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About this mod
An alternate way to start the Whispering Door quest, fully compatible with other quest expansions, and a new Dunmer lady follower.
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I do a lot of non-Dragonborn playthroughs and it always bothered me that certain quests are locked so that you can only do them if you start the main quest.
I tried to find a lore-friendly and non-invasive way to bypass the requirements for the Whispering Door.
Now you can get the Ebony Blade without the dragons. (Why would a daedra worshiper want to save Skyrim anyway?)
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How does it work?
* You must be at least at level 20 (as per original requirement)
* You must not have started/completed the Whispering Door quest (or you wouldn't need this anyway)
* Go to the Dragonsreach Dungeon (the prison under the main room) and you'll find a Dunmer lady named Shadow
* She will only appear after you reach level 20 (if she's not there try exiting and re-entering the cell again)
* Pick the "Who are you?" prompt and she will send you to talk to the Jarl Balgruuf
* Ask the Jarl what's troubling him - after this the vanilla quest DA08 will start (from stage 10) and you'll be able to talk to Nelkir
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What if you already did the quest or don't want the Ebony Blade but you want the follower because who wouldn't want a Shadow Lady?
Will the vanilla way of starting the quest still work?
* Wait until you're level 20 and then go to the prison and she'll be there ready to be recruited
* Just don't ask her who she is. (Her dialogue will only be available if you haven't spoken to Nelkir about the Whispering Door)
* You still have the option to do the quest the vanilla way (starting the main quest and getting the rumor from Hulda at level 20)
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Yes, but... who is she?
* She's a very mysterious character, she's dressed like a guard but is she or is it just a disguise? Some say she might be involved with certain assassins...
* She uses the FemaleDunmer voice and her intro dialogue is reusing some unaltered vanilla lines.
* Racemenu preset here.
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I'm a good guy and I just want to collect the daedra stuff to destroy them (also I can fix her)
* Go ahead, she won't complain
* She's also marriageable
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I'm a very naughty boi and want to use the blade, I don't need yet another follower
* She is only Protected (meaning only you can kill her), do your math *wink*
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Is it compatible with quest expansions and other related mods?
* YES! I didn't edit any of the vanilla records, everything is done through an independent quest
* I tested with JaySerpa's expansion and it works seamlessly
* Mephala's Curse should also be compatible since it works along the above expansion and I don't think it affects the start of the quest
* Also works with More to Say (just open and close the conversation a few times if the prompt doesn't come up right away)
* Other mods that change the main quest like At Your Own Pace should still work (if the Jarl doesn't talk to you just ask Irileth or Avenicci for permission to approach the Jarl and it should open the dialogue)
* There's always a chance that some interior mods will misplace the NPC, or if a mod changes the stage 10 of the vanilla quest, in case let me know.
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Why don't you add more dialogue lines and why she's not high poly standalone custom body?
* Because the main focus of this mod is to unlock the quest, and I think it's a feature that could be useful to many different kinds of gameplays - the extra follower is just a small bonus (and it's easy to get rid of her if you don't want her).
* I didn't make her super fancy beside the hairstyle because I wanted her to fit in with all the different people's settings, so she could work both in a very vanilla-friendly game or in a hyper-modded glam one.
* Also there is no extra fluff so it's very performance friendly for everyone :D
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Now that I have this shiny and wicked new blade I need to find someone on which to.... make some experiments...
Check out this mod: Scums of Sacrifice
Happy gaming! ;D
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Requirements: NONE
She will use your default skin texture and body.
Credits:
Other mods used in the pictures:
I tried to find a lore-friendly and non-invasive way to bypass the requirements for the Whispering Door.
Now you can get the Ebony Blade without the dragons. (Why would a daedra worshiper want to save Skyrim anyway?)
ESL flagged
---
How does it work?
* You must be at least at level 20 (as per original requirement)
* You must not have started/completed the Whispering Door quest (or you wouldn't need this anyway)
* Go to the Dragonsreach Dungeon (the prison under the main room) and you'll find a Dunmer lady named Shadow
* She will only appear after you reach level 20 (if she's not there try exiting and re-entering the cell again)
* Pick the "Who are you?" prompt and she will send you to talk to the Jarl Balgruuf
* Ask the Jarl what's troubling him - after this the vanilla quest DA08 will start (from stage 10) and you'll be able to talk to Nelkir
---
What if you already did the quest or don't want the Ebony Blade but you want the follower because who wouldn't want a Shadow Lady?
Will the vanilla way of starting the quest still work?
* Wait until you're level 20 and then go to the prison and she'll be there ready to be recruited
* Just don't ask her who she is. (Her dialogue will only be available if you haven't spoken to Nelkir about the Whispering Door)
* You still have the option to do the quest the vanilla way (starting the main quest and getting the rumor from Hulda at level 20)
---
Yes, but... who is she?
* She's a very mysterious character, she's dressed like a guard but is she or is it just a disguise? Some say she might be involved with certain assassins...
* She uses the FemaleDunmer voice and her intro dialogue is reusing some unaltered vanilla lines.
* Racemenu preset here.
---
I'm a good guy and I just want to collect the daedra stuff to destroy them (also I can fix her)
* Go ahead, she won't complain
* She's also marriageable
---
I'm a very naughty boi and want to use the blade, I don't need yet another follower
* She is only Protected (meaning only you can kill her), do your math *wink*
---
Is it compatible with quest expansions and other related mods?
* YES! I didn't edit any of the vanilla records, everything is done through an independent quest
* I tested with JaySerpa's expansion and it works seamlessly
* Mephala's Curse should also be compatible since it works along the above expansion and I don't think it affects the start of the quest
* Also works with More to Say (just open and close the conversation a few times if the prompt doesn't come up right away)
* Other mods that change the main quest like At Your Own Pace should still work (if the Jarl doesn't talk to you just ask Irileth or Avenicci for permission to approach the Jarl and it should open the dialogue)
* There's always a chance that some interior mods will misplace the NPC, or if a mod changes the stage 10 of the vanilla quest, in case let me know.
---
Why don't you add more dialogue lines and why she's not high poly standalone custom body?
* Because the main focus of this mod is to unlock the quest, and I think it's a feature that could be useful to many different kinds of gameplays - the extra follower is just a small bonus (and it's easy to get rid of her if you don't want her).
* I didn't make her super fancy beside the hairstyle because I wanted her to fit in with all the different people's settings, so she could work both in a very vanilla-friendly game or in a hyper-modded glam one.
* Also there is no extra fluff so it's very performance friendly for everyone :D
---
Now that I have this shiny and wicked new blade I need to find someone on which to.... make some experiments...
Check out this mod: Scums of Sacrifice
Happy gaming! ;D
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Requirements: NONE
She will use your default skin texture and body.
Credits:
Other mods used in the pictures:
- Brows
- Natural eyes
- My Skin Blend
- The armor I think is from Ninirin Collection (not on Nexus)