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• A Tudor House in Moonlight (A slurry of ambergris accord, pale sage and white mint, mugwort, mahogany, coffee bean, and wet dead leaves.) 5ml, $15
• Breathing Destruction From Their Lips Like Flame (Dried red fruits, pink peppercorn, black fig, nagarmotha, and vetiver.) 4ml in 5ml bottle,$10

Death & Floral

• I Was Born a Bitch, I Was Born a Painter (Sweet basil and violets, blended with Spanish moss, yarrow oil, and blue musk.) 5ml rollerball, $6

PULP Fragrance

• Boreal (A dark, green forest scent featuring artemesia, juniper, Douglas fir needles, black spruce, and woodland musk.) 4.5ml rollerball, $15
• Pi Day 2024 (Lemon custard, rosewater meringue, buttery pie crust, & radiant solar musk.) 4.5ml screw-top bottle, $15

Indie Samples from Black Hearted Tart, Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab, Crow & Pebble, Fantôme, Olympic Orchids, Possets, PULP Fragrance
Niche Samples from Marissa Zappas, Universal Flowering
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Quick Note: added Necrom Section. also note this time it is 12 days, not usual 7 :)
Activation: ingame Crown Store -> ESO Plus tab → click “Free Trial!”.
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INSTANT or QUICK Freebies:
Dungeons DLC: - Shadow of the Hist: Heroic personality -- Enter either the Ruins of Mazzatun or the Cradle of Shadows (Shadowfen) - Horns of the Reach: Bullhorns emote -- Enter either Falkreath Hold or Bloodroot Forge (Craglorn) - Dragon Bones: hat: Renegade Dragon Priest Mask -- Enter either Fang Lair or Scalecaller Peak (Bangkorai/Stormhaven) - Wolfhunter: Werewolf Hunter Hat -- Enter either Moon Hunter Keep or March of Sacrifices (Reaper’s March/Greenshade) - Wrathstone: hat: Ayleid Royal Crown -- Enter either Frostvault or Depths of Malatar (Eastmarch/Gold Coast) - Scalebreaker: outfit style: Dread-Aurelian Mask -- Enter either Lair of Maarselok or Moongrave Fane (Grathwood /Northern Elsweyr) - Harrowstorm: Emote: Wickerman Mishap -- Enter either Unhallowed Grave or Icereach (Bangkorai/Wrothgar) - StoneThorn: Pet: Energetic Dwarven Shock-Spider -- Enter either Castle Thorn or Stone Garden (Western Skyrim/Blackreach: Greymoor Caverns) - Flames of Ambition: Outfit weapon style Fire-Forged Maul -- Enter either The Cauldron or Black Drake Villa (Deshaan/Gold Coast) - Waking Flame: Scorion Pyreling non-combat pet – Enter either Red Petal Bastion or the Dread Cellar (Glenumbra/Blackwood) - Ascending Tide: Abyssal Embrace Face Markings - Enter either Coral Aerie or Shipwright's Regret (Summerset/Rivenspire) - Lost Depths: Mulberry Hermit Crab non-combat pet - Enter either Earthen Root Enclave or Graven Deep (both surface entries are in High Isle/Amenos, so if you don't own High Isle chapter use map to teleport inside or group with a friend, who is inside and teleport to them) - Scribes of Fate: has no “immediate” loyalty reward. Despite declaring the “Lost in the Woods” emote being granted for just visiting Bal Sunnar or Scrivener's Hall, actually it is rewarded on completing BOTH dungeons on Normal difficulty (relevant discussion: https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/629124/official-discussion-thread-scribes-of-fate-update-37-now-live-on-pc-mac ) Entry points: Bal Sunnar – Stonefalls & Scrivener's - Hall The Rift. - Scions of Ithelia - Bascially, nothing. Completing both Oathsworn Pit and Bedlam Veil in Normal yeilds you only 10 Achievement points, nothing more.
Game-maps.com has ESO+ group dungeons color-coded on the Tamriel map: https://game-maps.com/ESO/Tamriel-ESO-World-Map.asp
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Zone DLC:
- Orsinium: Pet: Echalette -- Enter Orsinium capital city (also: quests for Orzorga provisioning recipes, get Briarheart dagger quest reward for your StickerBook) - Thieves Guild: Pet: Jackal -- Enter Abah's Landing. Unlock TG skill line (also grants Thieves Guild Leathers costume) - Dark Brotherhood: Personality: Assassin -- Enter Gold Coast zone. Unlock DB skill line (the second quest in DB story unlocks the Shrouded Armor costume) - Clockwork City: Pet: Scintillant Dovah-Fly -- Enter the Brass Fortress (also do quests for provisioning recipes, the later are bound, so it worths the efforts). Collecting Precursor dummy fragments is up to you as it is quite time consuming and the dummy itself has too low HP. - Murkmire: Pet: Verdigris Haj Mota -- Enter Lilmoth (quest Death Among the Dead-Water rewards with a Fire Rock memento) - Dragonhold: Outfit Style: Topal Corsair Hat -- Enter Southern Elsweyr (questing unlocks other pages). Questing unlocks Mask of Alkosh hat and The Za’ji’s Dragonguard Uniform costume - Markarth: Outfit Style: Arkthzand Anfractuosity Shroud -- Enter The Reach (questing grants head and body markings, and Witchwise Headdress hat collectible) - The Deadlands – Oblivion Explorer’s Headwrap - Enter Fargrave for the first time (its’ wayshrine is unlocked) - Firesong- Firesong Obsidian Mask – Enter Galen
- Summerset: nothing immediate. fish in Artaeum for bound provisioning recipes (otherwise they are obtainable by purchasing Waterlogged Psijic Satchels, which is an expensive lottery), unlock Psijic skill line (progressing it also unlocks buying bound furnishing recipes at the Artaeum trader). Also one of three Antiquities leads for Music Box “In Dreams and Memories” drops in Summerset. And fast to obtain “Alinor Allemande” dance emote from the Antiquity lead.
- Elsweyr: nothing immediate. (Despite parts of Peryite Skeevemaster costume drop in Orcrest public dungeon, parts of a Grisly Mummy Tabby pet drop in Rimmen Necropolis all these are not bound and may be purchased from Guild Traders any time), zone quest unlocks Hall of the Lunar Champion housing (a free manor sized house!!), and Dragonslayer Style head & shoulders outfit styles. Three wings of the Hall of the Lunar Champion manor are unlocked by completing 1) Elsweyr story, 2) Dragonhold story, 3) completing both Lair of Maarselok and Moongrave Fane on normal difficulty. Also completing Sunspire Trial on normal unlocks purchases of the beautiful Akatosh Chancel doors (furnishing for housings) for 100K gold from Achievement furnisher in Rimmen.
- Greymoor - nothing immediate, but Antiquities are numerous.. It takes like 6 ..7 hours to level up Scrying and Excavation up to level 7 to be able to get mythics (faster moving speed is preferable – get crafted Adept Rider set or Coward's Gear set). I did it on 3 characters and stayed at Artaeum doing first greens, then cycling between greens and blues till a purple lead (one time per location) at level 5 scrying (normally 3..4 hours depending on how fast you do move). Then i preferred to stay at Artaeum for approx 3 more hours repeating green-blue cycles to get level 7 (the alternative is to go Green-Blue-Purple in the base game zones & Artaeum (purple part is non-repeatable on account) to unlock the 100,000 gold Al-Esh Ascension Coin lead, but you have to unlock Eyevea (by completing Mages Guild questline) and get 10 in scrying to dig for this gold), and, basically, as other zones are bigger and you would most likely have to kill mobs on your way – this method of skill line progression would take more time then staying in small cosy Artaeum. Well.. this is up to you to decide.
Alcast has a good & comprehensive Antiquties guide: https://alcasthq.com/eso-antiquities-system-guide-greymoor-chapte His guide also includes a link to the levelling guide, where author recommends green-blue-purple method. ESO Hub has good information about Mythics and theirs leads https://eso-hub.com/en/sets/category/mythic Friendly reminder: Mythics are reconstructable at any time (and theirs level is fixed CP160), but not deconstructable.
There are some cosmetic Antiquities items https://en.uesp.net/wiki/Online:Antiquity_Leads#Cosmetics_and_Outfit_Styles
Also pick up the Alinor Allemande emote (Summerset), and, maybe Aldmeri Symphonia music box. Also get fancy crafting stations: Anvil of Old Orsinium, Druidic Provisioning Station, Daedric Enchanting Station, and the Shipbuilder's Woodworking Station. The Ebon Dwarven Wolf mount is 17 parts, so it might take you too much time to get them all in one week, though it is doable, if the random number generator is loyal to you. DisplayLeads addon is awesome and extremely helpful (https://www.esoui.com/downloads/info2651-DisplayLeads-withLocationInfo.html)
- Blackwood nothing seriously big, but you can get a free Bog Dog pet (Lost in the Wilds quest) and some nice furnishings (including a canoe). Companions are not on the table. To kill your time there is the 15 pieces Blackwood Tapestry antiquity furnishing (check Alcast for the guide if interested). Also Thrafey Debutante Gown is a stylish costume obatined with 50 Scaly Cloth Scraps (tradeable) fragments from the Silent Halls public dungeon.
- High Isle. Again, nothing immediate. Cosmetics include non-combat pet Jerall Rescue Dog acquired during Tales of Tribute questline, non-combat pet Coral Haj Mota: 25 Coral Haj Mota Decoys from the Spire Of The Crimson Coin and 25 Coral Haj Mota Lures from Ghost Haven Bay (these are tedious to get tradeable fragments)
Courtly Traveling Attire costume plus head and body marking you get during the zone story line quest Nighthunter's Cowl hat is one lead Antiquity
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- Necrom. Nothing immediate. Long term offers include: Emissaries Enclave - big house, 28 quests 1.5M gold, The Fate Scryer Costume – completing the quest “Chronicle of Fate”, shroom tender style - different style pages unlocked by achievements, new ToT desk – Almalexia. nix-ox steed mount would be hard or, probably impossible to get, I can not tell for sure (please comment on that), Abyssal Cephaliarch’s Face Art – completing the quest “A Hidden Fate”, Body Art – completing the quest “A Calamity of Fate”. Also The Prism of Moribund Sapience – completing the quest “In a Troubled House”. The Meln’s Soul Gem memento – completing the quest “Spirit of Fate”
Necrom Master Angler achievememnt unlocks Shroomtender Shoes style, though i normally do not mention Master Angler achievements for DLC zones, as catching all them rare fishies consumes the enormous amount time and only one other Master Angler achievement rewards directly - becoming the Deadlands Master Angler allows to purhcase a Sulfur Pool achievement furnishing. So them fishing shoes style is for the most reckless of you, daredevils! I don't have that much time to complete that. :
Other Shroomtender style pages are unlocked by doing all deleves, world bosses, quests and other activities in Necrom zones.
Berylglow Nix-Ox Steed mount requires the Savior of Necrom achievement with 5 coditions. The third of these is Complete all 3 Daily Job achievements for Necrom's Stalwart Protector one of three requirements for that is "Complete 30 Bastion Nymic Daily Quests for Ordinator Tandasea in Necrom" (i doubt participating in your friends' shared daily Nymic counts, if you have already completed your own daily Nymic, so, here, in my understanding, is the catch. please, correct me if i am wrong and 30 Nymic (as well as 30 WB and Delves dailies) can be done in a week) link: https://en.uesp.net/wiki/Online:Savior_of_Necrom (these 30 Nymic dailies also unlock a Obsidian Dwarven Sphere pet, though, again, i doubt it can be done withing a week)
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UESP page with the images of loyalty rewards: https://en.uesp.net/wiki/Online:DLC_Loyalty_Rewards
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What works:
- Thieves Guild, Dark Brotherhood, and Psijic Guild skill lines skill line will persist, allowing looting Thieves Troves and Psijic portals. Blade of Woe still continues to function (Please, keep in mind that is per character! Psijic quest (it is long) unlocking the line (and subsequent ones (long too)) is fun only first 9 times.., after that it starts becoming annoying)
- Housing purchased in DLC zones will persist, on exiting the house you would not enter a DLC zone, but teleport back to the location from which you have teleported to your house
- Furnishings exceeding non-ESO+ limits will stay, but you will not be able to re-add them if accidentally put away
- you would be able to allocate/deallocate Skill Points (with respec or by loading an Armory build) in the TG/DB/Psijic/JC/Scrying/Excavation skills you have already unlocked while progressing these skill lines.
- Antiquities will still allow you to scry from the map (though I am not sure it was intended by Zenimax)
thanks go to u/LordAsheye for the instructions: https://www.reddit.com/elderscrollsonline/comments/10kdvem/comment/j5rqmpd/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3
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What does not work:
- Jewelry Crafting skill line still requires Summerset (after ESO+ expires you can not access JC crafting stations if you don't own the DLC), but it makes a lot of sense to research Infused, Bloodthirsty and Swift traits for reconstructing stickerbook jewelry (thanks Kelinmiriel for this tip) as at any time you can buy the Transmute Station or visit your friends houses/guildhalls where the said station has been already deployed.
- You would not be able to further progress DB, TG and Psijic skill lines (if not maxed them) after free ESO+ trial ends.
- You can not play Tales of Trubute (if you have no access to High Isle) after trial end
- Companions of Blackwood and High Isle are decoupled from the zone for ESO+ Free trials (but, of course, work for the real subscriptions), Companions of Necrom are not accessible, because Necrom is the latest Chapter, which is not unlocked with ESO+ (trial or regular)
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OTHER EASY THINGS to do:
- re-log with each character to make materials they carry to go into the Crafting Bag (after event it will turn into "extract-only" mode)
- unlock TG, DB and Psijic skill lines for each of your characters (looting a thieves trove is enough to unlock the TG line, so if you are lucky to spot the thing that saves a trip to Hew's Bane)
- collect skyshards, lorebooks, unlock exploration and questing dyes and achievements, check achievement furnishers (as they offer quite a lot of inexpensive and nice furnishings)
(LovelyNorth has an excellent achievement furnishers visual guide: http://lovelynorth.com/achievementfurnishings/)
- dye your costumes (this is done per character, so the same costume may be dyed differently on different characters)
- dye your Companions costumes (if you have Blackwood or High Isle or Necrom and unlocked them Companions)
- refine your raw materials, preferably on a character with the best refining passives and Meticulous Disassembly green CP star slotted
- if you do crafting dailies, then pack your CraftBag with everything. I’d suggest depositing a LOT of style stones (basic ones are 15g each at vendors located near crafting stations), potency runes (again, vendors), Ta runes, Mudcrab Chitin and Violet Coprinus. If you craft furnishings stock up with furnishing materials as well.
- pack your houses with 2x storage (utilize 2x furnishing limits at houses of any size)
- do the treasure maps (might be purchased at the Guild Traders) pointing to otherwise restricted zones
- if you decided to train Antiquities, then acquire new and do the existing leads in the unlocked DLC zones (if you decide to max up Antiquities skill lines (for the Ultimate difficulty furnishing leads) - the easy way to get level 7 lead (Void-Crystal Anomaly furnishing) is to harvest nodes in Coldharbour, as it drops surprisingly often there from resource nodes)
- attune your crafting stations to Order's Wrath (High Isle), Law of Julianos (Wrothgar) , New Moon Acolyte (Southern Elsweyr) (also: Clever Alchemist, Wretched Vitality, Mechanical Acuity (CWC), Coldharbor Favorite, Stuhn's Favor, Heartland Conqueror, and Ancient Dragonguard are quite good options too (imho), but that is you, who decides on that matter and most of the GuildHalls normally have them crafting stations).
- it is worth mentioning you can open your geodes to use doubled (1000) transmute crystal limit (though after the event you would not be able to add new crystals unless you consume the existing ones to make theirs number to drop below the “normal” 500 limit)
- purchasing alchemy ingredients to pack your CraftBag with is up to you (this may help to level up new characters uber-fast using batches of pre-crafted Master Achemy Writs), as well as buying uncommon style materials (for future gear crafting Master Writs). However, for both of these purposes I’d suggest just to subscribe to ESO+.
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TIME-CONSUMING ACTIVITIES:
- collect Bound-On-Pickup group dungeons DLC gear for the collections book (unbound may be bought)
- quests and dungeons for rewards, achievements and collectibles (like Elsweyr free housing or Elsweyr+Dragonhold Epilogue free flying pet, undaunted trophies.. Pirharri the Smuggler assistant, etc etc..)
- doing DLC dungeons for bound gear, skillpoints, achievements (including skins for achievements in veteran DLC dungeons), motif pages drops and trophies
- if you are for good DPS sets: on normal Falkreath Hold (for Pillar of Nirn) is soloable, just block minotaurs heavy attacks. Frostvault (for Tzogvin's Warband) is soloable too, just get tanky to kill the troll. And you don’t need 60+ runs as you get armor pieces rather quick so you can reconstruct them later (for 50..60 crystals, not 25, but, anyway..). Weapons require more runs, though..
- doing DLC trials with friends for skins, gear and achievement. UESP: https://en.uesp.net/wiki/Online:Trials
- Zones story quests reward with skillpoints (especially smaller zones: CWC -8, Murkmire – 7, Southern Elsweyr – 6+3, Markarth – 6+3, The Deadlands – 6+3, Firesong – 6+3 (6+3 means 6 from smaller zone DLC plus 3 from epilogue quests completing one year arc (if the appropriate big zone DLC story line completed))). (Thanks to u/RadioRy for this recommendation) Also: warning: it takes only several hours for these storylines if you rush the dialogues, however – rushing is not recommended if you are for stories or RP.
- do public dungeons group events in Summerset Isles, Northern Elsweyr, Greymoor, Blackwood, High Isle and Wrothgar for the skill points (Atoll of Immolation is, technically, a public dungeon too, but does not reward you with a skillpoint. Enter it from The Deadlands, not from Blackwood)
Game-Maps.com has the excellent public dungeons maps https://game-maps.com/ESO/ESO-Public-Dungeon.asp
On PC use the Urich's Skill Point Finder addon to check your quests, skyshards and dungeons skillpoints https://www.esoui.com/downloads/info1863-UrichsSkillPointFinder.html
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- check UESP full list of mementos: https://en.uesp.net/wiki/Online:Mementos (“DLC and Chapters” is a sepatare section), maybe you would like to unlock some
- completing skill lines (DB, TG, Psijic)
- complete maps (do world bosses if you please)
- complete fishing Achievements
- do DLC dungeons with friends on veteran difficulty for skins, costumes, titles and other nice rewards
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Now some details about fashion for those, who might be interested in that stuff. Skip if not.
Five sections below do not include veteran hard-mode dungeons and trials rewards and achievements, as not 100% of the players do these activities. Let’s talk relatively easy things, OKay?
(Base Game, Morrowind, and Imperial City goodies are not included for the obvious reason – no connection with ESO+, though Shadowfen skeleton or Vvardenfell Scarlett Judge costume are mentioned in the comments each and every time). Dyes are too numerous, so I decided not to overload this document. Check UESP for dyes, please.
I also skipped titles, mementos and emotes to keep this text reasonably compact.
GETTING COSTUMES (not including the ones from the tradeable fragments)
- Antiquarian Field Garb & Antiquarian Robes - gained by progressing scrying and excavating antiquities - Regalia of the Orsimer King - completing Orsinium storyline quests - Cavalier of the Sworn Oath Old Orsinium Sentry Trinimac's Penitent Knight - questing in Wrothgar - Merchant Lord's Formal Regalia - obtained by progressing Thieves Guild story quest - Shrouded Armor - you get it at the very start of Dark Brotherhood story-line quests - Thieves Guild Leathers - you get it just by starting Thieves guild questline - Za'ji's Dragonguard Uniform - completing Southern Elsweyr questline - Oblivion Explorer Garb – obtained during The Deadlands zone story - Courtly Traveling Attire – complete High Isle zone story - Black Hand Robe – complete Dark Brotherhood story - The Fate Scryer Costume - obtained during Necrom zone quest
HATS (not including “instant” ones)
- Nighthunter's Cowl Hat – Antiquity on the High Isle - Ironclad Sarcoshroud – Antiquity in The Deadlands - Helm of the Black Fin – obtained during Blackwood zone quest line - Arkthzand Insight Vertex Shroud – Antiquity in Markarth DLC - Witchwise Headdress – obtained during The Reach story line quests - Dwemer Crown - the Antiquity lead drops from the group event boss in Nchuthnkarst public dungeon in Blackreach - Mask of Alkosh obtained by completing the Dragonhold main questline - Madgod’s Turban obtained with “The Lunacy of Two Moons” side quest in Northern Elsweyr - Psijic Skullcap is obtained on completing the Psijic Order quests line
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NON-COMBAT PETS (not including “instant” ones)
- Phoenix Moth – awarded on completing Galen’s story line quests - Jerall Rescue Dog – obtained during Tales of Tribute quest line - Coral Haj Mota – combined from (tradeable) fragments from both High Isle public dungeons - Dremnaken Runt – obtained completing Blackwood + The Deadlands epilogue quest line - Bog Dog pet – obtained by exploration achievement in Blackwood (check ArzyeLBuilds guide https://arzyelbuilds.com/eso-lost-in-the-wilds-achievement-guide-blackwood-free-pet/) - Dwarven Scarab – 7 parts Antiquity from Markarth DLC. Thought Zeni claims they improved the drop rates, they still deserve much better :( - Somnolent Void Rot - obtained during Greymoor + Markarth epilogue quest line - Solitude Silver Wolf – obtained during Greymoor story line quests - Regal Dragon Imp flying pet obtained during Season of the Dragon Epilogue quests
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FACE AND BODY MARKINGS (not including “instant” ones)
- Y’ffelon’s face and body marks obtained during Galen story quest line - Stonelore’s Legend Face and Body marks obtained during High Isle zone story - Fargrave Soullatice Face and Body obtained on completing The Deadlands story questline - Ysgramor’s Chosen Face Marking – antiquity lead in Western Skyrim - Ysgramor’s Chosen Body Marking obtained during Greymoor story quest - Dwemer Face Markings – antiquity lead from Colossus Charging Station WB in Blackreach - Dwemer Body Markings – antiquity lead from the boss of The Scraps delve in Western Skyrim - Face & Body Imprint of the Psijic Order are obtained during the Psijic Order quests line in Summerset - Abyssal Cephaliarch’s Face Art – completing the quest “A Hidden Fate” in Necrom - Body Art – completing the quest “A Calamity of Fate” in Necrom
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SKINS
- Barkroot Blessing is 10 parts antiquity from Galen https://en.uesp.net/wiki/Online:Barkroot_Blessing (i will be honest: I gave up with this skin after using 25+ Galen treasure maps with zero freakin’ lead drop; may the luck follow you, tamrielings!:)
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OTHER COSMETICS
- Ascendant Lord’s Greatsword – style page awarded for completing High Isle + Firesong epilogue quests chain - Eldertide Style – shoulder style Antiquity from Galen Treasure Map I - Pelin’s Paragon outfit style pages drop from Tales of Tribute dailies rewards containers - Bog Blight Funerary Mask Style – hat style Antiquity from Blackwood - Leyawiin Brigadine Shield Style – obtained by completing Blackwood zone story line - Malign Ambitions Crow – major adornment obtained during story line quests in Blackwood - Antiquarian's Pickaxe is a two-handed weapon style acquired by reaching the max rank in the Excavation Skill Line - Wolf of Solitude Replica Sword is one-handed weapon style obtained during Greymoor storyline quests - Karthwatch Sigil Shield outfit style is also obtained during Greymoor storyline quests - Wolfcrown of Solitude adornment obtained on finishing Greymoor story line quests - Topal Corsair outfit style pages are awarded for completing different quests in Southern Elsweyr - Ancient & Pristine Moon Crescent Styles are sickle-like one-handed weapon styles obtained by completing side quests chain given by Vastarie NPC in Northern Elsweyr - Skyterror Dragonslayer Style are helm and shoulder outfit styles granted during Northern Elsweyr storyline quests - Mystic Eye Psijic Cuirass outfit Style is obtained during the Summerset zone story - Psijic Warden Gauntlets outfit Style is also obtained during the Summerset zone story - Shroomtender outfit pages are a reward for completing various achievements associated with the exploration of Necrom
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DAILIES
UESP has a comprehensive list of dailies and how to unlock them: https://en.uesp.net/wiki/Online:Repeatable_Quests
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FURNISHING PLANS
(though I would not recommend this because of cooldowns and limited time of the Event, but this is still a good clean family entertainment to diversify your activities. Wrothgar: loot Old Orsinium; CWC: steal in Brass Fortress Basilica; Summerset loot Shimmerene Monastery; Murkmire: steal in Lilmoth and Bright-Throat Village; Northern Elsweyr: loot Rimmen Royal Palace (Dragonhold added no new furnishing plans); Greymoor: loot Nchuthnkarst; Markarth: loot Bthar-Zel (unlocked during the zone quest); Blackwood: steal in Leaywiin Castle; The Deadlands: steal in The Bearer’s Rest in Fargrave, High Isle: loot Castle Navire, Galen: steal in Maltheo Rouillac's House in Vastyr). Necrom loot in Sailenmora Crypts (you have to start the "a thif to catch a thief" quest, but NOT finish it, otherwise you lose access to this place (very juicy from the start, now seriously nerfed))
Swap characters after blue or purple plan drop (the cooldown for blues is one hour per character). I would also suggest to swap characters after you start getting white furnishing plans. Slot “Homemaker” green CP star.
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OTHER LONG-TERM ACTIVITIES:
- doing Museum quests for unique furnishing items and costumes ( https://en.uesp.net/wiki/Online:Museums )
- farming bound collectibles fragments in public dungeons (https://en.uesp.net/wiki/Online:Fragments)
- digging mythics and other antiquities (wolfie mount, music box, dance emote, face and body markings, cosmetics, and fancy furnishings, as there are many great-looking Antiquities furnishings)
- do the surveys and refine as much as you can to stock up your CraftBag (ideally to hold up till the next ESO+ free event)
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- DO THE SOLO ARENAS: the Maelstrom Arena weapons are still great, also the Vateshran Hollows weapons are good and achievements (unlocking skin and dyes may be done on a veteran difficulty).
BlackRose Prison weapons are also good, but you would prefer to go with friend(s), as this group arena is noticeably harder than the soloable nDSA.
(reminder: Curated drops in Arenas work only on the final chest)
Completing veteran MA unlocks Maelstrom Baron polymorph, completing veteran VH unlocks Void Pathosis skin.
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TIP: Set up your priorities!
As there are a LOT of things to be done and time is the essence, I’d suggest getting instant freebies first (it takes less than an hour) and then focus on what you consider the most important (like mythics, or trial/dungeons gear, or some free stuff requiring questing, or dailies, or just exploration, etc) as this depends on what brings you the most fun. The ESO is a MMO game, after all!
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Be sure to check the comprehensive list of collectibles compiled by Benevolent Bowd (benevolentbowd):
https://benevolentbowd.ca/games/esotu/eso-making-the-most-of-it/
http://benevolentbowd.ca/games/esotu/esotu-unlockable-collectibles/
Friendly reminder: collectibles, mementos, emotes, dyes and currencies are account-wide.
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If I have missed anything essential (I intentionally omitted Base Game, Vvardenfell and Imperial City things as they do not depend on ESO+), please, post that in the comments to help making this guide better. Thank you.
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Good luck, friends.
Have fun
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P.S. FAQ: the most frequent questions are:
- How to activate the ESO+ trial? - Normally the magic sequence is: inagme Crown Store, select the ESO Plus tab, select “Free Trial!” ( official instructionhttps://www.elderscrollsonline.com/en-us/news/post/66079 ) - How long does it last? - Normally seven days. Check the official site for precise information. Event ends on June 19 14:00 UTC - is this once in a lifetime promotion? - No. You can participate in all the subsequent ESO+ free trial events whenever they happen - How often such promotions do happen? – it is hard to say, normally 2-3 times a year, but there are no schedule and warranties. - I am already subscribed. Do I benefit from this event? - Not really. - Does this week adds to existing subscriptions? – Nope. - Does free ESO+ trial unlocks Warden & Necromancer classes ?– Nope. - How long does it take to pick up all of them instant loyalty rewards? - Normally less than an hour. - Any free mounts? - Ebon Dwarven Mount from Antiquities. There are also other mounts but it depends. Mounts are granted for trifectas DLC Trials achievements, but they are really hard to obtain, as it takes highly coordinated capable group to achieve vet HM speed-run no-death. Antiquties wolf mount could be unlocked in one week but this takes some serious no-lifing. :) - What will happen with the Craftbag? - it will go into “extract only” mode, you will not lose your materials. u/Kelinmiriel explained the order materials are consumed when crafting: the game uses 1) any stolen materials you're carrying, 2) materials from your craft bag, 3) non-stolen materials in your inventory. You have no choice about this. - Do I keep all these collectibles and items I have obtained? – Sure!
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For this lawsuit, we are looking for the following:
Individuals:
Location: Resides in Louisiana
Age: 18-19
Issue(s): Would like to purchase a handgun and ammunition from an FFL but can't due to the Federal ban.
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If you (or someone you know) wants to be considered for participation in our lawsuit, please submit the form ASAP!
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So, my husband and I have been together since late 2017, but in dire straits for the past year. He's contemplating having to leave to find work in another location while I stay alone with our kid until he finds somewhere all of us can stay (he would have somewhere, but only enough room for one person). We've been searching for work for a year with no luck and he's had several opportunities make themselves know in the other area. This is all okay, but...
He's definitely more upset about the separation than I am. I'm actually kind of relieved. He has anger issues that make our all of our lives stressful, which he refuses to acknowledge. Knowing that we won't have him demeaning me or losing his temper without daughter feels freeing. I'm scared to broach the topic of separation while he's around, I won't lie. I'm starting to think of suggesting it after he's established somewhere else to avoid the conflict.
I love him very much. He can be very loving, until he feels frustrated or angry. I'd be willing to work on this if any of my attempts at suggesting therapy had registered beyond him being snarky in response to the idea of him having a problem. So far, he's unable to self regulate and unwilling to reach out for the help he needs.
I know lots of people on this sub can have good insight and maybe I can learn something about a different way to approach this.

Prepare yourself for a long novel/rant (a lot longer then I thought it would be)...
First off, loving the game so far hence the amount of hours I have put into it. I have just finished playing through my second character completing all tasks. They game has some very strong bones to build off in its current state & I am excited for the future. I am particularly excited for the night cycle and NVGs to arrive as night raids are my favorite in any game (I'm looking at you Tarkov & Arma). With that being said, there are some glaring issues with it currently. Below is my rambling thoughts/suggestions on some fixes that can help (even temp fixes). Keep in mind, I have played 90% of my time as a solo bouncing between both PvP & PvE servers (I mainly mess around or farm keys needed on the PvE servers) so please take that into consideration. Some suggestions are PvP focused, most are just general stuff.
Game Optimization - This is IMO the biggest issue and should be the highest priority on the list above all else. I have friends with a vast range of PCs who either can't run it or it runs like shit & they just gave up. The reasons are everything ranging from FPS, game crashes, server crashes you name it. Some can't even boot the game up without it crashing there system. Performance in some areas tanks like Fort Narith, Midnight and in particular Tiger Bay with losses of up to 20+ FPS. Couple that with the optimization and it becomes almost unplayable for people. Myself, I drop from a constant 75-80fps to 45-50fps in Tiger Bay just standing in the area. Couple that with the FPS loss if using a scoped weapon its just not it. Using a red dot helps with the FPS drop from the scope but also makes it a lot harder to engage/see enemy's at range when they can see you perfectly through a bush with an iron sight AK.
Audio - Needs work across the board. From no footstep audio, no door opening audio at times etc it just needs work. Have also had cases where I'm somewhere like inside Midnight Hotel and the audio just switches from nothing to very loud bugged audio. Everything sounds very loud but muffled sound in a way if that makes any sense...
AI (a couple of parts to this one) -

• I understand they are base AI with limited knowledge as they have explained but they need to dial them back just a bit IMO. I can see them being a bit more difficult in the end game areas (makes more sense) but even the starting town they will just laser you from the heavens. They should always be a threat on the map but not the gods of the map if that makes sense. Nothing worse then an AI spinning around on the spot and instantly 1 shotting you from 100+m.
• The share amount of them in some areas are just insane/over the top. You only need to venture into Tiger Bay to know what I am talking about but its the same case for other places also. With how aimbotty, godlike perception they have even getting close to the area you have 10+ AI all shooting you with pin point accuracy. I'm not saying gut the shit outta the amount but tone the numbers back a little. This should also allow for some better performance gains. Now this might also tie into my next point below..
• AI aggro range is......something. For example, I was in the Tiger Bay mall clearing it out to farm a task key I needed (UNLRA Quarantine). I came in the usual way from Juliet 2, sneaking my way in ensuring to not aggro the AI on the way until I was at the mall. Went in the back door and started to engage the LAF soldiers. While I was in there I was then pushed (& this has happened on multiple occasions now) by all the normal AI from outside of the mall. They looked to have been pushing from where the Lost Girl task is/beach side as they came from that area. I don't know exactly how many there were but estimated well over 70+ AI I had to kill and I didn't even get a chance to leave the door way I came in from. I also didn't even get a chance to loot anything as by that time I was out of ammo and the AI was starting to de-spawn it had been that long. Now this happens from time-time in other places also (there is no consistency), it's not just a Tiger Bay issue and it makes me question if its the amount of AI that's the issue or the aggro range that is the issue making it feel as if the amount of AI is too much.
• Bullet spongy - I don't think I need to go too deep into this but an AI shouldn't be tanking headshots/face shots while wearing nothing but a baseball cap from any ammo. Our players can't so the AI shouldn't either.
• AI in YBL needs some serious looking into. Can almost 100% guarantee that 1 if not multiple spawn inside the walls and just constantly tell you they fucked your mother. Now this happens in other places also but is particularly bad in the YBL Bunker.
• AI respawn timers need some adjusting, particularly on the PvP servers. By the time you have cleared say midnight hotel lord help you if you get into a fight with other players as the AI start re-spawning. Nothing worse then clearing an area, getting into some fun PvP only to have an AI respawn, walk up behind you with no audio and shot you in the ass. Respawn times should be set by location/amount of AI in there areas. Maybe a dev can shed some light on how the respawns work exactly? Like will the AI not respawn if a player is in the vicinity and at what distance etc. At the moment it seems very random and I am unsure if its the respawn times, respawn locations or the what seems bugged aggro range that causes this.

Key drops - Yes it extends the game play time out and keeps people going back to certain areas. But there are some keys that just have abysmal drop rates. BL Restaurant Storage key, Sawmill Office Storage key are classic examples of this. Over my time of playing the game I have only ever found those 2 keys once and that is after spending hours, days even weeks grinding for them. Now it is not just those 2 keys, there are other I have simply just never seen at all. Rare keys like Office Storage or whatever could possibly have something like a 50% chance to drop on the bosses of the area so you do have to do some work for them. If they really want to extend the game play out when it comes to keys they would need to add a usage value to them similar to what Tarkov has.
Loot - 99% of the current loot around the place is garbage/worthless trash that is not even worth picking up. Selling prices need to increase on a lot of them until they add crafting or something to make it worth while to pick up. Loot in general needs to be added in order to keep the gameplay going (more so at the higher levels). They need to add some high tier loot around the different P.O.I to give people something to go back for. This would also help with the PvP side of things and gives players more reasons to go fight over different locations (we love our loot!). When I say high tier loot, I'm talking about containers similar to those in the Pier key or UNLRA container key. Kitted M4s, high tier armor & helmets etc. Currently those 2 places have by far the best loot in the game but are just not worth the shit fight to get into to loot as the risk vs reward is not worth it. Currently as it stands you are better off going to Midnight and farming the safes & Elena garage key. I also think they need to add some gold spawns like gold watches, rings etc that sell for very good money. This also would help with the PvP side of things as where the high tier loot is, generally is where the PvP is. Outside of tasking, there isn't much to do besides PvP or fight AI & adding more things to loot is what keeps the game alive.
Character Stats/Skills etc -

• The weight system/how it works currently feels imbalanced which turns you (mainly speaking for myself here) away from any looting. You will maybe pick up some more ammo or meds and maybe food/drink if required. Either need to increase the carry weight limit or add a skill system we can level up in order to increase the weight limit. Possibly add a stim (similar to Tarkovs MULE stim) to increase the weight carry limit. For people who wonder why I am going in so heavy, I challenge you to try take Tiger Bay with a couple of mags and a couple spare stacks of ammo and see how far you get. Half my carry weight is just in spare ammo & that adds up pretty fast. It's a big reason why I never use the delta bags as you can't even fill it with being a turtle.
• Ability to drop task items in bag. This kind of ties into weight system with thing like those massive containers you need to pick up for Hazardous Treasures or the Terminal Initiative tasks. Once you pick them up, they put you instantly over weight with no way of dropping them if you find yourself in a fight. You are effectively a sitting duck & basically dead with it anyway. Please allow us to drop them and if we leave them there or die well we were going to die & loose it anyway because we couldn't move.
• Leaning while side strafing I think needs to be sped up a bit (not too much or we will have other issues).
• Jumping/mantling/general movement feels somewhat clunky at times.
• Stamina (both arm & running) I feel need to be either increased a bit or like mentioned above, a skill system to be added where we can work towards increasing them.
• Hold breath - I'm not too sure how I feel about this one.....Part of me whats it to be increased (maybe by a second or 2, nothing drastic) & part of me feels like it's fine as it is. You be the judge.

Guns/ Weapons (multiple parts again) -

• 7.62x51 guns/ammo are effectively useless even with the best in slot ammo or builds. There is no reason to use an M700 over an M4 for sniping/long distance shots. The ammo also feels bugged, M80 is just rubbish and the AI or players feel like you are tickling them. M61 seems VERY inconsistent as in sometime it will kill and sometimes you have put an entire mag into them. It also feels as if the damage drop off rate it not correct but I'm not 100% sure on that.
• AKs - 5.45 ammo doesn't feel too bad but can be very inconsistent (possibly could have something to do with the bullet sponginess of the AI). 7.62 AKs are just terrible and the even the BP ammo just basically does nothing. All AKs accross the board need the MOA changed, a kitted AK with all the best in slot parts should not be 3+ MOA where as a stock M4 is 2.15 MOA. Add on top of this the fact that the M4s have 60 round mags there is simply no reason to run the AKs and is a big reason why we see 99% of players running M4 or MK18s.
• M4/MK18 - I don't mind where they currently sit balance wise but we need to bring the AKs/other guns in line with how they are to add more variety. Use these guns as a baseline for how the others should perform with there own little uniqueness.
• Pistols - They need some love, no reason to run them as they can barely kill any of the AI.
• Shotguns - While better yes, I still think they need some more adjusting to make them worth using.
• Mosin - I feel is in a fairly decent spot but please give us the ability to purchase the ST rounds back.

Helis/map travel - Ahh everyone's favorite topic. While it is a cool core part to the game it is probably the most discussed topic & some peoples biggest frustration with the game currently. I can understand it's not as easy as "just add more helis" due to that having an affect on performance etc. But there are some adjustments to the current system that I think would help in the short term. I also understand they are working on an overhaul to the heli system so we shall see what the future holds.

• Showing the destination before the heli lands at base the same as it shows when it leaves the base. This would help if there is a solo or a duo who is going somewhere other players can see it and hitch a ride. Even if it is going close to where they are going they will still jump on to avoid the spamming meta of trying to get a heli.
• Speed them up a tad. Not an over the top amount to make them fucken fighter jets but just a bit faster then they currently are.
• De-spawn them faster after drop off. At the base it's not too bad but when a heli drops someone off at lets say Delta 2, we then have to wait for it to fly all the way to outside of the map to de-spawn. Players do not care to watch the heli fly off into the horizon so there is no need for them to take so long to fly out & de-spawn. This would speed up the time that another heli can be called in speeding up the entire process. Couple this with slightly faster travel times and we have a temp system that is far better then then current system.
• Call in times seem bugged at points. Multiple times I have been at base even sometimes on a server by myself, no other helis have been called or on the map and I get a 5min+ wait time. Unsure on why this is but it should not happen. This also doesn't just happen at base but even out at the LZs calling for pick up.
• Queue system - This is something that I believe should be worked on fairly quickly. Let us call a heli and it just puts us in a queue rather then all trying to fight over who can click the call transport button the fastest. Would possibly need to add a cool down timer of sorts so dicks can't just keep spamming it for the sake of being fuckwits.
• Now this is more of an idea then anything but if the helis could do multiple drop offs/pick ups along its route somehow that could also help. For example if there is a duo at Delta 3 going back to base and another duo at Echo 2 going back to base they could get picked up on the same heli. I don't know how/if that could even work but it is just an idea.
• LOUD NOISES!!! They heli volume is just unbearable lets be honest. Yes you can wear the stupid yellow ear muffs but that shouldn't be the case. Either the headsets we normally wear should have the same heli audio profile as the yellow earmuffs or they need to an Ear Plug key bind similar to what Arma has for that same reason. Currently you can't even talk to your friends or team mates in heli as the noise drowns them out. Game volume/master volume also lowers chat/VOIP volume so you can't even turn that down to help.

Tasks - While I know we only have a small portion of them for now I do have some frustrations with them.

• A lot of the current tasks are very repetitive & would love to see some more variety & possibly some PvP focused ones like eliminate players with a headshot from 100m or whatever. Tarkov does this quite well and some ideas can be gained with there own spin on it would work fine.
• They require you to constantly travel back & forth to base just to turn them only to then be given another task to go straight back. An idea I have (I know others have had also) is to have small safe zones scattered around the map where theses things can be done. Example being lets say 1 LZ has a hut with a radio where you can go to turn in a task/accept another task. This keeps people in the map itself and will in turn help with the heli problem we currently have. Even it was just 1 LZ in each area that allows it and have it change location every so often (Delta 1 for 5mins > Delta 2 for 5 mins > Delta 3 for 5mins then back to Delta 1). This would help (not 100% but help) stop people infill/extract camping those POIs waiting for players to go turn in tasks etc.
• Would love to see some form of daily tasks/weekly tasks at some point to give players who have completed the tasks a reason to keep on trucking rather then just running around aimlessly looking for a fight.

There are stuff I would love/hope to see added are things like face shields, more guns like SMGs, DMRs etc (obvious), more armor variety etc but we could go on for hours about that.
Now I know I have referenced Tarkov a number of times in here but that is because they do some of these things very well (also do some very shit things). I don't want this game to be another Tarkov because it is very different but more just utilize some of the elements that make sense and we know works.
Thanks for coming to my ted talk. Crucify away with my takes/suggestions or feel free to share your own ideas. Apologies for the dragged out post, I even surprised myself with this one.

Hi everyone, nice to meet you. English is my second language so excuse my grammar.
This might be a little long to read, but I want to give you as many details as possible, so you can better understand my situation.
I’m also looking for support to better understand how to deal with my emotions as I don’t have many friends and no one to share this with.
My wife (32F) and myself (40M) have been together for almost 10 years, and married for 9. We have a child (2)
She is very beautiful and when I met her, she was partying a lot, and from what she has told me she’s had many casual sex encounters before she met me.
I consider myself monogamous and I thought she is as well, so I thought she had her play (which I did as well when I was younger) and she is ready to settle down.
When we had our baby she went through a small postpartum depression and she was always saying how she has lost herself. But after a few months she got back to normal and I thought we’re past that.
She also has a business that I helped her build in the past 7 years and I was supporting her on many occasions while she was building the business.
But 2 years ago I started my own business and she had to support the family while I was getting this off the ground.
Now I’m back to a point where I can support the family and despite the debt we racked up building the businesses we’re doing ok financially.
We’ve also had conversations about doing threesome before, but I always thought she was just joking and not too serious about it, but if we found someone and the situation allowed it I was open to it.
However, about five months ago she sat me down and requested to open our marriage. She expressed that she likes to be desired and to feel like she is hot and sexy again (after the pregnancy), which she is. But because I was working on my new business a lot I didn’t give her enough attention. And because she had to support the family she felt a lot of stress on her shoulders.
I was in shock first as I thought we’re finally doing good and everything is amazing, but then I remembered the threesome conversations and I thought that’s what she is asking for, so I agreed, but we didn’t go into too much detail.
We just agreed it has to be with someone out of town that we meet accidentally at the bar or on vacation, and if we get hot we do it with them (male or female, doesn't matter). As soon as we both feel comfortable with it.
We also agreed to go on a date together weekly and spend more time together. As well as one of each can have a day on their own to go out with friends and socialize.
After this conversation she kinda opened up and became more kinky in bed, she wanted me to dominate her, which I liked and we had amazing sex almost every day for the next 3 months.
Fast forward 3 months later, she went out with a group of business friends that she met a couple of weeks prior and I never met. This has happened before and I was never jealous, so I didn’t think much of it.
I never thought about myself being the jealous type as there have even been occasions when guys at the bar hit on her while I was with her, but that never bothered me before. We were always joking how I’m sending her to the bar to get drinks because she is hot and the bartenders always make her better drinks.
However, she went out with them and said she will only be there for about an hour or two, but when she was gone for 5 hours I decided to check her location on her phone to make sure she is ok.
I’ve had access to her location for many years for safety reasons as she can see mine as well.
When I checked, I saw she was in the parking lot of the place where she was going to and I thought she was leaving so I texted but she didn’t answer.
After about 15 min of her location not moving I tried calling and she didn’t answer. At this point my heart dropped as I sensed she was up to something.
After about 10 more minutes she texted me that she is leaving the place and she is on the way to her car.
When she came home I confronted her and she admitted that she gave oral to one of the guys from the group in the car.
She said she felt the heat of the moment and she couldn’t wait to come home to me after she did it.
We talked for a few hours that night and I expressed my concerns about her lying to me and I thought we agreed on a threesome with a stranger, not doing locals by ourselves in the parking lot.
She admitted she was wrong and it was a misunderstanding. We had passionate sex after and we went to sleep.
We continued to have sex daily after that and even though I was hurt and felt betrayed and lied to, I wrote it off as a mistake and miscommunication and wanted to talk to her to set clear rules around that.
About 5 days later my kid was on her phone watching cartoons and he switched to her text messages accidentally and handed over the phone to me to put YouTube back.
When I looked at it, it was open right on the text message with him. They continued texting (often dirty talk) and she was even telling him where we’re at and what we’re doing. I felt deeply hurt.
So I confronted her as soon as she woke up and she got furious for me reading her texts and invading her privacy, and I got mad and jealous because I felt she is betraying me again.
At this point we sad down and talked for about 3 days straight. She expressed that she wants to continue to see the guy and she can’t just have meaningless encounters with strangers as she had when she was younger.
At the time I wasn’t aware of polyamory and I forbade her to see him again. She said she will cease any communication and she expressed that the flirting before the encounter is what gets her going, so we agreed she can flirt but not take the next step unless she calls or texts before to ask for permission.
And also never with this guy. (As I was afraid she would replace me with him). He is of a different race, has more money and is good looking based on her description.
She said she will not do anything physical again until I felt comfortable with it. And we agreed to try a threesome first to ease into it. The thought of threesome kinda turns me on, so I thought that’s reasonable.
In the meantime I had to travel for work for 3 days this week and she stayed home with the baby. She said she will be “a good girl” and won’t do anything while I’m gone.
Which I’m sure she was. She also said I have permission to try other girls if an opportunity presents itself during my work trip.
I got to my destination and felt like I should try and explore. More so to get back at her than anything else and feed her some of her own medicine.
I found a girl (same race as the guy she did it with) at the local bar after work and even though she was cute we didn’t have much in common.
Despite that, I took her to my hotel room. We did oral, but for some reason I couldn’t get it up, which I thought is on a psychological basis as it has never happened before. And it’s probably because I didn’t have any emotional connection with her. (We only talked for about an hour before we got to the room).
So I sent the girl home (disappointed) and I called my wife to tell her what happened expecting her to get jealous. But she said she was happy I tried and actually feels horny for me more then ever knowing I’ve been with another girl.
The next day I had 8h at the airport as I finished work early and that gave me the time to sit and think.
What I realized was that if couldn’t get it up with this girl because I didn’t have any emotional connection with her and I need that to have a meaningful sexual encounter with someone.
And then it all clicked. She wanted this guy not just because of the physical, but also because of the emotional connection with him. (She shared that they had good conversations about business and life, etc.) He is also in an open relationship of 14 years.
I started researching all of this and I found out about polyamory which I think is what we both are. We need to have more that just casual encounters with other to be able to enjoy it.
I also found the book “A happy life in an open relationship” and I finished it at the airport and on the flight.
What I got home 2 days ago I told her I want her to read the book first then we will sit down to talk again and establish clear agreements on how we will move this forward so we don’t have to lie to each other and go behind each others back.
Once we establish that, she can go have her fun with the other guy (they’re still texting) and I will start going out by myself more often, so I can get the opportunity to find someone like that for myself.
I’m still fighting through my newly found jealousy and through my childhood traumas and insecurities, but after reading the book I have much better understanding of this world and I’m more confident we can make it work and I understand what she is looking for (NRE I think).
So what I’m looking for here is likeminded people and someone who is been in a similar situation before and has successfully went from a mono to poly relationship without ruining their marriage.
You can comment here or feel free to DM if you’ve experienced this and or if you have any practical advice on how to overcome my insecurities, and also feel more comfortable dating people outside of my marriage, because I truly want this to work for both of us, as I love her to deeply and she and our son are everything for me as I believe I am to them.
Also feel free to ask any clarification questions if you need to.
Thank you all for the support and I’m happy to be a part of what seems to be like wonderful community here.

Okay, so I have taken the ACT before with no issues. Everything ran smoothly, the people were nice, everything was good...except my score but whatever. However. However. Howeverrrrrrrrr, I am scheduled to take the ACT again this Saturday (tmrw) and I have come across some ... issues. The place I was originally planning to go to was already pretty far from my house (40-50 miles away), so I was already annoyed with the distance because I have a birthday party to go to that is like 80 miles in the other direction. But hey, I worked it out everything was good.
So tell me why, I get a message from the ACT mfs saying "Hello! Your registration for the upcoming ACT test has changed date or location. Check you email for details." ... I'm sorry, what? First off, I did not change the place or date I was taking the ACT. So they were the ones who changed it because something happened with the original place. I go to check the new place and this shit is (no joke) 80 miles away. 80 miles. I mapped the route, and without traffic, that is a 1 hour and 35 minute drive. This is bad because I have to do the drive by myself at like 6 AM. And because the birthday party starts at 1 PM and is well over 2 hours from this new ACT place.
You may be asking: "Why didn't you change the testing place?" I can't because it is the week of the test. Btw this all happened on Tuesday. Which is the week of the freaking test, like what? Also, they were charging me 44 dollars for the change of the test place. They have the audacity to charge me when they changed it, wtf. I did call the place and (after 15-20 minutes of back and forth with the lady) they are waving the fee. So thanks to her ig. They also said I could just sign up for a test in the fall instead free of charge, but I will already be applying to college and stuff so I am not tryna do all that at the same time.
So I guess I am stuck driving an hour and 35 minutes to go take a test... yay! (if anyone else is driving farther, good luck!)

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What’s the Best way to get Boxing streams (free)Live Streams On Reddit? Hey fellow Boxing viewers. As I’ve been watching Boxing for quite a few seasons now, I've done some digging to access the trusty Boxing Streams. I pirate everything: sports, movies, TV Channels, and even made my own plex server. But lately I have gotten really into Adrien Broner vs Blair Cobbs Live Boxing and haven't found a great way to watch Adrien Broner vs Blair Cobbs Live Boxing Streams live for free..
*🥊Streams *:Broner vs Cobbs Live Free
🥊Live:Broner vs Cobbs Live Fight
What app/website are you using to watch the Boxing? ... I don't care if there is a small delay or anything, but it needs to be at a good bitrate at 1080p or it isn't worth watch for me. Also preferably I would want a way to watch it on a smart TV in some way but im expecting to sacrifice that luxury honestly.
I'm not 100% it's basically a live stream of the Boxing. I pirate everything: games, movies, software, and even made my own plex server. But lately I have gotten really into Hockey and haven't found a great way to watch Boxing 2024 for free live..
I got an ESPN+ subscription to watch games this season but what I don't know is if they broadcast Boxing and/or the Stanley Cup game or if those are locked in to cable or a specific streaming service. I want to be able to at least watch some if I can't watch all but wanna be prepared of where I need to tune into.. .
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Date: Friday, June 7
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Ring walk time: 11 p.m. ET
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Date: Friday, June 7
Start time: 6 p.m. ET
Ring walk time: 11 p.m. ET
Location: Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, FL

What’s the Best way to get Boxing streams (free)Live Streams On Reddit? Hey fellow Boxing viewers. As I’ve been watching Boxing for quite a few seasons now, I've done some digging to access the trusty Boxing Streams. I pirate everything: sports, movies, TV Channels, and even made my own plex server. But lately I have gotten really into Adrien Broner vs Blair Cobbs Live Boxing and haven't found a great way to watch Adrien Broner vs Blair Cobbs Live Boxing Streams live for free..
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What app/website are you using to watch the Boxing? ... I don't care if there is a small delay or anything, but it needs to be at a good bitrate at 1080p or it isn't worth watch for me. Also preferably I would want a way to watch it on a smart TV in some way but im expecting to sacrifice that luxury honestly.
I'm not 100% it's basically a live stream of the Boxing. I pirate everything: games, movies, software, and even made my own plex server. But lately I have gotten really into Hockey and haven't found a great way to watch Boxing 2024 for free live..
I got an ESPN+ subscription to watch games this season but what I don't know is if they broadcast Boxing and/or the Stanley Cup game or if those are locked in to cable or a specific streaming service. I want to be able to at least watch some if I can't watch all but wanna be prepared of where I need to tune into.. .
Boxing fans, are you ready to watch the Adrien Broner vs. Blair Cobbs fight? This Saturday at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, FL, the welterweights will face off for 10 action-packed rounds. Our advice? Don't miss it. If you’re looking for ways to watch this pay-per-view exclusive fight, we’ve got you covered. Here’s everything you need to know about how to watch Broner vs. Cobbs, including the night's full fight card, how you can stream the boxing match for less and more.
Date: Friday, June 7
Start time: 6 p.m. ET
Ring walk time: 11 p.m. ET
Location: Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, FL

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1. Rates are continuing to go up across the state and country for home insurance, car insurance and commercial insurance rates as well. It doesn’t matter if you have had a claim recently, rates will go up regardless. The frequency and severity of claims has gone up since the pandemic, cars cost more than ever and labor for auto body shops cost more than ever. That is creating a perfect storm for increased insurance costs which are then passed onto us. Insurance carriers don’t care about you and don’t care if you’ve “been a loyal customer for 20 years”. I recommend shopping your insurance ever 2-3 years, as that is typically how long new insured discounts last for.

Also, in CT if you’re over 60 you can take an accident prevention course to get a discount on your auto rates. Minimum discount is 5% for 2 years.

1. As of today’s insurance market, I DO NOT recommend filing small insurance claims for home or auto. Insurance is meant for large unexpected losses, not for scratches on a bumper or having your side-mirror sideswiped. Your rates will go up dramatically at renewal or your current carrier may just decide to non-renew you. Only file a claim when absolutely necessary and make sure you understand if what you’re going to file a claim on is covered by your policy. If your claim is denied, it will still be counted as a claim and will show up in insurance industry data that all insurance companies have access to and will be factored into your policy rating.
   
2. Pretty much all carriers are trying to get rid of any “bad” risk right now to reduce their exposure. That could be an insured with speeding tickets, someone who has filed multiple claims, people who have teen drivers or people who have old houses, poor credit scores etc. Every insurance company has different underwriting criteria and those underwriting guidelines are supposed to be filed with the CT insurance department.
   

For instance, more carriers are becoming more and more averse to insuring homes that are located less than 10 miles from the CT coastline. Those homes are more prone to hurricanes, wind damage and water damage. This is a very hot topic and sensitive topic in CT right now with the insurance department. If you live within 10 miles of the shore, you may see your carrier non-renewing you in the future, just FYI.

1. Carriers are using a LOT of third party data from data vendors. Lexis Nexis and Verisk are two of the biggest in the industry. They have pretty much every publicly available data point on you. Another instance of a third-party data element is Nearmaps. They fly planes over populated parts of the county and take high resolution pictures of all of our houses. You can see on their website exactly where they operate and how often they update their pictures, link here: https://www.nearmap.com/us/en/current-aerial-maps-coverage

Carriers are using these hi-res images to underwrite and rate homes. They can see literally everything that isn’t hidden by tree canopy. The vendor also offers scoring and other captured data elements to help carriers asses risk: trees overhanging houses and roofs, old roofs with damage/missing shingles, evidence of pooling or tarps on the roof, and other undisclosed “attractive nuisances” like pools, man-made ponds, trampolines and similar risky items. Carriers will use this to increase premiums and/or non-renew you. If you have any of these things and haven’t disclosed it to your carrier, remove it, hide it under a tree (trampolines) or disclose it.
The CT insurance department has issued a bulletin recently to set expectation on how insurers should be using Aerial Imagery, link here: https://portal.ct.gov/cid/-/media/cid/1_protertycasualty/aerial-imagery-notice.pdf
Long story short, insurance companies are paying big bucks for information on you and you should be aware of that.

1. Review your insurance coverage so you understand exactly how you’re covered and what is covered. Make sure you’re aware if your home has actual cash value coverage or replacement cons coverage. Also, make sure you’re comfortable with your deductibles and home coverage as houses have increased a lot in value and what it costs to rebuild a house in the event of a total loss. Also, flooding isn’t often covered by a standard homeowner policy, so if you live near the shore, Connecticut river or other area that is prone to flooding you need to look into flood insurance.
   
2. If you replace your roof on your home, make sure to notify your insurer. This will reduce your rates and the carrier will either issue you a refund or give you a credit at renewal. The roof is one of the most important factors in assessing the risk of your home having a future claim. Similarly, lots of carriers non-renew homes if a roof is over a certain number of years old. 20+ years old is deemed an old roof by industry standards, so carriers usually start getting uneasy around that age. Some carriers are more comfortable than others….
   
3. If you’re married, whoever in your family has a better credit score should be the first named insured on the policy. Carriers typically only use one insured to run a credit score check to generate a rate, so naming the person with the higher insurance score first can help reduce rates. The better the credit score, the better chance you have of getting a cheaper premium.
   
4. Good luck, it’s a tough market right now and insurance is complicated. Shop around and understand your coverage! Also, documenting your home is a good idea. I’ve videotaped a walkthrough of every room in my house in the event it ever burns down. It’s a good practice and will pay off if you (or I) ever have a total loss….
   

Reach out if you have any questions or comments!

Your task is to create following materials for an Airbnb hosting business:
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Here are the details about the property:
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The last one I recall was this one in case you want to get an idea of the kinds of things people posted.

I’ve been really into hiking for a while and would like to start backpacking. Typically I’ll hike a few hours and then set up for the day. I’ll set up my hammock, cook hotdogs over a fire, take a nap, and do whatever for a few hours until I head back.
I have a hammock and recently bought a separate bug net. Planning on backpacking in the Adirondacks this summer and Shenandoah in the fall (these locations are just convenient to where I’ll be). I’m a student so I’ll be doing mostly one night trips and day trips, with a few trips up to 5 days or so. I won’t be camping when the nighttime temperate is below 40° (I’m not that kind of outdoors girly)
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• Should I ditch my budget hammock + bug net for a hammock/bug net/tarp set?
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Chapter 17
Location: On the way back to Kurald Galain
POV: Feren
Ville asks if Raskan ever spoke of family. Rint says he only ever talked about House Dracons and he does not want to return there just to deliver a headless corpse. Galak disagrees. Rint says he wasn't a Bordersword, 'I have a newborn child and would see it.’ They had already diverged from the route they took to the Azathanai lands. If they wanted to return to House Dracons they would have to add time to their journey. Rint says they can build a cairn in the hills ahead. They can observe all the rituals and if necessary send word to House Dracons the location. Ville says that would be an insult and how can they not hold to courtesy. Rint says he is past courtesy and if they want, they can return the body, but he's returning home. Galak asks Feren her opinion. She says the witch took his soul, it matters not where they leave the rest. Mother Dark will never receive his soul. Ville insists the rituals are for the living. Feren says she sees no salve in empty gestures.
Feren hates the open sky and endless grassland now. She knew when they made camp and a fire that she would think of Olar Ethil and hear her screams and feel shame. She felt like she lost the strong woman she was and now felt only weakness. She had not said goodbye to Arathan and that had also shamed her. Ville spoke up and agreed to the cairn. He was also homesick. Feren knew that chasms were forming between them and soon they wouldn't be able to cross them. She tells Ville and Galak thanks and that her and her brother are broken. Ville is shocked at her words and Galak thanks Feren for them. At this Rint begins weeping.
They stop to make camp and Feren helps her brother dismount and then holds him. He tells her he hates him. She asks who?. He tells her 'Draconus for what he's done to us. For this cursed journey!' She says that's all behind them now and they return home. Rint responds, ‘It’s not enough, Feren. He will return. He will take his place at Mother Dark’s side. This user of children, this abuser of love. Evil is at its boldest when it walks an unerring path.’ He says he will argue against the neutrality of the Borderswords. He says ask Raskan what he thinks of his lord. Feren questions this. Rint says their neutrality is being abused by Draconus. He argues that neutrality makes them cowards. He asks for her support. He says she is visible proof of Draconus's abuse. ‘Take his coin and surrender your body – that is how Draconus sees it!'. She says no. She was the one that wanted to get pregnant. He asks why he drove her away then. She says to protect Arathan from her. She says, when Draconus separated them, he saved them both. She knows Rint wants to strike out and hurt him, but she says her wars are over. She says she just wants her brother back. To this he crumples and covers his face with his hands. Ville tells them to stop and they will vote on it when they get back. Galak says they have a long way to go and when they return he will go to Ivis and tell him where Raskan's body is.
POV: Rint
Rint is still enraged. When he imagines the face of his wife and newborn he sees strangers. He didn't regret hurting Olar Ethil, but when he thought about it, he knew he had set fire to himself as well. He knew nothing but violence now and was therefore a stranger to everyone. He knew Urusander could bring peace to the realm, but he doubted the only casualties would be the guilty. His thoughts rail against Draconus and the stupidity of all people. He laments the loss of game, but also understands the lust to hunt it down to the last. He thinks. 'Give me war, then. I have walked from complex truth to simple lie, and I cannot go back.' Galak tells them that dinner is ready. Feren doesn't move. Ville announces that they have company.
Five Jheleck approach. Rint tells Ville to sheath his sword, they are at peace. Ville counters that they are four borderswords alone on the plain. Rint says if they wanted to kill us, they would have rushed in. The Jheleck semble. Rint recalls that an individual Jheleck is more formidable than a Forulkan. They approach and drop a antelope carcass on the ground and say 'Meat for your fire'. Some posturing later, Rint asks if they will join them. The leader introduces himself as Rusk, blood kin to Sagral of the Derrog Clan and says yes they will join. Rint introduces them all and then Rusk asks if they can use Feren tonight. Rint says no. Rusk says what will you offer in return for the meat then. Rint says, ‘Something in return, Rusk, at some other time. If that is not acceptable, then take back your gift and with it the word itself, for gift it is not.’ Rusk says fine and to just tell the borderswords of his generosity.
He tells them of the hostages the Jhelarkan gave. He says if harm comes to them, they will kill every Tiste. Rint tells him no harm will come to them. Rusk talks to him about the Tiste killing all the animals in Jheleck lands. They will all go hungry. 'What you own you must nurture. But you Tiste do not understand that. All that you own you use, until it is used up, and then you cast your vision past your borders, and scheme to take again, this time from others.’ Rusk tells Rint that he saw a large bordersword hunting party recently and also other armies close by. He says the Tiste civil war is underway. Tiste killing Tiste pleases him. They leave the fire saying the company is bitter. The borderswords wonder if he was lying about the armies, but they agree to ride hard tomorrow.
Location: Riven Keep (Borderswords)
POV: Risp
Riven Keep would be difficult to assault if they knew the assault was coming, but Risp and the Legion were using deceit to accomplish their goal. Her Sergeant tells her that it doesn't sit well with some of them. Risp thinks again that she will have to kill him and his old guard. She argues that a commander must take advantage of surprise or miscalculation of the enemy. The Sergeant asks what enemy. That these people are unaware that they are anyone's enemy. He asks if that is the miscalculation she is relying on. She says one of them. The sergeant tells her that the fighting force is not in the keep right now. They could neutralize the borderswords by just occupying the town and holding their families. She says that would require a force to be left behind. He says they are neutral and what they do now will make them rethink their neutrality. He tells her he doesn't understand. She says, he doesn't need to, he just needs to follow orders. She was also uneasy about what they were doing. If the plan had fallen apart at some other place, this would be considered a war crime.
The sergeant asks if they will be moving on House Dracons next. They had camped close to it and the Houseblades had sent out a force. Esthala had sent one rider to tell them they had no ill will towards Draconus's lands. She says no. They only wanted to leave a column trail back to his estate. Risp looks over and sees House Dracons banners being raised in the Legion vanguard. The sergeant finally understands now. The command to begin is given and Risp thinks this will be her first battle. She will spill blood for the first time.
POV: Krissen
Krissen had traveled to far lands and collected stories and songs from Jhelarkan, Jaghut, and Thel Akai. She searched for the truths in these stories. She understood the first age now. At least the broad strokes. The Azathanai walked the worlds as mortals, but were in fact gods. They created. They destroyed. They had plans driven by curiosity which often waned leaving their creations to their own fates. 'They displayed perverse impulses; they viewed one another with indifference or suspicion, yet upon meeting often displayed extraordinary empathy. They held to unwritten laws on sanctity, territorial interests and liberty, and they played with power as would a child a toy.' She wasn't sure, but thinks that one created the Jaghut, then another responded with the Tiste. The Forulkan, Thel Akai, and maybe even Dog-Runners were all created by the will of an Azathanai. Created like game pieces that no one knew the rules too. Finally after a long time the Azathanai began to feel the effects of their manipulations. The Jaghut had created the Jhelarkan elaborating on the Azathanai gift of Soletaken. Among the Dog-Runners there were now Bonecasters who could challenge the Azathanai. Gods were rising from the created peoples and the Azathanai could not control them. Their collective grip was weakening. Krissen saw before them now the beginning of a new age, one in which all the created peoples could define their own rules.'
Hearing something like thunder, she looks out the window and sees hundreds of riders converging on the town below. Then she saw the beginning of the slaughter. She wasn't good at putting her thoughts on paper and she feared her discoveries would be lost as the first soldiers came up to the gate of the keep. She thought about the new age upon them and about her discoveries.
POV: Risp
Risp was all instinct now. A boy had darted out from an alley and without thinking she had impaled him with her lance. She looked at the boy with horror. She had to release the lance. Ahead of her she saw a pregnant woman and two children run down an alley. Risp drew her longsword and rode after them. As she approached the woman yelled at her children to run. She turned and leapt into the path of Risp's horse. Her horse collapsed and Risp rolled away. She saw her sergeant ride past her and cut down the two children. Risp gets up and sees the handle of a knife sticking out of her horse's chest. She shouts at the woman that she killed her horse. The woman spat at Risp and Risp hacked at the woman with her sword repeatedly.
Risp's sergeant looked like he was about to shout something, but then a figure jumped on him from the rooftop and dragged him from the saddle. Blood sprayed. The figure glares at Risp. She looks to be about 16. She pulls a long-bladed knife out of the ribcage of the sergeant and advances on Risp. Risp backs away. The girl calls her a murderer and tells her not to run away. Another soldier comes up behind Risp and tells her he will take care of the pup. He was one of the sergeant's friends and told the girl that he would make this hurt for Darav. The girl laughs and tells him to come at her. He charges. Somehow she gets on his shield, weighs it down, and then stabs him in the neck. The point came out the other side. She laughed at him as he fell. She advanced on Risp once again. Risp threw her sword at her and ran. She grabbed the dead man's horse and tried to keep it between her and the girl. She thought she would have a few moments, but the girl jumped off the wall and onto the horses back. She slashed Risp's arm. Risp looks down and sees her hand is gone. She's confused. She pleads with the girl. She says, 'Don't'. The girl says, ‘Don’t? Don’t what? I’m a Bordersword. You attacked us. What is it you don’t want me to do?’ Risp says she was following orders. The girl says, ‘Draconus just kicked the wrong nest,’ Risp tries to bargain and says she'll explain everything if she doesn't kill her. She'll tell her commander who they are. The girl says right now she's in command. Risp says, 'I'll explain--', but before she can finish the girl stabs her in the neck.
POV: Silann
A soldier tells Captain Silann that he thinks this woman fell down the stairs. Silann says she is the renowned scholar Krissen. The soldier shrugs and says life is full of accidents. He says they need to fire the keep and leave. Silann asks if there was anything at the top of the keep. The soldier says no. They meet up with his wife and she tells him 7 soldiers died. They can't find the girl. He says it's good there's a witness. He was delighted by Risp's death. She was the one calling for his execution and she had been the one to bring back the head that Gripp had mutilated. He was terrified of Gripp. He tells the soldier he wants to see Risp's body to 'pay my respects'.
POV: Sagander
Sagander is in the company of Captain Hallyd Bahann who he did not like. He was awed by Captain Tathe Lorat who chose to share Bahann's bed. She was breathtakingly beautiful. She had had a daughter with her now dead husband and had offered her daughter's body to Sagander. He is shocked by this. He had given them intel on the secret ways into the monastery which had helped them slaughter the monks. They had taken heavy casualties, but not nearly as bad as they would have without Sagander. Tathe Lorat wanted to reward him. Bahann suggests that maybe he prefers boys. Sagander denies this. He asks if any surrendered. Tathe asks why he would care about Deniers. He doesn't. Tathe asks if he doesn't find her daughter attractive. He said she rivals her mother. Ominously Tathe responds, ‘I am well aware of that.’ Bahann is tired of this and says make a decision. He says she's not a child and that they do not allow their soldiers to take children to bed. Sagander accepts their gift.
He makes his way to his tent where she waits. He is disgusted by the soldiers who he equates to bullies. He longs for a civilization where they can get rid of them. He has shame. a hundred or more lives were taken tonight and it was because of him. His thoughts of vengeance settle him though and give him resolve. He enters his tent and cannot make eye contact with Tathe's daughter. He asks for forgiveness. She says what for. He tells her he is old and since he lost his leg he is able to do nothing. She asks why he would accept her as his reward then. He tells her that her mother sees her as a rival and would use her and break her. She must get free of her. She says her mother cannot break her and she will win because she is young and her mother is old. He says some of the men must be cruel, but she tells him none would dare and that she must simply out-wait her mother. He says, ‘If you ever need my help, Sheltatha Lore, I am yours.’ She says be careful what you promise and asks if he would like to spend the night in her arms.
POV: Narad
Narad remembers the words said to him on that day, '‘This one to finish her! She’s a beauty, Waft, and she’s all yours!’ with every step he takes. He tells himself that she was beyond hurt at that point and that he was trying to shield her from the laughs and jeers of the soldiers. He told himself that he never felt part of the killing and that he didn't imagine himself belonging to this company. He doesn't understand how he could have joined with them. He remembers being a boy and knowing the simplicity of good and evil. He was good, but now he looked back and only saw blood. They were moving North and would finally rendezvous with Captain Scara Bandaris soon. Narad thought about the steps necessary to do what they had done. They had dehumanized their enemies. Once that was done it was easy to violate their bodies. He told himself he wasn't like the other people here. He is filled with regret. They are not. Redemption should not be an option for them. He wants to make it all right again. He knows there was someone that loved her and that he now hunted Narad. But he would never find him. He considers this a favor for the man as killing Narad will offer him no release or peace. 'Instead, and this I vow, I will find something right to fight for, and set my life into the path of every murderer, every rapist, until I am finally cut down.' He cringes and knows that he was the face of war, the rapist and every promise he makes is a lie.
Location: On the way back to Riven Keep
POV: Rint
The borderswords have just finished building a cairn for Raskan. Rint says some harsh words in remembrance and Galak urges him to use softer words. Rint says he's under stone and feels the weight of that, if you want to speak then go ahead. Galak says he was a child of Mother Dark. Rint says his soul was abandoned to a foreign fate. Galak continues, 'He served his lord--' Rint cuts in again, ‘To be made a plaything for his lord’s old lover.’ Galak protests. Rint relents and says he will say some soft words. He doesn't. It's more anger and regret. He leaves to mount his horse. His sister tells him, ‘Regret, brother, is gristle you can chew for ever. Spit it out.’ He says okay and tells her he looks forward to seeing her as a mother again. Galak tells him that all he does is cut these days. Rint says, ‘No, all I do is bleed.’
They now ride the last leg of their journey home. Ville asks, if that's smoke. They all quickened their paces. Rint thought about how his life would be new now. He would look at his wife with greater appreciation and he would look at his child as precious. I have sworn vengeance against Draconus. But I will join my sister and put away my sword. I, too, am done with this.' He vowed to change so his wife wouldn't fear his anger anymore. Ville shouts that there are riders on their left. Rint says it must be the hunting party. He realizes that the keep and the village were unguarded. He thinks about the last argument he had with his wife that had pushed him to take the contract with Draconus. He had run again. Ville shouted, '‘Traj! What has happened?’ Traj responded, ‘Lahanis found us – she escaped the slaughter – the villagers, Ville – they’re all dead!’ Ville asks who attacked us suggesting the legion. Traj says Lahanis saw Draconus's banners. They ride there. The borderswords are at war. Rint is in shock. He can't remember his wife's face and he can't find his house. He vows to never speak of his family again and ride to war.