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You may google "Anbeegod (Shezarrine team)" and check the "About" page for my Discord community's link.
I have a Discord community where you can keep updated on future release, but I cannot post the link here due to Nexus policy of advertised content.

This mod is part of my series to renovate vanilla characters with additional depth, unique history or personality, and immersive and detailed interaction.


"I saw a child riding on her father's shoulders, singing our old folk songs. I heard the winds blowing, along with it the friction of sands... And I finally understood. I will never have my home back."


How is Rayya envisioned and touched on in this mod:

In this mod, Rayya is expanded as a desert warrior haunted by her past sins and struggling to find redemption. She punishes herself by refusing to be loved. This is almost a Middle Eastern-themed Western in an Elder Scrolls setting.

Rayya was once a simple girl who lived with her father in the grand Alik'r Deserts. The invasion of the Thalmor, and the murder of her father, forced her to walk a path of vengeance and death, where she would fight alongside the other Redguard warriors to combat the Golden Eagle from Alinor.

However, the betrayal of the Empire - and subsequently even her own people - had driven her comrades into banditry and commit sins of their own. They became the very monsters that they once set out to fight.

Torn between loyalty, identity, and conscience, Rayya eventually found sanctuary in Skyrim. Yet, she never found the solace she sought. She remained a sinner, and her people continued to live in the fire of war. Skyrim would see her as an outsider, while her people see her as a traitor and murderer.

Rayya is available as a follower after you become the Thane of Falkreath. Her background story is progressively unlocked as you gain her respect by raising her approval. She is a dual-wielding warrior who is considered the strongest Housecarl in vanilla game.

In the mod, Rayya has a stoic, contemplative demeanor, where she is often calm and wise. However, when questioned about the Thalmor, the Empire, or her people, her calmness turns into a burning vengeance which she could never shake off. She still struggles between her hatred and her desire for redemption.

Will you help Rayya find redemption and make a home in the lands of Skyrim?


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Features:
1. Expands Rayya with 307 lines, all voiced by high quality AI (see the video for reference)
2. Quest awareness for vanilla main quest, DLC main quest, Dark Brotherhood, Thieves Guild, Companions, In My Time of Need
3. New story-driven interactions with roleplaying possibility
4. New romantic lines if she is married
5. Approval system
6. Location-awareness, including cities and dungeons
7. Weather awareness
8. Explore Redguard culture
9. Immerse into your game world as a character who lives in it, rather than taking over the show

Check this list for all the features in the Follower Dialogue Expansion series, for the Nexus version and the early access version.
This mod is 100% compatible with any mod, including dialogue expansion mods from other authors.

Safe to add mid-save.

There is a potential for future expansion with Rayya, including optional synergy with the overarching Shezarrine Saga




Q&A

1. How do I make Rayya look like the video?
Bijin Warmaidens SE

2. Where do I find Rayya?
Falkreath Jarl's Longhouse
Remember, you need to become Falkreath's Thane before getting her

3. Safe to add mid-save?
Safe to add mid-save.

4. ESL?
ESL.

5. Compatible with...
Yes

6. Does she have any content related to your Shezarrine mod?
Yes. Most of the Hammerfell lore that she mentions in this mod, especially the lore about the Alik'r, are from my Shezarrine mod.
The new lore was written with reference to the Alik'r's unpopularity in Skyrim.

7. Will there be a FOMOD for the custom follower patches?
You are free to make one, as long as it requires the original mod (this mod).
I don't know how to make FOMOD.



Check out my other mods!
Death Consumes All - DLC-Long Quest Mod (Revamped)
Thieves Guild Alternative Endings
Immersive Speech Dialogues
Caesia Follower
Stock Market of Skyrim
Livia Salvian Revamped

Credits:
Anbeegod - Writer, audio editor
ElevenLabs - Voice generation
rxkx22 - Screenshot

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