Acadian, please do keep us posted on what you find in VI - I definitely want to hear about it.
As for Julian, I'm torn between
Lady Nerevar's mod? and the
TWMP mod?
I know Lady Nerevar was part of the amazing Tamriel Rebuilt team and was working on this mod before it was spun off from the TR team. They made the decision, as I understand it, to focus the TR primarily on Morrowind, and have Hammerfell have its own team. It's progressing slowly, from what hear, because so few people are working on it. Might be only the one! In any case, as so much had already been put into it, that's why I'm so interested in it.
OTOH, the TWMP project is part of a larger collaboration. TWMP is a new height map created for the provinces of Tamriel that allow you to create more detailed mods using the lands around Cyrodiil. It seems to have quite a bit of support, judging from the various mods that are built up on it in the Nexus. I do not think Iliana's Elseweyr mod uses it though, so they may not be compatible.
I'm not sure, but I think my "old" Mac Pro can handle all the extra land. It would be cool to sail all around the coast - there are a couple of sailing mods that I looked at like
this one?, which recommends TWMP, and
this one? which just looks like plain fun. In either case, both would be nice for Julian to explore and indulge her love for the sea. And maybe find her mother's birthplace in Hammerfell. Perhaps she'll learn something about her family history there!