aaah the Dawnguard. They have an excellent taste in uniforms, forts, and pets. Glad to see Buffy helping them out, alongside everyone's favourite vampiress.

Then there's the Soul Cairn. Very cosy. Having your own friendly dragon is worth the trip though.

Serana and her undead bunny minion! That reminds me of the Chickenmancer outside of Ivarstead!

Serana and her black steed of doom are really putting it to that frost troll! And I see one of Buffy's ethereal arrows was caught in mid-flight just a moment before finding a new home in a troll's head...

That is a neat remake of meshes and textures in the Dawnguard Mage Robes. I see Serana still has a hood though, and she's still wearing it indoors!

Buffy has quite the entourage in the Soul Cairn. Did she leave Superian behind and summon Avrak?

Oooh, dragons do battle! But Buffy is the decider of things.

This is a spectacular update! I have been waiting for this!




Buffy & Bunny - DAAAAAW!!!! That is such a Buffy moment, it is so like her to sit quietly enough in thought that a wild bunny felt safe enough to come that near, that is Awesome! And a very Buffy screen, too!


Werewolf attacking Serana - GAAAAAAAH!!! I didn't even see tiny Buffy on her etherial horse till I caught sight of that arrow, then just followed the trajectory to find Buffy, lol.


Buffy & Serana dressed to kill and on the strut - my absolute favorite Skyrim screen of Buffy EVAH!!!! I see Buffy is finally getting back to the clothes horse we all know and love; and is teaching Serana that even the undead can enjoy life when it comes to a new outfit! I absolutely LOVE this shot!


Next: "Nothing to see here, just keep moving..." I got the biggest kick out of this one - most especially because I know Buffy was trying to look inconspicuous as they traveled, Then I thought Serana was also in flames (like her horse); but leading her horse for some odd reason! But no, Serana is riding her horse, so ... who is that walking in front of the horse? Is this Lydia being punsished for her sarcastic gripes about carrying your burdons by having to walk while everyone rides, while Buffy and Serana make sure everyone sees her by having mounts that light up the night and a fox to match,


The next shot - at first I thought this was two birds flying, and was craning my neck to see what was at the bottom of that mountain that had Buffy's special attention!

Then I saw the next screen and realized it was two dragons fighting - had to go back and look again, lol. What a great shot!


It didn't take Buffy long to get out of eye level with the dragons, I don't blame her! (although she didn't pick the safest alternative, lol).

Awesome shots, all of them! My top two faves are Buffy and Serana strutting and Buffy and the Bunny, could you tell?

Lol, I love this shot and your comment regarding it. Also, Buffy seems to stare at a bunny, thinking sth like "You're really cute but I don't get what Serana wanted to achieve by resurrecting you."


Great timing as the summoned arrow is just about to hit the troll. Love Buffy's pose too.


Girls look great. I assume this shot was taken in the Volkihar Keep?


Another great shot, Buffy's horse blends well with the color of the sky in Soul Cairn.


Something else got my attention more than dragons...


It's too late to correct his mistake by now. The scenery looks great in this pic.

Good to see Buffy back and kicking some dragon's ass!

Without wifi at home for in he moment but I will be back to campus catch up, Acadian.

Not too happy about your pic of the month, Acadian. We don´t see Buffy´s face



But other than that....

I'm wondering who the person is with the heavy armor behind Superian and Buffy - the one taking the picture. Is that Serana? Mjoll? Lydia? ACADIAN? It's a mystery!

Serana spamming resurrection spells again, I see. Buffy's looks on her face is priceless. Same reaction I'd get if someone brought a butterfly to life if I was battling a group of bandits.

But while she does have her bringing bunnies, chickens and mudcrabs to life she can be real useful with those destruction spells. One of the best allies to have!

Walking through an eerie castle with style and grace? Yes please! You know Acadian, the red looks good in Serana and the Mages clothes suits Buffy. You can see the individual style for each of them

Protective auras is necessary, but so is a scarf to cover their noses. I bet the Soul Cairn reeks of dead things . . .

I think those two dragons are arguing . . . hehe.

mALX, I think that's a troll and not a werewolf

Oh, I think you are right!

Battle bunny! That’s hilarious. Serana works with whatever she finds. I see she is bundled up in vampire robes and still bearing her Scroll in this picture. Funny that Buffy is catching on to you!

Is Serana hitting that troll from horseback with a flaming sword?! Nicely done!

I love Buffy’s restyling of her vampire friend. The red Dawnguard mage robes are an excellent choice for Serana’s coloring and for… other reasons.

I love the matching blue/flame auras for Buffy and Serana’s mini-groups.

Buffy and Durnehviir make an awesome team out on the tundra. That frost dragon probably never even saw the arrow that killed him. He landed a little too close for comfort!

You picked a cool and refreshing screenie for July. I love the detail on Superian’s outfit. Very nice!

It’s always a delight to catch up with Buffy’s adventures!

Just checking in on Buffy.... And awaiting an update

I loved your screenies of the month for August and September. It’s neat to see Buffy interacting with her fellow mages and her fellow adventurers. I was amazed by Astronaut practice! That’s how I imagine the College could be. Danger ahead makes my hair stand on end. I’m happy to see that Buffy brought some muscle with her, even if it was just to show the Nords how an elf can handle it!

Just wanted to tell Buffy how much I love her screen of the month! What a great shot!

A really heartwarming shot for October, Ms Buffy.

As always a very nice shot of the month


This one really, really feels like home! If Buffy is in my neighbourhood I will never forgive her if she doesn´t come and say hi to me!!

Aaaw, Buffy looks Awesome in this "Screen of the Month" !!!!

Buffy’s screenie of the month makes the heart beat faster.

Regarding the pic of the month, I see Skyrim has incorporated some WoW swords...

Another great shot of the month! The warrior on the left looks much bigger than the other trio and wow, the Dunmer on the right is able to carry a dagger and a sword at one side. I like it how they all look at Buffy, I guess they're waiting for her instructions.

mirocu- Aww, thanks for your kind words about Buffy – and even being less than happy that her screen of the month didn’t show her face. The action poses you see Buffy in are not poses at all, but simply freezing in game action. The only actual poses she has is crosslegged sit, kneel to pray and lie down.

hazmick- Thank you! I do like the Dawnguard because the questline does not try and force you to be the boss. It also supports Buffy’s more natural role as a helper/sidekick rather than a primary heroine.

SubRosa- Thanks! I agree that the Regal Huntsman armor looks pretty good – kind of an eclectic blend of mage robes, vampire gear and Dragonborn cultist stuff with a strong Assassin’s Creed flavor. In the Soul Cairn, that was Superian – just fully armored up and with a violet aura going. The mare has developed a wardrobe with accessories that almost rivals that of her mistress.

mALX- Thank you so much! Buffy and Serana did look pretty good together, sort of dressed to complement each other. That line up in the Soul Cairn was Buffy on Superian, followed by Kitsune the vixen, then Raiza (Buffy’s flame atronach) and finally, Serana on her flaming horse. After the questline was done, Buffy convinced Serana to change horses, and they picked a black one with red glowing eyes wearing Daedric horse armor. On Buffy’s arctic Moon and Stars screen of the month, that is the back end of Superian’s Nordic armor that you are mistaking for another NPC – easy to do.

Lopov- Thank you! Serana’s a. . . mixed blessing. When she resurrects a deer or bunny it’s of no help of course, and when she resurrects a bandit or vampire it’s very hard not to automatically shoot them dead (again). Buffy actually does well vs dragons. If they ever were to get tooth, claw or tail on her she’d be instadead, but at range her mighty bow and maxed magic resistance let her prevail rather handily. When she stands at distance and shoots right into a dragon’s breath, the dragon loses. And of course the dragon has a shout cool down that does not apply to Buffy’s bow. In December’s screenshot of the month, that is (left to right) Mjoll, Jordis, Buffy and Jenassa. There is some distortion in that items near the edges look bigger that they actually are. Jenassa does dual wield and, like you, found it neat that her weapons actually display as such.

DE- I agree – Serana, despite her dubious resurrection choices and favoring frost magic in a land of frost resistant foes, is indeed pretty potent and a good fighting ally. I’m glad you liked Buffy and Serana’s outfits in that one shot – I did kind of dress them to match there on purpose. Thank you!

Grits- Thanks! Yes, it seems Convenient Horses issues Serana a flaming sword to use with her flaming horse. I agree that the red Regal Huntsman suits Serana even better than her vanilla master vamp outfit. Little Blue Eyes tends to favor the blue variant of course.


Today’s update is all about the bow.

As you may recall, Buffy and I were quite unhappy with how Skybows ‘disappear’ (into your inventory) when you cast spells and Buffy is constantly switching between bow and spells. The summoned bow was the perfect solution as it is supposed to disappear. However. . . after a couple thousand hours of watching those waving flames to the point of some irritation, listening to the noise of the bound bow and having to do some roleplaying mental gymnastics to explain why a blue flaming bow would not give away our sneaky bowgirl’s position, an alternative finally struck us.

The simplicity of our solution is actually quite embarrassing: Use a normal bow on a hotkey and simply pretend it is conjured. Hence was born Buffy’s interest in ‘summoned’ bows that appear to be real bows. Numerous mods and countless tweaks later, we have resurrected her living green bow from Cyrodiil – except that, due to the cold climate, the bow now sports ‘thorns’ instead of leaves. The model is a daedric bow with a wood retex that has been enchanted with one second of soul trap and just enough damage stamina to give it a nice green glow when in her hands. When on her back, it appears to simply be made of gray wood. The bow is very appropriate for Buffy’s archery forte of sniping – it is big, slow and powerful. The pretend magic in the bow is that, like its Cyodiilic predecessor, it is ‘alive’ and helps Buffy with its heavy draw. Like her bound bow, the weapon remains summoned via a tiny constant drain of magicka (instead of a timer) and is dispelled when Buffy chooses to do so - or casts a different spell.

The bow uses real arrows that are managed by its ‘enchanted’ quiver. The quiver imparts an armor piercing enchantment to the arrows and both the quiver and its contents summon and unsummon with the bow. This does put Buffy into the position of having to manage and resupply her arrows. Happily, her choice is steel arrows which are easy to acquire and easy to spot on the ground if they miss the target.

Mods in support include a universal quiver that looks like the iron arrow quiver and rides closer on her back, longer arrows, a retex of the daedric bow and a mod that causes the quiver to equip/unequip whenever the bow equips/unequips. The bow was also tweaked so, that like a bound bow, it cannot be disarmed by shouts.

She has been pretty solid with this bow for quite some time now so, like Kitsune her fox familiar, I’d like to hope this is likely a ‘keeper’ and worthy of introducing to her friends.

I do have some screenshots taken over the last few months that showcase her new bow –

Introducing a bow named Thorn.

In action.

Good morning, Bilegulch Mine!

The little sniper was kind enough to cast a candlelight spell to reveal her position after taking out this bandit.

A view to a kill. The bowstring is actually regenerative vine that is part of the living bow - and therefore does not require unstringing/restringing. In fact, the only maintenance the bow requires is, not surprisingly, a bit of sunlight and water.

Using telekinesis to recover a missed arrow – a trick she learned in Cyrodiil. That is Brelyna and Erandur sneaking through White River Watch with Buffy.

Good to have you two back! An interesting story about Buffy and her bow - I like it that the very essence of the bow is closely tied to nature.

The Thorn looks great, I like its green glow and thorns of course.

Goodness, in the 2nd pic it looks even better and it blends well with the steel arrow. What's the blue magic around Buffy's left boot?

A great pair of sniping shots and a candlelight spell is a nice way to let us know where the Bowgirl is located.

"Let Breylna and Erandur sneak on while I get that arrow back." Was the last pic taken in the White River Watch?

I've been in the Where Am I? thread too much. I'm not appreciating the pictures of Buffy, so much as thinking "Uttering Hills?" "Lost Knife?" ...

So I was glad that you pre-empted me with "Good Morning, Bilegulch Mine"!

Thorn looks really cool. I would not want a Good Morning like that one though!

I would have never been able to tell Buffy was there without that candlelight spell!

Good thing Buffy at Embershard Mine. She can water her bow in the river just down the hill!

Buffy telekesising her arrow back reminds me of a Jedi Knight using the Force to draw back their lightsaber after throwing it.

Ooh I like Thorn. Suits Buffy down to a T.

Telekinetic arrow retrieval sure seems handy. Better than tying a bit of string to them and reeling them back in, I suppose

Eep!



I like her green bow, was it named Thorn in Cyrodiil too?

Oh my goodness, Thorn looks fabulous! I have always admired the spiky shape of the daedric bow, but the daedric colors and source were off-putting. Thorn’s colors bring out the organic nature of the bow’s shape beautifully. Wow!

Buffy’s outfit with the short skirt is a favorite.

What a great solution to the quiver issue. I love how bright and deadly the steel arrow tips look.

I can barely see the tiny sniper even with her candlelight on! What an amazing shot!!

Telekinesis is my favorite, and not just for Buffy’s generous display of elven thigh. I love the demonstration that she is both archer and mage!

I’m delighted to meet Buffy’s Skyrim bow and learn the story behind it. Buffy continues to be a delight and an inspiration. Skyrim is a warmer place with her in it!

Oh, thank you so much for explaining that! How embarrassing that I thought a horse's butt was an NPC!


Buffy's Living Bow is back! I remember it so well from Cyrodiil!

Wow, those arrows are HUGE!


How on Nirn did you get a shot of the arrow coming toward you? Gaaaah - oh wait, is that a TFC1 shot? Why can I never remember to do that? Awesome shot!


I got such a huge kick out of this next shot, because if Buffy hadn't lit the candle (I'd have never seen her in that shot),


In "A View To Kill," I don't see what she is shooting at, but love the closeup of the arrow butt and its feathers! Is that the same type arrow as in the other shots? I didn't see the colored feathers in the other shots!

Also, you must have a great rig to capture the arrows in such detail!!!


Telekinesis - I was never able to do it for some reason; not even in Oblivion. Could never figure out how it worked! I had to use a bow and arrow to knock the high Welkynd stones off their pedestals (didn't know how to toggle clipping back then, lol). Buffy will need to teach Maxical how, lol.

Awesome shots !!!

I agree with mALX, every one of these shots (including this month's screenshot… I genuinely feel sorry for any Falmer making that ruin a home) is fantastic. I particularly like 'The little sniper…' shot because it shows just how deadly Buffy is at long (and I mean long) range!

I can't think of two better companions for Buffy than Brelyna and Erandur!

And finally the story behind her new bow is another perfect example of your ingenuity and resourcefulness. May it serve as a guide for any who believe that there is no opportunity for roleplaying in Skyrim.

Heh, I can roleplay in Bubble Bobble for the NES!

Happy New Year to Buffy, Superian and all their friends!!

Happy New Year to Buffy, Superian, Kitsune, and other friends!!!! And Buffy's screen of the month looks like she had a lot of fun and Tamika to celebrate the new Era in!!!!

Oh! How nice to see Buffy play on her lute! I´m sure it sounds very nice

Happy New Year Buffy! Six days late, I know. I'm sorry!

Heh. Regarding that bow. It isn't embarrasing. It works quite well I suppose. How fortunate you are to use mods and have them as your disposal.

Thorn is a great name for a bow. You can put a thorn on bandits' side all the time.

And that's a wicked looking arrow, too.

Oh man that is a great shot of the arrow. So she's assalting Bilegulp mine all by herself?

We won't see him complaining, will we?

Interesting. Truly.

A great move. It does come in handy. See, even spells from the west can be very helpful in the north. Good thing that Buffy doesn't rely solely on steel and armor.

I have a question for Buffy

-Which province is more dear to you - Cyrodiil or Skyrim?

I hope the question isn´t too unfair. You have obviously spent more time in Cyrodiil than Skyrim, but who knows? And that was the drive for me to ask the question

What a perfect title for a perfect February screenshot! This is going to be one of my all-time favorites. I love how Buffy’s dazzling eyes are looking straight at the viewer and the way her hairstyle shows off those exquisite Elven ears. Enchanting, indeed!

Happy new year, dear friends, and thanks so much for the continuing support of Buffy and her crew!

Lopov- Thank you! I’m glad you like Buffy’s ‘living’ bow. She has always run a balance between mage and ‘creature of the forest’ and the bow seems to support that. That is muffle you see on Buffy’s feet in the second pic and yes, the last one was in White River Watch.

ghastley- Heh, I agree – the ‘Where Am I’ thread has influenced how I look at screenshots as well.

SubRosa- I’m so glad you like the look of Thorn – thanks! Long range shots are very fun to make but a real challenge to effectively portray in a screenshot. Heh, Superian’s significant water needs are always a big factor as Buffy plans her travel – so one more thirsty member of her gang is no problem.

hazmick- Thank you! Buffy used telekinesis in Cyrodiil to recover missed arrows so returning to that habit came easily for her.

mirocu- I agree that the ‘victim’s eye view’ of that arrow streaking toward the camera is disconcerting! Thanks! Her living bow in Cyrodiil was called Willow – it was a ‘softer’ bow with green leaves. By moving north, it seems the bow traded leaves for thorns.

Regarding Skyrim vs Oblivion, gosh, both are wonderful games. Buffy has adapted well to both the cold and hand micromanagement of using bow + magic in Skyrim. I’d say Skyrim is home for her now. The two big draws to the northern province for her are the wonderfully alive ‘presence’ of Skyhorses, and the tender loving care details evident inside the dungeons. Oh, and the magnificently challenging skill of horse archery!

Grits- Thanks so much for your always warm and welcome support! In Skyrim, Buffy ‘dungeoneers’ with a ‘detect any freaking thing bigger than a butterfly that can move’ spell welded to her right hand. She sneaks slowly and pulses her detection spell every few steps. Her left hand default is the spell to call up Thorn, but that hand cycles through all her other spells as she needs them. Happily, ‘summoning’ Kitsune is simply a small whisper – a tiny woodster’s version of the thu’um.

And thank you for the kind words about Buffy’s screenshot of the month. She has settled into three ponytail styles that we change at will. All three are similar enough to support how she decides to wear it on any given day.

mALX- Thank you! There’s a bandit in her sights in the ‘view to a kill shot’ but he is partly obscured by the bow and arrowhead so don’t feel badly. I do use the tfc 1 command a lot and am thankful for its ability to help capture action shots.

Destri- I thank you for the kind and encouraging words. We play a lot and, not surprisingly, probably overthink most aspects of Buffy’s life in Tamriel. Just as in Cyrodiil, Buffy will always try to give herself the maximum range and a safe ‘shooting perch’ when she can. We have mods to enhance vanilla follower dialog and wonderfully manage when they hold back vs attack from stealth. So dungeon crawling with them works well with Buffy’s sneaky style. That said, she only travels with various followers for brief stints or single missions, always defaulting back to favoring summonable help. She enjoys traveling with some combo of Mjoll, Jordis, Erandur, Brelyna and Jenassa as possible followers.

DE- Thanks for the kind words! Buffy continues to be quite happy with Thorn.

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I’m always nervous about publically introducing things from the fickle elf’s world here for fear she may change our minds. I’m pleased to report that Kitsune the vixen has remained an important addition to Buffy’s world. Though she does no damage, Kitsune's illusion-laden yips that entice foes to focus on her (while protected by potent magicks) continue to magnificently provide the distraction and shield that enable Buffy’s now considerable skill as a horse archer. Similarly, the living forest bow Thorn continues to reliably answer the call to Buffy’s left hand, proving itself both stealthy and deadly.

Today’s update focuses on another feature we have been using in Buffy’s game that ‘feels’ right enough to introduce to her friends -

In Buffy’s magical Skyrim, we pretend that many of the creatures (foxes, wolves, sabre cats, trolls, bears) readily change their coat coloring at will as they cross into and out of snowy areas. This affords them the ability to blend into their surroundings as they travel and, in the case of their heavy white coat, additional protection from the cold. I readily confess some of my inspiration for this comes from the Tinkerbell movie, ‘Secret of the Wings’. If you want to see what I mean, the footage of this You Tube clip between 1:30 and 2:00 is demonstrative.

Well, Kitsune is no exception. In fact, it is a feat she has taught to Superian. Indeed, both mare and vixen ‘change coats’ as they cross the snow lines. In our game, the entire transition takes about 6 seconds and just a few clicks of Acadian magic. Like this:

Here is the gang just prior to crossing into snow country.

And here they are only a few moments later.

In keeping with the theme of today’s update, here are a few more screenshots that feature the girls’ coats:

Waiting for the Riverwood shops to open.

Sharing the camp of a Falkreath hunter.

Bandit hunting by the light of the moons.

Arctic teamwork.

Ooh those winter coats are wonderful! It's nice that Buffy Inc. is putting magic to good use, rather than wasting it on something like fireballs or lightning

Superian's 'regular' colouring is still gorgeous though, and I'm a sucker for red foxes too.

Speaking of suckers, that poor Frost Troll probably wishes he'd stayed in his cave today.

I do love the coats changing to winter camo when they travel into the arctic reaches. Brilliant!

Buffy looks great on her post perch in the Riverwood pic. It seems no one can take their eyes off her, except the chicken (who Serana probably reanimated anyway... )

The Falkreath campfire looks inviting.

It looks like Superian is flying in that pic on the bandit bridge!

If Buffy's aim had been a little lower, she would have turned that troll into a city guard!

Oh, that vid is so cute! And now I see how Superian and Kitsune do it!


That is very cool! And fulfills some of Buffy's enjoyment of changing things up every now and then,


How cute is the shot of them waiting in Riverwood, you have caught them with such an expression on their faces!

I can barely see Superian in the Falkreath shot; but that is a great one of Buffy!


"By the light of the silvery moons" - love Superian's fancy pose, she is hamming for the camera, lol.


GAAAAAH! Kitsune fighting that huge troll? Urk !!! But she sure looks cute white, though I love her red coat too.

Awesome shots!

I´m so glad Buffy enjoyes the great white north but at the same time I do miss her presence in Cyrodiil. It´s like a huge chunk of wonderfulness is simply missing. But I know I´m being selfish here and I´ll continue to work on that..


Continue to live long and prosper, dear Buffy and Superian!!

I think it’s brilliant that the elf with the extensive and magical wardrobe has companions who also change their coats! I am utterly charmed by the thought of Buffy summoning Kitsune with a whisper.

I love the trio’s warm-weather and snow looks, right down to Buffy’s fur wrap. The Nord declares that both are his favorite.

That Riverwood scene is adorable! Buffy found a Bosmer perch!

The campfire picture is lovely, with Superian and Kitsune in the background. Buffy finds friends wherever she goes.

Wow, acrobatic Superian on the bandit hunt is a spectacular shot! I love the demonstration of trust between rider and mare.

Arctic teamwork shows how they do it perfectly. I can imagine Kitsune’s yips as she stands her ground and antagonizes the troll, while safely over her head zips Buffy’s arrow.

Thank you for this most welcome update from Buffy’s world!

So good to read about Buffy (and her companions) again!

Very creative about animals changing coats, I've never seen anything like this before in any TES game.

In the Waiting for shops to open I firstly got the impression that Superian is standing on Kitsune's head.

The Falkreath shot is perfectly pictured, there's Buffy, a campfire and two moons in the background.

I know that Superian can be totally trusted but be careful on that bridge.

Great teamwork of white coats.

If only most folks were able to change fur color and adapt at once to their enviornment. Seems that only Nords have that ability or anything native to the north. Like Lopov said, its very creative. Makes me think about the difference between snow bears and regular bears. Are snow bears bears that happen to be born in snow?

I share in the sentiment that Skyrim can be somehow more enjoyable than Cyrodiil. Last I checked, most people in camps were hostile in the Imperial Province. In Skyrim, one can trade/speak/share meals in a nice campfire.

The Falkreath shot itself with Superian is both lovely, but the backround is somehow foreboding. Falkreath Hold is a dangerous place . . . the legion of the deceased speak highly(yes, I know it was once a war-torn hold). But a nimble hunter, and archer like Buffy, deep forests are a walk in the park I reckon.

Say, does Fennec Fox and Superian get any treats and food for waiting, too? They seem eager hehe. Curiously so.

Heh, that is true. We even have guns in snow camo here

Hahaha!

Is that a mod texture on the fox's summer coat? I don't remember the darker legs in my game.

hazmick- I’m so glad you enjoyed the color changes! Buffy’s always been more focused on utility more than destruction when it comes to magic. After all, her bow is her only real direct damage dealer.

SubRosa- Thank you! Of the three girls, Superian is actually the most cooperative at looking into the camera. The mare really head tracks a lot. And I just love that horses can rear on command in Skyrim.

mALX- I’m embarrassed to report that I quite like Tinkerbell. You are spot on correct about the color changing satisfying some of Buffy’s fickleness about mixing things up. She has enjoyed it, even changing outfits to ‘match’ her horse. Buffy is greatly concerned about the safety of both mare and any critter she uses – we work hard with imagination, auras and/or armor to try to help account for that.

mirocu- Thank you. I’m happy that our elves can still exchange letters and enjoy (admittedly rare and brief) visits in Cyrodiil.

Grits- Thank you for your ever warm and supportive endorsement of the choices that Buffy makes as she flits and frets about the details of both her gear and her pals. Being able to ‘summon/unsummon’ help from the saddle and/or with both hands full of bow is ever so helpful. As you know, Buffy is acutely aware of coordinating her accessories to her location, and it factors heavily into the various combinations that she works with.

Lopov- Thank you! Buffy often spends the night at that hunter camp near Sunderstone Gorge. She’s has grown to quite love horse archery – and she’s pretty good at it as long as she has a critter to help distract.

DE- Thanks! The random encounters are neat – sometimes they’re peaceful and sometimes they’re ‘Fight’s on!’. Oh trust me, Buffy’s critters eat better than she does! And she can’t carry enough water for her mare – so watering holes are a big part of her navigational planning. Happily, her destruction skill is adequate to melt snow into drinking water.

ghastley- Yes, the snow white and black-footed red fox come from a mod called ‘Real Foxes’.

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Well. . . not so fast, Buffy informs me. She is reevaluating the whole fox and color changing concept, and changes may be forthcoming. One thing that is clear from our foray into color changing is that coordinating the coloring and gear of elf, horse and critter are quite important to Buffy. While we continue to evaluate differing combinations, let me provide a few fun shots today that do not focus on her four-legged pals -

First up is another shot showcasing the effectiveness of Buffy operating at her preferred range. The candlelight spell she cast on herself after the shot reveals her location in the dead center of the picture. Sniper.

The power of a frenzy spell in the hands of a stealthy elf. I count about a dozen foes tearing each other up while Buffy waits patiently. Although she backed out of sight as soon as she cast the spell, the resultant din of Falmeric screaching, crashing and spellcasting was impressive.

So now that we're blood kin sisters, do you think folks will be able to tell us apart?

Trust me, kid. You’re invisible.

Buffy thought he said 'arrow out of his butt'.

Nobody puts Baby in the corner! This band of Falmer discovered that cornering a predator (even a small one) can be dangerous.

Even though I will always miss Buffy in Cyrodiil, I´m so glad to see her thriving in the north and taking care of business as usual


Never change and always be watchful, dear friend!

She looks like a will-o'-the-wisp in the first screenshot, nicely done.

Well, they really are alike with that Orc, everything matches, from hair, to skin, even their nose is the same.

I actually don't recognize the location in the 3rd pic. Invisible kid? Nope, doesn't sound familiar, I've probably haven't been to that place yet.

Haha, the fourth shot made me laugh. Awesome timing and the matching caption. This time he'll feel "more than just a wind".

Wood Elf vs Snow Elves ---> 5:0 for the Wood Elf.

I can't see her in the first shot.

Whoa, that poor baddie, gettin' a shot in the [censored]!

I totally get your comment on Buffy waiting "patiently". Saga on PC is pretty much the same. She'll cause all this madness, get an entire room riled up, yet often manage to kill them with her bow while barely moving at all.