Th3 Indi3 Gam3r
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Post here what your favourite hold/city is and tell us why.My is Falkreath hold.Good hunt and really fun to jump around in.
i will say whiterun because of the convenience of its location, layout of the town... but i also think solitude is a cool place... whiterun has a good setup for smithing.
I agree with markarth.Could use more merchants.Sorry,didn't notice your threa.I posted a similar thread earlier. But there's room for two I'm sure!
My favorite hold would probably be a tie between Whiterun and the Rift. They both remind me of LotR (Whiterun = Edoras/Rohan and Riften = Lake-Town). The major cities of these holds are also convenient and designed well. And I like the surrounding wilderness; Whiterun's plains evoke a strong feeling of freedom, while the Rift and its golden birch forests & lakes remind me somewhat of my home country in autumn.
I also like the Reach with its lush green grass and majestic waterfalls. Markarth was a jaw-dropper from a visual/architectural perspective when I first entered it, but its lack of merchants and crooked people (cannibals, silver cartels, corrupt guards!) take the city's appeal down a notch.
Lol,I like riftens sad past and how you can help gaurds stop thieves.Also good for hunting spiders.Markarth for me. Visually stunning. However, due to my characters nature I find myself in Riften a lot.
Honestly, I don't like any of them. Rather would live in a orc's hold or a bandit fort. Much cooler.
I haven't paid a lot of attention to holds themselves, but my favorite town is definitely Riften. Riften immediately attracted me the first time I saw it because I adore seaside towns, and it's felt like my "home" in Skyrim ever since. Another reason I love it is that it's the most organic of all the major towns, since it's primarily constructed of wood, instead of stone like Windhelm, Solitude, and Markarth, and because there's more greenery and water there than in Whiterun. And all that fog and mist is great, too.
My second favorite would have to be Riverwood. It's so peaceful and cozy and relaxed. I would probably choose Riverwood over Riften if I could live anywhere in Skyrim in real life.
Boring as it sounds, it's Whiterun for me. The place just has a good vibe about it that none of the others quite have. But like an earlier poster said, give me an Orcish outpost any day. Whiterun and Solitude are my holiday homes.