Dragonborn Saga

went out with some guards and returned once again.
Nefertiti was watching and felt more suspicious, the aura around the girl meant that she came across something evil.
Nefertiti decided to stay close to her friends just in case.

In the Moonblade hall, Elsa made some serious reports.

The Dawnstar Nightmare Problem started to take a toll on the people and it may be the work of some evil.
Also, a girl was about to kill herself after seeing a very disturbing dream that awakened some old disturbing memories.

”It seems we have ignored that matter for too long indeed.
Tell us, Elsa.
How do you assess the situation? ” Sigurd and the other elders questioned Elsa.

”I am not sure about the matter.
I am only knowledgeable about the Destruction Magic but that thing seemed to be beyond what I know. ”

”So you can ’t tell if it is a curse or an evil creature that is causing the trouble? ”

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”I am afraid not but a curse is too far-fetched, life is normal in Dawnstar and people forget about the nightmares just by the next day but some of them started to look pale and exhausted from the stress.
If it was a curse then it would have affected the people who visit the town too, not only its residents.
Also if we are talking about an evil creature or an evil magic user, then someone must have noticed and no one did at all.
I spoke with Medina, the Breton court wizard of Jarl Skald, and she pointed me at that tower we see when we stand on the northern wall, the one overseeing Dawnstar. ”

”Oh, I see.
It was an old place of monks of some sort! ” One of the elders followed Elsa ’s report.

”What happened to those monks? ” Patriarch Sigurd asked.

”Orcish pirates invaded their tower long ago, no one of them survived that day and the place was avoided since then. ”

”I see, so we are facing the tormented souls of the dead monks. ” another elder came to a conclusion and the others agreed with him.

”So, we should send some of our monks and clerics? ” Sigurd questioned Elsa.

”Of course, Patriarch.
But shouldn ’t we hire someone with knowledge around curses? I heard there is a mage who got dismissed from the College of Winterhold but he is very knowledgeable about evil souls.
He now lives in Morthal, hiring him would be much of a help. ”

”No need. ” Sigurd dismissed her idea.
”We have Alena who is an apprentice of an Arch-Wizard.
This should be simple for her, right? ”

Sigurd ’s suggestion was faced with smiles from the elders, they all were very pleased with Alina.

Elsa, on the other hand, took her leave and walked out, her lips curved up as she walked away alone.

***

[Back to the Present – Jon ’s POV]

”So you ’re telling me that Alena agreed to go then Jull and Wulf decided to go with her? ”

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I was standing in the middle of the Moonblade ’s hall where all of them gathered around me.

In front of me, sitting on his seat while resting his head on one hand, Patriarch Sigurd nodded silently.

The man, who looked like a thirty years old man, seemed to have aged up all of a sudden.
I was told that he didn ’t eat anything for two days and they barely stopped him from going into the tower over Dawnstar.

Upon further investigation those last couple of days, the Moonblade discovered that this place was avoided by the locals because no one ever left this place alive after the pirate accident.
They now surrounded the place and are looking for a way to figure out the place.

They even started asking Grandma Jenna for help and sent a report to Nurina.

I see now.
So that was it.

I didn ’t expect things to turn that way.

I know where my friends are but if I told these people here, they will get freaked out and lose all hope.

The cursed tower was Nightcaller Temple, a place where the cult of Vaermina used to live.

Vaermina the Dreamweaver is one of the seventeen Daedric Princes.
Her sphere of influence includes nightmares, psychological terror and torment, dreams, bringing evil omens, and stealing memories.

Vaermina mostly takes the form of a female mage and she is one of demonic Daedric Princes.

Trying not to panic as much as possible, I led to myself to a place where I was told that Alena liked to stay in.
It was an ancient Akaviri pavilion that overlooked the northern coast.

I gave the Moonblades and the men from my company one order, ’Find a dark elven priest of Mara that goes by Erandur, search for him in every city, town and village.
Whoever finds him must tell him to come and stop the Miasma, if he ever refused or resisted, bring him with force. ’

The order was passed and the men returned three days later.

We all waited in front of Nightcaller Temple…