Jo'Khar

"I got lied to by many people back in my day. One time a thief took my purse. I took his eyes. A fair exchange, no?"

- Jo'Khar explaining why he doesn't trust people.

 is a Khajiit enchanter, and a vampire. He was initially the Army Enchanter and later Court Wizard for Daric Lariat during his rebellion. Sometime after that he returned to the College of Winterhold and started teaching Enchanting there. He is the last living member of the Ap'Kolthis Clan.

Early Life
Jo'Khar joined the College of Winterhold sometime after the 1st Great War as a student, wanting to escape from the troubles of Elsweyr. For he was a part of the Ap'Kolthis Clan of Corith, a wealthy family that opposed the Thalmor taking control of the province. Both his parents also moved to Skyrim with the remainder of their fortune. By the time the Skyrim Civil War started he had already finished his studies and left the College. Sometime during his studies he traveled to Blackreach, exploring the Tower of Mzark. During his time at the College he met Elvali Ramarys and befriended her. He started a family in Skyrim and lived with them for quite sometime, but one day they were attacked by a vampire and everyone was killed, except Jo'Khar who lived. He lost his parents, his wife and the last of his Clan's fortune. During the attack he contracted Vampirism, losing also his mortality. Jo'Khar has been hunting the vampire that killed his family but he decided to leave Skyrim and eventually made his way to High Rock, trying to find leads on the vampire whom he discovered was the leader of a smuggling ring. There he decided to put his enchanting skill to use and joined up with Daric Lariat's army as their enchanter.

Character Form

 * Class: Mage, Enchanter
 * Skills: Master Enchanting, Expert Alteration/Illusion, Adept Sneak/Conjuration/Destruction
 * Spells: Chain Lightning, Lightning Bolt, Ice Spike, Mayhem, Paralyze, Healing, Ash Shell
 * Powers: Night Eye, Vampire's Seduction, Embrace of Shadows.
 * Equipment: Master Robes, College Boots, Mage Circlet, Arcane Ring, Steel Dagger.

Return of the Septim Dynasty I
Jo'Khar mostly stayed in the army's camp and only acted as their enchanter for most of Daric's war in High Rock. It wasn't until their arrived in Evermore that he even met Daric face-to-face. The king had come to his tent so he could refill the enchantment on his sword. He did as Daric asked and refilled the enchantment with a filled grand soul gem. Daric told the khajiit that he had been watching him and noticed that he had great magical talent, a talent he thought was wasted on being an enchanter. Daric asked Jo'Khar to join him in battle as his Court Wizard. He agreed and an hour later when the army marched on Evermore he followed Daric. When the battle started Jo'Khar stayed close to Daric and cast spells at the enemy troops. When a platoon of Orcs arrived to aid in defending Evermore Jo'Khar turned his attention to them. Daric asked him if he knew any useful spells to use against the enemy. He then cast dual Chain Lightning and managed to stagger a group of Legionnaires, the spell drained a good portion of his magicka. After the king and his horsemen took down the staggered Legionnaires he went to see if the khajiit was okay. When the khajiit replied that he was Daric ordered him to go take out the catapults and to meet up with general Roderic. Jo'Khar entered the city through the main gate, which had been opened by Roderic and his group of Blades, and found the general fighting near them. He told the Breton about the king's orders and Roderic told him to follow as they headed to the artillery. They were able to get pretty close to the catapults without being noticed as the men manning them were too occupied with the battle. The enemy general spotted them though, and ordered a group to intercept them. Leading that group was a powerful pyromancer. Roderic told Jo'Khar to continue after the catapult while he stayed back to keep the enemy busy. He ran to the catapults as fast as he could and then destroyed them with a Chain Lightning spell. After that he returned to aid Roderic against the pyromancer and his subordinates. He cast Chain Lighting on them, while Roderic cast a fireball, which took care of most of the subordinates. Daric and a group of horsemen galloped into the city through the main gate. The pyromancer cast a wall of flames at them. Jo'Khar was too late to stop the spell but he cast a Lightning Bolt at the pyromancer. The enemy mage was able to block the spell with a ward, but since he cast it too late it left him staggered. He cast an Ice Spike and then cast Steadfast Ward with his other hand. The pyromancer cast a firebolt at the khajiit's spell, causing an explosion. Jo'Khar ran towards the pyromancer and cast Ice Spike at one of his hands before he could cast a ward. The spells pierced the enemy mage's hand and making them useless. The pyromancer screamed in agony and shot a fireball at the khajiit. He then cast another Ice Spike at the pyromancer, who avoided the spell. But Jo'Khar ran up to him and ended his life by biting his neck with much force.

Jo'Khar felt his hunger declining after feeding off the imperial pyromancer. A Blade, Caesar Autrus, came up to the khajiit and told him that Roderic had taken Daric back to camp so he could get healed. Jo'Khar decided to head back as well to see if the king was okay. He entered the medical tent and asked Daric what his orders were. Daric ordered Roderic and Jo'Khar to capture the castle, bring the king of Evermore to him and end the battle. Caesar burst into the healer's tent and told them that the Legion was retreating but had started to set the city on fire. Daric ordered them to save Evermore before it was burned to the ground. Jo'Khar followed Caesar to the city and used ice spells to put out the fires. The Blades and the other soldiers were also trying to put the fires out. Caesar ran up to Jo'Khar, he said that he found the king. The Blade explained that he was boing escorted out of the city by the Legion. Jo'Khar acknowledged the news and followed Caesar to go after the king. Caesar led the khajiit to where he last saw the king and his escort, then found tracks showing where they went. The two of them spotted the group, a unit of elite legionnaires led by the general himself were taking the fat king out of Evermore. Caesar said that there were too many to fight head on, he suggested a stealthier approach. Jo'Khar mentioned that he knew a Master Illusion spell that he could use on the legionnaires if they were more clumped together, to maximize its effectiveness. Caesar agreed with that and thought of a plan to get them to close ranks around the king, faking an ambush. He told the khajiit that they needed to attack the group from the roofs but remain hidden so they wouldn't know how many attackers there were. They both agreed on the plan and climbed up to the roofs to get into position. When Caesar began to fire arrows at the legionnaires Jo'Khar cast lightning bolts at them. The Legionnaires huddled in a defensive position, trying to see where they attackers were. They raised their shields and wards in the hopes of defending from the attackers. Jo'Khar awaited for Caesar to give the signal to cast the Mayhem spell. Soon afterwards he spotted an arrow that had been fired straight in the air, he knew that must be the signal. He cast the Mayhem spell on the soldiers, causing them to start fighting each other. He noticed the Blade had gotten out of hiding and was heading to the group. Jo'Khar was confused about what Caesar was doing but he chose to provide cover and cast Paralyze on any soldiers that tried to attack the Blade. He noticed that Caesar was heading towards the King, who was trapped in the skirmish between the mayhem effected soldiers. He provided cover for the king as well as Caesar. After Caesar was able to capture the King and was bringing him out of the mayhem induced skirmish the general kicked them down. Jo'Khar cast paralyze on the king to make sure that he didn't try to escape. The fighting had subsided and only 3 legionnaires remained, all free from the spell's effect. They stood by their general, ready to strike at Jo'Khar and the Blade. The khajiit cast paralyze on the general, the three soldiers charged at Caesar. The Blade was having a hard time dealing with the soldiers and so Jo'Khar cast Chain Lightning, however the spell ended up bouncing to Caesar and sent him flying back a few feet. The general's paralysis ran out and he charged at the Khajiit. Jo'Khar jumped on the Imperial general and wraps his hands around his neck. The general managed to stab him twice while the Khajiit was holding on to him but Jo'Khar quickly finished him off by breaking his neck.

Caesar had gotten up and was capturing the king, who was struggling. Jo'Khar aided him and bound king Barnand's hands with rope. Once Barnand found out they were taking him to Daric he tried to bribe them, but they didn't listen. Tired of the fat king's pit ramblings Caesar knocked him out and then Jo'Khar helped take him to Daric back at the camp. The enemy soldiers had all either been captured, killed or escaped. The battle was over, and the city was saved from burning down. The khajiit curiously asked Caesar what he thought awaited High Rock, Evermore and them now that the battle was over. They talked while they made their way to Daric's tent. When they arrived at the tent Jo'Khar waited silently while Daric judged Barnand and sentenced him to the dungeons for this crimes against Evermore. Jo'Khar decided to pledge his allegiance to King Daric and help him in his war against the Empire. He, as Court Wizard to Daric, went with him back to Shornhelm and attended his coronation as High King of High Rock.

Return of the Septim Dynasty II
Jo'Khar had remained by Daric's side ever since, acting as his Court Wizard. The king told him that they needed to send help to their Redguard allies. He said that since he had to remain in High Rock to maintain order and rule the province he wanted Roderic Acques and the Khajiit to lead in his stead. The king told them that he was sending a force to Taneth, where King Bodean would be expecting them. The wizard left Shornhelm to meet with General Roderic and the rest of the army. He told the Breton that Daric had sent him to help in Hammerfell's Civil War. Roderic acknowledged the order and welcomed the Khajiit. The Breton Army left High Rock by ship and travelled to the city of Taneth, arriving there after two weeks. King Bodean welcomed them to Hammerfell, Jo'Khar let Roderic handle most of the talking. Bodean led them into his palace and to the war room. The Redguard showed them a map of the province and caught them up on how the Civil War was going. The king said that the Forebears had been planning to take back Rihad but now that the Bretons joined them they would be able to assault Stros M'Kai. He told them that the Crowns use the island as a naval base, but the most of the navy that was there was now garrisoned in Rihad. It was the perfect opportunity to strike. King Bodean had readied the forces at his disposal. They boarded their ships and set sail for the island city-state. The Forebears and the Bretons set sail for Stros M'Kai. A few days later they could see the island in the distance. Bodean got the monocular and looked at the city. He told them he saw 5 ships stationed there. He told Roderic to take 5 ships and attack them head on, he was going to take 3 and flank them when the time was right. The Crown Navy saw the incoming Breton Ships. The Admiral ordered his ships into loose formation and they went to meet their enemies. The Crown Navy fired on the incoming Breton ships. The Admiral looked to the south where a strange fog had formed, created by Bodean's mages. Roderic ordered the formation to split. The ships turned sideways and the fired on the enemy navy. Jo'Khar was aboard Roderic's ship. He cast Lightning Bolts and other spells at the enemy vessels. The two navies were evenly matched when it came to numbers. Bodean's ships got out of the fog and appeared right behind the Crown Ships, they fired on them. The Forebear ships fired on the enemy's masts, without masts the Crown ships became stranded in between their enemies. Many of the Crown crewmen abandoned their ships. Instead of destroying the ships Bodean decided to board them. They captured the Crowns' soldiers. Having defeated the garrisoning navy of Stros M'Kai the forebears now controlled the island.

Jo'Khar recommend that they get ready for a possible counter-attack by the Nelthars. He thought they'd most likely try to reclaim Stros M'Kai aggressively, as they used to import items from the island before the Forebears took it over. Bodean told him not to worry, as even though the capture of Stros M'Kai was a major blow to their operations. He had already contacted the Nelthars for a negotiation after he conquered the island. Jo'Khar nodded and hoped for the best. He told Roderic that he would follow whatever he decided when Bodean told them they could return to the mainland. The general decided to stay in Stros M'Kai for now. They didn't have to wait long for the Nelthars to arrive on the island, a few days after it was captured a large Nelthar vessel approached. Jo'Khar was stunned at the size of the ship. He hadn't seen anything like it since his expedition to the Tower of Mzark, as the vessel was clearly of Dwemer design. Roderic told the soldiers to stay on guard, they still didn't know if the Nelthars had come for the negotiation or to attack. Roderic headed to the Docks, Jo'Khar was beside him. He was a little nervous. He never saw a ship that size. He thought if that thing carried more firepower than he thought, they'd better watch out. Roderic tried to calm Jo'Khar, the noticed that he looked nervous. He told the khajiit they had it all under control. The Nelthar ship slows down and arrives at the port. The Admiral walked off and up to king Bodean. He introduced the Lady Visus Nelthar, who had come to negotiate with the Redguard. She met with the King. As Jo'Khar was followed the group that was heading into the city a soldier approached Roderic and told him something, Roderic replied and then the soldier headed over to the Khajiit. He said that the general has asked him to lead the Khajiit to where three soldiers, that had been trying to capture a Sload that had been helping the Crowns, were last spotted. Jo'Khar asked where the creature was. The soldier replied that the Sload was on the northern coast of the island and then he, Jo'Khar and three other soldiers headed there.

When they arrived on the coast they could see a downed airship and the Sload seemly trying to repair it. Achel, one of the soldiers, pointed him out to the others. Jo'Khar was surprised about the size of the Sload. He asked whether they had to capture or kill the creature. The Sload managed to get his airship working again and he started to slowly ascend. Lieutenant Achel ordered them to shot the ship down but to leave the Sload alive, king Bodean didn't want it dead. The Sload laughed as he flew up, he waved farewell at the soldiers. Achel ordered them to fire arrows at the airship's balloon. Jo'Khar charged an Ice Spike instead and told Achel that he would fire the spell on his signal. Achel ordered the Khajiit and the soldiers to fire on the airship. Jo'Khar and the soldiers fired arrows and ice spikes at the balloon. A few shots later, the balloon suffered a lot of holes. The Sload's airship started to fall, and the Sload yelled "No" as it crashed at the same place it had previously landed. Jo'Khar and the troops proceeded to the crash site to arrest the Sload. He told the creature to halt and told it they had no intention of harming him if he cooperated. The Sload was unconscious on the wreck of his airship. It was then that an Argonian approached the Khajiit. Jo'Khar warned the Argonian that he was interfering with official business and told him to stay back, as the soldiers drew their swords. The Argonian told them to relax, and asked if there was something he could do to help. Jo'Khar asked the Argonian to tell him about the Argonian maid and the lusty baron, attempting to make fun of the Argonian. He was ignored by him and Achel then told the Argonian to help them check the wreck of the airship for the Sload. The Argonian introduced himself as Tanan. Jo'Khar didn't trust him to he told Tanan that he was going to keep an eye on him. Achel asked Tanan to help him move a large rock. Tanan asked some questions and Achel answered them, they were mostly about the situation surrounding the crash. They lifted the rock and spotted the Sload under it. The three other soldiers dragged the Sload from under the rock, and then Achel and Tanan put it down. Jo'Khar just stood there watching the Argonian, making sure he didn't try anything. Achel ordered his soldiers to take the Sload to the dungeon, as the King wanted to have a word with him after he spoke with the Nelthar ambassador.

Achel and his men managed to put the Sload into a large cell. He then asked that someone notify Bodean, while the rest remain behind to guard the Sload. Jo'Khar left to inform the king of the news. Jo'Khar encountered Bodean and Roderic in a corridor, the king asked about the Sload. Jo'Khar told him that they managed to capture it and it was in the dungeon. The three of them then made their way to the cell. The Sload asked how long they think they can keep him locked up. Bodean introduced himself to the Sload and asked what he was helping the Crowns with. The Sload introduced himself as a diplomat and complained about his airship. Bodean asked what he would do if he was set free. The Sload said he would return to Thras and never bother the Forebears. Jo'Khar told them to wait, and said that he heard stories of the Sloads spreading something known as the 'Thrassian Plague'. He said that maybe they could use this information to blackmail the enemy into surrendering key territories. He mentioned that not even the Nelthars could possibly ignore such a deadly disease. But Bodean ignored the Khajiit, as he disagreed. Bodean decided it was too much of a hassle to keep the Sload locked up and had Achel release him. The Sload exited the cell and asked Bodean if any of his men knew how to fix airships. Bodean answered coldly that none of them did, as the Forebears didn't have any airships on their fleet. The creature questioned how he would fix his ship then, Bodean told him he could buy supplies in the market then the King left the dungeon. Jo'Khar left with him and went to find someway to quench his thirst for blood. Later, Jo'Khar went to meet with King Bodean, he asked what they were going to do with the Sload. Bodean said that he didn't trust the Sload, or believe his story about just being a diplomat. The Redguard thought there must have been something the Sload was helping the Crowns with in Stros M'Kai. He then told the Khajiit that he was heading back to Taneth, as he had been away too long. He told Jo'Khar that General Roderic would be left in charge in his stead, and also asked that the mage look into the Sload's alibi. Jo'Khar nodded and left to find the general. The Khajiit was still in the dark about the Sload's intentions. He had heard of the Thrassian Plague that affected Tamriel in the First Era and thought that maybe the Sload could be persuaded to aid against the Empire or the Nelthars, and if not then to at least give up some information.

Jo'Khar met up with Achel and Tanan and was carefully watching the Argonian. He would not hesitate to break his legs if he tried to escape. Roderic explained to Jo'Khar that they were escorting the Argonian so he could fix the Sload's airship, and that they brought a few soldiers to make sure Tanan didn't try anything. Tanan slowly walked towards the Khajiit and asked why he didn't trust people. Jo'Khar brushed him off, saying he had experience with thieves, and said it was nothing personal against the Argonian. Tanan told him not to be so quick to judge. He said they needed to head to Falkreath, Skyrim. Roderic pointed out that would be a long journey, but Tanan said they could travel by daylight and make camp at night. Roderic suggested that it would be easier to send a messenger to bring his friend to Stros M'Kai. Achel mentioned they'd need to take a ship to Solitude and walk from there. Tanan was starting to convince Roderic, but Jo'Khar had a bad feeling about the Argonian. Achel reminded them that they had a Civil War to deal with, a trip to Falkreath would be too much of a distraction. While the group was talking about the subject the Argonian disappeared. Roderic noticed that Tanan was gone. Achel shamefully stated that he stole all the money. Jo'Khar told them that he could still smell the Argonian. The general ordered them to follow and catch him. Jo'Khar was angry at the Argonian, he cursed him as he ran towards the direction of the cave the trail lead to. He carefully analyzed the trail with his eyes and nose. Achel went with the Khajiit, already with his weapon drawn.

Jo'Khar and the group caught up with the Argonian near the Sload's crashed ship. The Sload was fighting the Argonian. The Khajiit yelled at Tanan and fired Ice Spikes at his direction. Tanan shot the Sload with an arrow, making him shout from the pain. Now angered the Sload summoned two Dremora Lords. The Argonian ran, barely dodging the Ice Spikes. An arrow flew in the Khajiit's direction, he tried to block it with his hands but failed and was shot. He grunted from the pain, then pulled the arrow out and healed himself, before pursuing the Argonian. Tanan ran towards a river in the distance. Roderic said that he doesn't mind the water and continued to chase after the thief. Jo'Khar cast a Lightning Bolt at the water, making the Argonian stop running towards it. The Sload pinned him down with Ice Spikes so to stop him from running. Tanan fired arrow after arrow at his pursuers. The Argonian tried to disappear but he was pinned so he stood and gave up. Jo'Khar cast Ash Shell on Tanan, so as to stop him from escaping. However Tanan had faked giving up and struggled, managing to free himself from the Ash Shell. Jo'Khar then ordered the soldiers to get him, they managed to tackle him. The Sload asked the Argonian to give him the gold he had stolen, but when the soldiers tackled him and he gave up again the Sload got angry at them. The Sload approached the Argonian and demanded the gold, Tanan played dumb and avoided answering. Tanan tried to slime his way out of the ordeal, reminding the Sload that he wasn't the one that shot down his airship, he only helped lift a rock. It seemed to work, the Sload was confused. Jo'Khar grabbed his dagger and put it up against the Argonian's throat. He was sick of the Argonian's lies, he asked Tanan what his last words were. Tanan requested that he move the dagger, and claimed that he never lied. He said there was a man that could fix the airship, in Falkreath. Jo'Khar asked why he should trust the Argonian. Tanan said it was in his nature, but he asked to be taken to Falkreath so they could confirm his story. Jo'Khar still wasn't convinced, and asked how he knew the Argonian would keep his word. The Argonian replied saying the Khajiit was smart enough to tell truth from lie. Jo'Khar gave him a cold stare, but agreed to take him there. However he reminded the Argonian that if he tried anything Roderic would kill him. The Sload then added that he would likely eat him. Jo'Khar released the Argonian.

A band of Crown soldiers, likely left over from the battle on the island, attacked the group. Tanan had turned invisible, but he said he wasn't escaping, and started to fire on the soldiers. The Forebear soldiers fought against them and with the help of the Khajiit, the Breton general and the Argonian they were able to defeat them easily. Jo'Khar told Tanan to show himself. The Argonian appeared with a smile on his face and then fired on the Khajiit and made a break for it. Jo'Khar used Embrace of Shadows to disappear and appeared in front of the Argonian. The Khajiit tried to break his leg but Tanan dodged the attack. He then gave up again, saying no one could take a joke nowadays. Jo'Khar told him that next time he tries to joke he would have his head mounted on a wall, then he escorted Tanan back to the group. The Argonian told the Mage that he respected him, and asked if he had need of a mercenary like him. Jo'Khar confessed that there was something, but that they shouldn't talk about it near the others. Tanan nodded and continued to follow Jo'Khar back to the others. By the look on his face it was clear the Khajiit had something bothering him, that wasn't about the war. Tanan tried to ask what the thing he needed a mercenary for was. The Khajiit told him to keep it between them, as he didn't know if Roderic would approve. The Argonian agreed and they met up with the group. Jo'Khar asked the Argonian if he had ever lost someone close to him and felt powerless to help them. Tanan replied that he had a brother, but asked why the Khajiit asked. Jo'Khar told him that he lost his entire family a few years back, and that he wanted revenge. But he didn't think Roderic would approve of the his revenge quest. Jo'Khar then noticed that Roderic was looking at him, and so he stopped talking. Roderic told him to focus on the war, like the Khajiit thought he would, but said he was sorry for the loss of his family. Jo'Khar nodded slightly to keep anyone from noticing him and Tanan, he was trying to slip away from the group. However Roderic wasn't so easily ditched. He told Jo'Khar that he looked like someone that was broken, which was true but till now he had been good at hiding it. The Breton said that he knew revenge was important to him, but the war was more important, Jo'Khar nodded and pretended to be convinced by the general. Tanan said that he would still help the Khajiit with his revenge, but Jo'Khar told him to be quiet till then.

Roderic, Jo'Khar and the others that were in Stros M'Kai left for Hegathe when they were called there by Bodean's cousin, Cluson. Bodean, who had returned to Taneth, was captured when the city was taken by the Crowns. With the Redguard king in enemy hands his cousin, the King of Hegathe, had taken charge of the Forebears. He was planning on taking Taneth back and freeing his cousin. The Nelthars were also in Hegathe, after having agreed to aid the Stormcrown Alliance in their war. In the city Cluson, his generals and the Nelthars planned their siege of Taneth. While in Hegathe the mage saw an opportunity to slip away and asked Tanan what he thought was a good way to do so. Tanan turned himself invisible and so did Jo'Khar, they then slipped away without anyone noticing. Jo'Khar noted that because Roderic would disapprove it was likely that he wouldn't be able to return as if nothing ever happened. And he also noted that the general might try to chase them. Tanan told him not to worry, as he might have escaped had the Khajiit not been there to stop him. Jo'Khar agreed, and said that all they needed now was a lead. The mage suggested Solitude as the man he was looking for may usually travel by boat. The two of them were able to get a boat in a village to the north to take them to Skyrim. Jo'Khar thought about the Vampire that killed his family. It was rumored he's a smuggler for the Empire and a friend of the Crowns. About what he expected from an Imperial thief. But getting to him isn't going to be easy.

Return of the Septim Dynasty III
Jo'Khar and Tanan ran out of Hegathe. They ran for what felt like hours until the mage asked the Argonian how long it had been since they ran. The Argonian said it must have been forever since Hegathe was far behind them. The two continued walking and came upon a village. There they found a ship willing to take them to Solitude. Tanan didn't want to pay their fare but Jo'Khar convinced him to, saying he owed him for all the trouble he caused in Stros M'Kai. After a long journey Jo'Khar and Tanan finally arrived at Solitude. They head for the city's inn. The Khajiit told the innkeeper he needed two rooms. He handed 40 septims to the Nord. The innkeeper handed two keys to Jo'Khar and told him the rooms were upstairs and they could keep it for two days. He said that if the Khajiit needed anything, to just let him know. The mage approached the Argonian and told him he was going to take a small break. He told him that they would meet up later. He handed Tanan the key to his room and then went to get some rest in his own room. After a short rest, Jo'Khar searched around Solitude for some sign of the vampire that killed his family. He searched nearly the whole city and thought it unbelievable how he found nothing so far. He decided to return to the inn to meet up with Tanan, no doubt the Argonian was up by then. When he returned to the inn, he found that the Argonian's room was empty. He grew angry when he realized that the bastard had ditched him and ran away. Furious, he decided to head to the city's temple to clear his mind. He was alone in the Temple of the Divines. He wondered how Roderic Acques and Daric were doing. He hoped they weren't focused on finding him, he had no intention of going back, not before he had his vengeance. As he knelled there in front of the altars, he didn't even suspect that he was being watched.

After he offered respect to the Divines, Jo'Khar decides to leave the temple. Three assassins come out from the shadows and try to attack him. Since he didn't want to cause a mess in the temple, the Khajiit decided to fight with his claws. He was having a hard time trying to subdue the assassins because of them constantly maneuvers, they were fast. Faster than he expected. He decided to put his back on the wall for an idea. One of the men charge at him, but was subdued and his head was forced into the wall several times, killing him. The second assassin tried to lunge at Jo'Khar, but ended up dead after getting choke slammed. The last assassin tried to use his crossbow, but the Khajiit quickly grabbed a dagger from one of the dead assassins and threw it at the assassin. The man was hit in the throat and died after a few seconds. He realized that they must have found him, the people that work for his family's killer. He knew he had to be careful now. He then left the temple and went back to the inn. He then noticed he was wounded in his shoulder. He suffered a cut. He covered it with his left hand as he walked back to the inn. With his presence discovered in Solitude, Jo'Khar thought it best to leave the city. He headed to Morthal, the town southeast of there, via a carriage. His wounds were bandaged and he hid his face with a hood. He thought it best to try and find a less populated place, for Morgan, the killer, had eyes almost everywhere. He knew that Riften was a place he would need to avoid unless he had a death wish. He didn't stay long in Morthal, for he found nothing there. However, he did buy a hood with a cowl large enough to cover his face, to better hide his identity from Morgan's men. He then headed towards Whiterun in the hopes of finding something there, maybe a clue to Morgan's location.

He finally arrived at Whiterun while remaining incognito. The Khajiit entered The Bannered Mare and took a seat at the bar. He called the barkeeper over and asked her if she heard anything about rumors lately. The woman said that she couldn't talk about that, for it was a new unwritten rule. Jo'Khar handed her some septims to loosen her lips. She accepted the bribe and told him that if she was caught talking about this she was a dead woman. She whispered to him, telling the Khajiit that some men whom looked suspicious had been gathering somewhere outside of Whiterun, in a place called Smuggler's Den. She told him to get out before she was caught discussing the topic, clearly scared of something. The Khajiit thanked her for the mead after he drank a bottle before leaving. The innkeeper asked if he wanted his change but the mage was already walking out of the inn and so he ignored her. Jo'Khar eventually made it outside the Smuggler's Den. There were people hauling large crates of weapons and armor, probably to be smuggled towards the Empire. He tried to sneak in carefully, but a loud sounds from a war horn alerts the entire band of assassins. Someone seemed to have alerted them of his presence, he was unsure if it was the innkeeper or someone that heard them talking. The assassins proceed to cover the caravans of smuggled equipment and snatch all important documents in the main tent. The mage tried to devise a plan to stop the caravan, he needed to get those letters to at least Ulfric Stormcloak. The caravan began to move slowly while guarded by assassins. They were small in numbers, but seemed highly trained.

Fortunately for Jo'Khar, a small tribe of Rieklings were led by their chief towards Smuggler's Den. As soon as they arrived, they began to chant and yell loudly, drawing the attention of the assassins. The assassins began to attack the Rieklings with their crossbows. Some used their blades. Some casted spells. Jo'Khar praised the moons for his luck. He attacked the assassins now that they were distracted. The Rieklings fought back with their spears. Their chief shouted that they would loot the cave after the assassins died. From the middle of the tribe's army, three Rieklings mounted in Bristlebacks charged at the assassins with all of their strength. They shouted in their language as they charged headlong into battle. Even in short numbers, the assassins proved to be formidable, and the two groups are tied. The mage began to assist the Rieklings by fighting the assassins fiercely. The chief shouted and jumped on his Bristleback, charging at an assassin and piercing his spear on his neck. The remaining assassins are killed by Jo'Khar. He snatched the letters from the dead bodies. He thanked the Rieklings, unsure if they understood him. He told them to relax when they seemed not to lay down their weapons after the assassins were defeated. He introduced himself and said he was a friend. He also asked the chief for his name. The chief told him his name was Uldk and said his tribe was searching for adventure. Jo'Khar said for them to make their own adventure. He asked a favor of them, to take all the loot from the caravan somewhere safe. Preferably to the north. He said he would send a letter to a friend then return to them for more adventure. Uldk nodded and turned to his tribe. He told them to loot and the Rieklings started to loot everything in the caravan, even the armor from the dead assassins. They walked north, looking for someone safe. Before Uldk left, he smiled at Jo'Khar. He called the Khajiit strong and called them friends. The mage thanked them and then proceeded to head towards Windhelm with the letters. As he departed he heard the Rieklings shouting at him.

After travelling for a couple days, Jo'Khar arrived in Windhelm. A guard on the Windhelm bridge saw the Khajiit approaching and told him to halt, asking what his business inside Windhelm was. The mage said that he had important information to be delivered to High King Ulfric to help against the Empire, he then told the guard that he was a soldier of Daric Lariat. The guard examined the khajiit. He told him to go ahead, but that they were watching him. He moved out of the way to let Jo'Khar pass. The Khajiit walked through the city and entered the Palace of the Kings. He approached the steward, Jorleif. He told him that he had important information stolen from the Empire and requested an audience with Ulfric, accidentally calling him Jarl Ulfric. Ulfric was entering the throne room when he heard what the Khajiit said and corrected him, saying he was the High King, not a Jarl. He was using his usual clothes and wearing the Jagged Crown. He sat down on his stone throne and asked the mage what the information he had was. He apologized and handed the Nord King the sealed letter. There had been more than one of them on the assassins so Jo'Khar decided to keep one sealed and read another. The letter detailed many valuable information. Secret trade routes, location of hidden stashes, and certain contacts allied with the Empire that allowed Morgan's assassins to smuggle anything they wanted without any interference. Ulfric asked the Khajiit if he knew anything about this smuggler that had been helping the Imperials. Jo'Khar told the High King how Morgan had killed his family many years ago, how it was to steal their small fortune. Or so he assumed, he didn't know the true intent of the vampire smuggler. He also told Ulfric that he joined Daric in order to help himself in tracking down the smuggler and seeing justice exacted. The High King said that Jo'Khar would have the support of his soldiers to take down Morgan's smuggling operations, for they were helping the Empire. He told the Khajiit to take down his operation. Jo'Khar nodded and said he would do everything in his power to accomplish the task. He then took his leave from the Palace.

He headed straight out of Windhelm and when he reached the bridge outside he spotted Uldk, the Riekling Chief. He greeted the little fellow and asked how hiding the loot went. Uldk tried to tell him something, about an important message. The Khajiit asked what it was about. The Riekling chief told him that they hid the loot and then pointed to his tribe and told him they found some strange paper with the loot. He handed the piece of paper to Jo'Khar. He said they thought it was important. Jo'Khar opened the letter and began to read its contents. He saw that there was mention of Helgen in there. Uldk nodded and jumped in agreement. The Khajiit told the Riekling to follow him to Helgen, so they could catch Morgan's smugglers by surprise. However, Jo'Khar thought it a little odd that they'd be in Helgen, since the town was a Stormcloak headquarters. All the Rieklings approached the mage, Uldk told the Khajiit that they would follow him. Jo'Khar nodded and said for them to head there now. They started heading towards Helgen while avoiding the main roads for obvious safety reasons, as Morgan's assassins tended to watch the main roads for unfortunate caravans to pillage and steal from. Uldk looked down at Bilgemuck, his mount. He looked extremely hungry. He looked up at the Khajiit and extended his hand asking for meat. Jo'Khar handed some horker meat he had for rations. He told the Rieklings that they would need to hunt for more food. They still had two more days before the smugglers left Helgen. He told them that there was plenty of deer nearby so they would surely have luck in the woods. All of the Rieklings approved of the plan to go hunting. Uldk gave Bilgemuck the meat and commented on the fact that his mount loved horker meat. The chief then grabbed his spear, ready to go hunting. Jo'Khar proceeded to hunt for deer to be eaten later on. He let the Rieklings take point, for he didn't want to set trees on fire with magic nor freeze them. Uldk and his scouts went into the wilderness to search for deer. After hunting more than enough deer to feed the entire group, the Khajiit decided to make a camp for the day and cooked his own food.

One of the Rieklings walked towards Jo'Khar and asked for a deer skull. Jo'Khar handed a cleaned deer skull to the little creature. The Riekling jumped happily and placed the deer skull on his head. Even though the deer skull was too big, he was happy with it. Uldk shouted and raised a piece of Venison in front of the Rieklings. He told them to eat, for they were strong. He then pointed to the mage and said that he was strong too, then told them to eat again. Uldk gave the Rieklings piece of Venisons enough to make their bellies full. After spending a night in a camp, Jo'Khar and his group packed up and started waking towards Helgen again. Uldk walked beside him with his tribe behind them. He looked at the Khajiit and asked his name. Jo'Khar introduced himself officially to the Riekling chief, whom then did the same. The vampire mage said that it was nice to meet the little creature. They headed south of Helgen and noticed that an empty carriage was outside the entrance of a small cave. Uldk walked towards his tribesmen. He ordered the more experience warriors to follow him to the empty carriage. Jo'Khar told them to forget about the carriage and get inside, so they can see what was inside the cave. The Riekling said that since he was strong, they would follow him. Uldk looked at his warriors and told them to guard the cave. The warriors stood next to the cave, guarding it. The chief followed the Khajiit. The mage told the creatures to stick close to him, for they can never know if the smugglers set up traps to keep people out. As they headed in, he noticed that someone just dug there recently and told the Rieklings to tread lightly. Uldk ordered to the Rieklings to look around for any loot of evidence. The Khajiit heard something that sounded like people and told the creatures to wait. Uldk seemed to try to hear. He asked if they were bad people, assassins. The Khajiit told them that he had an idea and to stick close to him, following silently. The people might lead them to the main den. The creatures did as he asked and followed closely. Jo'Khar also told them to stay low. They didn't want the assassins to figure out that they were stalking them. Uldk nodded. He called his tribesmen silently and they started to follow Uldk, while Uldk followed the mage. After 20 minutes of shadowing the two assassins, they end up in a large underground society of assassins packing loot on many carriages. The Khajiit knew they hit the jackpot. He told the Chief to get his tribe on the rocks overlooking the place and to start the attack when he gave the signal.

Uldk nodded. He told his tribesmen to climb the rocks of the overlook. He made a gesture that resemble an eagle hunting a squirrel, which Jo'Khar assumed meant signal. The Rieklings nodded, splitting themselves and climbing the rocks overlooking the place. Uldk was in the tallest and largest rock. Jo'Khar was just waiting for the right moment to order the Rieklings to ambush the assassins' caravan. When that moment came he yelled for them to attack. Uldk made the gesture of an eagle hunting a squirrel. He shouted and charged at the assassins, along with his tribesmen. The assassins became quickly alerted. Many began to fight back aggressively, while the few quickly try to get the carriages out of the chaos. Before Jo'Khar could go after the caravan, a hooded woman nearly slashed his throat open. He recognized her smell, and asked the woman who she was. The woman didn't give an answer. She just started attacking the Khajiit instead. The two crossed blades. Three Rieklings jumped at the woman's neck, pushing her down and punching her in the face while she was laid down there. They were kicking her chin and jumping on her like she was a trampoline. The woman quickly kicked the Rieklings out of her way while seeming to try to hide her face. She then started running quickly. Jo'Khar didn't know what was going on but ordered the Riekling Chief to stop the caravans while he personally went after the woman. The woman was a very fast free-runner. He had trouble catching up. He asked her whom she was, telling her that if she stopped running they could talk. The woman just kept on running like she was long-winded. The Khajiit told her that she was trying his patience. He panted as he tried to catch his breath. The woman then finally stopped and tried to catch her breath as well. He stopped next to her and asked if she was ready to talk now. 14 minutes later, after crossing blades, the woman was finally exhausted and fell to her knees. The Khajiit asked her whom she was again. The woman then took off her hood. Jo'Khar recognized her as Elvali. He then sheathed his dagger and carried Elvali with his right shoulder. She asked him why he was carrying her and asked if he was still a puppet to politics. He told her that he was acting of his own accord, they made their way back to Uldk.

When they approached, the little chief asked whom the woman was. The mage told him she was an old friend and that she just mistook them for bad people. Elvali was just silent, she seemed a little shocked at the tribe of Rieklings following the Khajiit. Jo'Khar asked Uldk why he didn't make their new home in the cave they just cleared out. He said he would take the woman somewhere safe. Uldk nodded. The Rieklings seemed to agree on making the cave their new home after they lost their former home in Solstheim. The Khajiit told them he would make sure to return as soon as possible. He then left with Elvali and decided to use one of the assassin's horse to get to Solitude quicker. On the road to Solitude the elf asked Jo'Khar why he spared her. He asked her if she sought out death that much. She said that she didn't, but was expecting the Khajiit to kill her since she worked for Morgan, the man who killed the Khajiit's family and took his clan's fortune. Jo'Khar asked if she really thought that he made it that far if he had fallen into despair. He said that if he was consumed by his hatred he would probably have become a highwayman. Elvali said that she still didn't understood him. The mage ominously said that she would soon enough, then told her that she shouldn't move or she would exhaust herself. Elvali went silent and rested on the horse. The two continued to head towards Solitude. In truth Jo'Khar was both shocked and angry that his old friend Elvali was working for Morgan, but he figured that he could use her to get to the man. He thought about what to do to her when she was no longer useful to him and his quest. They arrived in Solitude and he carried her to the Temple of the Divines for healing. He told her to wait there while he tried to find someone to heal her. He found a Khajiit priest that was praying at the Altar of Julianos. When he spotted Jo'Khar he walked towards him. The priest asked him if he was seeking guidance. The mage told him that he wasn't, he was looking for some help for his friend. He pointed at Elvali. He told the priest that she was injured and exhausted, pointing out that she needed a healer. The priest offered his help as he was a priest of the Divines. He walked towards Elvali and brought her to a nearby bed for healing. He started to pray as he healed her. By the time he was done with his prayer he finished healing her. Jo'Khar just watched as Elvali got healed. He thought about himself and how he didn't really care for politics, he had only joined Daric in order to get enough power to enact revenge against Morgan. But he decides to serve nonetheless, no matter who his enemies were. Elvali thanked the Khajiit priest and tried to stand up. The mage told her that she shouldn't walk right now. Elvali asked if he was going to stab her with a poisoned dagger when she was not looking. Jo'Khar remained silent. He hoped that the priest wasn't gonna ask about what was going on between the two of them.

The priest said that it was his pleasure and his duty as a priest of the Divines. He asked the two of them if they could do a favor for him. They asked what it was. He told them that some days ago a hooded man came into the temple and said that he was looking for a cure to his disease. The priest told the man to sleep a little so he would heal the next day, for he was in no condition to heal him. The hooded man came into his room at night and stole his Stalhrim battleaxe, Icestone. The man had ran towards Volskygge, a nearby ruin. He asked them to retrieve it for him. He said he would reward them. Jo'Khar accepted the job. The woman told him that he wasn't going alone, and said that she was coming with him. The mage nodded and told the priest that they would be returning as soon as possible. The two then left for Volskygge with the horse they came to Solitude with. Before they left, the priest told them that he and the reward would be waiting at the temple. They arrived at Volskygge. Elvali muttered something to herself and fell back. Jo'Khar was ahead of her and called to the elf, asking her if she was coming or not. Elvali seemed to snap out of it and told him to wait up as she caught up to him. They entered the ruins. Inside they were met with two Nords wearing Ice Armor walked towards the Khajiit and Elvali. They told the two to begone, for they were trespassing in the domain of Iniiz, the self proclaimed master of Ice. One of the Nords told them to turn back or they would have to them do so. Jo'Khar charged Lightning on his hands and told them he would see about that. Elvali drew her Daedric Dagger and waited for the Nords to try to hit her. The Nords grabbed their Stalhrim Warhammers and charged at the Khajiit. Both of them seemed to avoid attacking Elvali because of their fear for her. The mage avoided the attacks and shot the spells at them, then clawed them with his own claws. She just watched him fight them. The Nords didn't dodge. They were too slow with their warhammers and armor on they were slow at movement. As result, they were easily defeated. The elf told Jo'Khar that his skills were impressive. He told her that a mage was only as good as the spells he knows. He then drank the blood of one of the Nords to quench his hunger that was starting to become too much to bare. After filling himself, he said for them to move. The two then proceeded deeper into the ruins while avoiding traps and Draugrs.

After a long walk into the depths of Volskygge, at the main chamber there was some kind of wall with something written in the dragon tongue in it. Voices echoed through the corridors and walls of the chamber while a sarcophagus was under the wall with some kind of pale elf was in front of it, waiting for someone to approach. When he saw the two of them approaching he told them to come closer as he laughed. He sounded mad and he looked like an Altmer, but very much paler. Elvali asked if the Altmer was the master of ice guy, for he looked insane. Jo'Khar told her that he thought so, then revealed himself to the crazy elf. He told the Altmer that he had not come to cause trouble, he came to retrieve something. The Altmer grabbed Icestone from a nearby table and asked if that was what they were looking for, then said that he was going to throw it away anyway. He threw the stalhrim weapon in the pedestal above the sarcophagus. The crazy elf laughed maniacally. The sarcophagus opened and an undead Lich came out of it, grabbing Icestone, using them to attack the elf with telekinesis. The Altmer was killed by the battlaxe. The Lich spoke something in a language that neither Elvali nor Jo'Khar understood, then attacked them. They guessed that the Lich was Iniiz, the so called master of ice. The Khajiit entered his battle stance. Elvali wasn't happy that they'd been to fight an undead lich. Nevertheless, she drew her dagger. Iniiz casted Frost Cloak in himself and swung at the woman. Jo'Khar moved back, avoiding the Frost Cloak. The female elf just kept on dodging the Lich's attacks. She expressed her enthusiasm of seeing a real lich, for there were so few of them. She attacked Iniiz with her dagger. The Khajiit said that he was going for the kill and decided to shoot Chain Lightning at the master of ice. Elvali told him to watch it, for she had to jump out of the way to avoid the spell. Iniiz was staggered and seemed to take a lot of damage. He shouted something that Jo'Khar didn't understand. The elf seemed not to understand it either. The mage shot Lightning Bolts at the lich. Elvali casted Bound Bow and tried to land a bullseye on the Lich's head. Iniiz was already at his last amount of health. He was very weak, though his magicka seemed to still be full. He said some unrecognizable last words and then shot an Icy Spear at the elf, but missed.

Elvali grabbed Icestone from the Lich's corpse. Jo'Khar and her started to head back to Solitude with the battleaxe. When they made it to the city they headed straight to the temple. The Khajiit priest saw them approaching him inside the temple and asked them if they retrieved his battleaxe. The elf nodded and then handed him Icestone. He grabbed the axe and looked at it. He seemed very emotional about getting back his weapon and told it he missed it. He turned to the two and thanked them, having them a pouch of gold. Jo'Khar took the pouch and thanked him. The two decided to head to the Winking Skeever for a drink.

Trivia

 * Jo'Khar's name was Kiyomori but it was changed to something more lore-friendly after the person that RPed him left.
 * Jo'Khar has a large reserve of magicka, he is seen using many spells one after the other.
 * Jo'Khar is extremely formal, he constantly calls people milord, or sir. Even though they sometimes don't outrank him.
 * Jo'Khar hates being lied to.
 * Despite studying the path to Lichdom, Jo'Khar has no plans of becoming a Lich himself, and studies it only out of his quest for knowledge.