[X] My Assistant

[ghastley]

Rather than pollute other threads with developing my Skyrim character, I'll start a new one.

Fleur, an Orc is following a family tradition by becoming a bear-rider. Her ancestor Uzgash (a daughter of the legendary Gortwog himself) was one, and it's a profession her family approves, unlike some of the others they've had in the past.

She has a white bear to ride, and she's a two-handed fighter, preferring axes. They're the happy medium between the faster swords and the greater damage of hammers. She's current unsure if she likes them enchanted, and needing a supply of soul gems, or just plain.

Her bear is complaining about the armour she's wearing. It's supposed to look like this with plate top, plate boots, and as little as possible in between as detailed in the manual, in my Oblivion mod.

I suspect I'll have to make some for her, although there's a goodish selection of suitable boots. I'm unsure at the moment whether to classify it as Light or Heavy when I do so.

Any advice on the other skills she'd find useful? I'm assuming that Smithing will be one, and enough Alchemy to keep her in health potions, but what else?

[Acadian]

Wow, I knew the bears wouldn't tolerate armored legs astride them but didn't realize they would balk at the soft fabric of a mages robe as well. Oh well. . . a mage has gotta do what a mage has gotta do.

[ghastley]

It's more of a skirts versus wide-astride posture thing. The bears would be happy with cloth pants, but that takes more work. Side-saddle animations ditto.

I had her mount a bear in her default costume, and it looks silly.

[ghastley]

I just discovered an "Orc child" mod on the Nexus, so I'll be investigating how the Orc tusks were used and adapting an elf kid or two for Fleur. She already has Sofie and Lucia, so the first cut will be a replacement for one or both of those, and I'll place a new one or two later.

One thought is to have Borghak the Steelheart's young cousin tag along when you recruit her, for the same reasons - she wants to escape the Orc traditions and be more free to do her own thing. Orcish orphans are looked after by their relatives, so she's not as needy as the others, just fiercely independent. Male Orc kid is more likely to be pushed out as future rival of chief, so we could find him living solo in another shack - I need to check out Orcish architecture to see if there's a suitable building I can use, or if it will have to be the generic shack kit.