully. "I humbly request assistance with the same task for myself." She bowed her head. "Is that all?" Lord Volkihar laughed out loud, and several members of his…

11 Rain’s Hand, 4E203 – Derric Lachance

Derric Lachance was born under The Lord on 29 First Seed, 4E203. He had his mother's blond hair and his father's dark brown eyes. "What race do you want to register?" asked an Imperial Archives clerk when they were filing the documents. "You can choose either of your races, or any of your parents'. So…

21 First Seed, 4E203 – Concessions and bonds

Lucien was riding hard, even his Shadowmere was getting tired. His mission in Morrowind completed, he was eager to return home. He hoped he wasn't too late - Lena's term was quickly approaching. "Another week or two may be, but then she's really due," he was thinking. He had been the first to notice when…

4th Era, Years of Confusion

As Lena kept being pulled into portals that led her into other worlds, time progression in her life was getting more and more confusing. The years she lived seemed to run in parallel to the years passing on Nirn, which was one of the reasons she stayed away. Although many people she knew were sufficiently…

23 Sun’s Dawn, 4E203 – Albion

"It was another portal," Lena started telling the story of Albion to Scorpio, the fog of Dementia floating low over the ground. "We weren't partying at the time, Sanguine had been gone for a while and calm had returned, serenity even. I touched something... the New Sheoth palace is a dangerous place. The next thing…

4th Era, Year Unknown – Come what may

Lena had been asleep for several months, immobile in bed. Her body had long recovered from poison and starvation that she had inflicted upon herself; her blood was free of toxins and her skin free of festering warts. Yet when she finally awakened, she found herself barely able to walk - her strength failed her.…

4th Era, Year Unknown – The Arisen’s Bond

Commander of the Ducal Guard Ser Maximilian Eizenstern was seen leaving the castle dungeons by the door to the sewers, a limp corpse of a prisoner hanging over his shoulder. A few pairs of eyes squinted but no heads turned, as the people who dwelled there, were long used to various guards disposing of dead…

4th Era, Year Unknown – A dream

Lena was lying on a beach, her chest slashed open, her heart missing. A dragon was standing over her. "Take up arms, newly Arisen," he said. "Come and face me." Lena sat up with a jerk. Her heart was beating fast, it was still in her chest, with an ugly, rugged scar over it. She…

4th Era, Year Unknown – The life of a pawn

"I have a feeling this might be goodbye," Scarlet said quietly when they finished their meal. "Once you deliver the wakestones to Quince, something will happen and I shall never see you again. I want you to know..." She broke off, noticing Lena's bewildered expression. "I want you to know that walking with you has…

4th Era, Year Unknown – The Final Solution

Lena woke up late in her house in Cassardis, Scorpio lay beside her. "Good morning, Assassin," he smiled. "How does it feel to have your heart back? You certainly slept soundly." "Shall we go see what Pablo has cooked for breakfast?" Lena stretched, but sudden pain in her chest made her crouch and cough. "What's…

4th Era, Year Unknown – Choices

"And now again, the choice is yours, Arisen," the dragon folded his wings and looked at Lena with interest. They had arrived at the end of their journey - they were facing the dragon on top of the Tainted Mountain. The dragon that could have burned them all to a crisp with a single breath…

4th Era, Year Unknown – Romance

"Must be nice to walk with a female who has no qualms taking her clothes off in your presence," said Ser Octavio at the camp where Lena and Scorpio had stopped for the night. "Do you to do 'it' a lot?" He grinned. "We do not do 'it' at all," Scorpio answered coldly. "Not that…

4th Era, Year Unknown – Wolves

"You are not using any of the special skills that go with your magic shield," Lena noted, having observed Scorpio's technique in a number of fights. "Isn't it the whole point of such a special shield?" "You are not using any of those skills either," Scorpio pointed out. "And neither do I see you use…

4th Era, Year Unknown – Bonds

"You found something there," the young woman at the pier on the Bitterblack Isle spoke first when Lena approached her. "I could feel it, you uncovered something." "We have?" Lena was surprised as they didn't find any clues to the meaning of the Isle. "How?" "By being here, I guess," the woman smiled. "My name…

4th Era, Year Unknown – Assassin

"We'll stay here a bit longer," Cicero signalled Scarlet to sit back down when Lena got up from the dinner table, with Scorpio following her. "We'll see you in the morning. You take the room upstairs, why don't you." The inn in Gran Soren had some private rooms as well as a common dormitory downstairs.…

21 Sun’s Dawn, 4E203 – Memories of another world

"Moonglow is only found by night," Lena repeated Scorpio's phrase as they set off to walk the roads of the Shivering Isles. "Yes, I remember. A huge party... a huge wild party... well, Sanguine was staying here, so you can imagine," she smirked. "Too much felldew and all kinds of brandy. Then someone pushed me…

18 Sun’s Dawn, 4E203 – Lord Sheogorath’s second term

"Congratulations on your second term in office," Haskill respectfully inclined his head when Lena finally slumped onto Sheogorath's throne. The Greymarch was over, Jyggalag was once again defeated, initial orders given, and with the immediate pressures released, Lena suddenly felt drained and exhausted. Not surprising! It had been a long day. "Thanks," she replied to…

20 Morning Star, 4E203 – A favour from Mephala

"Well, mortal, you are still alive, it seems," Mephala looked Lena over. "Some bleeding here and there, but that's to be expected. Your child is still alive, too, do not worry - I wasn't trying to kill it. I promised, didn't I?" Lena could only moan in response - she was still gagged. "All right,…

30 Frostfall, 4E202 – Wedding

"Before we go through with it, I have to tell you that I was married before," Lucien looked at Lena intently across the table. They were having dinner in Lena's house in Bravil, their wedding was scheduled for the following day. "The Priest will point it out to you tomorrow, I'm sure they dug it…

16 Frostfall, 4E202 – Doubts

"You haven't said anything about Valenwood," Lucien said to Lena as they were sitting by the fire in the Benirus Manor in Anvil after a long day of reports and conversations. Lena had just returned from a month-long trip to Elsweyr and Valenwood, but didn't say anything about Valenwood in her report. "Well, there wasn't…

22 Hearthfire, 4E202 – Assassin of old

"And do you adhere to the Creed?" - a voice with a strange accent spoke behind her. Lena spun around - there was nothing there, just the luminous mist filling the entire hall of the old underground structure beneath Dune. If that's where she still was. "What creed?" - Lena cast around, looking for traces…

22 Hearthfire, 4E202 – Assassin

"What am I going to do now?" - Lena drank the last bottle of blood after her vampirism had relapsed again, for the third time in two days. "This was my last bottle." "Perhaps we'll come across some more" - Hauk said hopefully, trying to repair the many new breaks on his armour, then giving…

15 Hearthfire, 4E202 – The road to Riverhold

"We are going in the wrong direction!" - Lena exclaimed when they saw the towers of the Wolf's Borough ahead. "This is the road to Skingrad." "Yes" - nodded Hauk, stopping and turning his horse to face Lena. "Of course it is - it's the Gold Road. The way to Arenthia." "Hauk!" - Lena was…

12 Hearthfire, 4E202 – Proposal

"We need a better house" - Lucien was lying next to Lena in the Wolf Sanctuary in Cheydinhal, caressing her belly. "One with enough room and good security." "This house has it all" - Lena looked at him in surprise. "Plenty of room, and what could be more secure than the Black Door in the…

8 Hearthfire, 4E202 – Crystal Chasm

"So, what about these crystal formations?" - Lena put her hand on one protruding from a chasm just South of Falkreath. "They belong in the Shivering Isles' Greymarch - they are Jyggalag's, symbols of order or some such. They are not supposed to appear in Mundus, or to have any other meaning. I don't get…

7 Hearthfire, 4E202 – Falkreath

"Well, that's more like it" - Lena caught herself thinking as she woke up to the smell of fresh coffee at the Falkreath inn. Geralt was already up, and after breakfast they set off in search of any records of the Second Imperial Legion from about two hundred years ago. They started at the chapel.…

2 Hearthfire, 4E202 – Siblings

Lena woke up in the Commander's quarters in the old Pale Pass Fortress after a long and restful sleep. Her trip to the Fade and subsequent wraith exorcism with Geralt left her thoroughly exhausted. She stirred in the bed and listened for any sounds from the other rooms, but all was quiet. Geralt must still…

7 Last Seed, 4E202 – Nightingales

"Come with me, Nightingale" - Lucien appeared next to Lena as she came out of the Arcane University lobby. "How did you know I'd be here?" - she gasped at him. "Arch Mage Traven practically put out a bounty on your head" - he grinned. "He's been searching for you through the Guild channels, and…

24 Sun’s Height, 4E202 – The letter

Lena opened the door of a safe in the Commander's quarters and retrieved a heavy scroll. Dessos stepped back to give her privacy. She took the scroll to the desk and started reading, unrolling it little by little. To my children - Wolf and Lena You must know that you were born of love. Your…

24 Sun’s Height, 4E202 – Pale Pass Fortress

Lena woke up in the middle of the night, she'd had a most unusual dream. She was inside her mother's womb, witnessing the events that took place in that very fortress so many years ago. Was she imagining it? Surely, it was wishful thinking, her mind playing tricks on her, showing her what she wanted…

23 Sun’s Dawn, 3E417 – Pale Pass Fortress

She felt anticipation. She was focussed and collected, held firmly from all sides, cradled in a perfectly comfortable position. They were moving, smoothly but swiftly. A leap - she felt flying through the air. A soft landing. Another leap. A jump down, with a long fall broken by something soft. More swift and smooth movement.…

19 Sun’s Height, 4E202 – Imperial City

"If we ride straight to the Arcane University, we should be able to get there before the evening" - Hauk said at breakfast at the Drunken Dragon Inn. "I am eager to get it over with." "As am I" - agreed Lena. ... "Well, that was most unpleasant" - Lena wrinkled her nose as if…

14 Sun’s Height, 4E202 – Wolf Asgarsen

Lena's heart was racing with anticipation as she and Hauk entered Olav's Tap and Tack. Olav had the documents revealing the identity of Lena's father - or so Delphine had said. Olav smiled in greeting and pointed to their room. A package was lying on the bed. "This is it" - Lena breathed, unwrapping it.…

10 Sun’s Height, 4E202 – Nenalata

The morning started out rainy. Lena and Hauk crossed the Niben feeling wet from above as well as from below. Mr. Umbacano was waiting for them near the entrance to Nenalata. "It's best if we scout ahead first" - Lena told him. "There bound to be undead inside." "By all means!" - Umbacano looked relieved.…

15 Mid-Year, 4E202 – Suspicion – Lena’s choice

Come immediately. Ocheeva. Lena found a message in the Wolf Sanctuary. She went downstairs. Lucien was staying in Ocheeva's room. "Close the door" - Ocheeva shot a glance into the corridor. "I don't suspect anyone here, but we don't want gossip." Lena closed the door and joined them at the table. "We believe they are…

4-5 Mid-Year, 4E202 – Fort Entius – Malada

"It is good to be back on the road, my friend" - Lena turned to Hauk as they stepped onto the long bridge across the Niben. "And not to expect assassins on every corner." She winked. "Indeed" - Hauk grinned. "Assassins or... whoever." The bridge was stretching before them. They pressed on. ... "Oh look…

4 Mid-Year, 4E202 – Lena’s romance

"I missed you" - Lena kissed Hauk good morning. "But if we want to get to the East edge of the Nibenay Basin by tomorrow, we should be getting out of bed." They spent the night at Hauk's house in the Imperial City, having done all the preparations for the trip the day before. They…

3 Mid-Year, 4E202 – Adamus Phillida

Lena was walking around the Imperial City looking for Hauk. He wasn't at home, not at the Tiber Septim Hotel, and not at the Foaming Flask. He did mention that the Legion wanted him back on duty, but what would that mean? Perhaps she should try the Bastion. She found Hauk in the Legion Offices…

26 Second Seed, 4E202 – Vampires of Windhelm

"You are not a mortal!" - a vampire reeled back from Lena, having bitten her neck. Her blood looked black on his lips, his skin turning blue. "I am a mortal" - Lena spun around, silver blade in her hand. "Just not a virgin mortal!" - she hissed, her fangs bared, her eyes red. "And…

26 Second Seed, 4E202 – Dawnstar Sanctuary

"I can feel your affection" - Lucien held Lena's face in his hands, looking into her eyes. "And I can see your confusion. Don't worry, time will tell." Their kiss was long, they didn't want to stop. They had each been waiting for a night like this for such a long time. "Confusion, yes..." -…

25 Second Seed, 4E202 – Barenziah

The last couple of days had been strange. Lena and Lucien had completed their Thieves Guild mission, which meant they were ready to return to Cyrodiil and to their separate lives. Yet something was holding them back, they were finding things to do that took them North - away from the Cyrodiil border crossing. They…

12 Second Seed, 4E202 – Thieves Guild – Travel plans

"Fathis Ules - Master Thief, top fence; J'baana - Master Thief, master of security; S'krivva - Shadowfoot, doyen; Othrelos - Shadowfoot, master of covert affairs; Orrin - Shadowfoot, high level fence. That's the entire top of the Thieves Guild, plus the Guildmaster, of course - the current Grey Fox. And Corvus Umbranox." Lena was going…

8 Second Seed, 4E202 – Reflections

Lena was tired. She left Fenris in Skingrad and hoped that re-connecting with his roots through Falanu might help him find himself in time. Some of the vampires in Bernice's coven seemed to have had checkered past, too - marred by slavery, perhaps. Most people did not choose vampirism, it usually got them by surprise,…

30 Rain’s Hand, 4E202 – Sheogorath

"My Prince" - Lena approached Sheogorath's throne. "I must speak with you." "Oh how good of you to visit!" - Sheogorath smiled. "Let's hear it then!" "Leave Dylan alone - he said you banished him when I was gone. After you banished me, I should add" - she glared at him. Lena was not afraid…

21-23 Rain’s Hand, 4E202 – The chalice

"Come on - take it" - Dylan held Lena tightly around the waist, his low voice hissed as he spoke into her ear. He dropped his mace and held her close to his bare chest. "Now." Lena was dizzy, the room was spinning in her sight, but she was still resisting. "No, I can't!" Dylan…

10 First Seed, 4E202 – Family

"Precise and discreet, as usual" - said Ocheeva handing over the bonus. "We expect another contract soon, if you want it." "I do" - Lena looked determined. "I've been away far too long." "Nonsense" - Ocheeva smiled warmly. "He always knew you'd be back." Lena looked in Ocheeva's amber eyes and saw her adoptive grandmother…

7 First Seed, 4E202 – Report

Lena was gone for three weeks, and now once again she was sitting at dinner with Lucien. She brought her report on the Dark Brotherhood group in Skyrim. "It's a bunch of murderers. They kill for the pleasure of killing." "Well, an assassin should not be avert to killing" - Lucien smiled. "What do you…

5 Sun’s Dawn, 4E202 – A visit to Lucien

Lena knew where Lucien lived and how to get there bypassing the guards. Of course she did, she spent a lot of time there herself. It was time to let Lucien know about her little enterprise. Lucien knew what's been done already and guessed rightly that she had plans for more. On a piece of…

12 Morning Star, 4E202 – Revenge

Valen Dreth was the prisoner in the opposite cell from Lena's during her stay in the Imperial City dungeons oh so long ago. He mocked her, he taunted her, he provided the psychological torture that the prison guards didn't bother with. Lena's sentence was only short, as her crime was petty, but Valen made every…

5 Morning Star, 4E202 – Lucien’s offer

I've been promised the abandoned house in Cheydinhal for keeping a cool head and sparing them all back then. I was to perform the Purification Ritual with which I would break the tenet to never harm a brother. But were I to refuse, I would break the tenet to never refuse a contract. I did…

31 Evening Star, 4E201 – Lucien Lachance

"What did Lucien want?" - Asked Hauk at breakfast at Count's Arms. "He... I thought you were asleep!" "I was, until he banged the door on his way out. Who else comes to visit you in your sleep?" That was solid logic, and there was no point arguing. "He wanted me to rejoin the Brotherhood"…

19 Sun’s Dusk, 4E201 – Lena tells her story

After a day of chores, Lena and Hauk were eager to go adventuring again. "Let's go North from Weye and raid the first Ayleid ruin we come across." That's the spirit! The ruin in question was Puikanda. It didn't disappoint - good fights, good loot and lots of Welkynd stones were to be had. "I…

5 Sun’s Dusk, 4E201 – Lena and Hauk meet

Skyrim can wait. Back in Cyrodiil Lena still has a lot to do. She needs to get back her house in Bravil which got repossessed by the county under the feeble excuse that Lena had been absent for a couple of centuries. So what! She had business in the Shivering Isles - time passes differently…

13 Frost Fall, 4E201 – Lena is back in Cyrodiil

Lena Wolf is level 12 Mage Associate, and history partly repeats itself. This time around, Lena knows better than to get caught stealing sweetrolls, being thrown into the Imperial City prison and unleash the likes of the plague of Mehrunes Dagon onto Cyrodiil. This time she has other plans. Plans. "Life is what happens to…

12 First Seed, 4E195 – Flotsam

Lena Wolf returned from her stay in the Shivering Isles only to find that nearly 200 years had passed in Mundus in the meantime. She was no longer a "current" citizen, having missed the census for so long, and all her property had been repossessed by the Empire. Even her Mages Guild membership had been…

28 Last Seed, 3E433 – Lena’s Story begins

Lena Wolf's story begins at 16. Being quite young and still inexperienced, that last sweetroll she stole finally landed her in the Imperial Prison, and the story of the Oblivion Crisis was set in motion. Everyone knows how that went, so we'll skip the details. Lena delivered the Amulet of Kings and was sent to…