These are all a lot of fun, but the girls in the rain is my favorite one.

Buffy is looking very buff in the pic in front of Skingrad castle. Are you using a city mod? Or is that just QTP3? The castle looks a little different to me. But I have not been there in a while.

I love Buffy rocking out the Wobbly Goblet! Now those are some party Nords!

Love Buffy's green leaf outfit in the grape pic. It reminds me of the Spriggan 'clothes'.

I have to admit that the rain pic is my favorite too. Especially the brown horse in the background.

Buffy has a neat glint in her eyes in that last pic from Scared Straight: Tamriel.

Wow. Buffy dancing was easily my favorite among them! She's got the moves!



Buff Buffy The Mystic Archer!

Nice shot there, Buffy!

Her pounding the grapes with her feet was nice to see. Preparing some wine, Buff? And that is quite the oufit she has there. Reminds me something of Poison Ivy/Uma Thurman.

Stormy weather? You don't see Buffy hiding from the rain at all! With two horses neaby, she's as close to nature as it gets! These are fantastic shots!

mALX- Thank you! The dancing shot got such a warm reception both here and at BethSoft that we’re using it for our screenie of the month for July. You know how horse crazy Buffy is and she just loves all the wonderful Wobbly touches at the Goblet’s stable!

Wolf- I so appreciate you popping by and we all hope to see more of you here at chorrol. I’m just so glad I could keep some clothes on Buffy for that dancing shot! Usually, there’s a body of water involved and you know what that means.

KC- Thanks! The one in the rain showed a lot more of Buffy’s rump than I wanted but getting Superian to pose with her head down like that was too hard to go for a redo.

SubRosa- The Skingrad picture is just QTP3, but taken between the city and castle – a path probably few travel. Thanks for your kind words! She quite likes her leafy spriggan outfit.

DE- Thank you! Heh, Buffy likes to 'help' the winemakers. Knowing Buffy would frequent the WG, dear mALX actually fully stocked the inn with plenty of Tamikas! The elf does indeed embrace Kyne’s tears as long as the rain is warm.


We got a few shots of Buffy during another Elsweyr expedition -

Far enough south, the desert yields to lush green. Lost in the jungle.

Finally, the southern coast! Easy as shooting fish from a boat.

She then headed north, stopping at the beautiful city of Corinthe on the edge of the desert. A Tsaesci flower merchant.

Traveling mostly at night, from water source to water source, Buffy continued north through the Anequina Desert, then followed the Strid river to the Abecean. Finally, she made it back to the Gold Coast. Golden grasses and dogwood.

Buffy sure loves the warm temperature, doesn´t she? Such nice pixies, but I don´t like that snake selling flowers...

I have to agree with mirocu that the Tsaesci weren't very convincing in the Elsweyr mod. The tail is much too abbreviated to look credible, and she'd just roll forward onto her nose if she really tried to stand like that!

I created a similar character for an earlier game - Dungeon Siege. It needed a unique skeleton, though, which isn't an option for an NPC, although it works for a new creature. They'd have needed to use the Playable Creatures mod that I used for the NPC minotaur in mine, so that she'd be able to function as a shopkeeper.

That tiger looks so at home in the Gold Coast grassland! More than it does in the first one.

Lost in the jungle looks like lots of fun. Love the greenery after having played so much Fallout 3 lately.

Neat boat! I love the lanterns on it. Is it the kind you can actually steer and move around? Or is it a static object out in the water?

That Tsaesci is odd looking. She could use a better hair cut. Maybe she ought to see Buffy's stylist?

So nice to be back in Cyrodiil once more!

I see things from the Elsweyr mod that I absolutely love. Like this jungle! Buffy looks dressed for it too. Least she won’t get hot, and a little elf wearing leaves like that might make her more difficult for hungry critters to see!

What’s there not to love about fishing? What a neat boat with the lamps on it. Stars in the sky. And it looks like Buffy can choose to jump in whenever she’s tired of waiting for a fish.

And then something that makes me not want to install Elsweyr. They did a really poor job with the Tsaesci. The African animals, to a lesser extent, contribute to that as well. EDIT: Something I didn't notice because of the Tsaesci, Buffy's outfit! Looks really nice, and I don't think I've seen that one before.

Back to the Gold Coast! I agree with ghastly, the tiger looks more at home there than in the jungle.

This post has been edited by King Coin: Jul 7 2013, 06:35 AM

I can't get over how tiny Buffy is compared to the tiger and the brush, lol.

LOVE the outfit Buffy wears fishing!

OMG, they have Tsaesci in the mod! That is fantastic! Er...they don't suck your blood while you sleep, do they? That is Awesome!

I'm so torn for a fave between Buffy fishing and the one with the Tsaesci! Awesome shots, all of them! Love that you are updating more often too!

I love the Wobbly dance party!

Girls in the rain is one of those perfect shots, rump included. You got Superian and Sapphire at just the right moment!

Ah, there Buffy goes converting more Nords to wine. Her leafy outfit looks great in the wine vat and also in the jungle.

That Elsweyr mod looks so tempting. I can forgive the strange tail in my excitement to see a Tsaesci!

The shot outside Skingrad is my favorite of the last two groups. I always love the ones with Superian, and that one is particularly charming. (Also I love those boots!!)

Buffy’s fishing outfit! Nord approved, lol. I can picture Buffy dancing across the water to pick up her catch and of course retrieve her arrow.

The Gold Coast shot looks like it should hang on a wall. I love the shadows and moody light, and Buffy’s group is posed just right.

These were such fun to look through!

mirocu - As much as dear Lothie loves the snow and cold, Buffy loves the heat - be it desert, jungle or Gold Coast. Thanks!

ghastley - Oh, I agree, the Tsaesci NPCs clearly rely very heavily on vanilla resources. I love that fact that they are there and add to the exotic feel of Elsweyr – despite their stubby little tails.

SubRosa - Thanks! I can imagine how nice it feels looking at lush after FO3. Buffy placed the lanterns on the boat (you can buy them at a candle shop in Corinthe). The boats are odd. You can grab and and drag them around. Buffy found that one sitting on the beach. A walk on water spell and some dragging got it out into position on the water. Once there, she just hopped into it. You can’t really go anywhere in it though. Heh, methinks that Tsaesci uses the same hair stylist as dear Mazoga!

KC - Thanks! I like the African critters as, for me, they tend to fit. I agree of course that while it is very neat to have a few Tsaesci around, the modder clearly focused her impressive talents more to other areas. Thanks!

mALX - Thank you! We tried to scale the tiger to about halfway between Buffy’s 100 pounds and Superian’s 1100 pounds for size. They are big! She has a black jaguar as well (shown below in today’s screenies) that we’ve tried to scale at roughly 300 pounds.

Grits - I’m so glad you liked our Wobbly shots! Oh, Lildereth would adore the southern coastal jungles and forests of Elsweyr! Gosh, thanks so much for your kind and supportive words!


As you have likely noticed, Buffy’s been experimenting with various creature companions that have an offensive capability. This has been driven largely by her forays into the Shivering Isles and Elsweyr with Superian. Both these areas are a quantum leap more dangerous than Cyrodiil due to the large number of fast, wide ranging and deadly foes that make travel by horse quite hazardous.

Were Buffy solo on foot, she could simply disappear, gain control of the situation and plan a stealthy strike. She will never abandon her mare, however, so this primary tactic is ineffective when traveling with Superian. Using the mare’s amazing speed often carries them into even more danger and they can end up with a trail of foes in pursuit! It is further aggravated by the fact that Buffy is unable to shoot or cast from the saddle. And again, such attacks occur often and suddenly in the SI and Elsweyr.

Traveling on foot is out of the question. Both elf and mare suffer from too much separation anxiety for that. Further, Buffy's short legs and poor endurance combine to challenge her ability to cover serious distance on foot. Not to mention her inability to see over tall grass or rocks.

The answer has been a creature companion that can act as an ‘interceptor’ vs rapidly closing inbound foes and at least give Buffy time to safely dismount so she can bring spells or bow to bear. Buffy is still evaluating numerous critter companions/summons such as the big cats and other critters you may have seen in her company. She is certainly taking her time sorting out the best companion match for her and Superian. I am trying hard to insulate her from external input so that the decision will be hers alone. Thanks for bearing with us as Buffy works to likely expand her small family entourage.


The wandering elf and her mare have been ranging from northern Cyrodiil to southern Elsweyr and many places in between.

Warming her hands.

In the next screen, Buffy is setting up with her target 175 feet in front of her. One shot, one kill but the impact did alert the second bandit in the chamber who came charging. That’s why Buffy set this attack up with a spiked floor trap right in front of her. Although a world-class sniper, her ability to shoot quickly or at moving targets under duress is not at all impressive. Therefore, she used fear spells to send the charging bandit back into the trap a couple times to kill him. Medium range shot.

Here’s another tactic Buffy uses in case a foe gets too close - Stealth with power.

Big cats need big food though –
The hunters.
Night crabbing on the beach.

I’ve noticed that, after each of her ‘expeditions’, Buffy and Superian are always drawn ‘home’ to the Arcane University, with its Valley of Horses and Buffy’s apartment above the Mystic Archives. Best I can tell, magicka and tree sap seem to flow in equal amounts through the elf’s veins. The Arcane Astronomy Department. The glow at her hand is a magic crystal she's holding as a light source.

Ooh, I do love that last shot Such mystery! Such epicness!

Hugs to Buffy!

Stealth with Power - that's always been the hard one for sneaky characters in my game. Any summoned creature wants to rush off and engage the enemy, just when my character is trying to sneak. What's Buffy's secret?

I liked the waves on the beaches in Elsweyr. It was a small touch, but it made a lot of difference.

This post has been edited by ghastley: Aug 2 2013, 04:00 PM

I don´t know about Buffy, but Lothran has the power within him and just summon summons for fun

Is that Bruma? Nice shot, and a new outfit! Buffy looks so small next to those fire biers, lol.

Loved the little story behind this next shot, looks like Hrotunda Vale, lol.

Like the “Stand next to a fierce looking cat to frighten people back” screen, lol.

Buffy’s hunting for food for her cat screen reminds me of her “Screen of the month” shot! It would have been my favorite, but was followed by that shoreline on the way from Elsweyr to Leyawiin (if I’m not mistaken). Have to love that one, it has all of Buffy’s friends in one shot, plus a beach! WOO HOO!

The Orrery, LOVE that place! It is too simple a questline for the awesome place you get to hang out in afterward, lol.

Awesome screens, and for finally getting a Buffy update !!!

Love the outfit in warming your hands.

Stealth with power made me smile. Is the panther named T'Challa? Love his glowing eyes in the night hunter pic.

Crabbing was another fun pic. Those things never learn!

Aracane Astronomy was the neatest pic. I think you found the best possible use for the Orrerry - taking pictures inside it!

Lildereth is facing a similar issue with the need for a sometimes companion or Jephre-approved summoning. She’s discovered that her world houses new creatures as well as new outfits. The learning curve has been painful.


It’s great to see Buffy staying warm in impeccable taste. No more bulky furs!

I love the story with Medium shot. Mystic archery, yay! Also, that’s just medium?

How fitting to follow with a shot of Buffy’s backup plan. It’s been fun to see Buffy’s what-if’s as she considers growing her family.

Ooo, The hunters could be Stealth with power II.

Night crabbing is my favorite. Waves, big cat, cute outfit, and seafood. Love it!

So that’s what the Orrery looks like! No matter how many characters find the stuff I have yet to get Bothiel to return from exile behind the door. (Xbox.) It’s gorgeous!

Also I just love Buffy’s August screenshot, Welcome to the jungle. Her petite sylvan appearance is at delightful odds with her status as one of Tamriel’s apex predators.

So the desert lands gives way to forest. For Buffy, this is no problem I suppose. She's use to most terrains(except snowy Skyrim). She truly blends in here, like a real sniper!

Buffy fishing might be one of the best shots there is. Nothing better than to clear the head with fishing at night on a boat and I love her outfit . . . you know, the one around her waist.

Buffy met a Tscaesi! A flower merchant, no less! Talk about exotic wares!
Warming her hands.
Zelda Buffy! If anyone knows about wonderful fashion, it is her. I am really digging the green clothes. Seeing it in a heavily forested area would be great to see! *Hint hint, Acadian*


The Medium Range Shot only shows how skilled she is and talented. While she may not be an expert at knicking moving targets she's still nonetheless a deadly archer.

Ah, and there she is again with the green huntress outfit! It gives Buffy an amazonian feel here. Love it. Seeing the cat paw a crab while Buffy watches makes me crab hunt.

I am really enjoying seeing Buffy out and about in the wilderness. Very awesome!

She might try a little Witchcraft. A summoned wolf or lion makes a wonderful sometime companion. They also have the added bonus of being easy for an archer character to shoot over them while they are in melee.

This post has been edited by SubRosa: Aug 3 2013, 08:39 PM

Aravi’s done that very same thing several times up in Skyrim! Gotta keep those fingers warm.

I like the amusing story behind the second shot. I guess that’s one way to take care of bandits!

The cat’s glowing eyes next to Buffy are really cool. Great shot!

The Hunters is another magnificent shot.

I have never seen the astronomy one. Is that a mod? Very neat looking.