Bosmer Hearthfires?, Little Treehouse of Horrors Options

[ghastley]

So I'm currently playing a couple of Bosmer archers from the Gweden mod, who've made it to Skyrim. Darwen, who is very slender, with a dancer/gymnast's body, and Enilwen, who's a bit larger, rivalling Nords. Although they're taking different approaches, hunting bears and dragons respectively, they're both doing the usual sneak/archery/smithing thing for max damage, with little or no defence except RUN!!!

They'd each like somewhere to live, but haven't found anything they like. Darwen has taken over the Alchemist's shack, because it's in bear country, but she's not happy, because it's made of wood. Enilwen is sleeping in taverns, and has no fixed abode.

Dead wooden construction offends their Bosmer heritage, and neither has been to Solstheim to see Telvanni mushrooms. The options are pure stone, which isn't the best choice in cold climates, and living wood, which just doesn't seem to exist here. So I'm considering whether the latter can be fixed.

The CK has vines for wall and floor use, and I'd expect to use a lot of ivy for fill. There are bone and hide pieces that might be adapted as furniture, and mammoths have larger bones than most creatures, so their bones can be used for large items. Pelts everywhere, of course. Iron items from draugr ruins would be hauled in where they'd be useful. Even though they're not Bosmer-traditional, this is Skyrim, and they're available.

Can anyone think of any other stuff a Bosmer would use?

This post has been edited by ghastley: Apr 11 2016, 06:31 PM

[Acadian]

Oh, that is a great idea! Would the same concept help in making a tanning rack?

[ghastley]

Oh, that is a great idea! Would the same concept help in making a tanning rack?

For the smithing equipment I'm planning to just replace logs/sticks with bones. I.e. lumpy ends, and a texture change. The recipes just specify "bone" so you don't need to kill a mammoth to make a forge, even though only theirs would be big enough. Tusks can be mined at Halted Stream.

The main reason for the chair is to introduce the requirement for mammoth tusks and unprocessed hide as additional materials. Since I'm not using hinges and locks, it needs something in their place. I'd considered using Dwarven Metal, but didn't want to create Dwemer Hearthfires (yet?)

I daren't let Mzthlft know I'm even thinking about that. I left her happily "living" at Vlindrel Hall.

Edit: More thoughts - can't build an Apiary without wood, but a Bosmer would happily use honey from a beehive. Recipe for attracting wild bees to make their nest?

A knapsack could be made from leather, so could multiple knapsacks make a storage unit? Bookshelf replacement? Activate whole assembly to add/remove books, rather than individual knapsacks.

This post has been edited by ghastley: Jul 26 2016, 05:03 PM