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In case anyone is interested, I have started a new blog on fatasum.tumblr.com

The whole reason why I created it in the first place is kind of a long one, but here goes...

I finally finished posting my College of Winterhold fanfic, Fire and Lightning, on FanFiction.net.  Everyone who started following the story on there requested that I start posting some miscellaneous non-story content after the last chapter for entertainment purposes which I gladly took part it and enjoyed very much.  The problem is, you're not allowed to post non-story content on that site or you could get your story/account deleted (it's against their Terms and Conditions).  I still wanted to go through with it, though, so that's why I created a Tumblr site and am beginning to post that non-story content on there, as well.  That's the purpose that site will serve for the time being, so if you're a Fire and Lightning fan, head on over there for some extra Fire and Lightning/College of Winterhold/Onmund-y goodness!  I'm also thinking of making it a personal blog, as well, and will have other posts not related to Skyrim at some point.

On a somewhat related note, I've started working on the sequel to Fire and Lightning, and I plan on posting that story on here and FanFiction.net starting by the end of the month!

This is late on the draw but I have basically started getting heavily back into Skyrim.  This time, my character is Danielle, a mage.  Her story is that she originally trained to be a priestess but then she has aspirations to join the College of Winterhold and learn Destruction magic.  She is also one of the main characters in my newest Skyrim fanfic, Fire and Lightning.

Being a mage and having mage followers has been interesting and I have to say that I've run into some pretty hilarious situations in the vanilla game- especially with Onmund as a follower.  But learning from both experience and reading about others' experiences, Onmund is one shitty follower to have, especially when the going gets tough.  But with the use of the Ultimate Follower Overhaul (UFO) mod (skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/1403…), he has ultimately become my favorite follower in the game.  The first setting that I changed was to make him essential, so that he never dies.  The guy just dies so easily in battle that this was a must!  I also set him to ignore accidental attacks from me.  I can't tell you how many times I've accidentally hit him with a stray fireball and it's nice to know that he won't ever turn on me.  And lastly, but not leastly, I can dress him in anything, which may imply some childish mischief, but really I just want him to wear more powerful outfits than his default Novice robes and hood.

However, this mod doesn't always play nice with the Nord mage.  It has brought to light Onmund's penchant for making other people very angry.  You see, UFO also allows me to have multiple followers, so when I have several followers with me and we're in the middle of the battle, it is not uncommon for me to see one of my followers suddenly turn on the poor guy and try to murder him because they happened to fall into the path of his powerful Lightning Bolts.

Oh well, at least Onmund is one (maybe the only) mage who won't bitch about carrying your shit.  "Really, J'zargo?  Not enough room to carry my stuff, huh?  What's all that empty space in your satchel, then???"  And, "I never asked you to pawn anything, Brelyna, so quit your bitchin'!"  Finally, Marcurio's the worst.  "I don't care what you say you are, asshole; hold my stuff, already!"  Onmund has also been a lifesaver in the wild, especially at night.  I'll be walking along at a leisurely pace and all of a sudden, ZA-ZAP!  "What the hell was that, Onnie?!  Oh, you killed that bear that I totally did not see that was headed right towards me.  Thank you, kind sir!"

Onmund...you've got terrible hair, an underbite that would make my orthodontist drop dead, and the naivete of a little boy but I still love you.