We exited Hobbs Fall and I spotted a bear at the bottom of the hill. I let rip with a couple of fireballs and ginger here launched herself down the hill. I followed her and the bear retreated across the water to this spot where we finished it off. I turned around to see where everyone else was and after a second or three they came running down the hill.

 

I spot our first patch of ice.

 

"Scientists predict that the Sea of Ghosts will be ice-free in the next twenty seconds".

 

When we came down from there for some reason I went one way and everyone else went the other way (unbeknown to me). I got down to the water and turned right and had a split second to see a bunch of Man Eaters running at me before a fireball exploded in my face and I nearly jumped out of my skin. I immediately spun around thinking I was running back to the team but I ran straight into a massive Man Eater so I spun around again and ran through the regular sized Man Eaters dropping a couple of fireballs myself. I did this a couple of times before the team arrived and I tried to hide behind them but the massive fella was determined to get me. ? More running and eventually the team did for the regular Man Eaters and we all ganged up on the big fella.

 

The Wreck of the Pride of Tel Vos. Tricky one this. If I approach it from the right then the followers always get stuck not knowing how to get on the ship then the mages and archers on the ship cause havoc and I have to spend weeks standing there trying to take everyone out with long distance fireballs. So from the left then.

 

We got to here without being spotted but for some reason I decided we should nip and do Skytemple Ruins first. ? On the way back I came round from the side where the giant is while everyone took the scenic route.

 

The team will be here soon enough so I decide to get things under way. ?

 

I'm level 40 and there are two of these but the team will be here soon enough. ?

 

I'm old enough to remember when I had a team of followers. ? I'm getting there though - only three left. ?

 

I've cleared the ship so time for some looting. Ayup, the cavalry has arrived. Colour me impressed.

 

"Scientists warn that rising sea-levels will make parts of Skyrim uninhabitable within the next twenty seconds"

 

A bandit in the water and the team are clueless on how to get at it.

 

We got to Winterhold where we were attacked by the mandatory lone nutter.

 

Did a bit of buying and selling and we are ready for the off. Now there is usually a giant just over that brow and then lots of hostile types scattered across the landscape.

 

No sign of the giant so our first stop is Glacier Edge bandit camp or whatever it is called. We find the bandits taking on a pack of mountain horkers who have been forced south by the retreating ice (or something) ? Anyway, raining down fireballs on everything, including a couple of ice wraiths, did the trick.

 

I'm picking up strong Man Eater vibes here.

 

Inside we come to a fork in the path ("Get out the meatballs mother, we've come to a fork in the road") I go left and find myself taking on three Man Eaters.

Having killed the three Man Eaters I turn around to see the team running across from right to left. They, as in all twenty, went for the other room which had two Man Eaters in it. ?

 

Luckily we are at sea-level.

 

Next stop Forgotten Bastion another rambling ruin. Nothing much happening until this. I've never seen SLAC do a multi actor animation before. Then I remember that I have changed to a new version of SLAC (Osmel's tweaked version?)

 

Sharp as a billiard ball.

 

Next thing i know it's like something out of the Three Musketeers - "all for one and all are up for it".

 

This never fails to do my head in. We go through a locked door to find one of the team waiting for us. ?

 

We will leave here and continue to head for Winterhold.