In a cave

[Bozos of Bones]

I'm a level 2 Necromancer on a noble quest to find four mushrooms for the Balmora mages guild. I pass the shulk egg mine, the bridge and then in a stone I see this door. I walk up and it reads Cave. I enter and I saw a dark tunnel extending downwards. Having no light spell or something similar I grab the nearby lantern and venture forward. After killing a few rats I notice a large cavern with some different-colored rocks. Walking up to the rocks I notice they are actually full with Ebony Ore. I grab as much as I can carry and with a smile on my face I start going back. I saw another vein of ore and dropped all my equipment on the ground to take the extra ore. I'm holding 22 pieces of ore here. I am rich! I think and then continue back. Suddenly, darkness, my lantern's gone out. Taking a frightened spet back I start thinking. Casting a fireball to help direct my path I walk some ten feet. Then, at a bend I cat another fireball to light my path. Five or six fireballs later I notice a Y intersection. This wasn't here before I say to myself. Carefully, I start creeping down the left-hand path and smile as I see light. Finally, the exit! all happy I start running towards the light. As I passed a rock my hopes suddenly sank really low; a Flame Atronach. The magnificent creation turns, sees me and leaps toward me. Out of panic and desperation I cast Spark at him and start running back. A fireball explodes close to me , but doesn't do much damage. Casting Hearth Heal I take the right-hand pass and run up with the Atronach close behind me. Now I cast another fireball forward and I see the exit door, with the lantern hold. Yes! Close! Must.. Leaping for the door another fireball explodes at my back and I die, a full foot away from salvation.
So, does anyone here know what I'm talking about? What is that Atronach guarding? Got any similar experience?

[ 06-20-2004, 11:15 AM: Message edited by: Bozos of Bones ]

[Black Baron]

Advice: carry torches, and use "night vision" (or whatever it is called) spell. Also: use the miny map.

About the FA-he could be guarding ebony, you know...

[promethius9594]

or, access your options and turn the game brightness up [img]smile.gif[/img]

OR, be a khajiit and never be lost in the dark again.

[Oruboris]

Very nicely told, I must say...

But I've never seen a cave that was THAT dark, not even wearing the boots o' blinding...

Once you have mark and recall, there is a little trick you can use: make a pile of the loot you wish to remove [whether it's armor, potions, epony, whatever] in a nice central spot of the dungeon. Once you've got it all grouped, pick it up and teleport out: though you can't move while overloaded, you can still teleport.

Far better to have a pile of loot in your mark spot than some dark, dank, dungeon...

Oru

[Cienden]

lol! I remember going into that came the first time. At least you got out, I died fighting bravely...erm...dumbly.

I just think there's more ebony in there.

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Finding that cave does link to a nice quest if you stumble upon the other end sometime while wandering...

[promethius9594]

you misunderstand, cienden, he didnt make it out... it was kaputsk for him, though he came close to making it out.

[Cienden]

Ah yes, I missed the last line. oops. [img]smile.gif[/img]

[Bozos of Bones]

I now vow myself to return here once I hit level 10 and can beat the hell out of that thing, so I can see if there's something more in there or do I need to pass a few more levels for the other monsters or whatever. I shall not rest untill I have uncovered this!

[Nickzilla]

I can't remeber if lvl 10 chars can beat atronachs. I don't think I could.

[Svaerdhelgon]

its easy with marksman