[Mod-announce] The Shrine of Mephala for Morrowind has been listed on elricm.com

Sat Apr 14 08:47:50 PDT 2007

The download: 'The Shrine of Mephala'
in category Morrowind/Miscellaneous
by Westly has been listed on elricm.com.

The page link for this individual mod/file is: 

http://www.elricm.com/mods.php?mod=3733 

Mod Descripton: 

What this mod adds:

Well, the motivation behind this mod started out
as a simple statue
resource for the Daedra Prince/ss Mephala.  All of
the other Daedra
have a proper shrine of some sort paying homage to
them, but Mepahala
got the proverbial shaft (no statue, no shrine,
just an altar and 
bowl in the main Morag Tong Guild Hall).  So I set
out to cobble up a
statue for the patron Daedra of the Morag Tong
(for others to use in 
perhaps one day building her a proper shrine). 
Once I had finished the
statue, however, I felt the desire to continue on
and build her shrine
myself.  And thus the mod began to snowball into
something completely
off from its original intention as a simple mesh
resource.

The Shrine of Mephala's entrance is in the same
place as the altar 
once was (to be consistent with the shrine quest).
 However, entrance
into the shrine is barred until the player proves
themselves worthy
to stand in the prescence of Mephala.  Speak to
Taros Dral wandering
near the door to the shrine about "sensitive
matters" to start the
quest that will grant you access to the interior
of the shrine.
If the quest is completed to Mephala's
satisfaction, then the door
will open. If not, then the door remains sealed.

Once completed sucessfully, enter the shrine and
speak to the statue 
inside to recieve your reward (as was apart of the
games original quest
design, and not a part of the mod itself). Also in
the shrine, a group 
of Morag Tong NPCs will offer you various services
(if you are a member
of the Morag Tong (Thrall level and up), that is):

Neria Omavyl: She is a lvl 30 Nightblade who
offers teleportation/transport
 to the otherMorag Tong Guildhalls as well as the
options for enchanting, 
spell making, and spells for sale.

Lessia Omavyl: Neria's younger sister.  She offers
alchemical services by
selling ingredients and books for the players use
(she has a varied selection
that once purchased will eventually be replaced
with a new and different 
ingredient or book).

Aradel Hlaavu: A giant among the Dunmer, Aradel
will sell you weapons and 
armours befitting the servants of Mepahala. The
new armours that he sells
include The Mephala's Servant Set (less than DB
armor), a very good set of BB
 light armour that is very light and enhantable
(with various options for
 hoods,helms,wigs,masks) Aradel will also sell you
the Shadow Servant set
 (comparable to DB armour), which is stronger
variation of the Mephala's servant
 set with a darker theme (almost wraith-like).
The armours are for male and female alike (as I am
an equal opportunity modder).
He will also sell an array of assassin style
weapons, including the 
Fang of Mephala (one handed short sword) and a two
handed longblade by the same
name.  These are very good weapons, befitting a
servant of Mephala (as they
are spider themed as well).  There is also an
off-hand version of the 
short sword for sale (for that dual wielding
effect).  An enchanted
bow and arrows are also sold by Aradel.  When the
bow is drawn, thorn like
protrusions emerge from the limbs (a great feature
indeed).

Torvyn Lovallu: a level 35 master of the Morag
Tong who offers training
 in his dark and mysterious art.

Teryl Bethalo and Valranu Rothari: Sharpshooting
guardians of the shrine.
A bow and arrow mean quick death in their hands to
those who decry the sanctity
of the shrine.

Also in the shrine are the Avatars of Mephala. 
These giant spiders
are passive guardians of Mephala.  Should you
anger them by attacking, then 
be warned as their poison is lethal.

Small ghostly spiders skitter in and out of the
mist of the shrine.
These widow wraiths are also harmless, meant more
to be apart of the 
ambience of the shrine, rather than a agressive
creature.

I have included Unique heads and hairs for the
NPCs in this mod
which are also playable should one choose to use
them.  In addition
to the heads created for the Dark Elf NPCs, I have
also made the 
Mephala heads available for the Breton, High Elf,
Imperial, Nord, 
and Wood Elf races (male and female). 

A SPECIAL NOTE ON THE EXTRA STATUE INCLUDED:
In addition to the statue that I have added in
game, there
is another version included in the "x" folder
which uses
a rusty red coloured textures (which are in the
"Textures" folder).
This statue is just an alternative for modder's
use.

Refer to the README for more information

Screenshots are included or go to this thread at
BGSF for 
more information and support:
http://www.bethsoft.com/bgsforums/index.php?showtopic=677593

PM me there or at the PES forums should you have
any questions.

Enjoy the mod!