In this entry, we join Colin Johanson and his quest to find a friendly bunch, having already been ambushed by bandits and attacked by a crazed fan; he continues down the road, following the river. While walking down the road, he comes across a view that shows smoke in the sky from a chimney, and a lumber mill being worked by some friendly looking Nords; on the side of the road is a road sign, and it becomes clear where he is heading: Riverwood.
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| Riverwood... The perfect place to start for an aspiring Badass. |
Reading the sign, he takes to the road again, heading towards the village where he saw the seemingly friendly villagers walking the main street through town, and working the mill and forge. Colin can't help but think to himself, "Ha! Riverwood! Ralof mentioned this town; I sure hope there's some cabbage in this town... I love me some cabbage." and trudges his way into the village of Riverwood.
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| "Aha! A new town to pillage by being drop-dead handsome!" |
Upon entering the town, there is a friendly vibe among the towns-folk, something that is a bit foreign to Colin in comparison to his adventures prior to this. Walking down the road, he finds a traders shop, and enters in order to browse their fine selection of swords, but stumbles into a family argument over some sort of Golden Claw that was stolen and taken to the mountains; everything shiny is in the mountains...
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| Why yes... that is quite the fine cheese-wheel you have there |
After talking to the shopkeeper, Colin decides to help him recover the mysterious Golden Claw from the bandits that took off to the hills; taking it to Bleak Falls Barrow... which is probably dark, bleak, and moist. Accepting the quest, he over-hears the sister of the shop-keep say she'll show him where to go; luckily for Colin, he has a built in GPS and ignores her entirely and heads to the home of his mentor Ralof, before heading into the hills.
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| Ralof; Certified Badass and Mentor |
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| Colin trudging up the hill to Bleak Falls Barrow like a champ |
Traveling up the hill, Colin encounters many dangers; including wolves attacking him from all sides, forced to use his sword and swing it again and again, in order to fend them off. Further up the path, he runs into a group of bandits taking refuge at a tower structure, which he luckily is able to sneak by and avoid confrontation for the time being. Continuing of the hill, Colin begins to think about a horse, and how he wishes he had a mount at the time being, but then remembers the horror stories he's heard about the adventurers and plummeting off the cliff with their horses in tow.
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| Well this shouldn't be too bad! Right?... Right?! |
Finally approaching Bleak Falls Barrow, Colin walks up the steps towards the main entrance, in such awe by the beauty of the structure, that he takes 2 arrows to the shoulder. Quick to stop his gawking, he unsheathes his blade and charges forth towards his attackers, 2 bandits drawing bows and taking aim; attempting to bring Colin Johanson down, a feat proven to be impossible thus far.
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| Haha! Eat my blade heathen! Never-mind the arrow protruding from my spinal column! |
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| I guess there's no need to knock on this one... |
Easily removing the life-soul from the bandits, Colin moves on to the front door of Bleak Falls Borrow, and presses forward, ready to face the darkness and find the Golden Claw and prove his badassery to the merchant of Riverwood!
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