Gaahh!! What is this?? It´s Bruma but it´s not snowing!??



Nice pics though

Lopov, I love these shots of handsome Manuin!

The Blackwood sunset is beautiful.

That’s a neat view of the Everscamps.

Wow, the stolen silver short sword picture is my favorite!

Yikes, a night goblin fight in the rain followed by the warm welcome of a skull torch. The pictures really capture the feeling of those events!

Ha, Bad Moment is hilarious! Bad timing!

I like Bruma’s prison uniforms better than Cheydinhal’s.

Looks like Edla is her usual charming self. Neat that Manuin can actually beg for coins.

Night Elf is very pretty. The windows look so warm and inviting at night.



Edit: Autocorrect fail.

@Acadian - I just can't imagine playing without AWLS anymore, I think the chapels are where the mod really excels.

@Renee - oh he got used to being in the lockup by now.

@mirocu - there wasn't Lothran in Bruma, so there wasn't snowing.

@Grits - unfortunately, Bruma uniforms are less warm than Cheydinhal's.

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Evening at the Float

The Orc in fur armor is added by the Watefront Expanded Mod and was later killed by Lex because he stole some item.

Stealing from the Empire

He took the Imperial Palace key and some gold from Ocato. How about that!

Where have all the jewels gone?

Couldn't be better, sir

Couldn't be worse, sir

Free at last (and new haircut)

Okay, that first picture of him in a bar looks almost like a painting. And this gave me a thought: I wonder if Oberon has ever painted other portraits. Like, maybe he painted a portrait of Manuin at some point?

Stealing from the Empire made me smile. This guy is like my Wanda Bone character from 2010, because I know she went as far as she could into White Gold Tower, just to see what's in there. :yes:

Ha ha no more jewels in Red Diamond.

More great shots of Manuin's bumpy career. Heh, I really like 'Where have all the jewels gone' - can't hide those Bosmer ears! And a new ponytail!

@Renee - unfortunately Oberon only painted events from his life. Manuin was lucky to get inside the Council Chamber. When he came to the White Gold Tower for the first time, Ocato walked out of the chamber and the door remained unlocked since then.

@Acadian - I like his new hairstyle better than the previous one. Makes him look more Bosmeri.

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Beauty sleep of Hieronymus Lex

Until now I didn't noice one carrot to be in a particularly interesting position.

Sunuin

Sun+Manuin.

Behind the table

His amulet may look like the Amulet of Kings, but it's in fact Arnora's amulet which he got during the quest Two sides of a coin.

The man behind all crime

I use a mod that obviously alters the Gray Fox's appearance on posters and introduces the matching outfit as well instead of the vanilla cowl and leather armor.

Nice pics, Lopov


Does Manuin have both of Arnora´s amulets?

Now who do you suppose has been sticking carrots in Lex's pants?

Great shot of 'Sunuin'!

@mirocu - no, he only has her real one. The fake one was removed from her body when she was killed by Tyrellus.

@Acadian - I figure that Sunuin would be a good name as well.

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Not on his list

Keyless and goldless

Going to the party

The thief who returned the key (and drank some wine in Voranil's bed)

Manuin's new friend - the tamed wild chestnut horse, for the time being without any name.

He never leaves it inside any stables so whenever he's in the IC, the horse waits under the Talos Bridge.

I had forgotten all about Voranil and his parties until now! That second pic makes it look like Manuin is about to do something rude to Voranil...

Payback time for pompous Altmers.

As I've mentioned before, those chapel windows with their lighting look fabulous.

Aww, what a beautiful horse!

Lopov, I like Manuin’s new elven hairstyle. Hah, the jewelry store looks so clean and uncluttered! That’s a great shot of the crowd in the Bloated Float.

Beauty sleep, rofl! I mean, what carrot? That wasn’t the first thing I noticed at all! The sunset swim is a favorite.

I guess Voranil was not impressed by Manuin’s amulet. Manuin is quite a prankster, the key and wine in bed made me laugh. I love his horse! Great catch of Manuin dismounting under the bridge.

@SubRosa - he did something rude to Voranil - he stole his keys and gold.

@Acadian - it's a nice horse indeed and with some help from the console, it's able to defend quite well on its own. Makes sense for a wild horse.

@Grits - I also like his new hairstyle, thanks. Makes his ears more visible, as Acadian noticed too. One reason why Manuin leaves his horse outside the stables, is because most stablemen know him and though his bounty is gone by now, he feels safer not seeing them.

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Thieves

Night fight

Manuin and Gelephor are fighting a flame atronach that followed Manuin from Vindasel, while Manuin's horse is fighting a bandit. There was another bandit present but the horse took care of him. I essentialized all traveling NPCs (except Alval Uvani) so Gelephor was only knocked unconscious during the battle.

Back in Blackwood

Notice a pair of guards ahead of Manuin. They are added by Francesco's mod which adds optional patrols all over Cyrodiil. Since Manuin's not the most skilled fighter, he often follows them as they make roads safe for him. But it also happened that he joined and helped them in some fight if they seemed to be overpowered. So yeah, he's a thief that occasionally helps guards.

Unlucky Wood Elf

Lucky Wood Elf

The thief and the fence

Lothran is pleased to hear that even though Manuin´s a thief he still helps the guards sometimes

That is a kingly amulet that Manuin is wearing!

Manuin's got good taste in thieve - hanging out with Methie.

Looks like an intense atronomical night fight!

Great evening shot on horseback. Aww, nice to lend a little mutual support to the traveling guards.

Where did Manuin get that Septimizer around his neck?

Yes, letting guards clear roads ahead is a good tactic. Did you name that pic Back in Blackwood on purpose? *Pun*


Ah, there it is.

@mirocu - he helps them because if they die too soon, then who will protect him along the way? When he was granted with Mara's power, he even healed some on occasion to ensure a safe journey. But in his heart he probably likes guards as long as they aren't after him.

@SubRosa & Acadian - his amulet is the one that belonged to Arnora Auria, and it's exactly the same as the AoK, I believe.

@Renee - yes, at first I had it written as Back in Blackwood. You didn't expect to let out a typical Lopov shot, right?

Starry Night

Blurry Joan Selfie

First Goddess Store purchase (Yeah, work it baby!)

Idyllic Cyrodiilc Scene

Joan is definitely working that, umm, thing on her chest!

What a beautiful sunset over the two bridges!

So glad you got the Goddess Store. Looks like Joan's got the build to work it all right!

As SubRosa said, a beautiful sunset near the Imperial Bridge Inn!

Heh, that store sure seems interesting...

Are you sure she didn't try on the Khajiit version?

Ha ha oops. That's Renee Gade III in Goddess Store, Joan is on Xbox. Shoulda clarified that, sorry.

ghastley: It's very possible that is a Khajiit version, I'm not sure. I forget what that top she's wearing is called.

I didn't know that Renee Gade III ascended to godhood during her lifetime. Not that I mind her looks of course.

That's one really idyllic scene, well done.

Holy Cow! That is an Awesome spell! But now let me see the Snowflake spell!







Aw, okay !!! Love the background story on the Snowflake spell!







HOLY COW! How did you get this shot? AWESOME !!!







I just absolutely LOVE your Decrepit character and his travels with Vilja !!!!! And catching her with a mead to her lips, too







I absolutely LOVE this scene in the main questline! Great shot!

I don't know what graphics mod you are using, but you must have some whopping rig to play Oblivion with all the graphics modded so heavily! In some shots it makes it spectacular, in some it hinders; especially in indoor shots. Can it be tweaked? I love what it does to stone/roads/etc. But the characters' faces don't look as lifelike and the sigil stone shot earlier lost some of its impact from the dividing of pixels by the graphics mod. (or however they work)

Anyway, I am really enjoying seeing Oblivion game again through Oberon! (a good Shakespearean name!)







I love every single one of these shots, from the clothing/outfits to the camera angles and cows! You made me laugh at every shot, and the angle of the White Gold Tower shot was Awesome!

My favorite is the first, with the undressed women entering the portal, lol. Can't beat that shot, it stands alone as the best and most interesting EVAH! You need to put that one in the "Caption This" thread !!!







Oh, oksy - these are supposed to look like paintings! I get it now. I was going to say, if that was a graphics mod, I'd have had to chuck it for my own game, it was too intrusive. But artwork/paintings - knowing I should be looking at these as an artist's work changes my whole outlook on them!






Now, making a portrait of him with that painting look is Awesome! Love the pose, and his "portrait!"







Once again you have floored me with your shots, your characters, and your outfits! Love all of these !!!






Spectacular shot !!!








Aw, thank you Miss Buffy !!!!







She is ADORABLE !!!!!!!!!








Lothran dates a Spriggan? A walk on the wild side, huh?







I'm with Mirocu in wanting to see the originals!






Spectacular shot !!!







BWAAHAA !!! How did you get her to call your character a beggar? That is so funny! And ... isn't she a sleeper agent for the Mythic Dawn?

I’m going to take the Snowflake question for mirocu. It is an elven dagger that Buffy enchanted with frost damage and gifted to Lothran after learning that he collected frost-enchanted weapons.

It was only when she actually saw the rest of Lothran’s collection that she realized how humble Snowflake was. For although she had tried her best, chilling a bottle of ale is about all her destruction ability can muster. The dagger does but a paltry three points of frost damage.

You can imagine the impact on Buffy when the old warlock proudly strapped Snowflake to his hip and has insisted on using it as one of his primary weapons ever since. Not because the weapon is impressive, but because of the little elf who made it for him.

Is it any wonder that Buffy adores the white-haired Nordic Dunmeri warlock?

BWAAHAA! I am already loving this character !!!







I noticed that too! This shot had me rolling, why haven't you posted this under the "Caption This" thread? I LOVE this shot !!!






These had me in hysterics! I am LOVING this character !!!



I love this, always wanted to ride the wild horses below the IC! So, how did you do it? Awesome !!






WOO HOO!

The second shot is gorgeous too!







I knew this story (you told me before and Mirocu said some about it on here too), but so glad you told it here too! That is one of my MOST favorite Buffy stories of all time !!!

Buffy´s gift is anything but collection-worthy only. Using it correctly it can have devastating results, even on hard enemies. Obviously, since it´s a gift from his dear friend it has a huge sentimental value and is as natural for Lothran to have on his hip in the winters as a .45 Colt single-action was for the cowboys in the old West

By the Nine

In the Light

Sight in Grey

Sneak at Night

I have two absolutely clear favorites here; but am torn between either to be top favorite - really Awesome shots, all of them; but the "By the Nine" has such an adorable expression on her face I just love it! Especially since she is sitting in the chapel with that sexy armor on, that expression is priceless!!!!! I love that shot!!!

The second is the "Grey." What a spectacular shot !!! That is amazing, how you managed to capture a mood in that screenshot!

All great shots, WOW !!! Just WOW !!!

Wow! Like mALX, I love the shot of ‘Xena and Gabbie’ in the chapel. They have a holy glow about them.

Great early (or late) sun shot.

A hauntingly beautiful approach to the City of Imperials.

Aww, looks like trying to sneak between the raindrops isn't working so well.

Sight in Grey looks like an ash storm from Vvardenfell is approaching.

Renee better turn her PipBoy light off in the dark else they'll spot her.

What are those "bracers" that Renee's neighbor is wearing in the first pic?

Lopov: That is Gabrielle and she comes with the Xena mod. She comes with her own bracers, boots, and armor. These are custo, made. I mean custom made. Phew.

Thanx all!

She's wearing a Base Ring of Light in those two pics. You don't know how much this simple ring has changed her life. She used to stumble round in the dark, hitting her friends in combat (etc.) because she can't carry a torch + fight at the same time (she prefers 2-hand swords).

I have some Lady Saga and some Renee Gade III today.

Multicolored Sky

Meeting the Sage

Secret Door

Lopov hijacks my Saga camera

RG3 Pwnage!

Blue Skies at Night (blue skies at night...)

What an ominous sky in that first pic!

Neat to see Morcant in someone else's game for a change!

Fantastic Xena RG3 finishing move!

Blue skies at night, adventurer take fright!

Persephone spends some time moon-bathing in her mountain lair

Red Dead

Magic by moonlight

Ruling from the tomb

Dark spirit

Waterfall

@Renee - great skies in the first Saga pic.

Love the secret door shot, it's so uncommon.

Did you buy copyrights from Lopov?

What a great finishing move, not only she has closed eyes but it seems like she's looking away, that'd be a great pic for a caption.

Better blue than silvery-blue.

@SubRosa - Persephone has a nice chair for herself while the other one is reserved for guests, I assume.

Some great moonlight shots.

From which mod is that tomb?

Nice waterfall (and wooden construction around it).

Renee – Great shots! As soon as I saw Morcant, I recognized her cabin – what a fabulous SubRosa mod that is. Heh, that straight on shot of Saga does look like one of Lopov’s. OMG – Xena/RG3 Pwnage is amazing – what a fantastic capture you got there – and without that handy Skybility to freeze the camera!

SubRosa - Nice shots of Persephone in Oblivion. Under the light of the moons. Nice shots involving the moon – both the red one and the magic one. She looks relaxed, comfortable and just a bit lonely in her contemplations. Dark spirit - but nice thigh gap. Aww, waterfall.

You have two shots here that are just spectacular! First, and my absolute favorite hands down is the Arena shot! It doesn't get any better than that, that is Awesome! The jumping animation in Oblivion was so awkward looking; and I tried many times to get an Arena shot of her leaping or coming down on an opponent and they just came out with her looking stupid in the air, lol. I don't know how you got this so good, is that a pose from a mod? AWESOME shot!

Second was the multi-colored sky; really great capture!

These other shots are great shots, but those two were amazing!

Is "Meeting the Sage" another of your mods? I have to say, your mods are much more the type I would enjoy playing than most out there! I kind of made mine the same way; so they enhanced my RP of my own game; and that is why I didn't pubish most of them. I figured I was the only one who would find them enjoyable, lol.


"Secret Door" - I gotta know more, where is it? Is this also one of your mods? Intriguing!

Awesome shots!






WOO HOO! Persephone is back! And her tower, too!

Red Dead looks downright eerie, like she is descending from the sky (or ascending to that red moon, like it is calling to her or something); lol.

Magic by Moonlight is just beautiful, Persephone looks spectral here!

Oh wow, I don't recognize that tomb! Didn't think there could be a place in Cyrodiil I hadn't seen!

Dark Spirit - Oh, is she at the Priory of the Nine here? Now THAT makes me want to play Oblivion again!

Waterfall = Gaaaah, another place in Cyrodiil I don't recognize? Urk, where is this place?

AWESOME shots, I love it when you play Oblivion and Fallout 3; you make me feel excited to play them again!

Thanks you all.

mALX: Meeting the Sage is from SubRosa's Witchcraft mod. Morcant is the gal we insure many wonderful things will happen between our characters and their natural world.

Acadian: yes, that "finishing move" pic was tricky to get, especially since I'm using a combination of keys + controller + mouse. Gotta get everything lined up before pressing C.

Lopov: Oops. I buy copyrights with Septims. ha ha

SR I love all the darkness in your Persephone shots! You knew I would, of course.

Lopov: Persephone's nice chair is from the Nae Rae Pose mod. It is part of one of the sitting poses. I could not get her to sit right using the regular chairs, so I had to use that pose with the chair included instead.

The tomb is from the Iron Maiden Armor mod. I didn't decide to use the armor, but forgot to turn the mod off. I stumbled on the tomb by accident, and have to say it was cooler than the armor itself!


Acadian: The Waterfall is added by Unique Landscapes - Arrius Creek. It adds a long creek that starts in the mountains and winds its way down to Lake Arrius, with plenty of waterfalls along the way.


mALX: The tomb is added by the Iron Maiden Armor mod. You can get some of the armor there.

The Waterfall is from Unique Landscapes - Arrius Creek. The Unique Landscapes mods add a lot of new areas to Cyrodiil. Some are really good. Some are really meh. You have to just try each and see if you like them or not.



Only one Oblivion pic this time
This is no way to treat the dead...

Persephone in Cyrodiil. Given how those skeletal remains are just out and unprotected, they are probably Third Era folks instead of any of Persephone’s pals. Nevertheless, you can almost see her pondering who they might be. What their stories are. . . .

I'm sure I have that mod; should have remembered, urk. l need to make sure I have it, and if not = get it!










On the tomb and waterfall = WHEW! What a relief to know there is a reason I'm not recognizing them! I was kind of worried it was me, (lol, but serious)


"No way to treat the dead" is an Awesome shot! There is a whole story there between her expression looking down and the scattered bones at her feet; long lost scene she may have somehow survived and the others were all people she had known; etc. I mean that is a fantastic shot, you really captured a moment there!

When the dead says that, you better believe that.

Renee, my selfies turn out just like Joan’s. Whoa, look at Miss Gade in that goddess top!! The Cyrodiil scene is perfect. I could jump right in there.

Gosh, the skies are gorgeous in your game! How fun to see Morcant with Saga. Nice Lopov-cam! Love the RGIII death from above shot! Wow!

SubRosa, I love to see Persephone in Cyrodiil! Moon-bathing is my favorite. She looks lovely and peaceful. What an ominous red moon, and even more ominous big blade in Persephone’s hand. She’s looking quite sexy in Dark Spirit! No Way to Treat the Dead is a classic Persephone shot. When I see certain bones in Skyrim, I remember the pictures of Persephone spending a solemn moment with them.

Deer friend Manuin

Sunset

Thieves

"Look what I've got!"

Great shots as Manuin uses his Bosmer magic on a deer friend. And beautiful sunset! Delivering the ice staff and foiling Lex once again!

I like the Deer Friend pic. Is that a Calm spell affecting that deer? Or did the deer merely just glitch and not flee? Or maybe you're using a mod like Redbag's Friendly Animals? I think you use a mod.

Sunset is like an opposite Lopov-style picture. Dead-center, but this time the subject (Manuin, that dastardly thief) is facing away from the camera.

That deer is adorable! But ... er, is that mold on its back? Fungi?

Sunset is my favorite, now THAT is a real Buffy pose there! Bwaahaa!

Well, now I know what he does for a living, and he is certainly in good company doing it!

I'm sure that Acadian knows that a mod isn't necessary to make a deer friendly, nor is the green thing on the deer mold, but magic. The magic only Wood Elves are capable of casting. Manuin used his racial power, the Beast Tongue, to befriend the deer, that's why it's encircled in green magic.