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Gnomes are tiny humanoid nature spirits, looking like plump old men with long beards and pointed hats. Extremely shy, they can usually be found dancing ritualistically around pots full of gold coins, stolen from houses near their lairs in the woods.
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"Gnomes are tiny humanoid nature spirits, looking like plump old men with long beards and pointed hats. Extremely shy, they can usually be found dancing ritualistically around pots full of gold coins, stolen from houses near their lairs in the woods.
They are considered sentient creatures by scholars specializing in the study of nature spirits, as they are capable of producing clothes, accessories, and have their own rudimentary language. Some, however, believe that these critters simply magically manifest their clothing as a mischievous imitation of humans, and that even their physical form is nothing more than innocent mockery.
What is known is that in fact several nature spirits have basically human forms, such as Nymphs, so the human appearance of Gnomes is far from being disconcerting. However, it should be noted that their behavior is strange and mesmerizing: anyone who manages to get close enough to a group of Gnomes without being seen will be able to witness a strange and tireless ritualistic dance. Gnomes are especially attracted to gold coins, and gold in general, which they steal using their magical abilities to become invisible, and they accumulate the stolen gold inside iron pots, usually protected by a tree stump. Then the Gnomes gather in small groups, and dance tirelessly around these pots, in strange rituals that can go on for hours on end, without the gnomes showing any signs of tiredness. From time to time lone Gnomes appear in the place, possibly bringing more stolen gold, and soon resume their wanderings through the forest.
It is also to be noted that these locations are usually inside Toadstool Rings, also called Fairy Rings, but these are semi-circular, and not a complete circle, differentiating from the Fairy Rings commonly described and usually linked with another type of nature spirit. Gnomes are considered a nature spirit generally associated with the earth element, while others argue that they are spirits linked to mushrooms, tree stumps, moss and low plants, with a consensus that possibly both options may be right. They are also generally considered to be an unwinged type of Fay, thus being earth fairies, although others consider them to belong to a closely related but not directly connected group.
There are no reports of Gnomes acting aggressively, just the occasional encounter in which the Gnome did some mischief, or the already mentioned instances where they steal things from houses, however, their close cousins, the wild Redcaps, of similar size, and even relatively close appearance, are the exact opposite, posing a risk to unsuspecting travelers, and even having some deaths attributed to them."
by Beastmaster Mihail *They are considered sentient creatures by scholars specializing in the study of nature spirits, as they are capable of producing clothes, accessories, and have their own rudimentary language. Some, however, believe that these critters simply magically manifest their clothing as a mischievous imitation of humans, and that even their physical form is nothing more than innocent mockery.
What is known is that in fact several nature spirits have basically human forms, such as Nymphs, so the human appearance of Gnomes is far from being disconcerting. However, it should be noted that their behavior is strange and mesmerizing: anyone who manages to get close enough to a group of Gnomes without being seen will be able to witness a strange and tireless ritualistic dance. Gnomes are especially attracted to gold coins, and gold in general, which they steal using their magical abilities to become invisible, and they accumulate the stolen gold inside iron pots, usually protected by a tree stump. Then the Gnomes gather in small groups, and dance tirelessly around these pots, in strange rituals that can go on for hours on end, without the gnomes showing any signs of tiredness. From time to time lone Gnomes appear in the place, possibly bringing more stolen gold, and soon resume their wanderings through the forest.
It is also to be noted that these locations are usually inside Toadstool Rings, also called Fairy Rings, but these are semi-circular, and not a complete circle, differentiating from the Fairy Rings commonly described and usually linked with another type of nature spirit. Gnomes are considered a nature spirit generally associated with the earth element, while others argue that they are spirits linked to mushrooms, tree stumps, moss and low plants, with a consensus that possibly both options may be right. They are also generally considered to be an unwinged type of Fay, thus being earth fairies, although others consider them to belong to a closely related but not directly connected group.
There are no reports of Gnomes acting aggressively, just the occasional encounter in which the Gnome did some mischief, or the already mentioned instances where they steal things from houses, however, their close cousins, the wild Redcaps, of similar size, and even relatively close appearance, are the exact opposite, posing a risk to unsuspecting travelers, and even having some deaths attributed to them."
(*Who is Beastmaster Mihail? He is my avatar/persona within the universe composed of all my mods. He is the ingame author who writes the texts that are usually presented as descriptions for my mods. A former monster hunter, now a dedicated scholar, he is planned to be released as an NPC in late 2022/early 2023, doing the same job in-game as my descriptions do on Nexus.)
- 1 new creature: Gnome (in 3 variants);
- Several Gnome ritual sites on Falkreath and Riften forests.
So far no incompatibilities have been found between this mod and other mods.
(OBS- If by chance when installing several of Mihail's mods at the same time you are asked about files overwriting those of other Mihail mods or other authors mods, don't worry because they are just the same files shared between mods. I recommend that on these occasions always give preference to the files contained in my mods, and among mine always give preference to the mod you are installing last.)
The Mihail Monsters and Animals series aims to create and make available to the community the most complete set of creatures for TES 5: Skyrim, implemented in an immersive and unique way, with respect to the pillars of lore. Instead of pathetically just throwing models and textures in the game reusing 100% vanilla mechanics, the creatures made by Mihail have uniqueness and extreme zeal in their idealization and implementation, which will provide you with an experience that you have never had before in this area.
- The last Skyrim Update
- DLC Dragonborn
- DLC Dawnguard
- DLC Hearthfire
Author:
Mihail- Gnome models, textures, animations; Gnomes' beard was based on a vanilla Witcher 3's beard, re-textured and remodeled to fit the Gnome concept; 4k and 2k re-textures of some vanilla items used in Gnomes' lairs, respectively a cauldron and gold coins (available in the mod as standalone versions, not affecting the original vanilla versions); Gnome ritual sites; scripts, game implementation;
Some assets used on this mod belong to:
CD PROJEKT RED- original model and texture of the Gnomes' beard, based on a vanilla Witcher 3's beard;
Oaristys- round model of a pile of vanilla coins, used on top of cauldrons.
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New quest mod coming soon: The mod's first open alpha test release was initially planned for late September/2022 but was pushed back to end of January/2023 for better polish. The several hours long adventure takes place mostly in Oblivion, specially on the Deadlands, and is intended for the Champion of Mehrunes Dagon, however, several of the objectives include interaction with other realms and daedra, even in places outside of Oblivion itself: you will travel between dungeons, open areas, underground caves, towns, gigantic daedric towers, and much more.
In January/23 I will relese the first open alpha for community testing and bug finding, also as a show of respect to the users, since the project will take a full year yet to be completed, and i want people to know that the project is being developed, and also providing them a place to have fun while waiting, and at same time this will help me with bug finding, and with ideas for improvment. Quest has 30 acts, each new alpha will feature 3 new acts. Open Alpha Test 1 will feature only the first 3 acts, but already with several hours of content. I plan to release a total of 9 to 10 alphas before the finished release.
Oblivion Gate test
(First test made on testing cell with vanilla interior dungeon lightning, second test made on vanilla
dagon shrine with natural exterior world lightning. I was not happy with my first try (showcased on
the video of the first gate test I published time ago), so i came back and redone the oblivion gate
effects and sounds, and now i like them much more.)
Oblivion Gate test 2
(Final test just to see how daedra exiting the gate would look like. No daedra will come from this gate, but
later on the mod they will come from others, while already in oblivion, specially when travelling between
realms and/or pocket realms. Check the previous testing to see the full working mechanics of the
Oblivion Gates on the mod.)
Mythic Dawn Archvicar lines
(He is the second main NPC of the mod, with Agent Ragna being the first and the central npc of the introdutory
quest "The Sigils of Oblivion". After finishing it, you start the main one, "The Herald of the Second Coming",
and is the Archivar who introduces you to the adventure. (he is using right now my 4k re-texture of Mythic
Dawn Robes, but in the finished version he will receive unique "Mythic Dawn Priest Robes", although
they will not be featured yet on the first open alpha testing release))
Interaction with Dagon at Azrak'ath Ruins
(First communication with Dagon in the end of the introdutory quest "The Sigils of Oblivion". After you
collect the sigil stone you travel to his shrine to enter the gate to the Deadlands. (video is a bit outdated,
on current state the eyes of dagon glow in fire when you approach and he starts talking))
Azrak'ath Ruins boss fight (end of act 1 of 30)
(Final boss of the Azrak'ath Ruins. These ruins are underground Daedric ruins on Nirn, more specifically on the Reach. Here
you complete Act 1 of the mod, and most of the remaining 29 acts take place in Oblivion, about 80% of them in the Deadlands.
In act 1 the introductory quest The Sigils of Oblivion occurs, where you collect the Sigil Stone that will be used to open the Oblivion
Gate that I showed in previous videos. When you enter the gate the main quest The Herald of the Second Coming will then begin.)
Azrak'ath Ruins Mythic Dawn ghosts in the end of act 1
(At the end of Act 1, still on Nirn, in an underground daedric ruin, after you finish the dungeon and acquire the
ritualistic Sigil Stone, several Mythic Dawn ghosts who were killed in this ruin during the Oblivion Crisis,
during an attack by Vigilants of Stendarr, appear to motivate you to go ahead and carry out Dagon's plans,
which start with the Dragonborn opening a portal to Oblivion.)