Board Thread:Roleplaying/@comment-16047389-20140624184300/@comment-16047389-20140630220423

Quite curious, is it not? You would think that the adpoted daughter of a Count would be the last person to be well versed in Daedric text. You decide to bring this up, and ask her about it. At this, Vallina looks down, with a countenance of shame.

"I was not the obedient, proper, little girl growing up that most seem to believe I was." she says, while avoiding eye contact. "I've always had an interest in magic, and there was a time when I dabbled in the more...undesirable circles. My father, of course, found out and was not pleased. He scolded me, said I was risking my life and the lives of others. I didn't care. I thought I knew better, that I was somehow smarter than everyone else who had done the same and suffered for it. Then, one day...I took it a bit farther. Somehow, I had managed to draw the attention of Hermaeus Mora. He promised me secrets and power I'd never known before. And all I had to do was find a book, and perform a small ritual."

Vallina takes a while before continuing. It's obvious she's rather uncomfortable about this topic. She must trust you quite a bit to be telling you this.

"I found the book. It wasn't easy, but I managed to track it down in Alinor, and obtain it. It was a thick black tome, with no title on it. The ritual was the easy part. A few alchemic concoctions you could buy at any reputable alchemy shop, and a few chants and spells. Then he told me to read the book. I opened it, and began to read it. Then..."

She is visibly shaking at this point. She must trust you quite a bit to be telling you this.

"Something horrible came out of the book. There were eyes, tendrils, nightmarish things. I was screaming as they grabbed me, and began dragging me, pulling me into the book. Father burst into the room and saw. I don't know how, but he managed to shut the book and free me. I was so scared, I was crying as he held me and told me everything would be alright. I swore I would never have anything to do with Daedric magic again. But you never forget these things. They change you...forever."

A) Ask why Vallina thinks the Fortesias had such a tome. There've always been rumors, but never anything this horrid.

B) Ask Vallina if she has any idea what the missing pages of the book could be about. What was so interesting that someone would tear out a few pages, and leave the rest of the book?

C) Ask Vallina about her relation with the Fortesias. How did a charming Altmer such as herself get an invitation from these normally predjudice nobles?

D) Ask Vallina about her relation with Attrebus. Why would the Count of Skingrad's adopted daughter know a Chancellor of the Elder Council so familiarly?