Looks like there's a new sheriff in town!

This is kind of a neat area. It's a tower near Falkreath. Notice there's no floor here: all this stuff is floating in the middle of air!

Is that Bannermist Tower?

I believe so. I'll have to check Mych's map next time I see her.

This post has been edited by Renee Gade IV: Jun 29 2014, 01:32 AM

Just a few scrnies of Hess


Camped just inside the gate at Whiterun.

The big guy knock Hess out with an axe, it really pissed her off.

Another assassin...ah...Hess...I think he's dead...Ok?

Hess finally crafted and enchanted some nicer armor. (Mostly enchanted for warmth, Skyrim's weather is hard on Redguards)

Hess spent the better part of the night cornered on a boulder by two bears. Then upon resuming her way north saw this...she took the better part of valor choice (exit right...very quickly)

runlykhel -

If I may ask, what mod are you using for camping?

Hee! I can see why that new armor needs some serious resist cold enchanting!

Hess (I keep thinking her first name is Rudolph, wacky history girl I am) looks very cool behind the campfire.

Stacking the bodies on the fire is hilarious!

I think that new outfit will need an awful lot of resist frost enchanting!

Yes...lots of frost enchantments here. Don't want her to catch her death just to entertain the GOTC (God of the Controller)

I'm sure this is a little warmer.

Hess felt this goddess was a kindred spirit.

Meet the new leader of the thieves guild. (She says she can't breath and is heading home for something more comfortable.)

Acadian; "Camping Kit of the Northern Ranger", comes with two types of camp setups and a store outside of Riverwood.

This post has been edited by runlykhel: Jul 7 2014, 09:33 PM

Glad to see Hess is having fun with thievery!

Oh, thanks for the name of that mod. I pulled it up on Nexus and do believe it looks better than what I'm using.

Hess gains power

Hess made her way to Ivarstead and set up camp for the night. One of the villagers laid down in Hess’s tent, then realized the error of his ways and left- probably saved his life. Hess stared at the flames for a while thinking.

The next morning Hess started up the 7000 steps.

Hess gets accepted by the Greybeards.

Then walks out to the high point and surveys the world at her feet.

A few days later Hess finds a family of kindred spirits.

Note; Hess loved her little leather outfit, but the Redguard in her just couldn’t keep warm enough in the northern part of Skyrim. For some reason she really likes the Vampire armor over the DB or TG armor- and arguing with Hess seems to be hazardous to one’s health.

This post has been edited by runlykhel: Jul 9 2014, 02:04 AM

I agree - the vamp outfit looks good. Buffy just can't bring herself to wear it though. Similar story with the Imperial light armor and the Stormcloak officer armor - both look good. But all that stuff has too much baggage.

Hess goes to college

Last job before school.

Making breakfast before the trip to college.

Put it somewhere else, I'm NOT sharing a room.

I'll be right down, NO I wasn't lost.

This was supposed to be a field trip.

I have no idea.

Which led to this and this.

Ok, this is spooky.

You! you think you can beat me? Yep.

Well, I did need some more troll fat.

It felt really good to shove my hot blade into his dirty Thalmor chest.

Oh...but the fun didn't stop there. (Yes, Hess is really smiling.)

The newest Archmage in her new quarters.

Hello Skyrim...

This post has been edited by runlykhel: Jul 12 2014, 10:59 PM

Nice tour of the College. Looks like Hess enjoyed herself. I bet it did indeed feel good to get rid of that Thalmorian 'emissary' to the College.

Just a quick screenshot of Velith Telvanni - a.k.a. Vicuña because she's soft, silky and VERY expensive. This is with Ethereal Elven Overhaul, from which I need to determine how to extract the morphs, normal maps etc. so that she can look the same as an NPC. Coincidentally, she's just become Arch-mage too. Now she's studying further with Master Neloth on Solstheim.

The skin shade and hair color are standard, but that face may be hard to reproduce as an NPC. Dark elves get baggy eyes whatever you do until the normal map is replaced, and I'm not sure if that's possible for a single character. Her eyes are Karliah's, except that I had to clone them before I could use them. Still trying to figure that restriction out.

Thanks to a mod I found, she has carpet matching the drapes. You'll have to take my word for that.

This post has been edited by ghastley: Jul 13 2014, 05:15 AM

Wow, purple eyes. Gold hair. Sweet!

Hess; Dragonborn, Thieves Guild Master, Arch-mage, Listener-Leader of The Dark Brotherhood, and part time blacksmith-craftsman, is enjoying herself.

Hess slipped into Markarth, killed the cook who knew the Gourmet, and was leaving…it was the perfect crime until…A Thalmor walked into the Hall… (No, Hess, No…face-palm) Hess put a poison arrow through his chest, then ran out into the street heavily pursued into this. Hess surrendered to the nearest guard, bribed him for half her fine, then walked nonchalantly back inside and looted the body to recoup some of her fine. (The GOTC went to get an adult beverage, and could be heard muttering, “Hess…Hess…Hess…”, and shaking his head.)

Um…Hess…you don’t look like an Orc…

Shadowmere is not sure what to think of his new master digging in the dirt.

Finding an opening in heavy armor, this one lost his head over Hess, and then Hess takes a much needed rest.

Hess arrives at the Dawnstar sanctuary to check on her family, then made a stop at her house in Whiterun to make some repairs to her armor and weapons, then on to Riften to make some arrangements with her guild to repair the Dark Brotherhood’s new home.

Hess needed some R&R so headed north…looking forward to some quiet time in her college quarters.

ghastley - Velith indeed looks expensive!

runlykhel - Those Arch Mage robes and Shadowmere really suit Hess. Love the glowy eyes on Shadowmere.

ghastley, Vicuña looks great! No trace of the facial lumps and bags that plague less expensive Dunmeri lasses. I love her coloring.

runlykhel, the picture of Shadowmere watching her Dragonborn, Thieves Guild Master, Arch-Mage, Listener mistress mine ore made me grin. A blacksmith has to do her own dirty work! I love the picture outside the Dawnstar sanctuary. The clouds, aurora, and Shadowmere’s glowing eyes look awesome together.

I've been adjusting the texture on Vicuña's outfit, and I think it's about where I want it.

The original version senn in her portrait before and here used desaturated versions of the Vampire and Telvanni outfit textures, so was basically greyscale. I tinted that with a bit of purple, and got this and this. Still fairly subdued, but with a bit of her own hue.

She's wearing Black mage boots with it, enchanted to carry more. The circlet and necklace were given to her by Savos Aren, the Arch-mage before her. She inherited his robes, but I moved the enchantment over to her own.

ghastley, I love the new color on Vicuña. It looks great with her eyes, if anyone actually looks at her eyes. I also like her silver and blue jewelry. Very nice!


Added: Here are a few from my recent game maintenance efforts. (Hmm, it seems that Imgur has changed something. Sorry about the messy pages. I'll see what I'm doing wrong.)

Weirdness at Lakeview Manor. This guy showed up inside the house and played a dialog scene with Valdi and Abiene. (The one about the big strong man.) Lil followed him outside to find out who he was. What the heck?!

Traffic jam in Rorikstead.

Marius catches some rays.

Abiene lets her hair down.

Jerric checks out the goods at Beirand’s smithy.

Flash puts his two Septims in. Everyone loves the conversation bench at Lakeview Manor.



This post has been edited by Grits: Jul 30 2014, 03:03 PM