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What a lot of work here...... and must tell you I will have to finish reading it in parts.... but so far...... really one of your best pieces..... and great images to match.
To think I came here just to get the butt shot... lol...... but found so much more.
PS - Lol I expect Ambrosia will enjoy that shot a lot more
What emerges overbearing, the extreme quality of the images and text. Your job is also an extraordinary direct advertising to the extreme quality of your ENB presets and a great ambassador of your considerable literary skills. But above all there is a lot of love and passion that exudes, your exceptionality as a person capable of giving so much and so quickly. As already mentioned, the story of Grim is a real saga, which has not much to envy to many others, currently in vogue.
The truth that makes me want to read it again, to grasp all aspects and this is a clear sign of the richness of the story.
There are of course of the narrative choices necessary to bend the story, in this inevitably bring folds something can be lost. The Eye of Magnus, is a mysterious ans symbolic object and must remain, the question of what it really is can only be guessed. Maybe, It embodies the hope that the technique, science and magic to bring man up to the gods. The ball contains the power in a three-dimensional circularty around it, but anyone who approaches inevitably go the way of the sorcerer's apprentice. Maybe Domina plays a little too much with fire without incinerate with it, except indirectly.
The mysterious Psijic order, maybe it is good to remove the toy from the hands of mortals, but on the other hand, perhaps the game's storyline, commits a certain naivety. The plot revolves around Winterhold, it is not clear if you have not played Fallout 3. The Psijic order exists as a form of external censorship and authoritarian, and downright parental, but there remains the question: who controls the controllers? Of course the gods, but not all gods are so moral, there are also the daedras that make the transgression their true meaning. The point is that the Order is the antidote to not to end the world of Skyrim like that of Fallout, but who can guarantee that the Order so attached to Padomay, it also does not fall into temptation and a few of its members do not start to play with the toy, too? I remain skeptical about the paternalistic claims of the Order, and perhaps the quest should not end up in Winterhold, but tell the tragic circularity that combines knowledge and power, in which the subject must learn to limit autonomously and do not fall in the need of heteronomy of an external power that limits him by force: this is to become fully adult. A mortal who has to reach the divine must necessarily grow up and learn this.
I agree on the Eye of Magnus and I have no plans to even try and explain what it is beyond what the lore says it is. I am, however, assuming it has a lot of magical potential - such that it is way beyond most mortal understanding. Domina is only using a tiny fraction of it - based on lore she got from her ancestors on the Night of Tears, where the Eye was used by a massive host of Thalmor (the cream of the crop) along with some aid from Mora. Domina also got some help this time from Mora and that is how I am explaining some of the ability for Domina to access it and use it to control another divine entiry (Fenrir) keeping in mind he is a lower ranked diety. Even then it is very dangerous and she was a bit over-confident with it.
Indeed when Grim has to use it to free Fenrir he will also find out the risks involved with using the Eye ... but I don't want to reveal any more spoilers on that particular story!
I have played most of FO3 but did not finish it yet - I only got it late, after I had played FNV. I also see the Psijiacs some what the same way and also wondered - what makes them the ones to manage the Eye over all the others? However I would rather they have it then the Thalmor, Prince Mora, or even the College. I like Savos a lot but he also doesn't seem like the most ethical person. The Psijiacs will have to do for now I suspect (again no spoilers on Grim's story).
If I read your last bit right it is important for people to accept responsibility for themselves; to make their own unbiased and informed decisions and not shove that responsibility and accountability off on a third party - be it a god/religion, state, ancestors, etc.).
I think Grim is doing pretty good at this so far and tries to be accountable for his own actions without depending for to much guidance from his "family." Sometimes the choice is taken out of one's hands (the Psijics don't really ask about taking the Eye, they just do so in the game ... whether Grim confronts them over this remains to be seen).
So Fenrir's gamble paid off, but will he have enough energy left even if Grim reaches a point where he could try to free him?
Still many more questions left to be answered!
Brilliant work my friend!
Funny you should mention Fenrir's energy levels as ... I don't think he does. In fact I suspect there will be a special "interlude" story coming fairly soon dealing with just that issue ... already in the works actually
Thanks very much for the comment!
I'm not much of a reader, but I enjoy reading through it for its story, thanks to a good simplicity it has. Do you by chance have a link that could bring me to the beginning? I'd like to go through them a bit!
As for a link to stories - aye I keep them all on my website - but I warn you there are a lot of them as I am currently on Book III of Grim's stories! I also have side stories like the Unraveling (which is a community story with other Nexus writers), and stories about different soldiers in the Black Wolf Company, which is the Mercenary band that Grim is a Squad Leader for.
You can find them all here: http://home.comcast.net/~thunor/tales.html#gt
I also keep a time line of Grim and what he has done since his birth, plus character profiles, here:
http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/images/436465/?
Thanks again for checking out this story!
Have a well earned (but not too long) rest ,my friend!