Tenesi Faryon of Telvanni - Dunmer Sorceress who deliberately sought sacrifice into Cold Harbor to rescue her beloved.
Hisa Ni Caemaire - Altmer Sorceress, member of the Order Draconis and Adept of the House of Dibella.
Broken Branch Toothmaul - goblin (for my goblin characters, I use either orsimer or bosmer templates) Templar, member of the Order Draconis and persistently unskilled pickpocket
Mol gro Durga - Orsimer Socerer/Battlemage who died the first time when the Nibenay Valley chapterhouse of the Order Draconis was destroyed, then went back to Cold Harbor to rescue his second/partner who was still captive. He overestimated his resistance to the hopelessness of Oblivion, about to give up, and looked up to see the golden glow of atherius surrounding a beautiful young woman who extended her hand to him and said "I can help you". He carried Fianna Kingsley out of Cold Harbor on his shoulder. He carried Alvard Stower under one arm. He also irritated the Prophet who had intended the portal for only Mol and Lyris.
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Order Draconis - well c'mon there has to be some explanation for all those dragon tattoos.
House of Dibella - If you have ever seen or read "Memoirs of a Geisha" that's just the beginning...
Nibenay Valley Chapterhouse - Where now stands only desolate ground and a dolmen there once was a thriving community supporting one of the major chapterhouses of the Order Draconis
Thanks @Dovah_Feyn! I dyed it and like it much better now. I just wish the bracelet didn't clip through her wrist.
Edited by MamaDruid on April 19, 2020 7:50PM
Most people go through life dreading they'll have a traumatic experience. Freaks were born with their trauma. They've already passed their test in life. They're aristocrats.
― Diane Arbus
When you worship Sheogorath a little 0о)
Who am I in this world? Cabbage or cheese?
Cheese or cabbage. That's the question.
You cannot divide the world only into cheese and cabbage. There are many types of cheese and several types of cabbage! And Wabbajak! And some more cheese and cabbage!
Utheneril ‘Neri’, an Ayleid knight imprisoned in magical stasis by his fellows for an attempt to assist a slave rebellion. Awakened by accident by Abnur Tharn, whom he mistakes for his ancestor, Tharanas the Red-Hand (I am sorry, but I am going to keep calling him that because Tharanas Ye Redde-Hand sound like kinda awkward faux Middle English). Very serious and driven, follows a code of honour to the letter. Straight man (in the comedy tropes sense of the word) to a gang of disaster adventurers, Tharn included.
Mzaripaniit, ‘Mzari’, a displaced Dwemer thief, smuggler, and rescuer of Falmer slaves, who was whisked off by Sheogorath into the future, when her kind are long-gone, as she was escaping from the guards on the Mad God’s summoning day and made the mistake of wishing to get away. She now has to fit into this bizarre new world, with some help from the Thieves Guild and her new friends, Kireth and Raynor Vanos. At least there still are plenty of rich slobs to make miserable, and slaves to set free.
Nurindil, a Maormer pirate who lost his crew to the Green Lady following the events of Khenarthi’s Roost (even though they were a pretty average bunch by Maormeri standards and had nothing to do with the hurricane plot). Thinks himself a cunning rogue and a master of disguise but often gets caught in the dumbest of ways.
Xeuresh, a Dremora who left Coldharbour to learn about the ‘magic of friendship’ after observing a team of mortals work together side by side. Does not really understand why people like heroes so much, but finds that she enjoys being liked, so commits heroic feats over and over again. Will eventually return to Oblivion and rematerialize at the time of Skyrim, after being accidentally summoned by Onmund.
Lillariel, a Falmer from a remote mountain settlement of survivors who became curious about the outside world after Lady Laurent and Stibbons stumbled into her home. Loves playing pranks on people. Gets overexcited about the most trivial things.
Heidi Critter-Cuddler, a big strong Nord woman who finds the most hideous beasts adorable and gleefully charts their habitats. Loves a hearty brawl. Became Soul-Shriven for a while as Molag Bal demanded her soul in return for the one of a vampire shed had fallen in love with.
Ja’Zanushi, a sweet, rather confused former slave who keeps making awkward attempts to find her place in the world and control her magic. A quiet, diligent bookworm who wants to know everything about the Khajiiti culture she never got to experience as a kitten. Somehow ended up carrying the mantle of the Scarlet Judge.
Thyrnhild ‘Hildie’ Black-Briar, a daughter of one of the members of the Black-Briar clan and her secret Ohmes lover. Has to wear an Illusion mask in high society in order to conceal her heritage. Eventually leaves for Elsweyr to find her Khajiiti roots (same as Ja'Zanushi), and gets entangled into the Season of the Dragon.
Takkaran-jo, a furry edgelord who decided to study dark magic in order to spite his family, which doted far more on his older brother. Sarcastic ***, but not without a bit of softness.
Ihlen gro-Dres, a half-Dunmer, half-Orc still recovering from being abused throughout his youth. It was bad enough that his Dunmeri maternal grandfather beat and belittled him, but he also haunted Ihlen as an ancestor guardian, egging him on to seek revenge on Velsa, who freed the slaves that said grandfather was overseer of. Spoiler alert: Ihlen befriended Velsa instead… as much as she would allow. Huge and burly, but does not like using his strength. Does not speak unless absolutely necessary. Will level mountains for Quen, whom he considers his little sister.
Wylmina ‘Mina’ Adrys, former member of the Rivenspire Fighters’ Guild and sister to Savi Adrys, an ambient NPC found in one of the settlements there and possessing one (1) line of dialogue (also, as I have decided, long-abandoned niece to Mel Adrys the vampire hunter). Left for dead after being ripped into by bloodfiends as she and her comrades took on a Dark Anchor, she has a lot of anger issues and can and will punch bad people.
Curume Hulkynd, a young Altmer originally from Summerset, nearly killed and eventually exiled by his own grandparents for not having magical talent. Goes where the winds take him, and tries out a variety of trades to see what sticks. Eventually lands a job hunting for lore books on behalf of the Mages’ Guild, and against his own better judgement, develops a soft spot for Valaste.
Verdaril, a Sapiarch of Thaumaturgy from Summerset and Curume’s father. Was always against Curume’s exile, which resulted in his own family trying to experiment on him in order to deprive him of emotions (and thus his attachment to his son). Now that he is finally free, he has abandoned the College of the Sapiarchs, and his position in Altmeri society, in order to set out looking for his son.
Kevan Llanos, a soft Dunmer battlemage who wants to be a shining hero. Very naive and an easy target for con artists. Used to be an *** old mage, but I rerolled him and enjoy watching his chubby self run around and try to save people.
Nimue ‘the Curmudgeon’, a jaded half-elven mercenary (one of her parents was a Breton merchant trading in Morrowind, and the other was an Ordinator of all people), and a travelling companion to Kevan. Pretends that she is only in it for the gold, but eventually begins to care for the sweet Dunmer.
Gideon Leonciele, a Breton mage originally from the Third Era. Got yanked back in time through Daedric trickery: he was trying to go back to the moment of Mehrunes Dagon's invasion to save his daughter, who was supposedly killed during the siege of Kvatch, but instead he wound up in the middle of Molag Bal's invasion. Dark Anchors, Oblivion Gates... Same difference, right?
Rhiawen, a playful and oftentimes overly friendly Bosmer whose family was exiled for violating the Green Pact through their cooking experiments. Still values the social, bonding aspect of food and tries her best to be the best provisioner ever. If you are taller than her, she will probably try to kiss you.
Magralas ‘Wicker’, a former acrobat from the House of Reveries, now on the run after his talent for necromantic magic accidentally awakened when he was trying to revive a critic that had worked themself up into a heart attack. Really scared of everything.
Durgakh ‘the Elf-Like’ gra-Gatlok, an unusually small and dainty Orc with a soft spot for dreamy poetry. Will always try to redeem the villain (and has succeeded, in the case of Angof the Grave-Singer).
Vorozhba ‘Ro’ gra-Gatlok, Durgakh’s half-sister born to a different wife of the same clan chief. Incredibly calm and patient. Mom friend. Is way older than she looks. Wields huge weapons and magic with equal ease. Was initially a healer, but had to learn necromancy in order to survive in Coldharbour.
Lavinia Verticordis, an Altmer orphan raised by Imperials. Made a mistake of joining the Worm Cult after a promise that they would bring her human family back from dying of old age. Saw the error of her ways and got sent to Coldharbour, where the side effect of losing her soul was her becoming a vampire (she is NOT a Daughter of Coldharbour, Divines forbid). Struggles with bloodlust but still clings on to her moral compass. Surprisingly gentle for an undead creature.
Filleanil ‘Fil’, a privileged scion of Altmeri nobles who fancies himself an explorer. Has travelled far and wide, but still needs to unlearn a lot of inbred prejudice (he does drink the Respect Women juice at least). Studies exotic plants and does martial arts as a hobby. Has an Alfiq butler who spent some time in Daggerfall and was nicknamed Passe-par-Tout, or Goes-Everywhere.
Jaara al-Khinzir. Daughter of a Crown Magnifico, raised in sheltered luxury and treated as a fragile statuette due to being born blind. Secretly honed her magical skills and eventually ran away from home to join the Mages Guild and the Undaunted. Does not think she needs friends, but life will prove her wrong.
Gives-Shoulder-To-Cry-On (Giv for short). Dunmeri slavers decimated her village when she was a hatchling; the last thing her mother did before sacrificing herself to cover her escape was to instruct Giv (and her egg-brother, named something like Throws-Boomerangs, whom I did not have the server space to create; he is presumably somewhere out there looking for their enslaved father) to save a fresh clutch of eggs. Giv raised the eggs as a mother would, maturing before her age. She and her hatchlings established a small settlement of their own, but then the Pact was formed, and Giv, being the oldest in the settlement, was conscripted as an army healer. She is not thrilled by having to fight side by side with the Dunmer, but still tries her best to help the common folk and repel the common threat posed by the Daedra.
Dro’Iroh. Brother of Takkaran-jo. Once a proud warrior, Dro’Iroh retired to a monastic sanctuary after losing his son to Knahaten flu - an enemy that even he could not defeat. He now has to abandon his retirement plans, however, as his sanctuary was raided by Daedra and he himself was sucked into Coldharbour.
Arelsi Hlaalu. Daughter of a prominent trader and Dwemer technology enthusiast, who, after a conflict with the Telvanni magisters that destroyed most of his family, became obsessed with some Dwemer machine that was presumably used to strip first the magical abilities, and then the humanity (elf-manity?) off Falmer slaves. He was intending to use it first on the Telvanni, and then on all other mages in Tamriel, but Arelsi thwarted his plans with the help of Kireth and Raynor Vanos. She is now wandering Tamriel and trying to restore her family honour.
Very impressive characters @NorroenDyrd! Lillariel turned out great!
I like trying to make hybrids. What do y'all think of my Nordmer? (she's a Nordmancemer! )
Edited by MamaDruid on May 17, 2020 3:28AM
Most people go through life dreading they'll have a traumatic experience. Freaks were born with their trauma. They've already passed their test in life. They're aristocrats.
― Diane Arbus