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Ashenguard

ASHENGUARD "THE" BITE SIZED DLC FOR EVERYONE! :)
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ASHENGUARD **MUST HAVE ALL DLC TO DOWNLOAD AND PLAY**
By Clint M. Chapman
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ASHENGUARD LORE***
4E 17~

The Ashspawn began to show themselves as a threat to the locals after the eruptions of red mountain's smaller cousins on ashenguard covered portions of the land in thick ash. The general consensus is that fallen warriors from the red year* had been brought back to life in this horrifying state by a terrible force unknown..


4E 83~
The worship of Talos in Ashenguard built a beacon of light for the waring races to turn to for guidance, peace & prayer. it would over be another 100 years before this holy Shrine of hope would be chained down by the Thalmor's ban on his worship..


4E 112~

a year prior to the Chapel of Talos being built the Jarls of ashenguard brought together a council of all the major heads of state, to force a truce amongst the races in order to save the land from being torn apart by war. Although the hatred brewed strong within the clans still, over time they began to work together and come to appreciate the combined strength they had found in being united, which for all intents and purposes saved ashenguard from suffering the same fate of other lands that couldn't or wouldn't work together.



4E 113~

the Chapel of Talos was built, a haven for those all over Tamriel who worship Talos, for priests, monks & worshippers of talos yes, but also for victims of the local wars and pilgrims taking the long journey from the shores of Blackmarsh & Elsweyr.



4E 162~

Vampires had been scarcely begun to show themselves from time to time, taking victims in the middle of the darkest nights, usually women and children from the local villages. It is rumoured that an ancient clan of vampires have always lived here, presumably awaken by the eruptions of Red Mountain.



4E 164~

Local scouts from the tribes surrounding ashenguard have been reporting kidnappings and strange & terrible, brutal killings of travellers who have ventured into the forests in search of food. no more than weeks later began the sightings of the werewolf’s, a fierce and deadly clan of cunning creatures who would attack without thought or mercy. Every attempt to find their nest and weed them out has met with foul play..



4E 174~

The Dawnguard arrived in ashenguard, after rumours of increased vampire activity.. Seeking to regain lost honour for Fort Dawnguard in the Rift*.



4E 175~

In the wake of the Empire wide ban on His worship, priests, monks, & worshippers from all over Tamriel came to pray in the chapel of Talos. Here the ever reaching grasp of the Concordat didn't apply, mainly due to the fact that the continent of Ashenguard was void of "High Elf" presence. And no other race wished to ruin the one last remaining place of "Talos" worship in the land. Of course the Thalmor would get wind of this place eventually...



4E 196~

After over two decades of serving as one of the last bastions of free Talos worship, the chapel of Ashenguard is discovered by thalmor spies under the guise of travelling monks report back to their masters of the "lawlessness" of ashenguard's worship of talos. Soon the thalmor embassy brought forth a small army to bring the locals under their thumb and remove the statues of talos. Although the Embassy didn't leave a detachment of troops stationed in Ashenguard they did have a stern warning for the local jarl's court. And to make matters worse they kidnapped the jarls only daughter..



4E 199~

Jarl Bergenolff had report of where the thalmor had taken his daughter Nimideia. He knew that sending in armies of soldiers would not be option, and decided to hire the services of the one who had been prophesized to return the land and his daughter to him, his scouts searched for months but could not find and leads.



4E 201~202,

Whilst the continent of Ashenguard was relatively safe above ground, the caves, sewers and crypt's still were teeming with deadly adversaries. everyone feared that soon the monsters would rise up and take the highlands too. But not long after all hope seemed lost that jarl Bergenolff got word of one who was told to be roaming Skyrim, slaying dragons and using the Th'um. Now Bernenolff got word out to all the major cities in Skyrim for this "Dragonborn" to aid him in finding his daughter, it surely wouldn't be long before he would be re-united with his kin.



Written by Clint Chapman & Todd Damrath.. "Many thanks Todd!".




What is Ashenguard?



Ashenguard is a new lands mod that adds an entirely new worldspace to The Elder Scrolls: V Skyrim*. It's accessed by getting the new docked Ship at the Raven Rock* Docks, then by that same boat [ in Ashenguard ] back to Solstheim. Ashenguard's goal is to be a simple DLC style add-on, adding various content that you'd expect to see in something like this. There is a new Continent, settlements, books, places, and NPC's to name just afew that player can see. It adds a good Hour to the game at least. More in depth parts to follow [ such as quests ] will greatly enhance the value. You can be anyone that you want to be when you visit Ashenguard* However naturally Werewolves are to be considered an enemy to everyone. [ Funny that they tolerate Vampires though. ]



Features

- A new land independent of Skyrim*, about the size of Falkreath.

- An Hour + longer if you like to take your time, worth of gameplay [MORE TO FOLLOW*.]

- New items including new books, food, poisons, drinks.

- LOD [ "in progress", some Landscape "MAP" lod exists and there is decent gameplay lod as well. ]

- Trainers in Sneaking, Lockpicking and more.

What does Ashenguard require?



Ashenguard requires the latest version of Skyrim. (As of July 12th, 1.9.32.0.8) It also requires that you own and have ALL DLC in the load order. No additional mods are required.



Installing Ashenguard

Place Ashenguard.esp into your load order, As close to the DLC as possible. (close to top) Exact order may not matter, as Ashenguard shouldn't conflict with alot of things, but it should be close to the top as other mods may later edit Ashenguard.



How to Begin Ashenguard and does Leveling matter?



To start Ashenguard, go to the Raven Rock Dock in Solstheim. There, look out to sea, and see the new ship docked there? well you can't miss it really! its at the end of the main wharf in the opposite direction of the other boats already there in Solstheim.

Get on the boat and then you can either enter the trapdoor to go into the ship for a new interior* or you can skip this if you really want to though I advise that you give it a look :smile: then enter the main door on the ship.

this will instantly Load you into Ashenguard [ it's the best way i could make this work for now until I learn the more savvy Bethesda ways*. ] Also Note that to return to Solstheim you just re-use the same door. I’ve left "Clues" as to why you can’t go from the exterior door [ into the ship directly ]... for now that's what the trapdoor in the middle of the exterior of the ship is for.



You can be at any level that you wish. However note that a Lvl #1 character is bound to die in the Crypt and various other areas too, you will want a decent leveled player i'd suggest a Minimum of Lvl #15 but you can always ~TGM if you want to explore it at lower levels, and of course if you’re an Lvl #80+ expect the enemies to be a cakewalk.