Santie in the City

SantieClaws

This one has now had a little time to explore the Imperial City and would like to share with you her thoughts, allowing for time to nap of course.

Santie was looking forward to all the sights and sounds of the city – maybe a nice tavern, some music and a nice pile of straw to sleep in. Santie thinks Red Diamond Tours was not showing the whole truth. All the taverns are shut, the bards are lying dead in the streets and there was not a comfortable place to nap anywhere. Also there were no convenient patches of sand or flowerbeds for khajiit to do what khajiit sometimes must.

Santie was hoping to meet up and adventure with some friends she had not seen in a long while, since they moved to Windhelm. This was ruined by a large drunken mob with red shields on their hats. Santie thinks you should have the choice in this city to be flagged as participating in the great inter-alliance street war or being able to choose to sit it out. This way those who want to hit their friends until they fall down in the gutter may do so while letting the rest of us enjoy hitting big things with scales and teeth in peace.

This one was also most disappointed to find that there was nothing worth “collecting” in the various barrels and crates around town. An abandoned city and all it contains should be the dream of every khajiit – or maybe just there were many of us who got there before poor slow Santie did. Santie has already much ginger and poultry at home and does not require any more spices or old meat for now.

Santie was told that the natural underground tunnels were a sight not to be missed. Santie found them full of people wearing yellow shields on their hats who were behaving as if the skooma was a bad batch that day. Santie would prefer to enjoy the scenic puddles and bitey ratty things at her own pace without being chased by a mob of crazed bananas.

So in conclusion this one thinks the city has potential as a popular holiday destination but some work is needed to allow Santie to enjoy herself without always being mowed down by baying mobs before she has had lunch.

Yours with paws

Santie Claws

Rosveen

This banana apologizes for the angry mob. This banana would never harm one whisker on Santie's face. Alas, she's been avoiding the crazy, crowded streets of Imperial City precisely because she doesn't enjoy being peppered with red and blue arrows. But maybe she will overcome her reluctance and join you some other time? A tri-colored alliance despite the powers that be scheming against such collaboration would be a sight to behold indeed.

Rev Rielle

wenxue2222b16_ESO wrote: »

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Santie found them full of people wearing yellow shields on their hats who were behaving as if the skooma was a bad batch that day.
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*Laughs* This gave me a good laugh, thank you.

I do agree though with many of your thoughts. The Imperials City feels a little but unfinished, hope with time they will add more complexity to it, more missions, increase the interesting things to find in the city, and so on. I'm afraid though with the relative rush for new content that is on its way with revised ESOTU road-map, we will not see the Imperial City embraced any further by development. That's not to say it is not enjoyable now, but I worry for it's longevity with it's lack of depth and things to do.

Leon119

I hear your concerns my feline friend but our fair capital is not what it used to be and i feel it will be quite sometime before it returns to former glory.
Scores of accursed Daedra walk the city and those petty lords of the Covenant, Dominion and Pact are too busy killing their armies instead of fighting to rid Tamriel of these vile creatures.
I assure you the entire Imperial population would want nothing more than the restoration of our City. We pray that Akatosh will bless us with a true heir of Saint Alessia soon.
Long live the Empire!

SantieClaws

This is what this one sincerely hopes for one day

All of us standing together against the forces of evil and then having a drink together after we pick the monster bits out of our fur.

Trashy Boy

I agree with your thoughts and a little disappointment and hope it will improve.

P.S. Did make me laugh too

TheShadowScout

Leskandera the dunmer bounty buntress also visited the ruins of the imperial city the other day, and had similar experiences... little remaining of the capitals splendor but rubble turned over by deadric hands, looking for leftover inhabitants to perform vile deeds upon... they did however mention they were not looking for Khajiit, due to their gamey taste, so perhaps Santy had it better in that regard...
Of course, when she was in the city, the drunken mobs which busy were chasing her all yelled "for the queen" or something like that, and in the sewers the ones she successfully avoided were growling about how much they'd rather have been home at daggerfall as they stepped into scamp droppings... but then, she knew the city was a free for all warzone, and had expected nothing less. It still was vexing however, the times she found herself between a rock and a hard place... or rather, charged by some lunatic obviously turned traitor to all tamriel for helping the deadric forces while fending off some dremora...

The fun place she stumbled into was a sanctuary room, where for some reason even the crazed bananas didn't attack her. They sadly also didn't talk, just stared at her, stared all the time... Leska never know if it was her not so pretty face that drew their attention, or if they were just waiting for her to step out the door so they could dash after her with sword in hand... so she left through the other door and snuck away. Saw that same yellow tabard leave a while later, and declined to perform the obligatory dagger greeting to their backs... one doesn't always have to be stabby after all.

Later she did find some chests that had been overlooked, and picked their lock to find some nifty stuff, only to loose much of it under unfortunate citcumstances incolving a mage and his werewolf friend (or maybe pet? Who knows...), but that aside, there were some promising things to be found when it came to waterskins and unattended backpacks... she did not really bother with the crates though, as they truly hadn't much of interest...

SantieClaws

Santie fears the daedra are fast developing an enjoyment for her gamey, gamey taste ....

This one would also like the tour guide .. Drake something .. to stop waving at Santie every time this one is hurt and must retreat. It makes the fur stand on end after the fourth or fifth time ...

Elsonso

As a representative of the Red Diamond Tours, I can assure you that it is a vibrant city with many who will welcome and greet you. The cherished museum in the center of the city is a shining example of this, and it something that no visitor to the city should miss.

Please don't let the excited throngs of visitors that fill the streets of this fine city dissuade you from future vacations. The festivals in the streets are part of the excitement and is the highlight of the vibrant social scene that can only be found in our fair city.

Now that the record has been set straight, should you wish to return to the city, please contact us at any of or convenient locations.

Thank you for your patronage.

Molag_Crow

Love it.

Yuls

lordrichter wrote: »

As a representative of the Red Diamond Tours.

That's strange, I can't remember hiring you. But, since I'm getting old and keep forgetting things, and those pesky elves kept hitting me quite hard on the head yesterday, go on, brave employee.



I'm not going to pay you, of course.

SantieClaws

This one is thinking you should all be paying her to take her holiday in this not so Imperial City.

Next year this one is going back to Stros M'Kai. Good beer and all the sandbox that Santie needs.

Master_Fluff

Poor Santie. This one shares your disappointment with the City. Making sure it is a welcoming place for visitors is not Clivia Tharns strong side, this one thinks.

Elsonso

Yuls wrote: »

lordrichter wrote: »

As a representative of the Red Diamond Tours.

That's strange, I can't remember hiring you. But, since I'm getting old and keep forgetting things, and those pesky elves kept hitting me quite hard on the head yesterday, go on, brave employee.



I'm not going to pay you, of course.

Helping the good people of Tamriel enjoy the festivities that the City has to offer is payment enough, but Red Diamond Tours agents do appreciate the coin that grateful vistors to the City bestow upon them. Many of the fine people are so taken by the festivities that they tip generously and are eager to return.

I do regret to mention that not all Red Diamond Tour branches are officially sanctioned. There are many imposters and I admit that it is sometimes hard to tell who the legitimate agents are. I am hopeful that you are able to find one that is, even at your advanced age.

Yuls

lordrichter wrote: »

Helping the good people of Tamriel enjoy the festivities that the City has to offer is payment enough, but Red Diamond Tours agents do appreciate the coin that grateful customers bestow upon them. Many of the fine customers are so taken by the festivities that they tip generously and are eager to return.

I do regret to mention that not all Red Diamond Tour branches are officially sanctioned. There are many imposters and I admit that it is sometimes hard to tell who the legitimate agents are. I am hopeful that you are able to find one that is, even at your advanced age.

Thank you for your kind words, good Sir. I'm glad you seem to approve of the name we did chose for our small excursion event. I would invite you to join our mixed group next week, but sadly you seem to be on the NA server. Well, keep up the good work there then.

nimander99

Santie needs to repetitively grind her area of the sewers for trophy fragments and Tel Var Stones, and de-constructable equipment... and never carry stones when you travel in the city above... only ever near your sewer entrance. Then in a *few years Santie will have the mats to make a set of nice vr16 armor.





*Disclaimer: The comment "few years" assumes that said player will play at least 14 hours a day in Imperial City to achieve said goal.

Elsonso

Yuls wrote: »

lordrichter wrote: »

Helping the good people of Tamriel enjoy the festivities that the City has to offer is payment enough, but Red Diamond Tours agents do appreciate the coin that grateful customers bestow upon them. Many of the fine customers are so taken by the festivities that they tip generously and are eager to return.

I do regret to mention that not all Red Diamond Tour branches are officially sanctioned. There are many imposters and I admit that it is sometimes hard to tell who the legitimate agents are. I am hopeful that you are able to find one that is, even at your advanced age.

Thank you for your kind words, good Sir. I'm glad you seem to approve of the name we did chose for our small excursion event. I would invite you to join our mixed group next week, but sadly you seem to be on the NA server. Well, keep up the good work there then.

Sadly, as I was writing that, I was unaware that our charter had been revoked over an entirely regrettable incident.

The festivities in the Arboretum District are a popular destination for vacationers and tour agents often recommend this District for the beautiful architecture as well as the lively citizens that frequent the District. One particular person who works in the District, whom we lovingly call the Flesh Colossus on the account that he has small feet, was having a bad day and was treating some of the guests rather poorly. I am led to believe that various disparaging words were exchanged. Now, I assure you that he is normally very nice. I even have a skillfully made sweater that he knitted for me in the Altmer style. He jokingly told me it was made with real Altmer. What a guy! Always enthusiastic about greeting people visiting the District. Anyway, apparently, his rudeness was not appreciated and that, as they say, is the end of that story.

SantieClaws

Santie wonders was this the big guy with the excess skin problems? This one thought he needed to wear more clothes.

Actually this one now thinks it might be amusing for some sort of mass unclothed run round the city sort of thing.

NewBlacksmurf

Applause for Santie Paws!

Trashy Boy

lordrichter wrote: »

Yuls wrote: »

lordrichter wrote: »

As a representative of the Red Diamond Tours.

That's strange, I can't remember hiring you. But, since I'm getting old and keep forgetting things, and those pesky elves kept hitting me quite hard on the head yesterday, go on, brave employee.



I'm not going to pay you, of course.

Helping the good people of Tamriel enjoy the festivities that the City has to offer is payment enough, but Red Diamond Tours agents do appreciate the coin that grateful customers bestow upon them. Many of the fine customers are so taken by the festivities that they tip generously and are eager to return.

I do regret to mention that not all Red Diamond Tour branches are officially sanctioned. There are many imposters and I admit that it is sometimes hard to tell who the legitimate agents are. I am hopeful that you are able to find one that is, even at your advanced age.

Soooooo.......LOL

Merlin13KAGL

lordrichter wrote: »

As a representative of the Red Diamond Tours, I can assure you that it is a vibrant city with many who will welcome and greet you. The cherished museum in the center of the city is a shining example of this, and it something that no visitor to the city should miss.

Please don't let the excited throngs of visitors that fill the streets of this fine city dissuade you from future vacations. The festivals in the streets are part of the excitement and is the highlight of the vibrant social scene that can only be found in our fair city.

Now that the record has been set straight, should you wish to return to the city, please contact us at any of or convenient locations.

Thank you for your patronage.

I can vouch for this. Many a parade of yellow and red have I seen.

I highly advise looking both ways before crossing the street, however. In their excitement, they tend to be less cautious and have a tendency to mow over anything in front of them.

EDIT: Santie, if you feel you have still been led astray, it is my understanding you can seek a full refund of your fare by consulting M. Kena in the corporate office, conveniently located in WGT, top floor. I'm told she has an electric personality.

Trashy Boy

Merlin13KAGL wrote: »

lordrichter wrote: »

As a representative of the Red Diamond Tours, I can assure you that it is a vibrant city with many who will welcome and greet you. The cherished museum in the center of the city is a shining example of this, and it something that no visitor to the city should miss.

Please don't let the excited throngs of visitors that fill the streets of this fine city dissuade you from future vacations. The festivals in the streets are part of the excitement and is the highlight of the vibrant social scene that can only be found in our fair city.

Now that the record has been set straight, should you wish to return to the city, please contact us at any of or convenient locations.

Thank you for your patronage.

I can vouch for this. Many a parade of yellow and red have I seen.

I highly advise looking both ways before crossing the street, however. In their excitement, they tend to be less cautious and have a tendency to mow over anything in front of them.

Not a street crossing, I believe it was TRAIN TRACKS

MissBizz

Yes, always look both ways before crossing the street!

Santie, it's unfortunate you have had such a terrible vacation, but I assure you it is a wonderful exciting city. I don't imagine Santie is shy, so feel free to befriend folks! As a banana who was trying to help the Drake of Blades one evening (although she is a bit odd, don't you think?) I found myself constantly surrounded by some folks, not sure if they were an official Red Diamond Tour or not, but with a little pause and some dancing (and maybe 1 kill because I was scared for my life) I quickly befriended them and was helping. I continued to help the Drake of Blades, and once my work was done I took to a fishing hole to relax. (Doesn't Santie like fish? Don't all Khajiit? I find the fishing in Imperial City is the best around!) I was left to fish peacefully with the Red Diamond Tours running over anything in their way. To ensure renewed friendship, we would dance in the streets every once in awhile to show our appreciation (and well, after finding an old tavern with some full barrels.. dancing in the street just seemed sensible).

If that doesn't work. I advise hiring a body guard instead of a tour guide next time. I heard body guards are pretty knowledgeable of the city and all it's sights as well.

SantieClaws

This one has already been fishing in the city. The fishing spots do seem to last longer although this one has not yet found anything other than the usual fish within them.

This one just wishes that a general truce could be observed not to kill innocent tourists doing nothing more than stocking up for Fishmas.

That red player is so very very off this ones Fishmas list ....

SantieClaws

This one went into the city early again this morning. Well this one went in the 'scenic underground'.

Santie is now thinking maybe she could sell t-shirts saying " This one went to the Imperial City and now she is off bananas for life"

This one then decided to go for a peaceful walk around Craglorn as she has been unable to explore or enjoy little of that region also.

Santie found some most unfriendly orcs who did not want to share their shiny pebbles.

This one will now be retiring to her basket with a bottle of moon sugar syrup and a sore head for the rest of the evening.

Santie has heard that maybe Orsinium is a nice place for a short break. This one hopes the orcs she finds there will be much more willing to share pebbles with this one and much less willing to share repeated axe and sword blows to the head.

Elsonso

wenxue2222b16_ESO wrote: »

Santie is now thinking maybe she could sell t-shirts saying " This one went to the Imperial City and now she is off bananas for life"

It has been discussed marketing a t-shirt for the Imperial City visitors: "I went to the Imperial City and all I got was this t-shirt"

However, it has been pointed out that this might be misleading and cause people to not visit, and we would not want that.

angelyn

I too visited, attempting to take in the scenery. It is something to behold !!!- while you look over your shoulder. I've never been to a place where the sewers are an attraction, but they certainly are worth visiting. The districts include stunning architecture, a must see too.

A lady called the drake of blades ( perhaps she makes shaving tools) has enlisted me for help in the city. I believe she works in the tourist information building. It appears that they are besieged by Daedric drunkards trying to ruin the atmosphere for the rest of the revellers. I being a kind heart , obliged. She (wrongly) assumed that I am an experienced adventurer and tamer of Daedric pests.

A fellow traveller joined me in trying to bring order to the destination. We were told that a particularly drunken Daedra was causing havoc in the temple - knocking over urns , scratching at the pews and vomiting the aftereffects of 2 weeks of revelry all over the pristine carpet. On our way there we bumped into a few more travellers. Some Daedra were getting very handsy with passersby so we stopped the situation before it could escalate. (We have heard tales of a resort in Shadowfen where the Daedra cavort with and corrupt innocent travelers , lured in with promises of sweetrolls.)

We made it to the temple ( removing our hats on entry). There was a terrible racket and a strange looking drinking game underway. There were mortals there wearing strategically placed rags. Some of them were on their knees or being led around by Daedra. The largest Daedra called" U " was indeed suffering from a terrible case of taco after effects.

We tried to restore order to the situation, handing out coffees and clothes whilst trying to avoid the searing vomit projectiles. We were making good progress when a large group of travellers wearing red hats zoomed in and tried to mug us whilst we were performing our charitable duty. I assume that they were skooma addicts as they were very volatile. Suddenly I passed out. I woke up in a near by building with blue smelling salts permeating the air. I can only assume that the combination of skooma-breath and taco fumes caused me to pass out.

Nevertheless I returned to the temple in order to complete my mission. I was presented with a strange scene...my comrades had all passed out too..and the skooma addicts in red hats were trying to subdue the drunken Daedra as we had! I started to wonder if I wasn't the only person the Drake had asked for help. Therefore, since being of the same goal my fellow travellers and I decided to resume and assist the skooma addicts in handing out coffee and clothes. We hoped that together we could achieve our mutual goal of sobering up the Daedra. Alas, the red hats seemed to want all the credit from Drake for themselves as they used their skooma -breath on us and we passed out.

We decided to return to the Drake and own up to our failure. On our way back a lone red hat tried to use his skooma breath on us! He kept muttering about "stones"..I feared for my life(and my sense of smell) as I brandished my dagger. I started to carry a dagger after one too many Daedra tried to drag me back to their abode for coffee. I shudder to think what they think coffee is. Anyway, this lone red hat would not quit so the 4 of us all pummeled him with whatever we could grab. I didn't have any skooma breath but I had a bottle of Lorkhan's tears on me. I splashed these vapours into his face since I'm so inexperienced with a dagger.

It worked and he passed out. I felt terrible about doing this but he just wouldn't stop. Those stones that he was muttering about fell out of his pocket. We picked them up as we'd never seen the like and pocketed them so that we could get them to the nearest mystic to examine.

Alas on the way back to the Drake we had another encounter with the skooma addicts..they rifled through our pockets..latching on to these stones..I'm glad that they didn't think to look in my bag as I had valuable trophies and lumber in there. ( I buy my bags from a mage who can enhance their capacity and make it feel light as a feather.)

At last we returned to the drake. She informed us that some of us had done well in sobering up the Daedra. I was left rather confused as she presented me with a badge stating that the owner had "sobered up Mr U.". However, she refused to take my name off of the list of people still to go out and help with the great sobering .. I'm very confused.I may ask to speak to her manager.

This is indeed a strange city, I can sympathise with your experience Santie. Next time we venture out I'll bring another dagger and perhaps we should drink skooma beforehand? Perhaps then we can also make people pass out with our fumed breath

EDIT : PS @TheShadowScout , @wenxue2222b16_ESO , @lordrichter @MissBizz , @Merlin13KAGL , @Rosveen , @Leon119 all got an awesome from me. I enjoyed reading their published true life accounts and an extra one for @Yuls for starting up Red Diamond Tours.

SantieClaws

This one's fishy breath has been known to knock out the hairless ones cold - even without a touch of the skooma.

Alas Santie rarely even has had chance to breathe on the bananas before they charge and leave little behind but a Santie pancake.

Pyr0xyrecuprotite

Santie should make sure to leave any valuables back at home before any future visits to the big city. Sheogorath has great influence there, and the locals (and other visitors) are very busy killing each other in their madness, and often loot innocent bystanders on their way through.

However, a cunning and careful visitor can make much progress by using many of the empty buildings to get through from one street to another. There are often useful items left behind in such buildings too, such as the Tears of Lorkhan in many of the drink bottles and kegs - one thinks that Lorkhan must have been a very sad person indeed. Look out for interesting recipes, stories and books of crafting lore in cabinets and backpacks in these buildings, and there may even be treasure chests in some corners of alleyways. Potions of invisibility can be very helpful to avoid becoming laminated to the roadway when "zergs" pass through. Fortunately, unlike many other regions of Tamriel, bathing is not usually necessary to hide one's presence, due to the pervasive smell of brimstone hiding all other scents. (Too much time spent in the Sewers also dulls the nose of most other people there in the city). This one fears that cleaning one's fur might be a rather unpleasant process, after being dunked in the sewers so many times.

SantieClaws

Santie would now like to share with you a couple of her recent holiday photos

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This was the most intact cultural item that Santie could find. This one assumes that perhaps the head was stolen by some bananas. Probably with the intention of throwing it at this one.

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This was Santie taking a nice relaxing stroll in the scenic underground.

Santie recalls once a wise sage saying something like "play as you want to". Well Santie no longer likes to play with bananas.

This one would hope one day that you could set up three more campaigns perhaps? One with city access for each faction. That way Santie could play as she wanted without furthering her dislike of slimy yellow fruits. Those who like to be the filling in a squishy fruity sandwich could continue to do so while Santie could enjoy the city in her own way.

SantieClaws

This one would like to add a final part to the notes of her travels.

Santie's adopted littermate Rosiebelle lives far away among the raspberries. She managed to get in on a tour of the city where only the raspberry people were permitted. Rosie enjoyed her time in the city very much and sent this one a postcard to say so.

"Rosie in place big monsters. Smell burny. Hit things. Go fishing. Rosie go much shopping. Lots of shiny stones and metal things. Rosie like.

Love from this one

Rosiebelle"

This one will translate for you. Rosie - as an orc raised by khajiit - has a somewhat unique way of speaking.

Rosie says she likes the city very much. Loves the killing and questing. Got loads of loot and lots of stones. Really enjoyed her time there as she was able to experience the city without getting killed by other players all the time.

Santie is sad though as it is unlikely that she herself will be able to experience the city in the way that Rosie has done. Unless the divines see fit to one day allow a limited version of the city - one at least for each alliance.

The city has great potential and it was very enjoyable without the PvP. Endlessly frustrating with it though.

Yours with paws
Santie Claws