Woo-hoo! Back in Markarth, uncle Throngvir convinced the jarl to let me have a place! Vlindrel Hall would be the new seat of the Vigil and my private residential quarters would be there. We'd take on an altar girl and a housecarl, Gia. I also invited Vigilant Ulric from Winterhold. Spent a couple weeks getting the place up and running, then headed back to the college to continue researching the scrolls.
Turns out a brilliant but mad scholar sequestered up in the northern ice fields knew more. He agreed to help, provided I got a dwemer artifact for home. From Blackreach. That meant Ienarath. This would be a perilous undertaking!
I stopped off at the Breezehome Priory for Carcette, and we recruited Lydia's Stormcloak soldier boyfriend too as we might have need of some serious muscle. Then we hiked north to the Aftland ruins and delved in! There were frightening dwemer constructs in the ruins but we managed to subdue them. Further in were some khajit junkies in hiding... I tried to Calm them down but they were too junked up, perhaps possessed by daedra, and attacked us in a frenzy. Sadly we had to put them out of their misery.
Finally we delved through some falmer territory and gained entrance to the legendary, sinister subterranean kingdom of Blackreach. We took refuge in an abandoned research station for some much needed rest. Next "morning" we began to explore the largely uncharted territory, very cautious to avoid any undead patrols of Ienarath. But we did skirmish with several falmer parties, and an odd dwemer automaton here and there. The dark, spooky, eerily-lit-by-fungi expanse revealed many wonders.
Finally we discovered the Tower of Mzark, and unlocked the Animunculous as the mad scholar had instructed. Inside was an Elder Scroll! We carefully retraced our steps and emerged triumphant back to the surface world. I could now return to Ft. Dawnguard to debrief them on Ienarath, and go back to Paarthurnax to read the Scroll at the Time Wound and help the Blades deal with Alduin.
We emerged and got our bearings - just a couple leagues north of Whiterun! Not far from the old Hall of the Vigilant. And look and behold, Stendarr had seem for to lead a pretty young Vigilant up to meet us in on the mountainside! She joined our party and we returned to the Breezehome Priory to recuperate and plan, and sell our spoils to fundraise for the Order.
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