Yennefer's ship finally docked. They'd been at sea for many months, but it felt like years. "Next time I'm building a portal." Yennefer stepped out of her cabin, somewhat weak and unstable, infinitely preferring a brief pull of magic teleportation to months of sea sickness. "Don't you worry about a thing, Mistress," the captain addressed…
1 Midyear, 4E203 – Morthal
Midyear 203 of the 4th Era greeted Lena with warm weather as soon as she and Fenris left Castle Volkihar and crossed the water to Dawnstar. Oh, the ground still had a light dusting of snow, but the air felt warm and the sun was shining with all its Northern might. Yet Lena was cold.…
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…
10 Second Seed, 4E203 – The Volkihar
After Derric was born, Lena became restless. Her pregnancy became difficult towards the end, her labour was long and draining. Her vampirism flared up from all the blood that she'd lost, and she couldn't even hold her newborn son until vampirism was brought back under control. Vicente had to empty his blood chest for her,…
7 Morning Star, 4E203 – The lich
"Three days!" Geralt woke up on a dirty bedroll in yet another fort ruin. "Three days I've been chasing around necromancer forts, dodging zombies, fighting invisible enemies, shattering walking bones! I'm getting too old for this." It was another morning after a hard day's battle. Or rather he assumed it was morning - there was…
3 Morning Star, 4E203 – Windstad Manor
Something in the appearance of the Jarl of Hjaalmarch in Morthal made Geralt want to fulfil the Jarl's request - go and look around the Windstad Manor. A path going into the moors was a good start, and Geralt took it. Geralt loved the moors since the first time he set foot in the area…
3 Morning Star, 4E203 – The Jarl of Hjaalmarch
The new year 203 of the Forth Era found Geralt riding through the forests of the Pale, delving into the many Dwemer ruins there, and finally concluding that as entertaining as it was, it didn't help him to find his roots. His father wasn't a Dwarf, so why was he searching in the Dwemer ruins?…
28 Evening Star, 4E202 – The Valkyrie
When Geralt entered Windhelm, celebrations were in full swing. "Who's the poor sod that's been strung up?" Geralt asked at the bar. "Oh, just one of the Valkyrie bandits," the barman brushed it off passing Geralt his mead. "The City Guard raid the Valkyrie Towers every so often. Of course most bandits get slaughtered then…
22 Evening Star, 4E202 – A Floating Rock Fortress
"So you say that rocks always fall to the ground?" Keld looked menacingly at the other drinkers in the High Inn in Ivarstead. "And I say not so." "What's in the mead?" One of the customers whispered to the inn keeper. "Or is he just not right in the head?" "There's nothing wrong with my…
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.…
5-6 Hearthfire, 4E202 – The view of Falkreath – Elinhir
Going North from the shrine of Hermaeus Mora, Lena and Geralt could see the Chapel of Arkay in Falkreath quite a distance away. They couldn't see any other buildings, and figured the town would be on the other side of the hill. The road turned West however, and Geralt pointed out that they should just…
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…
1 Hearthfire, 4E202 – The Void – Wraiths
"Goodness, look at you - you're frozen!" - Lena's grandmother put her arm around Lena leading her towards a fire. They were no longer floating in mid-air, they were in the Niben Valley where Lena grew up, walking towards their cottage. "Come - you need to warm up." The Niben could be cold in winter,…
31 Last Seed – 1 Hearthfire, 4E202 – Wraith exorcism witcher style
"Geralt wants to exorcise the two wraiths here" - Lena told Hauk and Garrus when they were all sitting comfortably at dinner in the old Pale Pass Fortress. "So we'll need to wait for them to rise again - which won't take long - but it means that you two shouldn't be here" - she…
30-31 Last Seed, 4E202 – Catching up with Geralt
"Geralt! Back in Riverwood, are you?" - Lena embraced her brother. "I thought you were building a house on the moor?" "It is being built" - Geralt nodded. "I don't have to supervise though. I'm a witcher, not a builder" - he winked. "And there are monsters here in need of my attention." "Monsters awakened…
30 Last Seed, 4E202 – The way to Riverwood
"Time to get up!" - Lena nudged Garrus awake at dawn. "Let's see if we can get to Riverwood before the nightfall with all the monsters." "All right, let's get going" - Hauk got up too. "North or South West?" "Let's try the Northern route again" - decided Lena. ... "So, this is where we…
29 Last Seed, 4E202 – The Rift
"Tomorrow we'll go West" - said Lena yawning. They were staying at the Greenwall Inn and wanted to get to Riverwood and possibly go on to Falkreath. "Look - I marked some of the villages that we passed" - she spread a map on the table. "Look at all these crypts along the border!" -…
27-28 Last Seed, 4E202 – Oblivion gates of Skyrim
"Stay here, I'm going to investigate a few things" - Lena told Hauk and Garrus. "No, I've slept enough" - she cut off Hauk's protests. "I'll go quietly and try not to spook the mammoths." She turned around and was gone. "She's gone to see if that Oblivion gate would reopen again" - Garrus noted…
26-27 Last Seed, 4E202 – Deadlands – Mammoths
"Oh wow, look at that!" - Garrus was clearly enjoying himself. "And what's this?" "Drink" - said Hauk. Lena shot him a glance but drank. "It's a blood fountain" - he added, turning to Garrus. "Adapted for non-vampires. Drink - the fight is still long." "No! I am not drinking blood!" - Garrus protested with…
24-26 Last Seed, 4E202 – Skyrim Temple – Greenwall – Deadlands
"So, what's the plan?" - asked Garrus in the morning when they all crawled out of the little tents at Aerin's camp. "I know you said we'd go North, but that's a bit vague... We are 'North' already." "I don't have a plan" - admitted Lena. "'North' is as good as it gets." They had…
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.…
1-2 Mid-Year, 4E202 – Lake View – Cheydinhal
"I bought a plot of land on the moors" - said Geralt at dinner. Lena and Lucien stopped at the Lake View on their way back to Cyrodiil. "I am having a house built." "Wow, that's great news!" - Lena beamed. "Here - take this money" - she dropped a heavy purse in front of…
27 Second Seed – 1 Mid-Year, 4E202 – Windhelm murders – Dawnstar Sanctuary
"Well, we should look into these murders, since I promised" - Lena said at breakfast. She and Lucien spent the night in the underground lair guarded by the vampire thrall. It was far more secure than Candlehearth Hall. "The last victim had deep cuts on her body" - said Lucien in reflection. "And although I…
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 – Silverdrift Lair – Windhelm
Emotions can be draining, expressing emotions can be exhausting, in particular for people who are usually quite reserved and private, like Lena and Lucien - yes, Lena, in spite of her outbursts of rage every now and again. Rage is easy, love is hard. After such an emotional night and morning, they needed time to…
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…
23-24 Second Seed, 4E202 – Fort Dunstad – Dawnstar Sanctuary
"Here - have a look at this bounty letter" - the innkeep at the Nightgate Inn slid a piece of paper towards Lena. "It seems that bandits have taken residence in Fort Dunstad again - they are bothering people from there. You two look like you could take them on" - he looked at Lucien…
23 Second Seed, 4E202 – Irkngthand
"Well, have you come to your senses, lass? Ready to make some coin?" - Brynjolf was standing by the entrance of Irkngthand, waiting for someone. "Sure" - Lena beamed at him. "Fancy meeting you here!" "I saw you here already before" - Brynjolf said non-committally. "Why are you back?" "There were some chests inside that…
22 Second Seed, 4E202 – Sapphire – Assassin’s End
"We didn't get everyone we wanted" - Lena went over her list. "I've checked all the corpses, and four important people were not among them: Sapphire, Brynjolf, Karliah and Mercer Frey. Also Maul wasn't there, but he's closer to Maven Black-Briar than to the Thieves Guild. How is your wound? Let me see." She motioned…
20-21 Second Seed, 4E202 – The Ratway
"They won't get me as easily as that" - said Lucien emerging from a back passage in the Ratway. He was casting healing spells, but still bleeding. "Lucien!" - Lena rushed to him. "You've been poisoned." She pulled him into one of the prison cells and onto a cot. "You need to lie down." "I…
19 Second Seed, 4E202 – Preparations – Nazir
"So, we have a plan then" - Lucien concluded, summarising their conversation over breakfast. "Did we miss anyone?" "There might be more members that I'm not aware of" - Lena looked pensive. "But this town is not exactly keeping quiet about who's in the Thieves Guild, so those members would be rather low-ranking, I would…
18 Second Seed, 4E202 – Broken Helm Hollow – Gabriella
"We shouldn't be staying in Riften" - said Lucien in the morning. "It's too easy for the assassins to get to us. Let's find a cave just outside town to stay in." "What about the Broken Helm Hollow that Grosta was talking about?" - suggested Lena. "If it's just bandits, it won't be too hard…
17 Second Seed, 4E202 – Riften – The first assassination attempt
Lena and Lucien arrived in Riften in late afternoon. It has been a long journey and they decided to relax for the rest of the day - walk around town, have a meal and retire early. "Welcome if you've got the coin, or else hit the road!" - they were greeted at the Bee and…
16 Second Seed, 4E202 – A visit to the Skyrim assassins – About mother
"You thought I fancied you" - Lena whispered into Arnbjorn's ear locking his arm behind his back. "Why would I when I've got him?" Lucien readied his blade. "Who are you?" - asked Arnbjorn suddenly realising that his mistrust of Lena was well founded. Werewolves could sense things and he was the only one of…
9-10 Rain’s Hand, 4E202 – Mzulft
They reached Mzulft before lunch and unlocked the door. All seemed quiet. Someone had disposed of some automatons already. Soon they came upon the first body: a mage, possibly from Cyrodiil. "Mages Guild?" - Lena looked at Hauk. "No, these are not our robes. The Synod - a new group. They must have mounted an…
7-8 Rain’s Hand, 4E202 – Whiterun – Assassin’s End – Irkngthand
"We need to go to Whiterun to see Farengar about opening those magical locks" - said Lena in the morning. "Then we can return here again and try entering Mzulft." "That's assuming Farengar actually has something suitable" - noted Hauk. "But if anyone does, that'll be him." They set off West from Ansilvund riding over…
5-6 Rain’s Hand, 4E202 – Tolvald’s Cave – Kagrenzel
It was getting late, so they decided to spend the night at Ansilvund making use of the campfire and bedrolls inside. Lena turned in early, but Hauk and Stenvar sat by the fire for a while. Stenvar was waiting for Hauk to tell him why Lena had been crying, but he didn't want to ask.…
5 Rain’s Hand, 4E202 – Stenvar – Ansilvund
"Well, what do you fancy doing today?" - asked Lena after they delivered the broken White Phial to Nurelion. "Mzulft" - said Hauk decisively. "There's that Aetherium shard there, and of course the ruin proper. As well as a few caves nearby - who knows, they could be interesting. And..." - he hesitated. "Let's take…
4 Rain’s Hand, 4E202 – Geisers – Windhelm – White Phial
There was no need to get up particularly early, and so they didn't. But eventually Lena was up - the smell of fresh sweetrolls tempting her out of bed. Hauk followed. "Now that I promised we'd take this note to Windhelm, we actually have to go there" - she said, checking the saddle on Roach.…
2-3 Rain’s Hand, 4E202 – From Ralbthar to Ivarstead
Ralbthar - Slept inside, found some hay piles in falmer huts. The falmer had fires going, so cooked some food, too. Found an Aetherium Shard and a mechanism that we could not activate. Took an elevator to the surface - the entrance is above the main entrance to Ralbthar. 3 Rain's Hand It's still early,…
31 First Seed – 2 Rain’s Hand, 4E202 – Holiday in Skyrim – Shimmermist Cave – Freezing cold
The day saw Lena and Hauk cross the border to Skyrim, turning West from Helgen to say hello to Geralt at Lake View. Lena had something to add to that, too. 31 First Seed "I saw Yen" - she said at dinner. Geralt dropped his spoon, splashing the stew on the table cloth. "What?! How?"…
4-5 First Seed, 4E202 – Lake View – Helgen – Ivarstead
"This is brilliant!" - was Geralt's comment when he saw the Lake View house. "And there is even a necromancer down by the lake for my own personal pleasure." "Well, the house is yours to live in if you want it" - Lena laughed. "Be gentle with the necromancer though - I think it's just…
3 First Seed, 4E202 – Delphine
The road to Riverwood was uneventful. Lena was unusually quiet and pushed on without distractions, Hauk and Geralt followed, sensing that it was best to let her be. In Riverwood Lena went straight for the inn. "I am here to rent the attic room" - she told the barmaid. "Well, we don't have an attic…
2 First Seed, 4E202 – The Moor – Ustengrav
Riding West from Dawnstar, they soon saw the landscape change - they were coming onto the moors. Ustengrav was on the Eastern edge, and they decided to explore it before going into town. But first Geralt wanted to walk around the moor. It was obvious - the place touched him. "It is cold, yet not…
1 First Seed, 4E202 – Dawnstar
Going West from Windhelm and aiming for Morthal, they somehow ended up in Dawnstar. "This doesn't look like a moor" - Geralt noted looking over the frozen landscape. "Are you sure we're going in the right direction?" "It's Dawnstar over there" - Hauk pointed at some houses in the blizzard ahead. "We've veered North too…
28 Sun’s Dawn, 4E202 – The road to Windhelm
"Let's ride North to Windhelm first, then turn West to Morthal" - Lena was saying at breakfast at the Bee and Barb. "I've got business near Windhelm, and it will be fun to stay right under Ulfrick's nose - right, Hauk?" - she winked at him. "Oh, don't mind me, Windhelm is not off limits…
27 Sun’s Dawn, 4E202 – Nilheim – Riften
"Shhh - you'll wake him" - Hauk pulled Lena to the side. Geralt was still asleep in the other bed, it was 4 a.m. "You've got blood on your armour, you should be more careful - the guards here don't like murder." Hauk was wiping some smudges off Lena's cuirass. "How..." - she started, but…
26 Sun’s Dawn, 4E202 – The Sanctuary
"Well, since you like the mead here, you won't mind if I pop out for day or so, will you?" - Lena looked at Hauk and Geralt with a most innocent expression. "You can play around with your new bow, too" - she added turning to Geralt. "Or lose it to Hauk in Gwent." Geralt…
25 Sun’s Dawn, 4E202 – The next task
"Apparently, being able to absorb the dragon language straight from the dragons, doesn't make me a 'proper' Dragonborn yet" - Lena was saying to Hauk and Geralt in a rather annoyed tone. "I now have to go and fetch some horn from one of those crypts." "And how is that going to prove you're Dragonborn?"…
25 Sun’s Dawn, 4E202 – High Hrothgar
"You should go alone" - said Geralt when Lena was finally ready to climb up to High Hrothgar. "It's up to you to do something with it." Lena opened her mouth to argue, but Geralt gave her that look - don't even think about it. She closed her mouth, checked her blade and turned to…
21-24 Sun’s Dawn, 4E202 – Ivarstead – Ghost – Proving
They arrived in Ivarstead in the afternoon. "Finally - some new faces!" - the innkeep was very welcoming. "Do come in!" 21 Sun's Dawn Ivarstead was not a large village, but its location was very much at a crossroads, where the Whiterun-Riften thoroughfare split off North towards Windhelm. If there ever was such a thing…
21 Sun’s Dawn, 4E202 – Helgen bypass
Lena, Geralt and Hauk set off to Ivarstead in the morning. From Riverwood, the shorter route was to circle the East side of the mountain, passing by Helgen. "Is the place still closed?" - asked Lena pointing at some charred corpses displayed outside the main gates. "Did everyone just run away? The devastation wasn't that…
20 Sun’s Dawn, 4E202 – Hauk and Lucien
Jarl Balgruuf had made Lena a thane of Whiterun, granted her permission to buy a house within the city walls and assigned her a housecarl - Lydia. "This is all extremely inconvenient" - Lena noted thinking over her investigation for the Dark Brotherhood at breakfast. "I hope the group here isn't going to be spooked…
19 Sun’s Dawn, 4E202 – Back to Skyrim
Skyrim calls. But Lena wouldn't leave without seeing Hauk first, after all he was waiting for her in the Shivering Isles, and she didn't know how long she would be gone. "And this time I am coming with you!" - Hauk was adamant. Ok, let's go. Lena and Hauk crossed the border to Skyrim and…
1 Sun’s Dusk, 4E201 – Dragonborn
Skyrim held a few surprises. Dragonborn! Lena Wolf was Dragonborn. So that was the thing that awaited her in Skyrim, passed down to her by her Nord father, no doubt. But... the Septim family were the only Dragonborn on the face of the Nirn, and Martin, the last of the Septims, had perished in the…
28 Frost Fall, 4E201 – Skyrim – Geralt of Rivia
Lena Wolf got the itch to peek over the border to Skyrim after reading about those dreaded Skyrim bandits in the local paper. Some brave folks seem to have defeated them for now, so she made her way through the Pale Pass narrowly avoiding losing her head to Hadvar. Hehe. And guess who she runs…
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