Lenora - CVR Custom Voiced Follower

Update:
Now available also for XBOX!
I gave full permission to my friend, the amazing AmyLovesCake to port Lenora to XBOX.



Important note about the new ESP and ESL-flagged versions:
I've added some new features to the mod and converted it to ESL. I did this on an updated Skyrim version 1.6.1130. What does it mean?
1. If you are just downloading this mod for the first time, or starting a new game - use the ESL version (1.1.1) and:
a. If you are on Skyrim 1.6.1130 or above, that's it.
b. If you are on Skyrim before 1.6.1130, you'll need "Backported Extended ESL Support".
2. If you want to update Lenora mid-game:
a. Update from ESL 1.1.0 to ESL 1.1.1, or update from a previous ESP version to 1.0.3 ESP. Do not mix ESP and ESL versions! It will break Lenora and maybe your save.
b. If you are on Skyrim 1.6.1130 or above - safe to update. Tested myself.
c. If you are on Skyrim before 1.6.1130 - you'll need "Backported Extended ESL Support" and I didn't test if updating is safe. Do it at your own risk (save beforehand) and revert to a previous version you used if you encounter any trouble.



Description:
Lenora is a custom voiced follower, voiced by the great voice resource: CVR by the even greater Kerstyn Unger.
In addition to being a standard follower, she is also a merchant whom you can buy and sell items from.
Lenora can be found at the Bannered Mare in Whiterun.


Backstory:
Lenora is half-Imperial half-Nord, from Cyrodiil.  
She calls herself a merchant, but unfortunately for Lenora it was hard to make coin in Cyrodiil. Too many merchants, not enough customers. Instead of giving up on her dream, she traveled to Skyrim, only to find the land torn between a civil war and a dragon crisis.
With the road closed behind her, Lenora must find a way to open a shop front. Unfortunately, that takes coin and until Lenora has it, she’s resigned herself to be a traveling merchant.
As for now, she stays at the Bannered Mare in Whiterun.


Compatibility:
Lenora has her own follower framework, and she ignores the auto-import of some common follower frameworks (or at least is supposed to).
In case you want to force import her, I have tested two of the common follower frameworks:
- NFF: Didn't find any problem. If you encounter any issue with importing her to NFF, please let me know.
- AFT: I've noticed that if you force import her to AFT, her merchant functionality breaks. Suddenly her "shop" has 0 item, 0 gold and if you sell her something, it will be gone the next time you ask to trade with her. So, if you intend to force import her to AFT (although you don't need to), don't use the trading functionality.


Technical:
- She doesn't have her own body mesh. She uses your default body/textures.
- She levels with the player.
- She is essential (un-killable).
- She prefers one-hand weapons.
- You can't marry her. The CVR resource does have after-marriage dialog lines but I didn't implement any marriage/romance functionality for this specific mod.
- She has an option to reduce her idle chatter rate. Just select the "I want to tell you something." dialog option - this is her "options" section (currently only one option in it). You can ask her to talk less there. Don't worry, it won't affect her disposition towards you. The default is a very high idle chatter rate (as initially released).
- Her merchant functionality is very similar to a general store (like Belethor) in regard of gold and items.
Her "goods" and gold will respawn just like any other merchant in Skyrim.
Keeping respawn in mind, try to avoid using her "shop" as an inventory.
In addition to her merchant functionality, she has a different "carry my items" functionality which is same as any follower, and safe to use as storage.
This means of course that the items you give her to carry won't appear in her "shop" and items you sell her won't appear in her inventory.
- Option to set a location she'll go to when dismissed. Otherwise, she'll go to the Bannered Mare.
- She has a summon spell-tome in her inventory. If she's stuck or you just want to call in a vendor in the middle of your dungeon clearing, now you can.


Detailed release Notes:

V1.0.2
Added more functionality and small fixes.
I intended it to be safe to update mid-game because I didn't delete anything and the controller script I modified has only additions (no deletions and no changes to variable names), but then I saw it is not working on Skyrim version before 1.6.1130 without "Backported Extended ESL Support" so please read the Important note about the new ESP and ESL-flagged versions.
Change log:
- Added option to relax. It is same as wait but with sandboxing.
- Added option to set dismiss location. It is under "I need to tell you something". You can set it in any place except for Bannered Mare, and you can revert to Bannered Mare once a location is set. Good for making her a vendor in your home.
- Added a summon spell. Now she has a spell-tome in her inventory you can take and learn. This way, you can also summon her just to sell her your extra stuff even if she is not following you.
- Fixed wait marker being stuck if you dismiss her while she is waiting for you.
- Fixed a few broken lip files.
- Added the favor decline lines also as moral-decline lines.

V1.1.0
Same as V1.0.2 but ESL flagged.
IMPORTANT: Don't update an existing save with Lenora to V1.1.0, it will break your save!
If you never used Lenora or running a new game, use V1.1.0.
If you are in an existing save with older version of Lenora, use V1.0.2 (please read the Important note about the new ESP and ESL-flagged versions).
In order to safely add the ESL flag, I moved Lenora's container to the Bannered Mare and deleted the cell I created for Lenora.

V1.0.3 and V1.1.1
I think I finally grasped how to implement a proper idle chatter rate.
Now instead of switching between a ridiculous rate and a high rate, you can switch between a high rate and a low rate.
If you are updating from a previous version, in order for the change to take effect, you'll need to ask her to switch to the rate you want, even if you think you are  currently in it (she'll use the old idle rate values until you do so).
V1.0.3 and V1.1.1 are the same version except that V1.0.3 is ESP and V1.1.1 is ESL flagged ESP.


Credits and thanks (lots of them, first release...):

Resources:
- Kerstyn Unger for her mighty CVR resource! Not mandatory for the mod to work but check it out. It's an awesome resource for custom voiced mod creators.
- Kalilies and Stealthic for KS Hairdos. I LOVE this resource!

Production:
- Lottie Kordbarlag (CKord) for testing, pictures, video's background music and general support. You can visit Lottie's page for some awesome funny mods in Thalmor theme, plus find links to the funniest comics about Skyrim.
- Amazing Amy (amilovescake) for being my no.1 goto place for Creation Kit knowledge and general support. Make sure to check out her amazing mods on her personal blog.
- Jason Willing (a Dandy Story) for mod ideas, help with this read-me and general support. Check out Jason's fantastic Dandy story.
- A huge thank you to Dave Bowman and the amazing Skyrim Mods & Modders group - a VERY supportive and fun group for mod users and creators. I wouldn't start creating public mods if it wasn't for them. Feel free to check them out.
- Many thanks to Kriemen for suggesting a very good solution for Lenora's idle chatter rate configuration.

Tutorials:
First release. So much to learn.
- Joseph Russell for his mighty custom follower tutorial.
- yourenotsupposedtobeinhere for saving me hours of research on how to make a custom voiced follower with merchant functionality.
- THBossGamer for the summon spell tutorial. Thanks! Works like a charm.

ESL-Flagged version:
- ManoloSkyrim for pointing me towards how to do it.
- ESPFE Follower - Eslify facegen and voices - An easy to use script to convert custom voiced followers to ESL.
- Dave Bowman for the last minute rescue with pointing me to "Backported Extended ESL Support".


Lastly:
Thank you for downloading. I hope you'll enjoy it.
This is my first public release. I tried to create this mod as clean as I can, and tested it as I can.
Still, if you encounter any issues, please let me know.
Enjoy!


P.S.
She wears vanilla outfit.
If you want the outfit from the pictures, please check out:
Amy's blog for the outfit.
Apachii Divine Elegance Store for the hat.