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Soooo is anyone else really looking forward to the DLC for Skyrim? I know that I am! Every time I think about it I get all giddy, it's weird. I'm actually too excited, if that's even possible. I haven't played Skyrim for a while now so hearing and thinking about the new DLC has gotten me back into playing it.~

You will also now be able to wield weapons while riding horses! I'm looking forward to figuring out how to do that so that I can be good at it. o wo

Here is the official trailer for it if you have yet to see it!

The expansion features two new factions: the Dawnguard, housed in Fort Dawnguard; and the Vampires, who reside in Castle Volkihar. The strongholds serve as new homes for the player, with each featuring unique bonuses. In addition, the Soul Cairn can be visited, which is a plane of Oblivion filled with undead.
Joining the Vampires allows the player to transform into a Vampire Lord at will, along with special accompanying abilities, which can be chosen from a dedicated skill tree. Vampire Lords will be attacked by almost all NPCs on sight, while regular vampires no longer trigger a hostile reaction. A Lycanthropy skill tree is also added, granting new powers and abilities for Skyrim's werewolves.
Dawnguard adds a variety of new enemies throughout Skyrim, including powerful Legendary Dragons, Gargoyles, Death Hounds, and Armored Trolls. New weapons, such as the crossbow and Dragonbone weapons, are available, along with new shouts such as Soul Tear, which rips the spirit of a slain enemy from its corpse to fight for the player. Also included is a new NPC in Riften's Ratway, who can alter a character's appearance (but not race or gender). The Soul Tear shout is taught to the Dragonborn by a dragon located in the Soul Cairn itself, as was revealed in an E3 interview with Todd Howard on G4TV. Vampire Lords have the ability to summon Gargoyles to their aid, while the Dawnguard seems to be the source of Armored Trolls. Vampire Lords can fly or walk, and are equipped with melee strikes as well as a variety of spells that are unlocked through the dedicated skill tree. These powers range from increased health recovery through biting and sucking the blood of enemies, to an enhanced form of the Vampiric Drain spell used by Vampires that seems to be combined with a more powerful version of Telekinesis, allowing you to lift enemies into the air while draining health.

So I'm thinking I'll have one character become a Vampire Lord and the other fight against the Vampires. Also from the trailer I can see that there will be a new horse ( maybe new horses? ). Ahhhh I can't wait! What does everyone else think? o uo