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Mavis Stormquiver is a standalone follower with her own custom weapons and outfit, and she is waiting for you in Whiterun, to join you on some adventures! Mavis is also the younger sister of Eloise Dawnbringer!

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We have published a new merged mod with both Mavis Stormquiver and Eloise Dawnbringer!
Mavis Stormquiver and Eloise Dawnbringer Merged LE


Mavis reached 2nd place on Hot Mods - Thanks to everyone who has endorsed her - We really appreciate your support!!

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Looking for the SE version of Mavis? Mavis Stormquiver SE

Important note: If you already have version 1.0 of Mavis, you do NOT need to upgrade to version 1.0.1!

Backstory:
Mavis is a member of a newly founded adventurers' guild located in Cyrodiil. She and her fellow adventurers are sent to different provinces of Tamriel to gather information and raise and spread the guilds fame and reputation across the continent. They want to achieve this by helping out the local people and committing heroic deeds.

After hearing about the dragons' return, the guild's council assigned Mavis and other members of the guild to travel to Skyrim to use this occasion to their advantage, and to get rid of the menace (of course slaying dragons like the ancient Nordic heroes once did is much more impressive than getting rid of a few bandits and trolls). She'll ally with the Dragonborn, the ultimate dragonslayer, and support him/her on his/her quest to slay Alduin.

Mavis is also the younger sister of Eloise Dawnbringer!

Details:
Race: Nord
Height: 0.9
Weight: 0
Marriage: Yes
Age: 21
Voice: Young Eager
Class: Custom (Spell Ranger Dual Wield)
Combat Style: Custom - Tuned to allow her to use a mix of her offensive weapons
Leveling: Levels with Player, with a minimum level of 5 - no maximum
Location: Whiterun - at one of 3 locations, or walking in between them:
  • Mavis spends the most time in the Drunken Huntsman.
  • During the morning (8:00-11:30 AM), she can be found shopping in the Whiterun Marketplace (by the well)
    Mavis is a member of the Whiterun Market Shoppers Faction - Seriously!
  • During the afternoon (1:00-5:00 PM), she can be found crafting and smithing outside Warmaiden's (next to Breezehome)
    Note: Mavis tends to use the side door to go in or out of the Drunken Huntsman - the door across from Breezehome

Equipment and Inventory:
Witcher 3 Yennefer outfit (please note that the limitations of this outfit required an all or none approach, see the FAQ for more details)
Stormquiver Bow of Shocks - A custom enchanted Ebony Blue Glass Bow, enchanted with shock damage (level 3)
Stormquver Arrows - Custom Ebony Blue Glass Arrows
Daggers: Two custom glass daggers, with ebony grips (handles), as described below:
  • Mavis Ebony Blue Glass Dagger of Shocks - A custom enchanted Ebony Blue Glass Dagger, enchanted with shock damage (level 3)
  • Mavis Ebony Glass Dagger of Scorching - A custom enchanted Ebony Glass Dagger, enchanted with fire damage (level 3)
Spell Tome: Transmute Malachite Ore - Used to learn a spell to Transmute Malachite ore into Stormquiver Blue Malachite ore (See FAQ)
Potions: 10 each of potions of Minor Healing, Healing, and Plentiful Healing - For emergency use only!
Lockpicks: 10 - Mavis can unlock some chests and other locks for you. She may not need any picks, so you can borrow some!
Food: Apples and cooked beef... In case she gets hungry while waiting for you!
Gold: 50 Septims... She can be dangerous, but she still likes to shop!

Outfit and weapon improvements - crafting arrows:
Her outfit, boots, and gloves can be improved using iron ingots at a workbench. (see FAQ for details on changing outfits)
You can craft more Stormquiver Arrows at a forge if you have either the Glass or Ebony Smithing perks (you don't need both) by combining 2 Firewood, 1 Ebony Ingot, and 1 Refined Stormquiver Blue Malachite (see FAQ for details on Stormquiver Blue Malachite) - Since two materials are required, you get 48 arrows instead of the normal 24!
If the player has the Arcane Smithing Perk, her weapons can be improved...
  • Her Stormquiver Bow of Shocks can be improved using an Ebony ingot at a grindstone.
  • Her Ebony Glass Dagger of Scorching can be improved using Refined Malachite at a grindstone.
  • Her Ebony Blue Glass Dagger of Shocks can be improved using Refined Stormquiver Blue Malachite (see FAQ for details on Stormquiver Blue Malachite)

Magic:
Healing spells - Mavis has basic healing spells, and she also has a custom healing shout that allows her to heal herself occasionally (she is NOT a healer)
Lightning Bolts - at around Level 20, Mavis will begin to use her Lightning Bolt magic, in addition to her other weapons.

Requirements and recommendations:
Mavis is standalone. She should not require anything beyond Skyrim with all updates applied. However, to make her more enjoyable, here are some things we recommend:

Use a follower mod such as AFT, EFF, or UFO. We tested with all 3, in addition to the vanilla follower system.
Face Light along with Better lighting for Face Light and Facelight Plus
Relationship Dialogue Overhaul - RDO to improve and add a lot of follower dialog.
Follower Commentary Overhaul - FCO for even more dialog.

Credits and Special Thanks:
This follower mod was a joint effort between Laoshan99 and chickmetalhead, but a lot of things went into it.

Laoshan99 did an amazing job creating the beautiful character Mavis Stormquiver! Starting with a preset by wnisewond - Amelia Rose V2, he then added his vision to create Mavis. Special thanks to wnisewond, who was kind enough to give us his permission to proceed.

The custom weapons Mavis uses were created by chickmetalhead, doing retextures and tweaks to the meshes. But to make her two glass daggers come alive, it took the special magic that is only found in LeanWolf's meshes, found in LeanWolf's Better-Shaped Weapons, and LeanWolf was kind enough to grant chickmetalhead permission to use the LeanWolf meshes in his mods. They are used as the base for the two daggers Mavis carries, with additional effect tweaks by chickmetalhead. So special thanks to LeanWolf! We highly recommend that you use the weapons mod in your game - and that you go and endorse it!

The Witcher 3 Yennefer outfit that Mavis comes equipped with is from zzjay's awesome Witcher 3 Female Armors mod. Special thanks to zzjay for allowing the outfits to be used by others! The Witcher 3 mod also uses assets from:
CDprojektRED for witcher3 models
s666 for yennefer fur pars
See the Witcher 3 Female Armors mod page for more details - and give it an endorsement!

Caliente's Beautiful Bodies Edition -CBBE- - Slim version
DIMONIZED UNP female body - Skinny version
Fair Skin Complexion - Slim textures
KS Hairdos - Renewal - Dreamgirl hair
Mikan Eyes
SG Female Eyebrows

(If I have forgotten anything, my sincere apologies - and please let me know by PM and I will update immediately!)

Tools used:
RaceMenu
TES5Edit
Nifskope
Gimp
Creation Kit - Haha, as little as possible!

Image notes:
Unless otherwise noted, images on the main page use Rudy ENB
Face Light along with Better lighting for Face Light and Facelight Plus were used in most or all images.
Pose mods may have been used in a few images, using the amazing GomaPero Pose mod!
The image at the bottom of this main page includes a private retexture for the axe Mavis is using
, changing it from black to Stormquiver Electric Blue!!


Special thanks:
  • Brandiibuck - For mod testing, being a good friend, and other things, including her characters: Linea, Ace, others - some published, some I am hoping for. Check out her mods, and track her for future developments!
  • Onota - For mod testing, being a good friend, and other things, including his characters: Onota (especially Onota!), Na'Ku, Dwemer Fairies, and more - some published, some I am hoping for. Check out his mods, and track him for future developments!

Personal thanks from chickmetalhead:
  • Laoshan99 - for creating a special character, and for allowing me to create this mod based on her, and for patience during the process! For being a great mod partner, who shared in the process of customizing the special features - and making the hard choices easier when they had to be made. For pushing me to make things better, and understanding and listening when I might have gotten frustrated. Thanks, friend!!
  • Pandorable - for many things: Inspiration, advice, encouragement, friendship, and... All of her amazing followers! Without Pandorable and her mods and support, (and forgiveness for the 'Volrina Incident'), this mod might not have happened. Check out her mods - all are awesome!
  • Sthaagg, for help making my game run in an awesome way without problems with over 400 mods using his amazing Guide:
    Stability Performance Optimization ENB Configuration - a Comprehensive Guide Without Sthaagg's advice on tuning, tweaking, video card upgrades, power supplies and more, I would not even be playing Skyrim! Thanks friend!!
  • All of my friends that support me on Nexus ImageShare - without you and your encouragement, I would have stopped creating my weapons, and this mod would not have happened. You are all special to me, and too many to list. But special thanks to Izzy for her amazing images, inspiration and friendship.
  • All of my friends on the Skyrim Mods & Modders facebook group...
    Especially Dave for creating the facebook group and for help reviewing this mod page, Cathrine for her support and mods, and Laura for teaching me VioLens, Auto Killcam, and for a beautiful sunset!
  • And finally, thanks to Bethesda, Nexus, and to all the great modders that have gone before me! For Skyrim, Oblivion, and Morrowind... You all rock!!

FAQ: (Please read before asking any questions in the comment area! Please!)

Q: When I remove part of the Yennefer outfit from Mavis, strange things happen, clipping, body parts disappear... What should I do?
A: As noted above, the Yennefer outfit has an "All or None" restriction. So if you want to remove part of the outfit, you need to remove all of it. This is a restriction by the mod creator of the Yennefer outfit. We love the outfit, so decided to supply it as the default outfit Mavis wears. The exception is the Yennefer amulet - that can be removed so you can give her a different amulet to wear, without any problems.

Q: Can you offer any other body types or skin textures?
A: No, but you can change them out if you want something different. YSYW! (but you have to put in some effort of your own)
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Please make any necessary backups before attempting this, and be careful! Use at your own risk! YSYW! - but take some responsibility!

Please note:
  • If you change any meshes, you will probably need to change ALL of the meshes, or you will get seams or other problems!
  • If you change any textures, you will probably need to change ALL of the textures, or you will get seams or other problems (the only exception to this would be changing the main body textures from slim/skinny to the normal curvy ones, while staying within the Fair Skin texture set (her default skin))
  • If you change to body meshes that use a different base texture set (UNP to CBBE based, CBBE to UNP based, etc) You absolutely MUST also change the textures, because things like boobs are in a different position in the textures! Well, you don't have to, but then you are even weirder than I am!


To change Mavis to whatever body meshes you want to use, replace the following files in the "meshes\cmh\Mavis\" folder:
femalebody_0.nif
femalebody_1.nif
femalehands_0.nif
femalehands_1.nif
femalefeet_0.nif
femalefeet_1.nif

To change Mavis to whatever body textures you want to use, replace the following files in the "textures\cmh\Mavis\" folder:
femalebody_1.dds
femalebody_1_msn.dds
femalebody_1_s.dds
femalebody_1_sk.dds
femalehands_1.dds
femalehands_1_msn.dds
femalehands_1_s.dds
femalehands_1_sk.dds
femalehead.dds
femalehead_msn.dds
femalehead_s.dds
femalehead_sk.dds
blankdetailmap.dds

Q: Mavis is not using her Stormquiver bow or her arrows, and is using a hunting bow... Why is that?
A: This can be a problem with some follower systems. There are mods that can help with this, but the quick solution is to remove the hunting bow and any arrows other than her Stormquiver arrows.

Q: Can she use other weapons or armor?
A: Of course, but her custom Class and Combat Style have been tuned for her default equipment. She is strongest in Archery and using One-Handed weapons, and prefers Light Armor. But feel free to experiment! YSYW!

Q: What is Stormquiver Blue Malachite, and where do I get that to craft more arrows or to improve her Ebony Blue Glass Dagger of Shocks?
A: Blue Malachite does not exist in Skyrim by default. It (along with several weapons) comes from a mine in an unpublished mod that I might finish... some day... So for this mod, we had to get creative. Press the Spoiler button for details!
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Immersive method - Steps required to create Stormquiver Blue Malachite ore and Refined Stormquiver Blue Malachite
  • Mavis comes with a Spell Tome in her inventory. Get the book, read it, and you will learn a special custom Transmute spell, that can be used to turn normal green Malachite ore into Stormquiver Blue Malachite ore.
  • Use the custom 'Transmute Malachite Ore' spell to transmute the ore. Each cast changes one piece of Malachite ore, recast as necessary.
  • Use a smelter to turn 2 pieces of Stormquiver Blue Malachite ore into 1 piece of Refined Stormquiver Blue Malachite
  • Use the Refined Stormquiver Blue Malachite to craft more arrows or to improve her Ebony Blue Glass Dagger of Shocks

Non-immersive cheat methods:
Use the console (or AddItemMenu) to add more Refined Stormquiver Blue Malachite:
  • Enter console mode as normal (Press the ` key, normally the key immediately to the left of the 1 key (under Esc, above Tab)
  • Enter the command: Help "Refined Stormquiver", which will show the formid of the special malachite. (for example: F00051E4)
  • Enter the command: Player.additem xxxxxxxx 4 (using the above example: Player.additem F00051E4 4) to add 4 pieces of Refined Stormquiver Blue Malachite to the player.
  • Exit console mode as normal (Press the ` key, normally the key immediately to the left of the 1 key (under Esc, above Tab)
  • Use the Refined Stormquiver Blue Malachite to craft more arrows or to improve her Ebony Blue Glass Dagger of Shocks

Use the console (or AddItemMenu) to add more Stormquiver Arrows:
  • Enter console mode as normal (Press the ` key, normally the key immediately to the left of the 1 key (under Esc, above Tab)
  • Enter the command: Help "Stormquiver Arrow", which will show the formid of the arrows. (for example: F00046EA)
  • Enter the command: Player.additem xxxxxxxx 100 (using the above example: Player.additem F00046EA 100) to add 100 Stormquiver Arrows to the player.
  • Exit console mode as normal (Press the ` key, normally the key immediately to the left of the 1 key (under Esc, above Tab)
  • Give Mavis some or all of the arrows added using the console.

Q: Are there any tips for changing her outfit? So I can improve it at a workbench or give her something different?
A: Sure! Hit the spoiler button for some tips on doing this with the various follower mods:
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I am assuming you know the basics of the follower mod you are using, but here are a few tips:

If you are using AFT, you need to do the following:
  • Turn outfit management on through the AFT dialog menus:
    Select "Tweaks", then "Gear", then "Manage Outfits" (If you don't see a selection for "Standard Outfit" - if you see "Standard Outfit", outfit management is already turned on)
  • Get into the "Standard Outfit" inventory:
    Select "Tweaks", then "Gear", then "Manage Standard Outfit". A standard inventory menu opens, and you can then transfer outfits in and out. Remember, if you remove any of the three Yennefer outfit components (outfit, boots, or gloves) remove them all. And if you really ARE doing this to improve her outfit, please give her something else to wear while you do that!

If you are using UFO, you need to do the following, if you don't see her outfit items in her inventory:
  • Tell her she needs to dress better: Select "You know...", then "You could dress better." UFO will process and then exit the dialog.
  • You can then use her normal inventory menus to transfer outfit components in and out of her inventory. Remember, if you remove (or add) any of the three Yennefer outfit components (outfit, boots, or gloves) remove (or add) them all. And if you really ARE doing this to improve her outfit, please give her something else to wear while you do that!

If you are using EFF:
  • You can use her normal EFF equipment menu to transfer outfit components in and out of her inventory. Remember, if you remove (or add) any of the three Yennefer outfit components (outfit, boots, or gloves) remove (or add) them all. And if you really ARE doing this to improve her outfit, please give her something else to wear while you do that!

If you are NOT using a follower manager mod, things are more challenging. But if you are not using a follower manager mod, we assume you must like it that way! The vanilla follower system does not support switching outfits, but there are things you can do:
  • Give Mavis something better to wear - but make sure it is a complete outfit. Upper and lower body, boots, and gloves. Mavis (and any follower) should wear the highest rated armor that they are given. Because of the special restrictions imposed on her default Yennefer outfit, it might be a good idea to save before you attempt to switch her outfit.
  • If you want to improve the Yennefer outfit for Mavis, things get more complicated. One option would be to use the console to get a 2nd copy of her default outfit, improve it, and then give it back to her. She should switch to the improved outfit.
  • If you want to do this the immersive way, and have a high enough pickpocket skill, you can also try the following - SAVE your game first! I tested this while having the Perfect Touch perk, but I am not sure if that is actually necessary or not...
    • Give her something better to wear, so she unequips her default outfit (outfit, boots, and gloves)
    • Release her as a follower
    • Pickpocket her default Yennefer outfit (outfit, boots, and gloves) - if she catches you - well... I hope you made that save!
    • Make her a follower again, before she wanders off.
    • Improve her armor at a worktable
    • Give her the improved Yennefer outfit (outfit, boots, and gloves) back to her. If it is now better than the temporary outfit you gave her, she should equip it. If not, or just to be safe, use the inventory menu to remove her temporary outfit (all pieces), leaving her with just her improved Yennefer outfit (outfit, boots, and gloves).
  • You can also install a separate mod that allows you to take everything from Mavis, including her default outfit. Then, please quickly give her something simple to wear while you improve her default outfit!

    • Q: I don't like the weapons! Especially the glowy ones! ..... ?
    A: Feel free to take them away from Mavis, sell them, and buy (or craft) her whatever you like! YSYW!

    Q: I noticed the word YSYW! mentioned a few times in the above answers, what is that?
    A: I (chickmetalhead) have a motto: "My Skyrim, My Way!" - but for you, the reader, any entry marked YSYW! above means "Your Skyrim, Your Way!"

    Q: Is there any way to support you?
    A: Absolutely! Endorse the mod, throw us a kudos point, endorse the mods in our credits and thanks list. Kiss your spouse, hug your kids... Or just pay it forward and be nice to somebody when you don't need to be!

    OR, you can make a donation in my name (chickmetalhead) to ElminsterAU or on the TES5Edit mod page. If you do make a donation that way, please let me know by PM that you did.

    Q: What does Mavis do to relax when she is not out on adventures?
    A: Two things... She likes to dress up like a princess and do a little dancing...
    (Special thanks to my amazing friend Izzy for this awesome image!!)
    

    And if she is in the mood to have a little extra fun...