#honeyside

Lakeview Manor: Easily #1. Fairly secluded with a wonderful view of Lake Ilinalta. In the woods, so you can go hunting right out your front door. However, troubles include a neighboring conjurer (possible necromancer?), occasional bandits, and occasional giant.

Breezehome: #2. Would place at #1 if not for LM's seclusion. The OG starter home. Whiterun as a whole is beautiful. Farms and wild game all around so you don't have to worry too much about food. Very competent and wise government with Balgruuf as Jarl. Just don't get involved in the Grey-Mane/Battle-Born dispute. Trust me. Also, house is made of wood and in a dry environment. Be wary of stray flames.

Heljarchen Hall: #3. Basically on Whiterun/Pale border. Again, be wary of flames. Wide, open land so you can hunt fairly well. Or start a farm (Heljarchen Farm mod is right beside Heljarchen Hall).

Proudspire Manor: #4. Beautiful architecture. In Solitude, so you are arguably in the safest city. Real-estate price is egregiously high, though. Politics are fairly mild aside from the war, and Falk is a pretty competent steward. Just avoid Erikur at all costs. 100% recommend attending the Burning of King Olaf festival.

Windstad Manor: #5. Hjaalmarch is mostly swamp to the North and snowy mountains to the South. Windstad Manor is on the Northern end of the swamps on the coast, so be ready for exceptionally cold winters. Beautiful view of Solitude and the Sea of Ghosts, though. (Additionally, neighboring the Windstad Mine mod area.) Be wary because it has the High Gate Ruins on one side and Ustengrav on the other. The swamp is also filled with frostbite spiders and the occasional chaurus.

Severin Manor: #6. Large, spacious interior with wonderful Dunmer architecture. All utilities you could need. House Redoran is a fairly competent local government. However, almost no work since the mine closed. Ash is everywhere from Red Mountain, so be sure to have something to cover your mouth and nose. Also, try not to wake up working on some strange shrines against your will.

Hjerim: #7. Beautiful architecture. Windhelm as a whole has wonderful architecture and rich history. However, it is very cold and the other residents are very unpleasant. If you're looking for an empathetic population, do not come to Windhelm. Additionally, beware of a killer on the loose.

Honeyside: #8. Only below Hjerim due to the presence of the Thieves Guild and the Black-Briars in Riften. Otherwise, very nice home. Back door leads right out the the shore of Lake Honrich, so prime fishing spot. Most likely humid with occasional rotting wood, though.

Vlindrel Hall: #9. Dwemer architecture is fascinating. However, doesn't really have anything else going for it. Forsworn are all throughout the Reach, including inside Markarth (don't let the guards lie to you). The Silver-Bloods are arguably worse than the Black-Briars. More likely to get killed than in Windhelm, and more likely to end up in prison than Riften. Plus, Thalmor actively reside in Understone Keep. Avoid Markarth unless absolutely necessary.

THE MANNEQUINS ARE MOVING WHAT THE FUCCCCCCCCCC

Decided after getting our Nightingale armor to finally get a house for a place to put all the stuff Shirazzha’s been accumulating. Overestimated on how much it’d cost me to buy Honeyside, so I was able to buy most of the upgrades at the same time. Except the enchanting lab/childs bedroom.

Onward to questing, Mercer has tracked the Eyes of the Falmer to the dwemer ruin of Irkngthand. Not looking forward to it. Requiem’s Dwemer machines are hard to fight without shock damage.

Came across this rather grim shrine to Alkosh on the way. Certainly the last one to attend it was much more zealous in their worship than Shirazzha, so she chose sneak onward quickly. She’s not fond of the idea of being sacrificed.

Shirazzha ran into a caravan of her kin on the move near Nightgate Inn. She offered to reclaim an amulet that had been stolen from their guard. Hopefully, the next time they meet, she’ll be able to return it.

None of the bandits outside put up much of a fight, and the ones just inside were already dead. Mercer’s been through here, alright.

By Khenarthi it sucked in here. There were only a few machines to contend with, but the chaurus and Falmer put up an incredible defense. They were incredibly good at sniffing Shirazzha out despite being blind. The poisons they had meant certain death from a single hit.

The three of us caught up to Mercer right as he was prying the eyes out of the huge statue they were embedded in. He used some kind of magic to force Brynjolf into subduing Karliah, Leaving just Shirazzha and Mercer to duke it out.

Luckily, I saved this little treat special for Mercer. It took a while, but after the poison was in his system, he was doomed. Serves the bastard right for all he’s done.