Skyrim

About this mod

"It is time for my splendor to return to Skyrim."
- Auroran custom-voiced follower and summon
- Meridia-themed spells
- Temple of Meridia cleaned; storage; NPCs
- Blessing of Meridia
- Nightbringer
- Simple Anti-Necromancy

Permissions and credits
Changelogs
Donations
EQUINOX - Temple of Meridia

- FEATURES -
Auroran custom-voiced follower and summon
Meridia-themed spells
Temple of Meridia cleaned; storage; NPCs
Blessing of Meridia
Nightbringer
Simple Anti-Necromancy



Old Mod Preview
(I apologize for the low quality and the desync.)


- DIRECTIONS -
(You can skip reading this if you want a more 'organic' experience.)

1. Begin 'The Break of Dawn' quest and proceed as normal.
2. Meet Equinox the Auroran at Kilkreath Balcony.
3. Complete the quest.
4. Leave Kilkreath's location for some time to allow it to reload. (You do not have to wait 30 in-game days.)
5. When you return, entering the Temple should now lead you into its cleaned version.


*It is recommended to install this before doing 'The Break of Dawn' quest but you can still install this mod after. The Temple should update as intended, and you can still talk to Equinox in Kilkreath Ruins (cleaned).

- CHARACTERS -

Equinox

  • Type: Auroran Follower - *cannot be recruited if the vanilla follower slot is taken unless the follower in the slot is dismissed first (e.g. Serana) (that follower can be recruited again afterwards)
  • Voice: Custom
  • Combat Style: Spellsword
  • Armor: Heavy
  • Magic: Fire, Light; Healing; Armor
  • Location: Kilkreath Balcony
  • Protected
  • Respawns
  • *Once recruited, he cannot be dismissed until you complete 'The Break of Dawn' quest.
  • *He can be traded with while not following you and has a high carrying capacity.

Vyrmilion
  • Type: Summoned Flame Auroran
  • Voice: Custom
  • Combat Style: Spellsword

  • Tome's Location: Lost
  • Skill: Adept
  • Duration: 90 seconds
  • Cannot be summoned outside of combat.
  • Requires completion of 'The Break of Dawn' quest.

Kharizesthe (Seth)
  • Type: Semi-follower - *no trading and favors, but can receive (and give) food, potions, and other miscellaneous items; takes up no follower slots; sandboxes
  • Voice: Custom
  • Combat Style: Mage
  • Magic: Light; Healing; Armor; Conjuration
  • Protected
  • Location: Temple of Meridia (cleaned)
  • Anathema - He can be asked to 'purge' (vanilla) necromantic items (spell tomes, scrolls, staves, black soul gems) which then rewards you with Grace and filled white soul gems.

Nylhac
  • Type: Summoned Storm Mage
  • Voice: Custom
  • Combat Style: Mage
  • Armor: Clothing
  • Weapon: Bound Bow

  • Spell taught by Nylhac
  • Skill: Expert
  • Duration: 90 seconds
  • Cannot be summoned outside of combat.


Ferrine Denethelia
  • Type: Generic, Merchant - *prays at the statue during noontime; otherwise sandboxes in the Temple of Meridia interiors; may cast Light of Life on herself
  • Voice: Generic
  • Combat Style: Mage
  • Magic: Fire, Light; Healing; Conjuration
  • Protected
  • Location: Temple of Meridia (cleaned)

Nightbringer
  • Type: Enemy - *begins hunting you through his Wraith or sends his Shades to hunt you after you are recognized as the Champion of Meridia; levels with the player; will only hunt you outside of dwelling/habitation/temple-type locations
  • Voice: Draugr
  • Combat Style: Two-handed
  • Armor: Heavy
  • Weapon: 2H Scythe
  • Ability: Thu'um; Conjure Nightbringer's Shade
  • Optional - *Console Command: 'set NightbringerHauntGV to 0' to disable Nightbringer Hauntings or 'set NightbringerHauntGV to 1' to enable them. Default: Enabled.


Yndikos
  • Type: Generic - *stands guard over a certain spell tome after you are recognized as the Champion of Meridia
  • Voice: Mute
  • Combat Style: Ranger
  • Armor: Clothing
  • Respawns

Oureus and Zur
  • Type: Generic - *sandboxes in the Temple of Meridia during the day and in Four Shields Tavern during the night
  • Voice: Generic
  • Protected
  • Location: Temple of Meridia (cleaned)

- SPELLS -


Light of Life
  • School: Restoration
  • Skill: Apprentice
  • Casting: Fire-and-Forget
  • Description: Slowly heals living allies and burns corruptions within its range. Caster's healing can cumulate. Lasts <60s>. At L50+ Restoration, this also grants stamina restoration, damage protection, and magic protection.
  • Tome's Location: Equinox's inventory; Temple of Meridia (cleaned)

Light Beam
  • School: Destruction
  • Skill: Apprentice
  • Casting: Fire-and-Forget
  • Description: Light beam that does <13> points of health and magicka. Corruptions take extra damage.
  • Tome's Location: Ferrine Denethelia's merchandise

Light Wave
  • School: Destruction
  • Skill: Apprentice
  • Casting: Concentration
  • Description: A wave of light that does <30> points of damage and can stagger the target. Corruptions take extra damage.
  • Tome's Location: Ferrine Denethelia's merchandise

Refraction
  • School: Destruction
  • Skill: Adept
  • Casting: Concentration
  • Description: Light beam that does <20> points of health and magicka, then leaps to a new target. Corruptions take extra damage.
  • Tome's Location: Ferrine Denethelia's merchandise

Light of Restoration
  • School: Restoration
  • Skill: Adept
  • Casting: Fire-and-Forget; Summon Creature
  • Description: Heals living allies but burns corruptions within range. Affects caster while equipped but drains magicka until cast. Lasts <60s>. At L50+ Restoration, this also grants stamina restoration, damage protection, and magic protection.
  • Tome's Location: Equinox's inventory; Temple of Meridia (cleaned)

Shattered Mirror
  • School: Restoration
  • Skill: Adept
  • Casting: Concentration
  • Description: Wards allies within range by <60> points. Reflects some melee damage.
  • Tome's Location: Equinox's inventory; Temple of Meridia (cleaned)

Light of Retribution
  • School: Restoration
  • Skill: Expert
  • Casting: Fire-and-Forget
  • Description: Sacrifice health and stamina to invoke the Light of Retribution for <30s>, restoring health and magicka to nearby allies for <27/s>. Caster receives <7/s>.
  • Tome's Location: Equinox's inventory; Temple of Meridia (cleaned)

Conjure Meridia's Beacon
  • School: Conjuration
  • Skill: Apprentice
  • Casting: Fire-and-Forget; Summon Creature
  • Description: Summons Meridia's Beacon wherever the caster is pointing. Lasts <60> seconds.
  • Tome's Location: Equinox's inventory

Aegis of Denthelyoun
  • School: Restoration
  • Skill: Expert
  • Casting: Fire-and-Forget
  • Description: Invoke the Aegis of Denthelyoun to greatly heal and protect nearby allies for <7s>. Focuses on caster when equipped while charging any spell but drains magicka.
  • Tome's Location: Temple of Meridia (cleaned)

Rune of Denthelyoun
  • School: Destruction
  • Skill: Apprentice
  • Casting: Fire-and-Forget
  • Description: Cast on a nearby surface, it explodes for <25> points of magic damage when enemies come near. More effective against corruptions. Allies are healed for <50> points.
  • Tome's Location: Ferrine Denethelia's merchandise

Candlelight of Denthelyoun
  • School: Alteration
  • Skill: Apprentice
  • Casting: Fire-and-Forget
  • Description: A somewhat brighter hovering light that lasts <60> seconds and can affect multiple targets. Affects self while casting but drains magicka.
  • Tome's Location: Ferrine Denethelia's merchandise

Magelight of Denthelyoun
  • School: Alteration
  • Skill: Apprentice
  • Casting: Fire-and-Forget
  • Description: A somewhat brighter light that can be cast on surfaces multiple times. Lasts <60> seconds. Affects self while casting but drains magicka.
  • Tome's Location: Ferrine Denethelia's merchandise

Prismal Mirror

  • School: Illusion
  • Skill: Apprentice
  • Casting: Fire-and-Forget; Summon Creature
  • Description: Conjures an illusory spirit of light for <90> seconds. Capable of multiple replications.
  • Taught by Nylhac

Consecration of Fire

  • School: Restoration
  • Skill: Apprentice
  • Casting: Concentration
  • Description: Purges target with fire and heals them for <13> seconds. Healing only affects living beings.
  • Tome's Location: Lost

Atonement of Time
  • School: Restoration
  • Skill: Adept
  • Casting: Fire-and-Forget
  • Description: Binds target in time and restores their health and stamina for <20> seconds. Restoration only affects living beings. At L75+ Restoration, this also slows time for the caster while equipped but continuously drains magicka.
  • Tome's Location: Lost

Edict of Luminescence
  • School: Restoration
  • Skill: Expert
  • Casting: Concentration
  • Description: Seals target with lightning which then heals them for <13> seconds. Healing only affects living beings.
  • Tome's Location: Lost

White Coruscation
  • School: Conjuration
  • Skill: Expert
  • Casting: Fire-and-Forget; Summon Creature
  • Description: Summons a White Coruscation wherever the caster is pointing. Lasts <90> seconds.
  • ActivateEmpty Dawnbreaker Pedestal in Kilkreath Catacombs (cleaned)
  • RequiresL75 Conjuration to receive

Spectral Mirror
  • School: Illusion
  • Skill: Expert
  • Casting: Fire-and-Forget
  • Description: Summons two spectral mirror images which lasts <60> seconds.
  • ActivateEmpty Dawnbreaker Pedestal in Kilkreath Catacombs (cleaned)
  • Requires: L75 Illusion to receive

Lightweight
  • School: Alteration
  • Skill: Expert
  • Casting: Fire-and-Forget
  • Description: You become lighter and move faster for <60> seconds.
  • ActivateEmpty Dawnbreaker Pedestal in Kilkreath Catacombs (cleaned)
  • Requires: L75 Alteration to receive

- ABILITIES -

Conjure Equinox the Auroran

  • Lesser Power
  • School: Conjuration
  • Cost: 75 magicka
  • Effect: Summons Equinox the Auroran to your location. Also summons Seth the Acolyte if he is following you.
  • Tome's Location: Equinox's inventory

Equinox's Beacon
  • Lesser Power
  • School: Alteration
  • Cost: 75 magicka
  • Effect: Teleports to Equinox the Auroran's location if he is nearby.
  • Taught by Nylhac

Glimpse
  • Lesser Power
  • School: Alteration, Illusion
  • Cost: 75 magicka
  • Effect: Dispels invisibility and reduces the damage and magic resistance of enemies by <25> points for <9> seconds. At L75+ Illusion, this also casts Lesser Purification on nearby enemies, calming them and somewhat mind-controlling them for <60> seconds.
  • ActivateEmpty Dawnbreaker Pedestal in Kilkreath Catacombs (cleaned)

Blink
  • Lesser Power
  • School: Alteration
  • Skill: Expert
  • Cost: 75 magicka
  • Effect: Teleports to the target location.
  • ActivateEmpty Dawnbreaker Pedestal in Kilkreath Catacombs (cleaned)
  • Requires: L75 Alteration to receive

- TEMPLE OF MERIDIA -


*The Temple of Meridia (Kilkreath Temple, Ruins, and Catacombs) is automatically 'cleaned' after the location reloads. Kharizesthe and the other NPCs will then appear in the game. The chests inside are owned by the Player and all other items can be taken freely. Three generic beds are added to Kilkreath Temple and one Player bed is added to Kilkreath Ruins.

Blessing of Meridia
  • ActivateMeridia's Beacon Pedestal in front of Meridia's Statue; Empty Dawnbreaker Pedestal in the cleaned Kilkreath Catacombs
  • Effect: +10% Magic Resistance to the player and nearby allies
  • Empty Dawnbreaker Pedestal: 'Dawnbreaker's Grace' - +1% bonus to Restoration or +3% bonus to Restoration (on Meridia's Summoning Day) | 'Visit Kilkreath's Past' - options to visit the old Kilkreath Temple interiors
  • Duration: 1 day; 5 days (on Meridia's Summoning Day) | 3 days ('Dawnbreaker's Grace')
  • Requires: Completion of 'The Break of Dawn' quest

Meridia's Resolve
  • Activate: Pray at the Empty Dawnbreaker Pedestal in the cleaned Kilkreath Catacombs with Dawnbreaker (original) in hand
  • Effect: Fails several Daedric Quests which do not offer the player obvious alternatives to revoke these quests or defy these other Daedric Princes.

Meridia's Indignation
  • Performing necromancy [Keyword: MagicSummonUndead] and assaults on Kilkreath Temple members have a chance of being punished, but only after the Temple is cleaned.
  • You take massive damage to your health.
  • Equinox and Kharizesthe (Seth) are force-dismissed and teleported back to the Temple.
  • Storm Auroran is sent to kill you.
  • A number of spell effects (from this mod) are silenced for 24 hours.

Anathema

  • Kharizesthe (Seth) can be asked to remove (non-mod) necromantic items (spell tomes, scrolls, staves, black soul gems) from your inventory.
  • You are rewarded with filled white soul gems depending on which items and how many of them are removed.
  • You receive Grace - your Restoration spells are 1% stronger and you are somewhat safer from Nightbringer hauntings for <15> days.

Exegesis of Merid-Nunda
  • This is a lore book containing information about Meridia.
  • Skill Book: Alteration
  • Location: Kilkreath Ruins (cleaned) bedroom

Amulet of Meridia
  • Enchantment: Restores <9/s> magicka and stamina during combat
  • Location: Kilkreath Ruins (cleaned) bedroom

White Robes of Meridia
  • Enchantments: Archmage Robes (body), Archmage Hood (head), Saarthal Amulet (hands), +magic resistance (feet)
  • Location: Ferrine Denethelia's merchandise
  • Requires: Completion of the College of Winterhold questline

Dawnbreaker
  • A stronger one-handed or two-handed Dawnbreaker can be received.
  • Activate: Empty Dawnbreaker Pedestal in the cleaned Kilkreath Catacombs with Dawnbreaker (original) in hand
  • RequiresL50 One-Handed skill or L50 Two-Handed skill to receive

Pilgrimage

  • Pilgrims can now visit the temple on weekdays.

- - - - - - -

Instructions
  • Installation: Place files in your The Elder Scrolls V Skyrim\Data folder OR install via your mod manager. Activate the .esp in your load order or mod manager. You can use LOOT to sort your load order.
  • Updating: Simply replace/overwrite the old files.

- - - - - - -

- Credits -
Many thanks to all of the following!

badgremlin
'moving wings'
for Nylhac's, Yndikos', and White Coruscation's white angel wings

wynxombii
'Roughspun Tunic - Retexture'
for Seth the Acolyte's clothing

NULL9
'Male Cleric Armor'
for Yndikos' armor

yymmdd2
'Conjure Meri-Dama and Meridia'
for Conjure Meridia's Beacon orb mesh

wiikki
'Lilith's Sickle - Custom Scythe'
for Nightbringer's weapon

NorthHare
for the door replacement script

MihailMods
'Aurorans - Mihail Monsters and Animals'
'Dementors - Mihail Monsters and Animals'

for the Auroran and Nightbringer Wraith resources

MasterBobcat
'Cleric'
for Consecration of Fire and Edict of Luminescence cremation effect's inspiration

Luthien959
for helping me playtest

Whitemorn
for Kilkreath Temple navmesh fixes

FavouredSoul*, Vyxenne, and SETVI
'Evening Star'
for the Amulet of Meridia necklace

ianjoseph1986
'White Robes and Hood'
for the textures used in the White Robes of Meridia set, white weapons, and Nightbringer's equipment

LeanWolf
'Better-Shaped Weapons'
for the Dawnbreaker resources

darkforte186
'Requiem of Light and Dark'
for Light Wave and Refraction spells' inspirations

Elianora
'Sun Rune'
for Rune of Denthelyoun's rune

Tarquam
'Magic Lights Overhaul'
for the warm yellow candlelight

kwac88
'Improved Candlelight and Magelight'
for the previously used yellow candlelight

Madrilous
'Blink'
for the method I emulated to create this mod's Blink

IsharaMeradin

'Candlelight Recolor'
for Escarlet's red candlelight

brytag
'Daedric Shrines'
for the previous compatibility patch for LE

AlanovichRomanov
'Daedric Entity Restoration Project'
for the previously used Auroran resources
and for the latest SSE conversion

- - - - - - -

Thanks for checking out my mod! Don't forget to endorse, track, or vote if you liked it!

- My Mods (Classic Skyrim) -
SOLSTICE - Meridia's Spectre Follower
EQUINOX - Temple of Meridia + Aurorans + Custom-voiced Followers + Spells *
Nature's Peace - Pacifism
Runes of Summoning - Decals *
Nightbringer *
Serana - No Necromancy - Redone
Silver Tongue - Speechcraft Abilities *
Revive *
White Gloves and Boots
Pass The Time *
Blink Not *

* - has SSE version.