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About this mod
Changes Movarth's stats and abilities to match his character as described in the in-game book "Immortal Blood."
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"I've never believed in weaponry of any kind. Too many unknowns. Even the best swordsmith has created a flawed blade, but you know what your body is capable of. I know I can land a thousand blows without losing my balance, provided I get the first strike."
-Movarth Piquine, "Immortal Blood"
-Movarth Piquine, "Immortal Blood"
In vanilla Skyrim, Movarth is a radiant enemy based on a standard vampire boss template, meaning he fights with a sword and magic. Clearly, this defies the description of the character as written in his seminal account, Immortal Blood. This mod changes Movarth to an unarmed combatant, enhancing his unarmed damage to reflect his combat maxim as described in the book.
Movarth's combat style has been changed to brawler, and he's been given all relevant unarmed perks and abilities, in addition to a unique perk all his own to further enhance his unarmed damage. Additionally, he now wears the Gloves of the Pugilist, with Gian the Fist in Riften's Ratway having been downgraded to a pair of Stormcloak Bear Gauntlets. Movarth is now likely to be the deadliest unarmed opponent you will face in the game (so much competition, I know.) His boast of winning any encounter provided he lands the first strike is no longer just talk. The best strategies for beating him will involve avoiding that first blow.
Movarth also now wears his eponymous boots, because if he apparently loves boots so damn much, why wouldn't he wear his own?
Flagged as ESL.
COMPATIBILITY:
This mod will require xEdit patching with anything that changes the "dunMovarthVampireBoss" NPC, Gian the Fist's outfit (dunRatwayGiansOutfit), and the reference for Movarth's Boots (MS14MovarthsBootsRef). I've personally never seen any other mod touch those three records. Ain't nobody too worried about Movarth Piquine and Gian the Fist.
It is recommended (but not required) to use this alongside the Unofficial Special Edition Patch to prevent Movarth from respawning, unless you want an endless supply of his boots and the Gloves of the Pugilist. Maybe one day I'll see about making the Movarth reference non-respawning, but for now it is what it is.
I additionally recommend an animation mod to improve Movarth's unarmed animations. Lord knows, the vanilla boxing animations don't give the impression of a master martial artist. I use Feral - Claw Unarmed Attacks and was thoroughly disturbed by Movarth stalking toward me like an animal and reducing my health to near zero with a single swipe.