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The single new hair style in Nightfall crates.
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Kalik_Gold✭✭✭✭✭
✭Looks good to me.Main: (PvP & PvE)PS5/NA - Ras Kalik a Redguard Templar - Daggerfall Covenant • 1550+ Champion
Ras Kalik a Redguard Templar, the Vestige
PvP:
Aurik Siet'ka a Redguard Necromancer
Cacique the Sage of Ius a Redguard Warden
Jux Blackheart a Redguard Nightblade
Goliath of Hammerfell a Redguard Dragonknight
Kaotik Von Dae'mon a Redguard* Sorcerer
PvP: (Specialty)
Tyrus Septim an Imperial Lycan Sorcerer
Tsar af-Bomba a Redguard Vampiric Nightblade
Movárth Piquine a Nord Vampiric Necromancer
Uri Ice-Heart the Twin a Nord Vampiric Warden
PvE:
Cinan Tharn an Imperial Dragonknight
Bates Vesuius of Dawnstar an Imperial Dragonknight
Herzog Zwei the Genesis an Akavari* Templar
Tav'i at-Shinji a Redguard** Warden
Lucky Hunch the Gambler - a Redguard Nightblade
Leveling...
Zenovia at-Tura a Redguard** Sorcerer
Yesi af-Kalik a Redguard Templar
Voa a Priest of Sep a Redguard* Necromancer
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Passives of another race used. (RP)
*Breton
**Imperial
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Ras Kalik the Vestige, a renown Redguard warrior; He has been blessed to save Tamriel from Molag Bal’s destructive Planemeld while reuniting the Five Companions. His further accomplishments after defeating Molag Bal, has been to stop the destruction of Morrowind, the Clockwork City, return order to the isle of Summerset and create a new king in Wrothgar and a queen in Elsywer. These events have made him a living legend and continue to lead him into new adventures throughout Tamriel, as well as into the hearts of many ladies including the Elf Queen, Aryenn. Over many years of adventurous travels, Ras Kalik had become a loner, until he re-visited his homeland of Alik'r.
Alik'r and it's cities were overrun by the undead Ra-Netu and therefore he made an allegiance with Alik'r's own Ash'abah tribe. These Ash'abah with his help, cleansed the city of Sentinel in Alik'r desert and it's surrounding areas of the undead brought to life by the Withered Hand. After rescuing Sentinel from the undead zombies, King Fahara’jad’s personal bodyguard the Goliath of Hammerfell, who was given this name by Imperials in the region; was asked to assist the tribe after learning of the defeat of the Withered Hand to the Ash'abah. Kalik promised Goliath he would task him with fighting living enemies on the battlefield if he so desired. Goliath being a Yokudan warrior wields a massive sword in respect to the Ansei, a gift given by the Imperial, Cinan Tharn. Not many soldiers are able to wield double two handed weapons, but Goliath loves to get up and personal in a fight, so he also carries a giant maul, both weapons laced with magical flames.
Jux Blackheart is a master thief that masquerades as a Bard at the Sisters of the Sands inn, with his younger sidekick Lucky Hunch for pilfering and gambling during this time. Jux was known to infiltrate any towns bank vault he came across and even delved into Ayelid ruins without detection. Kalik can vividly recall the night he met the famed thief. Jux found himself rummaging thru a slightly inebriated Kalik’s pocket for too long, on a full-mooned night and because of his greed and the glimmer of his golden armor in the moonlight. He lost his left pinky fingertip as a lesson! But in return, he gained a new friend, as it was his first time since a child being caught red-handed...
Upon arrival back in the Alik'r after many moons of adventuring, Ras Kalik ventures to Bergama. Visiting The Winking Jackal, he runs into Jux Blackheart, who introduces him to the coin game Crowns vs Forebearers (Heads vs Tails) and Golden Dwemer (RBG).... Jux constantly takes gold from the unfortunate thru theft or gambling, his biggest gambling victim is actually his partner in crime known as Lucky Hunch the Gambler. Lucky doesn't mind losing any gold coins to Jux... as Jux saved him from Altmer slavers in Summerset, by stealing a key and sending him on a boat to the mainland years prior. Lucky spent years in slavery with Khajiits in Summerset and picked up the art of subterfuge, using illusion magic disguises and stealing there.
Kaotik Von’Daemon an outcast, and a half-caste between a Breton mother and a Redguard father. Kaotik become a pariah due to his conjuration of Daedra pets. He was taught healing magic during his childhood years by his Breton mother. His father due to Redguard customs exiled him from the desert, sending him by wagon caravan to be a soldier in the war in Cyrodiil. He happened to meet Kalik while traveling from Alik'r, during this long caravan ride the caravan he was in was ambushed in Bangkorai by a group of bandits. Kalik by chance was also traveling thru this area on his Auridon Warhorse (which was bestowed to him by his friend, Darien Gautier). During this ambush, Kalik was able to rescue five hostages from the bandits. Kaotik was the first rescued, and Ras Kalik also recruited him to be in the Ash'abah tribe. These core Ash'abah tribesmen may never be seen together in travel as they partake in their own adventures but they always know what each other is doing; as they frequent a hideout in northern Bankorai. Their hideout an old Orc castle ruin, is kept watch by Nuzhimeh and she passes messages written between them, and frequently they also enjoy her company and her bed.
The other men rescued were a Dunmer banker, an Imperial mercenary and two other soldiers, an Imperial and a Breton Knight, stating proudly he was an Akavir descendent. One of the Imperials, Cinan, claimed to be related to Abnur Tharn the Battlemage of the Imperial Elder Council (One of Ras Kalik's mentors in the Five Companions). Cinan Tharn was really Abnur's drunkard treasure hunting illegitimate son. He was caught smuggling artifacts out of the Ayleid ruins in Cyrodiil and the elder of the two Imperials was Tyrus Septim a retired Imperial navy battle-mage (now a Lycan mercenary living in the city of Rimmen) and guard to the Tharn family. As much as Abnur Tharn hated his half-sister Euraxia, he dislikes his bas†ard son Cinan more. Tyrus now a ruffian and privateer had been paid by Abnur Tharn to watch over Cinan as much as possible. Cinan Tharn a drunkard, loves to drink at least a quarter barrel of Nord mead before he raids various delves and dungeons for relics to sell on the black market. Cinan also plans to one day, run an illegal gambling ring... which he thinks will net him more gold for his wares.
The Dunmer captive shackled to the Imperials looked familiar to Kalik from his time in Morrowind.... and he recognized him as Tythis Andromo a House Telvanni slave-owner and banker from Vvardenfell. During a rough interrogation to Tythis, Ras Kalik learnt why the bandits accosted him. The racist Dunmer was providing slaves as soldiers for the Three Banner War. The bandits were trying to negotiate a lucrative ransom for Andromo and the Imperials.... Kalik did not need any of this gold and he could never set Tythis free as he did with the two Imperial soldiers. His past involvement with slavery and war crimes, made Kalik's blood boil. He chose not to execute Tythis, as he figured the worse punishment for this former rich and opulent slave owner, is to now be an imprisoned servant for Ras Kalik and the tribe.
Herzog Zwei the Genesis a reknown Imperial/Akavirri battle-mage. His roots going back to Akavir through his mother’s bloodline. (His mother is descended from the Akaviri, through Versidue-Shae, and his Imperial father met her in Hakoshae, while traveling) Herzog earned the nickname "the Genesis" from his father as a child, as he was his mother's first born child, and last, as she tragically died in child-birth.
Herzog was seeking to purchase an artifact from Cinan Tharn, before their capture and was meeting Tyrus while in Rimmen, who introduced him to Cinan. This artifact being the Ayelid artifact; the sword Sinweaver. After their rescue and the exchange of gold to Cinan for the sword he decided to slip away before Ras Kalik could question who he was, and why the Akavir descendant really wanted that sword. Herzog was headed to Nagastani — An Ayleid ruin in eastern Cyrodiil. He had read in scrolls that the Sword would give him magical powers to meet his mothers spirit, if he performed an Ayleid ritual at an old shrine hidden there. Equipped with the artifact sword, he was off to start his own adventure but Ras Kalik, did indeed notice the sword however and instead sent a letter to Jux Blackheart (whom also was interested in Ayleid treasures), to attempt to find Herzog and acquire the sword. (*Azani Blackheart in Elder Scroll's Oblivion is Jux's descendant some 747 years later)
And so the Redguard, Imperial and Akaviri men parted ways ... While Ras Kalik went off to Elsweyr to encounter the latest threat to Tamriel, with Abnur Tharn and Sai Sahan - - DRAGONS!! Little did Ras Kalik know a few people were awaiting him in Senchal besides Sai. A necromancer survived his attack on the Withered Hand, while in Alik'r. The necromancer known as Auriek Siet'ka is also following him to the land of the Khajiits and Cacique the Sage of Ius a Shaman mystic who has become attuned spiritually with Tu'whacca (a Redguard God) and Ius (the Animal God), after being burned severely by the escaped dragons in Elsywer, is awaiting his arrival also. Aurik is a soldier of the Daggerfall Covenant that was introduced to necromancy while in the military, even though this magicka art is not spoken of openly by most of the Military leaders. He came to Alik'r and worked with the Withered Hand before Ras Kalik intervened on their plans. After the defeat of the Withered Hand, he aligned with the Worm Cult, and is constantly adapting and perfecting his necromantic arts.
After his journey to Rimmen, Kalik heads south to Senchal, in the southern regions of Elyswer. This new adventure will also put him on a path to meet a strange Redguard man. The stranger which was infected with an untreated Peyrite disease and also was the exiled from the Order of the New Moon cult, due to his sickness. He originally joined the cult to worship Laatvulon, the green dragon, mistakenly thinking it was the Daedric prince Peyrite. This confused and suffering cultist is known as Tsar al-Bomba and he is on a path to spread the disease. He was originally infected in Orccrest while recruiting members there. Can Ras Kalik and the shaman Cacique cure this poor soul, only time will tell. Little does Tsar al-Bomba know, that his infection is tied to Vampirism, and eventually the desire for blood will take over his mind. Senchal also offers Kalik his latest love interest... Aeliah. Whom he fondly led thru battles with the Dragonguard.
After the trek thru the heat, tropical and desert climate of Northern and Southern Elyswer, Ras Kalik heads north to the cold mountain range of Skyrim. His companion friend Lyris beckons for him with a letter sent by crow...
Movárth Piquine - a former vampire hunter (now infected), within the Fighter's Guild (and a secretive necromancer) was in Skyrim working with the Morthaal Guard. On a patrol mission he was caught in Frewien's ice curse outside of Morthaal with the frozen undead. Movárth's vampiric infection kept him from becoming an undead minion to the curse. He was able to use necromantic ice-magic to encase himself safely until he was freed with Freiwen, when the Vestige Ras Kalik broke the curse.
Uri Ice-Heart - brother of Urfon Ice-Heart. The twin sons of Atli and Oljourn Ice-Heart. The Ice-Heart family are originally from Markarth but now reside on the Jerall Mountain range near Cyrodiil, with their younger sister Araki. The twins had joined the Winterborn Reachmen while living in Markarth. Urfon pushed west to Orsinium with the Winterborn Clan, leaving his family behind. Uri stayed behind with his parents and sister to live in the family cabin for safety, avoiding the Vampire plague infiltrating the Reach. After news reaches him and he hears of Urfon's death... Uri leaves and heads home and is seeking vengeance. Meanwhile, his sister has also moved on to Windhelm to join the Fighter's guild. He will visit his sister, once before going to seek vengeance and she will craft him armor mixed with ice, called Stalhrim armor. Uri fearing death, after his brother's passing, falls victim to the convincing talk of Movárth at a Nordic tavern, and will also becomes a vampire.
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Aisleyne✭✭✭✭✭I was looking forward to trying it. Then I saw the skull in the mirror...ruins it for me sadly.9 -
tomofhyrule✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭Not really a fan - I'd love to see some more normal styles instead, I guess I'd have to see this one in game. But I'm definitely not a fan of hiding more hairstyles in crates.
It's not like there's a shortage of datamined/PTS styles we've been requesting...
https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/478490/list-of-hairstyles-that-have-been-in-the-game-for-a-long-time-but-are-still-unavailable-to-players/p1
And it's also not like the current set of hairstyles in the Crown Store is ridiculously full either. They really need to start releasing more styles than just this one.11 -
Nord_Raseri✭✭✭✭✭
✭Hopefully getting that and the beard as wellVeit ég aðég hékk vindga meiði á nætr allar níu, geiri undaðr og gefinn Oðni, sjálfr sjálfum mér, á þeim meiði er manngi veit hvers hann af rótum rennr.2 -
TropicsDelight✭✭✭tomofhyrule wrote: »Not really a fan - I'd love to see some more normal styles instead
I agree, I wanted to see what people thought before adding my own opinion.
I want some hairstyles that certainly look good and stand out, but I don't want them junked up with trinkets and as said above the skull is a real turn off for me, I think it looks silly.7 -
bluebird✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭It's not guaranteed to come from Nightfall Crates. Datamining includes Crown Store sales too, not just things included in Crates. And there is no ETA when those will be available. The High Elf dress datamined in Morrowind took over a year to be actually sold.
But it looks great for sure!
There are tons of 'hairstyle wishlist' threads, so I'm glad we're getting some hairstyles... even if it's a new one not one of the many we've been asking for that are already ingame. 2 -
Taleof2Cities✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭TropicsDelight wrote: »I want some hairstyles that certainly look good and stand out, but I don't want them junked up with trinkets and as said above the skull is a real turn off for me, I think it looks silly.
I disagree.
Dreadlocks + Beads can make certain characters look distinctive. Such as my Magicka Warden Dark Elf.
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TropicsDelight✭✭✭Taleof2Cities wrote: »I disagree.
Dreadlocks + Beads can make certain characters look distinctive. Such as my Magicka Warden Dark Elf.
I don't mind beads, I distinctly don't like the skull.
One of my characters uses the full head of dreadlocks pulled back, much like yours but without the sides shaved. It looks great. I also have two that use the cornrows.6 -
Nirntrotter✭✭✭✭✭I'm absolutely thirsting for it, gonna replace the pony dreads with it. That said... moar pls.
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Kesstryl✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭I agree with those here that said they don't like the skull, I would also like it better without the skull. Evil characters should not get exclusive access to dreads and beads.HEARTHLIGHT - A guild for housing enthusiasts! Contact @Kesstryl in-game to join.3 -
Nord_Raseri✭✭✭✭✭
✭I agree with those here that said they don't like the skull, I would also like it better without the skull. Evil characters should not get exclusive access to dreads and beads.
Many cultures used bones and carved skulls as adornments that were far from "evil". Especially shamanistic cultures.Veit ég aðég hékk vindga meiði á nætr allar níu, geiri undaðr og gefinn Oðni, sjálfr sjálfum mér, á þeim meiði er manngi veit hvers hann af rótum rennr.7 -
Arictheana✭✭✭I agree with Raseri on that point. Bosmers love the bones too. However, a human-like skull puts off more of dark vibe in my opinion. I definitely like it though. I do wish they would hurry up and release the new crates. Gloomspore is pretty stale.0
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SydneyGrey✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭I love that hair. I want it now.
There is a datamined beard that has a skull in it, that hasn't been released yet.DreamsUnderStars wrote: »What. Skull?
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davidbow1e✭✭For those of you who don’t see the skull, look in the mirrors reflection in the picture2
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idk✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭Taleof2Cities wrote: »I like it also ... the game is starving for more hairstyles in general.
True. I am surprised at the trickle of hairstyles that have come our way. I expect they sell well.0 -
MajThorax✭✭✭✭✭If I get the hair, do I access it only through the character creation or the use of a change appearance token?0 -
Aisleyne✭✭✭✭✭@MajThorax If you purchase the hair, you can equip it through the Appearance section in your Collectibles menu.Nord_Raseri wrote: »Many cultures used bones and carved skulls as adornments that were far from "evil". Especially shamanistic cultures.
As far as bones/skulls go as accessories, I could understand if it was something natural like a piece of bone or the little bird skulls on Mazzatun armor for example. But the fact that it's a miniaturized human skull, makes it look very costumey and cheapens the aesthetic in my opinion. I hope they'll release something similar in the future that will work with a wider variety of styles.2 -
Aelsioln✭✭✭At first I didn't think I'd care much for the new hairstyle but I got it in a crate and now I love it on my Breton vampire. It did definitely make her black hair even darker though.
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Fischblut✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭I really like this new hair. I can see why it's sad that it darkens the hair color, I have characters with white hair and would prefer to keep that color on this hair style.
With certain skin + this hair, my blonde nord looks real intimidating Funny and nice at same time:
My black-haired dunmer likes this hair alot, totally different look from his usual style
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xclassgaming✭✭✭✭✭
✭It is nice and all but....
WHERE IS THE VEYA HAIR ZOS??????Give us clannfear mounts!2 -
tomofhyrule✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭So this is the first crate season since the Flame Atronach crates that includes a hairstyle, and the first since the Dwarven crates that includes a style that's unique, not a neon-dyed version of something you could get elsewhere.
Why are they going back to hairstyles in crates?
I realize that they want people to buy crates, but it the 'Hairstyles' tab really that full that we can't get some permanent things in? Especially since there are numerous styles that have either been out of the store for over a year or have never been made available in the first place.
And of course, the best is when unavailable stuff is shoved in out faces:
Motif pages aren't dropping for that armor yet? Check.
Unavailable hairstyle that's never been in the store? Check and check.
Even the hairstyle on the Karthwatch Jarl outfit is the Adorable Assassin, and that was back for about a week or so last July.
Honestly, I'm usually one of those who likes to buy a bunch of cosmetics, but I haven't felt the need to spend crowns on anything lately. These crates really don't have much interesting, this month's showcase was relatively bare, and all the stuff I do want to buy are cosmetics that ZOS wants to pretend don't exist anymore. I mean, I get FOMO, but at this point it seems like I've missed out on everything so I guess I don't need to buy anything else?
It seems that ZOS could probably make bank just by going to any of these hairstyles we keep begging for (Short Mussed Wave, Unruly Bangs, Whatever Velsa's is called) and just selecting [make available for purchase]. I can't imagine they're makin much money from those styles by ...keeping them exclusive to nobody?4
