Adds 130 new voice greetings to the Ashlanders. The old 'Ashlander' voices beth used have been reassigned to the Telvanni, so it's sort of a Telvanni/Ashlander voice upgrade in one.

Some of the voices are in the Native Ashlander dialect. I've used these incredible articles as a guide by Ma'zurah the Khajiit for these voices:

It Begins
Ashlander Language 1: phonemes
Part 2: Adjectives, Adverbs
Bonus: Colours
Also Bonus: Shitposting
Wondrous Love: a Translation and Commentary

The Ashlanders will have some unique responses/greetings as you progress through the main quest. There's also a small quest to learn the language from Yakum Hairshashishi, who can be found in the Halfway Tavern in Pelagiad.

They can be pretty mean to certain races before you get to earn their respect - but the dialogue is consistent with what's written in the original game topics.



Thanks to DeManufactured for the video!

Is this compatible with OpenMW?

Yes!

Is this compatible with Quest Voice Greetings?

Absolutely!

Why isn't this part of Quest Voice Greetings?

Because it's straying a little too far from the original remit of that mod. 

What were the "original" Ashlander voices?

It's a little misleading as a question, because the original Ashlander voices were kinda jumbled up. Beth clearly picked random recordings for them, for the most part - sometimes something they say at high disposition (ie - Under sun and sky, outlander, we greet you warmly) - is something the default Dunmer say lower down. So these were never recorded with the intention of being 'Ashlander' voices, that I can tell.

In general, the only pattern I can discern is that Beth wanted them to be a little more hostile at 50-60 disposition than normal Dunmer, similar to the way they set up the Redoran voices. I think this works well when translated to the Telvanni - it basically means the Telvanni now have new voice lines AND are meaner than they were before, which suits them well. 

Want more new voices in your game?
Check out my other voice mods!

Nordic Banter
Ultimate Creeper Party House
Friends Reunited
Sheathe your weapon
Saucy old Selvil
Sermons and Preachers Vanilla edit
A Hero's Welcome
Quest Voice Greetings
Idle Talk
Great Service

Credits:

Ma'zurah the Khajiit/Tarhiel/chameleonspell - for their thoughtful exploration of the Ashlander language.

ElevenAI - Scary, brilliant stuff.

More importantly, the original Morrowind voice actors resampled here:

Linda KenyonDunmer females
Jeff Baker      Dunmer males