So, Skyrim's out 11/11/11

[Treesh]

Cave bears are my new nemesis.

I used Animal Allegiance, or Ice Form. The first, gained during the companions quest line, and the 2nd during the Mage college quest line.

Since you are more of a thieves guild gal, you may have overhead some greedy bastards in Riften talking about a tomb to the west. It would solve your bear problems. If you want, seek out the obnoxious dark elf hanging out by the entrance of a tomb waiting for a daring adventurer to help her.

Well, really, as a Bosmer, I have command animal (or something like that anyway). I just forget about fancy things sometimes. Ok, a lot of the time. I have finally started to think about using my different shouts though. It only took me about 20 levels to remember.

And isn't "obnoxious dark elf" a little redundant?