Hirelings Writer
vaxure
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Just wanted to say i love the great stories the hirelings come back with from they're gathering adventures. Good stuff!!
Edited by vaxure on May 6, 2014 4:43AM 21
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Glurin✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭I like them too. I just wish I wouldn't get partial messages from them.
Edited by Glurin on May 6, 2014 4:58AM"He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster...when you gaze long into the abyss the abyss also gazes into you..."3 -
huntgod_ESO✭✭✭✭✭
✭Would like to concur as well, those emails are very entertaining...I am getting 24 a day and have not seen a dupe yet.--- HuntGod ---
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This.I like them too. I just wish I wouldn't get partial messages from them.
I read all my letters, from all 5 (will probably re-spec and drop Provision) crafters, and they can be a hoot.
Some just leave me hanging wanting more, lol.
Next letter may or may not continue on, but some just end mid story.
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Catches_the_Sun✭✭✭✭✭Ha, I read all of them too. My Provisioner hireling chases tail all over Tamriel.Catches-the-Sun - Argonian Templar - Master Smith, Provisioner, Chemist & Tailor
Valaren Arobone - Dunmer Flamewalker - Master Woodworker, Provisioner, Assassin
Kazahad - Khajiiti Arcane Archer - Master Thief
V'orkten - Redguard Swordmaster
Finnvardr the Frenzied - Werewolf Berzerker2 -
Abeille✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭I noticed that not all of the letters are jokes or funny short stories. Some of them are about relevant events, like a priest's execution or a plague.
I love everything about the mails. If this was a single player game, I would want the hirelings to be my companions.
They remind me of my favourite Skyrim mod, "Interesting NPCs" (Rumarin 4life).Edited by Abeille on May 7, 2014 4:43AMJust so that everyone knows, my Altmer still can't have black hair. About a dozen of Altmer NPCs in the game have black hair. Just saying.
Meet my characters:Command: Do the thing.
Zadarri, Khajiit Fist of Thalmor: The thing was done, as commanded.
Durza gra-Maghul, Orc blacksmith: The thing was done perfectly, in the most efficient way.
Tegwen, Bosmer troublemaker: You can't prove I didn't do the thing.
Sings-Many-Songs, Argonian fisher: Sure, I'll do the thing... Eventually. Maybe.
Aerindel, Altmer stormcaller: After extensive research, I've come to the conclusion that doing the thing would be a waste of resources.
Liliel, Dunmer pyromancer: Aerindel said I shouldn't do the thing. Something about "resources".
Gyda Snowcaller, Nord cryomancer: I will find a way to do it that won't waste resources and make Aerindel proud of me.
Beatrice Leoriane, Breton vampire: I persuaded someone else into doing the thing. You are welcome, dear.
Sahima, Redguard performer: Doing the thing sounds awfully unpleasant and really not my problem.
Ellaria Valerius, Imperial priestess: I'll pray to the Eight for the thing to be done, if it is Their will.1 -
nudel✭✭✭✭✭Abeille High five!!!
INPC
Also Pacrooti, easily the best of the hirelings. Never a dull word outta Pacrooti.2 -
MasterSpatula✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭Couldn't agree more. Reading the hireling mails is a highlight of my play sessions."A probable impossibility is preferable to an improbable possibility." - Aristotle0 -
What is with Breton humor? Tosses a yarn ball on the ground thinking I will chase and bat it around. Well I did bat it around for a while, after he ate it.
The scams, the scandals, these are the days of our Hirelings. 0 -
Lupinemw✭✭✭Had a worrying letter from my Miner this morning his Nemesis has stolen his Dog.
I want to offer him the services of several Veterans in my guild. We've faced far worse and done quests for far less a reason.
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Phadin✭✭Definately cool. One of my enchanter hirelings is continuing to deal with emotional aftermath of having to kill someone... and the thrill he got from it.1
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LadyLothi✭✭✭Want to chime in with a big AGREE.
I adore the mails from the hirelings and am actually considering getting a third one just because of the mail.
My personal favorite so far: how Valinka Stoneheaver was so put out when her former "hero" offered her to take her to his room to show her "his artifact".
XDDD"It's easy, a child of five could do it. Unfortunately, we don't have a child of five, so I have to walk YOU through it." Abnur Tharn0 -
Rasha✭I think m favorite story, so far, was from my Tailor hireling. She was selling flax scarves to help prevent spread a plague. She was chased out of town later for "selling plague-laced scarves." She was chased to a mill, but was saved and given shelter by a wizard. The wizard turned out to be a member of the Worm Cult who wanted to know about her "plague-laced scarves." hahaha"Only in the darkness may the light be known, just as only the truly mad can ever be sane. So come Mortals, Demons and Gods, dance with me, and know the madness within!"
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I saw this one on Reddit a day before it showed up in my box. I laughed out loud both times.
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Benefactor✭✭✭✭They are great. but I miss aksel rockbiter the old blacksmithing hireling he was depressing but nice.0
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Merlin13KAGL✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭Definitely well done by the creative staff! I especially like the subtleties that you'll only catch if you have a certain level of Elder Scrolls background...
Such as Pacrooti's confusion as to why it's called the "Green Pact," followed by his intention to have better luck gathering woodworking materials from the Hist...
(Go easy on him, Argonians...he just doesn't understand!)
Kudos for packing so much story into a daily paragraph or two!
Come to think of it, I'd enjoy it if you could save these in a journal...sometimes it's a tough call: Delete the mail for space for another delivery, or keep the story that is often worth more than the crafting mats attached!Just because you don't like the way something is doesn't necessarily make it wrong...
Earn it.
IRL'ing for a while for assorted reasons, in forum, and in game.I am neither warm, nor fuzzy...
Probably has checkbox on Customer Service profile that say High Aggro, 99% immunity to BS0 -
Still_Mind✭✭✭Love the writing, as well. Pacrooti is my absolute favourite. Abnab gets grimdark after a while, lost interest in both him and his brother for now.
My only issue is that some letters are "clipped", containing, like one or two sentences, and ending abruptly, sometimes mid-sentence."I'm not *giving* him cake, I'm *assaulting* him with cake!"0 -
Pyatra✭✭✭My favorite is when one of my hirelings lost his clothes to a Khajiit in a bet. Then from Pacrooti comes a letter saying he just won some armor from a Breton. Oh, Pacrooti you scoundrel!Edited by Pyatra on May 14, 2014 7:40PM1
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huntgod_ESO✭✭✭✭✭
✭My favorite is Pancrooti complaining about an inkeeper mistrusting him when he only takes what is plainly left in the open and never steals :-)--- HuntGod ---
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kirnmalidus✭✭✭✭Merlin13KAGL wrote: »Come to think of it, I'd enjoy it if you could save these in a journal...sometimes it's a tough call: Delete the mail for space for another delivery, or keep the story that is often worth more than the crafting mats attached!
Take screenshots of them. I have taken screenshots of most of Pacrooti's messages…Life of a Nightblade (Screenshot Tumblr)
“Attention Zenimax: Stamina builds don't hold up to magicka builds, and this is causing most of your class imbalance. It makes melee weapons and bows weaker than staves and class abilities. It makes medium and heavy armor less desirable than light armor. Fix this imbalance, and you'll address most of your balance issues.”
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Rasha✭Cloth hireling was just starting up a business in Anvil...4 days in a row I get clipped messages so I never even found out what her store was called
"Only in the darkness may the light be known, just as only the truly mad can ever be sane. So come Mortals, Demons and Gods, dance with me, and know the madness within!"
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huntgod_ESO✭✭✭✭✭
✭I am sure someone will extract these and collect them down the line...they are well written and I wish all aspects of the game showed this level of attention and detail.--- HuntGod ---
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Vraneon✭✭✭Yeah, the hireling messages are awesome. Although the last few times the messages were cut off even after firs sentence
I hope it gets fixed soon.
My two favourite letters were the one from Valinka, where that dunmer hero wanted to show her his sword
and the one from Pacrooti with the fat Breton vampire. 0 -
Victus✭✭✭I quickly tired of my smithing hireling... just slap a pair of Mickey Mouse ears on her and "By Golly! Me and my ol' pal Scrappy are off for our next adventure! Yuk Yuk!" I really appreciate the effort for sure. So far Abnab is a good change of pace. Haven't looked into any of the others yet, but it seems like I should Throm the First - Redguard Dragon Knight - Daggerfall Covenant0 -
SDZald✭✭✭You know the Devs get bashed all the time for all kinds of things so its nice to see something so universally positive.
GREAT job with the Hirelings!2 -
huntgod_ESO✭✭✭✭✭
✭Just wish those lazy hirelings would deliver on a fixed schedule :-)--- HuntGod ---
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