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post Nov 12 2015, 04:44 PM
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Great story on how he became a guard of Bruma(uh, the cold, the ice, the grime and soot). For a Dunmer, I can imagine that'd be a terrible place to be. But since Lothran is a Nordic Dunmer, that's a whole different story.

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Ah. This is very nice. He has an adventurer's heart and not the greed smile.gif


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post Nov 13 2015, 09:54 AM
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Thanks, DE smile.gif Yeah, Lothran is about adventuring, not collecting wealth. About the cold, I think he puts up with it because I want him to, and because I gave him a full fur outfit enchanted to resist frost.. biggrin.gif

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All the daedric shrines in Cyrodiil have had a visit from Lothran. And whatever they asked him to do he did it without too much critical thought. I blame this on his youth and inexperience, and mine... wink.gif

Now to be fair, some daedra are not as bad as others. Take Azura for instance. She honoured her followers so much that she saw their corruption into vampirism as such a disgrace sheīd rather have them killed than alive in their new, deformed state. Lothran agreed to help her because, well, vampires.. Though he was rather pleased with the candles she put up afterwards in their memory and he often revisits her shrine when heīs in the mountains during the winters.

He was also ok with Sanguineīs task of disrupting the formal dinner party in Leyawiinīs castle. No one got hurt, just a little embarrassed laugh.gif In fact Lothran was ok with most tasks the daedra put on him, but there was one where he simply walked away. When learning what Molag Bal wanted him to do he was quite taken aback. Mess with the fragile mind of a man "just because"? No way. So he left and never has he visited that shrine again. He also refused to do what Sheogorath and Mephala asked of him.

Of all the tasks he did, Lothran does have one regret. He wishes he hadnīt done what Hircine asked him to do. Sure, the reward was fine and he uses it every day, but it wasnīt worth it when thinking about it. That beautiful creature should have been left alone instead of falling victim to the biddings of a voice from a shrine. Thatīs one reason Lothran has Saviourīs Hide on him all the time; to never forget..


So out of the daedric shrines in Cyrodiil Lothran has done what everyone has asked him to except Molag Bal, Sheogorath, Mephala, Namira and of course Hermaeus Mora who he canīt even talk to. I should mention that out of the two options from Clavicus Vile he got the mask. It can now be found in a chest in Bruma along with every item he recieved from the daedra.


Iīm not sure and I have to look this up, but I think Hircine was the first one Lothran visited and Nocturnal the last. I remember Nocturnal because when Lothran got the Skeleton Key it went straight to the collection since at this time he really did not need it.


Thanks for reading! smile.gif


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post Nov 13 2015, 08:27 PM
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Wonderful insights into Lothie's history with 'The Sixteen Plus One'. Buffy only completed a handful of them, walked away from several and never even looked into a few more. She knows exactly what you mean about 'youth and inexperience', as she has never forgiven herself for the damage she did to the small village of Borderwatch. As Kud-Ei wisely says, "Good judgment comes from experience, and experience comes from bad judgment.

Now that said, I imagine remembering Sanguine's quest brings a smile to both elves' faces. tongue.gif


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post Nov 13 2015, 08:49 PM
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I disliked Hircine's enough to rewrite it, and provide another way to get the horn without harming its owner. It actually makes it quite a bit harder, as keeping the Unicorn non-aggressive isn't easy.

I didn't change Sanguine's, but I did add another that he gets involved in.

I agree with Lothran about all the others. Did he read the note on the "boss" vampire when he did Azura's? It would have told him that it's what they wanted, too.

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post Nov 13 2015, 09:34 PM
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QUOTE(ghastley @ Nov 13 2015, 02:49 PM) *

I disliked Hircine's enough to rewrite it, and provide another way to get the horn without harming its owner. It actually makes it quite a bit harder, as keeping the Unicorn non-aggressive isn't easy.



OMG, what an Awesome fun quest you made out of that awful Hircine quest !!!!!!!! I LOVE it !!!!!!






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post Nov 13 2015, 09:57 PM
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QUOTE(Acadian @ Nov 13 2015, 08:27 PM) *

Wonderful insights into Lothie's history with 'The Sixteen Plus One'.

I have to admit Iīm not quite sure what you mean by that... embarrased.gif

QUOTE(ghastley @ Nov 13 2015, 08:49 PM) *

I disliked Hircine's enough to rewrite it, and provide another way to get the horn without harming its owner. It actually makes it quite a bit harder, as keeping the Unicorn non-aggressive isn't easy.

I agree with mALX; such an awesome alternative way to get the horn! I wonder why Bethesda didnīt make it in the first place...? laugh.gif

QUOTE(ghastley @ Nov 13 2015, 08:49 PM) *

I agree with Lothran about all the others. Did he read the note on the "boss" vampire when he did Azura's? It would have told him that it's what they wanted, too.

Yeah, he did. Itīs hard to think that someone who fights you actually wants you to kill them, but I guess sometimes thatīs the case.. kvleft.gif


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post Nov 13 2015, 10:03 PM
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QUOTE(mirocu @ Nov 13 2015, 03:57 PM) *

Yeah, he did. Itīs hard to think that someone who fights you actually wants you to kill them, but I guess sometimes thatīs the case.. kvleft.gif

Skyrim has a quest where you come across an Old Orc who's out hunting Sabre Cats in the hope of a "good death". You can fight him and make him die happy, but there's little reward for the player unless you have another of my mods.


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post Nov 13 2015, 10:06 PM
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Sorry, mirocu. The 'Sixteen Plus One' is a lore reference that teases/parallels the 'Eight Plus One' (Nine Divines inlcuding Talos). The Sixteen are the primary Deadra Lords and the 'Plus One' is Jyggalag.


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post Nov 13 2015, 11:15 PM
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QUOTE(mirocu @ Nov 13 2015, 03:57 PM) *

Itīs hard to think that someone who fights you actually wants you to kill them, but I guess sometimes thatīs the case.. kvleft.gif


I think the vampirism caused them to attack, they could not stop that part of them from the things it did; which is why they prayed for death so they could stop doing something they hated but couldn't stop without death stopping them.




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post Nov 13 2015, 11:18 PM
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QUOTE(Acadian @ Nov 13 2015, 10:06 PM) *

Sorry, mirocu. The 'Sixteen Plus One' is a lore reference that teases/parallels the 'Eight Plus One' (Nine Divines inlcuding Talos). The Sixteen are the primary Deadra Lords and the 'Plus One' is Jyggalag.

That was too complex for me to figure out on my own rollinglaugh.gif

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QUOTE(mirocu @ Nov 13 2015, 03:57 PM) *

Itīs hard to think that someone who fights you actually wants you to kill them, but I guess sometimes thatīs the case.. kvleft.gif


I think the vampirism caused them to attack, they could not stop that part of them from the things it did; which is why they prayed for death so they could stop doing something they hated but couldn't stop without death stopping them.

Yeah, that makes sense. They wanted to stop doing it but couldnīt which is why Iīm glad Lothran helped them out smile.gif


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post Nov 13 2015, 11:26 PM
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QUOTE(mirocu @ Nov 13 2015, 05:18 PM) *

QUOTE(Acadian @ Nov 13 2015, 10:06 PM) *

Sorry, mirocu. The 'Sixteen Plus One' is a lore reference that teases/parallels the 'Eight Plus One' (Nine Divines inlcuding Talos). The Sixteen are the primary Deadra Lords and the 'Plus One' is Jyggalag.

That was too complex for me to figure out on my own rollinglaugh.gif

QUOTE(mALX @ Nov 13 2015, 11:15 PM) *

QUOTE(mirocu @ Nov 13 2015, 03:57 PM) *

Itīs hard to think that someone who fights you actually wants you to kill them, but I guess sometimes thatīs the case.. kvleft.gif


I think the vampirism caused them to attack, they could not stop that part of them from the things it did; which is why they prayed for death so they could stop doing something they hated but couldn't stop without death stopping them.

Yeah, that makes sense. They wanted to stop doing it but couldnīt which is why Iīm glad Lothran helped them out smile.gif



Yeah, I think that is why they sealed themselves in there, so they couldn't attack anyone anymore; but when people found their way in the vampire beast within came to life smelling blood and attacked. They prayed for whoever came to be stronger than the monsters they had become, at least that is how I always saw it on that quest.




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post Nov 15 2015, 11:28 AM
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Time to catch up on Lothran...

Nice that he resorted to the Magic of Respawning by putting a lot of his stuff in the crate, so it simply vanished with time, I mean, it was probably taken by other travelers. I do think as well that it's more eemirsive to play with only those items that your character needs instead of carrying entire assortment of weapons and outfits all the time.

It's a shame that he killed the Unicorn but honestly I'm glad you didn't reload your game or resurrect the Unicorn. It makes more sense this way and in a way it made Lothran a different, maybe a better person. Wearing the Savior's Hide to remind him of the mistake is a nice touch.

I wondered how he handled the Sanguine's Quest and evaded the authorities afterwards. bigsmile.gif

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post Nov 15 2015, 11:44 AM
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QUOTE(Lopov @ Nov 15 2015, 11:28 AM) *

Time to catch up on Lothran...

Nice that he resorted to the Magic of Respawning by putting a lot of his stuff in the crate, so it simply vanished with time, I mean, it was probably taken by other travelers. I do think as well that it's more eemirsive to play with only those items that your character needs instead of carrying entire assortment of weapons and outfits all the time.

I very much agree. Even now he does tend to carry more than one would be able to, at least sometimes when he dungeon dives, but I let that slip through. After all, we have Feather magics as well, right? wink.gif

QUOTE(Lopov @ Nov 15 2015, 11:28 AM) *

It's a shame that he killed the Unicorn but honestly I'm glad you didn't reload your game or resurrect the Unicorn. It makes more sense this way and in a way it made Lothran a different, maybe a better person. Wearing the Savior's Hide to remind him of the mistake is a nice touch.

Yeah, it sure is a shame. But like you say that whole thing may have made him a better person elf and without it, maybe he wouldnīt have started to work more consciously to help others. I have thought about resurrecting the unicorn via console but I think that would take away the sense of responsibility and the whole cause and effect thing. And also, it would alter Lothranīs history even if I roleplayed it was a different unicorn and I donīt like that idea.

QUOTE(Lopov @ Nov 15 2015, 11:28 AM) *

I wondered how he handled the Sanguine's Quest and evaded the authorities afterwards. bigsmile.gif

To be completely honest, I donīt actually remember if he evaded them or got caught and served a sentence. I think he was able to flee with the help of invisibility but I canīt say for sure.


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post Nov 16 2015, 07:00 PM
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QUOTE(ghastley @ Nov 13 2015, 08:49 PM) *

I disliked Hircine's enough to rewrite it, and provide another way to get the horn without harming its owner. It actually makes it quite a bit harder, as keeping the Unicorn non-aggressive isn't easy.

I didn't change Sanguine's, but I did add another that he gets involved in.

I agree with Lothran about all the others. Did he read the note on the "boss" vampire when he did Azura's? It would have told him that it's what they wanted, too.

In my lore hunt for Hircine I came across this. I skimmed through it before one time but I never noticed you wrote it. I enjoy the addition of the virgin. Unicorns and virgins are told in the old stories and folklore.


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post Dec 4 2015, 09:16 AM
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The Ayleid statues



Lothran has four Ayleid statues and theyīre all decorating his Bruma home. He added one to his collection this year in fact but I donīt remember where he found it. Another three statues are at Umbacanoīs manor in Talos Plaza so in total he has found seven out of the ten out there. Always awesome when thereīs more to be discovered, I never fully want to find everything as I always want something to strive for. Lothran doesnīt dungeon dive as much anymore but knowing thereīs three statues left gives him a reason to maybe go check that ruin over there after all... wink.gif

As for Umbacano himself, well, he is now a permanent resident of Nenalata. Things didnīt go quite as he had expected but hey, at least he gets to sit in the throne for all eternity laugh.gif Lothran was very much surprised when he found out the dark side of Umbacano as he had seemed to be such a nice guy before that. Always so friendly and welcoming. Always so generous paying up for every statue he brought to him.

The big battle that ensued deep in the old ruin prompted Lothran to take the Ayleid crown of Lindai off Umbacano as a reminder that even the nicest of persons can have a dark side to them and that itīs best to always be careful around even close friends. You never know who they really are deep down...


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That's a nice approach to those statues. That way, as you say, Lothran knows there's still a few out there waiting to be found. smile.gif


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I was getting eager for a new Lothran story. smile.gif

Anyway, so nice that he still has something to search for despite being present in Cyrodiil for so long. There's certain charm in that, I agree. Too bad how things turned out for Umbacano but I guess he didn't have many options.


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QUOTE(Acadian @ Dec 4 2015, 03:12 PM) *

That's a nice approach to those statues. That way, as you say, Lothran knows there's still a few out there waiting to be found. smile.gif

Itīs a good motivator to dungeon dive thatīs for sure smile.gif

QUOTE(Lopov @ Dec 4 2015, 10:18 PM) *

I was getting eager for a new Lothran story. smile.gif

Well, I have pretty much covered what I wanted to cover by now... laugh.gif


Writing about the statues and Umbacano has been on my mind for awhile and this morning it felt like I should. I hesitated since I didnīt have much to write on the subject and I did come up short, but I still wanted to add that little snipet of Lothran history. Adding more details on Umbacano would merely serve as filler and I didnīt want that.

Anyway, glad you guys liked it smile.gif


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I think it’s great that there are still some surprises out there for Lothran to discover. Thank you for sharing some of Lothran’s hard-won insights! I always smile to think of his hair color changing to reflect the depth of his experiences.


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QUOTE(Grits @ Dec 9 2015, 01:59 AM) *

I think it’s great that there are still some surprises out there for Lothran to discover.

Indeed smile.gif

He rarely discovers new things but when he does itīs like Christmas and b-day all at once! laugh.gif

QUOTE(Grits @ Dec 9 2015, 01:59 AM) *

I always smile to think of his hair color changing to reflect the depth of his experiences.

It was an interesting thing to do but I feel I made the change too early. Now all I can do is make him more wrinkely and bald and I donīt want that tongue.gif

QUOTE(Grits @ Dec 9 2015, 01:59 AM) *

Thank you for sharing some of Lothran’s hard-won insights!

Glad you enjoy it biggrin.gif


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