Abiene looks so sad in that screen, and hungry. She was kind of round cheeked in Oblivion. LOVE the long skirt on that armor, that is gorgeous!

That is some wonderful armor. Does she use the mask?

I found another set that I liked a lot except the modder put the Jaeger Meister brand symbol on it. Uhhh no....

Lol, Acadian. It’s true Lil’s whole wardrobe weighs about as much as Jerric’s lunch box.

Abiene definitely looks sad in Skyrim, and she’s probably cold. She’s a long way from Anvil or Leyawiin! Maybe she’ll make some friends in Whiterun. She hasn’t been out of the house yet. And perhaps a Nord will show up soon and feed her, lol. Abiene is not much of a cook.

Lil hasn’t actually worn that armor for real yet, so I’m not sure how she’ll wear it. If she’s somewhere cold she will probably wear the mask. Of course if she’s somewhere cold she might have a completely different bunch of furs that she likes, plus she might not want to look that dark against snow. It’s hard to guess with her. A Jaeger Meister logo? Just the deer in the circle might be nice, but no thanks on the rest!

That Falls Church Kreath armor looks excellent for a woodsy type. Though needing the Dragon Smithing perk to make it is a bit of a turn-off! This is why I almost always have to mod the mods I download (which I am doing right now). I'll make it craftable under leather, with the same stats).

So now Lil is not even wearing it though. Instead she's got a fur bikini! You need to post pics of that!

There are some white retextures of the Nightingale Armor. Just make it craftable (or I could send you my mod that does), and she could wear that in the snow. It worked pretty well as winter camo for a few of my characters.

She'll never be able to craft it, but it's for sale in the Falkreath store. I'm pretty sure it's way more gold than she has right now, which is why I had her try it out and then not save the game (if I'm remembering right). She'll have to work to actually get it to keep.

I remember that white Nightengale armor, that looked awesome! I'm going to see how she likes some of the white fur capes and hoods she can craft from pelts, but I may be asking for your snow camo mod for her to craft that. Thank you very much for the offer! She needs a little game time so I can see how she does in Skyrim. She may never want to go where it's snowy.

Next time I have a chance I'll get some shots of her in the bikini armor. It's topless on guys. I'm sure eventually there will be a Nord wearing it.

I downloaded that Fallkreath armor. Maybe later today after work I'll have to time to edit it and give it the stats of leather armor and craftable as leather. I could send it to you instead of/and the nightingale mods.

Oh Jerric looks nice in the new armor and he looks older than his Oblivion days. Now Abiene. Wow. She looks beautiful! I mean compared to her Oblivion version and her description of being average in appearance, she's cute though she looks a bit sad, just as you said.

Long way from Cyrodiil indeed. Great images, Grits. I envy you modders.

I fixed that Falkreath Ranger Armor, giving it the same stats as Leather and craftable under Leather as well. I also fixed some things that were broken, such as the construction of the enchanted cuirass actually made an unenchanted one! Plus there were some dirty edits for no apparent reason outside of Falkreath and Windhelm, and a chest that was never used anywhere.

I also noticed that it is basically just a retexture/remesh of the Thieves Guild Armor, though the tree symbols look nice on it. The cape clips with Hervor's hair, and her feet stick through it every time she walks. So if I ever use it, it will probably be capeless.

PM me if you want me to email it to you.

Thanks, DE! I’m glad you like Abiene’s Skyrim look. It’s very close to how I imagine her. I’m using a cheap laptop to play Oblivion and Skyrim with limited mods. (Keeping my older games on the consoles of course.) It’s not ideal but certainly possible.

Thanks to SubRosa’s generosity I am able to reveal Skyrim Ranger Lil! I love it, she loves it, we’re off adventuring. She’s skipping the cape for now due to it being kind of big, and the skirt part seemed to break up her outline well enough without it. The hood and hood + mask look great, but she likes to show off her hair for pictures. (I also checked out the white Nightengale gear with her, but no pictures until it’s snowy. Lil’s request.)

Also here’s the merc gear that she still likes, and the iron bikini that we shall call “No Fetching Way.” (Her words.) I think it’s called Barbarian but I may have it switched with Mercenary in my mind. Anyway she would like her warm weather tiny shreds of hide and fur without metal, so we’ll see what we find. There’s a lot out there that we haven’t seen yet.

While in Dead Man’s Drink Lil had another chat with the handsome Grimassi (from SubRosa’s Nature Summoning mod). She’s still calling on her Improved Familiar (thank you again, Rosa!), but now she’ll be ready for a stronger ally when the time comes.

I can see why Lil likes that ranger armor - it's perfect for her. I know there is not so much green in Skyrim, but I'm sure the Valenwood elf appreciates some in her attire. The merc gear also looks nice of course, but I see why she prefers the ranger outfit. The 'kini shot looks a tiny bit like a furless picture of dear Aravi!

I surely hope Jerric has given Lil a ring of resist frost to help compensate for that thin wood elven blood.

But Lil looks good in the fur bikini! Most of my characters would say “No Fetching Way” to that as well. Except maybe Mielikki. It gets so hot in Skyrim after all, she has a hard time staying cool in the blistering heat.

Lil is looking good with her new green ranger gear though! I am glad I was able to help. I have so much fun dressing up my own characters, how can I resist dressing up other people's as well? Just let me know if you would like me to send you any of my other unuploaded mods. Most of them are very small, doing just one little thing. Like the Better Magic one that increases the magicka regen rate in combat, and makes dual-casting cost less but do more.

btw, Grimassi is based upon this fella.

Love the Ranger picture. DO NOT mess with Lil! She looks like a big ugly Nord just hit on her.

The next two outfits don’t seem to suit her as well. The iron bikini (lol) looks better on Aravi. I do like the toned look you went with Lil though. She looks like she can kick ass as much as we know she can.

Lil has taken to the ranger armor and dumped the rest. I think you’re right, the green is a comfort in a big land. I’m not sure it will ever be warm enough to get her to show some skin, maybe in the hot springs. Jerric offers a personal warming service to north-bound wood elven lasses, but Lil is still hoping for a toe ring!

Rosa, your list of unuploaded mods makes me drool. You’ve made so many small adjustments that make a big difference. I’m going to take you up on that offer, thank you! I’m getting to the end of mods I want to try so I’ll soon know what needs to be fine-tuned. And I just made a mod of my own.

KC, Lil still has a grumpy face. She’s traveling with Faendal to avoid sudden death, and the two of them do not like each other. It’s hilarious to see them both with their Bosmer scowls. Pretty soon I’ll have a solution for her, though. Yeah, that iron bikini was not going to happen! I love how what’s awesome on one character often just does not suit another. They're all such individuals.

My friends, thank you for indulging my glee as I bring my crew to Skyrim. Today was a banner day.

First meeting.

Darnand.

Nord approved.

Yay, it's Darnand this time, not Mercutio!

Heck yeah! You could even bring Lil in if you wanted to! Find any suitable camp site mods?

On the iron bikini: I think it looks alright on Aravi because she has fur. She doesn't look quite as bare even though she is.

I'm glad Lil settled on that ranger outfit. It suits her well.

I'm quite tickled at your 'glee'; in fact I confess to sharing some of it with you as I see Darnand finally join the Northern crew. You did a simply fabulous job with him. I can almost see him reaching into his pack for a book.

I kind of agree on the kini in Skyrim. I think it works for those lucky enough to sport their own fur like Aravi, and maybe Nordic women, ice elves and undead ladies, but not so much for a woodster. Even Buffy dresses down to a kini only where it's quite warm.

KC, I never answered you about the camp site mod! Sorry. I’m using Althir’s Camping Tools. It’s very basic.


Jerric has finally worn the same armor long enough for me to consider this one his favorite. That shield is the Tower of the Nine that I made for him out of a Blades shield. It was the closest I could find to the Oblivion ancient Akaviri design. He carries a different sword every time he goes outside, or should I say swords. That has not changed!

Of course as soon as I found enough light to take a picture (it’s been rainy, he was in Falkreath), he was given this uniform and the title that goes with it. I forgot the helm, but it’s a closed helm (yay!) the steel plate one with some gold on it. He doesn’t want to scratch it up by crawling through a ruin in it, but I’m sure he’ll wear it when the occasion is right. He was very honored by the gesture.

As much as he may like the shiny one, I do think the more basic looking one is much more suitable to Jerric's personality.

I remember Jerric's tried and true dungeoning armor. It looks very everyday usable. I do not recall ever seeing the second set before in the game? Obviously it is Steel Plate, but I do not recall the markings, or coloration. Is it something from Helgen Reborn?

Yep, that plate is from Helgen Reborn. It’s kind of a uniform, so wearing it gives him that old feeling of belonging somewhere. Which the way his life has gone means the whole town will get destroyed again and everyone but him will die, but hopefully that’s not what the mod author has in mind!!

The everyday usable look is what appeals to him about the iron. He does not want to be called a hero every time he walks past a guard. He just wants a regular life.

We also tried this robed plate armor for a while, and while I love it so much it just wasn’t for Jerric. Even after I knocked down the ridiculously powerful enchantments. I think it had a keyword somewhere that made people remark on it constantly. Sigh.

It definitely gives a look that says battlemage. I would think that the robes should be under the armor, not on top!

Gosh, those armors look delish! I kind of like the shiny one - in part because I'm a fan of pauldrons. Oh, and I love the mysteriousness of closed faced helms! The robed armor also looks very neat. I agree with KC that it looks very battlemagish, but I rather like the robe on the outside. If you wore it inside, it'd be like any other sweaty undertunic.

Wow, Grits. Those are some cool-looking armor. The robes steel-plate armor looks great on our Nord hero. I have to agree with Acadian on close-faced helms. We all enjoy our mysterious helmeted and fully armored heroes going into battle leaving people wondering who the hell is behind that helmet?

This robe here is just awesome. I wish I had mods. I could totally see Raven wearing something like that. The iron bikini is a barbarian man's wet dream. Such a sight would have men's swords raised before they even attack

He looks rough with the tower of the nine shield, and dangerous. It does suit him, in my opinion. Even if he doesn't stick with the robed plate, he has a large variety of outfits to choose from so he can quest throughout Skyrim. I think each and every one of them are just amazing and Jerric is looking good. What a beefcake.

Here are the pictures from this morning’s Lil and Jerric adventure. The story is in the Spoilerific Today thread.

Dammit, Nord! We almost sneaked past this guy.

Wonder who lives way out there.

Lildereth found a fur scarf, but she’s still not a fan of the cold.

Lil stands watch.

Now who are these fetchers?

Is this breakfast or dinner? I could stand another nap.

Wow. That mammoth will feed them for days!

That is a great view. I bet what lives out there doesn't like civilization all that much. I think they're dangerous.

Scarf+fireplace+warm tavern= What is this cold you speak of?

By the fire once more. Lildreth knows to be effective in combat she must keep warm.

I like the armor he has on, as well as the outfit she's got.

Brinner! Jerric just left out the mead hehehe.

That's a big guy they almost sneaked past! Usually I never have problems with mammoths being hostile, except in giant camps.

Probably best if Lil keeps wondering about who lives in that castle in the sea!

Lil looks very bundled up in that pic!

If I was at that place at night, I would stand watch too. The curly spiky things by the steps don't set one at ease.

I don't recognize the guy in white armor either. Was that one of the thugs?

Jerric is loading up on carbs! Will that increase his stamina?

Wonderful shots, Grits. I'll bet Lil's pretty unhappy that they had to kill a mammoth. Oh well, much better a mammoth than getting trampled themselves. As as DE mentions, I'm sure the meat and fur will serve them well for a long time. Happily, the meat freezes pretty well up there and Jerric can carry lots of stuff (so can the horse, I'd imagine )

Standing watch is so pretty! And the bundled up one made me smile. I need to add the crew back into my game after the recent wipe out. *grumble*

Thanks, DE! Lildereth’s armor/outfit was a lucky find, and that’s Jerric’s “get dirty” armor. Lil does not worry about armor rating (it’s so low it practically doesn’t matter) so she wears whatever she likes best.

Rosa, the guy in white armor is one of the thugs. The thug with the contract was at the back of their group and not in the picture but he was also wearing that armor. That’s probably why they didn’t give the usual “We’re here to teach you a lesson” dialog but just attacked. You can see Jerric asleep on the middle right. Increase his stamina, lol. Gods help Lil if it does!

Acadian, the mammoth killing was a heartbreaker. She’s keeping the tusk as a reminder to be more careful. Lil will waste nothing so as you imagined the Nord and the horse are both loaded up. I’m surprised she didn’t make Jerric camp there until he ate it all!

That’s the second time Lil has had Jerric + mammoth problems in that pass. The first one was the bandits vs. mammoth and two giants random encounter, and this one was the mammoth vs two sabrecats one. Both times Lil led them up the rocks (including the horse!) so that the mammoth team wouldn’t see them while they were still riled up after their fight. The problem is that Jerric’s aggression makes him respond to the angry mammoth even though it’s not a direct threat. His aggression gets them into trouble a lot, not just with mammoths and giants. I cannot count the times I’ve seen the message “Jerric is too powerful for your Calm spell,” or however it’s phrased. Now Lil has Pacify so maybe they’ll stop having this issue. She would sit by and watch a mammoth stomp every other idiot Nord in Skyrim, but not this one.

I could set Jerric’s aggression to something rational, but this is how he is. He’s not always an easy friend to have! I think it would be a better idea to try Buffy’s mammoth faction idea. There is no way that real Jerric would attack a giant or mammoth, no matter how angry they were at bandits or sabrecats.

KC, that scarf makes Lil feel like she’s being hugged by a Khajiit. I’ve had other characters find them and they all chuck them at the nearest vendor. Lil put it on immediately! I’ve been reading the old RPs and everyone loved getting an Aravi hug. Sorry about the wipeout, and glad you’re getting back to being able to play.

Here are a few from Lildereth and Jerric's recent adventures.


Steady hands, Nord

Jerric pays his respects

Markarth morning

Waiting for Jerric to catch up. (He finally appeared from the opposite direction.)

All work and no play...

Steady hands indeed! It is a good things that unlike real torches, sparks never fall off the ones in the game!

Jerric is worshiping at the West Coast Chopper shrine!

Love the sun over the mountains in the Waiting pic. Don't you love how the companions have a habit of vanishing, usually when you need them the most, and then showing back up when the trouble is all over?

Hippies! I think Jerric likes what he sees!

Thanks for the pix! Steady hands is so neat in so many ways. The trust that Lil has is the big Nord behind her, the glowy feet and bound bow showing that Lil can get her mystic archer on, the very flammable oil they’re standing in!

What a beautiful sunrise (set?) with Lil waiting for Jerric.

Aww, hot springs.

I was starting to wonder what Lil had that the redguard didn't, but she's the new kid in the pool. The redguard's probably getting very wrinkled after the amount of time she's been there!

If a follower is slow catching up, they'll always appear from an unexpected direction, as the delay's been caused by the path-finding picking a weird route. Whenever a character enters the Hearthfires houses, their companion seems to enter through the other doors, and frequently comes rushing down from the upper decks, just as they reach the door from the entryway, colliding in the doorway. Out in the wilderness, they'll have a couple of sabre cats, or a Thalmor patrol, with them.

These are lovely! Steady hands though makes me nervous...

Woah. Nice spectral bow she's got there. I do hope she uses it well and that Jerric won't accidentally drop that torch on the oil they're standing on

Done like a true Nord. Jerric deserves his respect. The gods need worship and it looks like he's being blessed by it.

Burrr. I feel cold just looking at that picture. But Lil and Jerric are dressed up for the weather, though Jerric is a Nord and he doesn't count.

Companions aren't always reliable, are they? And is that cute dog Ulfe??

Wow. Steamy . . . that's not the way to go. I believe it is, "work hard, play hard." This one just oozes with

Ulfe the Colovian Hearth Hound has finally made it into the game. Here she is on the left relaxing at Lakeview with Meeko. She is supposed to run away from combat, so we’ll see how that goes. If I did it right she’ll get to travel a lot with her two-legged friends. If not she’ll get to stay home. I don’t want Jerric getting his head taken off because he’s worried about blasting the dog.

Yay! Ulfe the Hearth Hound looks great - I love the texture you picked for her. I hope she does get to travel with the big J - if nothing else as a horse guard and tent warmer.

Yay! Ulfe is officially in Skyrim!

She looks adorable! Did you use the textures from Unique Dogs or did you create your own?

Those are AlienSlof’s gorgeous Better Dogs textures. You can find a link in Slof’s Lair but I don’t want to post it here due to the adult content on her site. I’ve also picked up her skeever textures for Darnand’s future pet.

It’s looking good for Ulfe’s travel plans. My multiple follower mod was making her attack, but without it she behaves the way she is supposed to. As much as Jerric loves hauling the whole crew around with him, he’ll give it up in favor of traveling with his dog.

(And one of his non-dog friends, of course!)

Thank you both! You know how important Ulfe is to the Nord.

Love, love, love AlienSlof's stuff, both adult and otherwise!

The Oblivion horse textures from her Lair are part of my Oblivion Foundation mods. I've not played without her horses for quite some time now.

I picked up her Frost (the horse) replacer while I was in the Lair looking for skeever textures. I haven’t tried it yet but the pictures look good enough to turn anyone into a horse thief. I didn’t look at her Skyrim horse textures because I’m already sidetracked enough!! Her work is beautiful.

Here’s the gang’s late Frost Fall trip from Pale Pass in pictures.

Of course it was snowing. Welcome back to Skyrim!

Fort Neugrad appears.

Ulfe’s view of the whole trip.

Making the turn toward Helgen the sky starts to clear.

Nearly there.

The gang stopped in the Helgen Inn to warm up.

Abiene disappeared. Jerric found her resting at a table upstairs.

After a few moments Abiene abruptly went to bed.

When Jerric turned around he saw that Lildereth had the same idea. (They were all sandboxing in the area having been told to “Relax.”)

The girls had obviously decided they were going to stay the night. Jerric and Darnand stayed up for a while talking.

The next morning at breakfast Jerric still didn’t look very awake. Possibly because that inn is very dark!

They went outside to find rain and no Flash.

Jerric whistled for him and they had a brief chat about what “stay right here” means. I think it looks like Kip and Flash are discussing Jerric.

Heading down the road to Lakeview Manor.

By the time they got to the house it was sunny. Valdi was there acting too busy to stop hammering and talk to them. Jerric expected some lip but she gave him her sweetest greeting, “It’s so good to see you again.”

Wow, your Helgen Inn looks a whole lot nicer than the one in my game! (which is still in ruins).

I love that look Valdi is shooting Jerric! It looks like she was privy to the conversation that Flash and Kip had about him!

Lil is looking most hot in her ranger armor.

Oh wow! Thanks for sharing this trip with us. Your game is beautiful and it's wonderful to see the whole gang, along with some of the mod goodness you've so carefully chosen to enhance everything.

I simply love the horse sounds, and can almost hear them right through your screenshots - especially when traveling with a small group of riders.

What a fabulous journey!

Very nice screenshots, love the ones when they're traveling to Helgen and it's snowing. Ulfe's perspective of traveling is...interesting.

I assume you're using some mod that restores Helgen or have you done it yourself?

Thanks for the kind words, folks! It was a peaceful journey since all of the random encounters were friendly people and patrols. Lots of lovely horse noises and chatter from the crew. Having everyone on the road reminds Jerric of his caravan guarding days.

Lopov, I’m using Mike Hancho’s outstanding Helgen Reborn mod. It has a questline, new locations (the Nordic ruin visible across the lake from Lakeview Manor in my Jerric’s world screenshots is from Helgen Reborn), and a good story. By the end my characters really feel a part of the community they helped rebuild.

These are some splendid screenshots, Grits! I'm enjoying every bit of it. Of course it had to be snow right? Skyrim has unlimited supply, it would seem.

Ulfe's view of the trip was pretty comical. I can't imagine seeing the rear end of a horse and its rider would be fun.

Lakeview manor is such a beautiful place. Going down to road to it must make the group feel happy and relieved that they're almost there. Some rest may be in order, yes?

I like the Helgen shot, too.

Good job, Grits!