*** SPOILER ALERT **** This was an eventful Skyrim day.
In my never-ending quest for a decent silent Thrall, I was led to the Midden Dark under The College of Winterhold and found there a Daedric artifact . Solving the simple puzzle to break it`s mystic seal , there appeared a Dremora Corsair who had been bound by the college`s mages.
This Velehk Sain was apparently a great pirate of a by-gone era and desired to be fully released into the world. He offered me his hidden treasure in exchange for his freedom. Obviously , he didn`t realize that he was talking to someone currently holding over 500 thousand septim !
"Your ill-gotten booty doesn`t interest me , but YOU do ! " I laughed at his foolishness as I killed him and then made him my thrall.
He`s very much like other Dremora . Doesn`t moan , talks trash in combat , and likes to charge right into melee. No armor but a very large (and rare) scimitar is his weapon.
After returning to my new base of operations at Northwatch Keep , I decided to take Velehk on a test drive while exploring the territory around this remote coastal area.
Even without adding enchants to his garb or sword , he performed adequately in a battle with 2 Frost Trolls , killing one before the other laid him low.
After reviving him , I continued exploring and discovered a small mountaintop cave not far from the Keep.
Velehk defeated the Flame Atronach guarding the inside and charged in to fight with the mage that had appeared.
This conjurer , named Sebastian Lort , was strong and smart as well . Before my thrall could even get within blade`s reach , Lort cast Banish Daedra spell at him and POOF ! my newest prize disappeared in a flash of blue magic.
"By the blood of a Dragon Priest , this cannot be !" I cursed.
Returning to an earlier save , I tried again but solo this time.
Silent Casting my own Banish Daedra from sneak , I eliminated the Atronach. Then i snuck up on Lort while he was occupied at his arcane enchanter. A sneak attack(6x) with a Legendary Glass War Axe of the Blaze was sufficent to end his life.
I don`t know a lot about Lort but he appeared to be quite powerful. If not as good as Orchendor , I`m hoping he is better than Kornalus . We`ll see.
Cave`s loot was limited but I did find an Ebony Battleaxe there.