Board Thread:Skyrim/@comment-11344160-20130706190631

'Just started a new game using the Hearthfire DLC for the first time (Legendary Edition'' - PS3) and loving it. My character is a female Nord. Didn't buy any of the city houses and just waited for an invite to buy a homestead near Falkreath.'''

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I asked Sven from Riverwood, my first follower, to be my steward. I figured since he was a bard he'd have at least some skill at dealing with guests, merchants, and the like. He didn't relish the idea of moving away from Camilla Valerius and risk the possibility of losing her to that slimy wood elf Faendral, but he jumped at the chance to finally move out of his mother's house. He's a fine steward and performs his jobs well, but he seems a little addled at times, telling me I look like a traveller who has seen many things - as though each time he sees me is the first time we met.

My husband Vorstag is such a cutie. Since retiring from the life of a mercenary he's opened a trade business. I like having him around because he's really good at dispatching bandits and isn't too shabby in the sack either. We adopted a little Imperial girl from Whiterun named Lucia; her story of abandonment broke our hearts and we simply had to give her a home. She's such a sweetie and I try to bring her home a gift whenever I return from adventuring. We play games a lot, but I wish she knew more than tag and hide & seek (it would be nice to have someone to play Texas Hold'em with). We're thinking of adopting another child - Vortsag really wants a boy.

After the Jarl of Falkreath assigned me a housecarl, I was a little nervous about having a strange Redguard woman around the house but Rayya has won me over. She truly does want to protect me and all I own and has proven it many times with her two scimitars. Her attitude is a bit chilly at times, but it's a comfort knowing she's there at all times protecting my daughter.

Since Sven is often obsessed with mining an iron ore deposit in my front yard and buying me chickens, he never plays his lute. I thought it would be nice to have some music around the house and it's important that Lucia have a well-rounded education including music and poetry, so I asked Sven to hire a bard. He found this guy Llewellyn the Nightingale  (which is kind of a girlish name, btw). I'm not so sure about him, since he's kind of shabbily dressed and only knows two songs. I paid a lot of gold to recieve some hack who only knows two frigging songs.

Sven also hired me a carraige driver, because he knows how much I hate walking. I've repeatedly asked the driver to come into the house and join the rest of us. With the bedroom addition I added there's certainly enough beds! But rain or shine he just sits on his carraige; I think he likes looking at the backside of his horse, or something.

Finally, there's my best friend and adventuring compatriot, Mjoll the Lioness. She's great to have around because Rayya isn't much of a conversationalist and I like having another woman around to chat with. Mjoll keeps telling me this story about making a bandit shit his pants after she drew Grimsever, and it makes me laugh every time. I love her dearly and it's such a delight to have another strong Nord woman around. Vorstag likes it too, because he thinks Sven is kind of a milk-drinker. 