Hour 13: The Evil Dead

I fast-travel to Bleak Flats Cave, as I'd already discovered it on my way to Skingrad, to rescue Erthor for the Mages Guild. The cave is filled with Zombies. Fortunately, I have a brand spanking new Repulse Undead spell, and with it I make short work of them. One cast of it and the Zombies flee for their (un)lives, leaving my own Zombie, and my fireballs, to make short work of them. 

Seems as good a place as any to wait out the Zombie apocalypse

My coffers a running low - just 164 gold, now - due to all the spells I've been purchasing. How to make some money? I decide I'd better clear out a cave and grab some loot. After levelling up at the West Weald Inn (level 5), I head out to the nearby Derelict Mine which an Argonian in Skingrad told me about. On the way there I come across Cursed Mine too, so head inside. I hear the most terrifying bloodcurdling scream ever as I enter, but it's just full of bandits. They all fall to my foolproof tactic of summoning a zombie to distract them while I run behind them and cast spells/hack at them without mercy. Even the Ringleader falls swiftly to this tactic. I come across my first Ghost on one of the lower levels - it's weak to my spells but does hell of damage to me with its ranged attack. I'm relieved there aren't more of them.

Stay away from that Trapdoor!

Cursed Mine turns out to be fairly sprawling, with three levels culminating in a seemingly unique end-section. By the time I clear it out I have to head back to Skingrad to sell my winnings. I have 620 gold by the time I'm done - I could make much more but choose to keep two of the items I've found - Helmet of the Apprentice gives 9% magic resists, and Boots of Insulation give an additional 15% shock resist. Cutting out almost a quarter of the damage from electric spells could come in very handy. Unfortunately my new helmet looks awful: