LE Castle Bordergreen

[Cocoprimate]

This mod idea comes from the fact that none of the castles in the nexus really "hit the spot" for me. They are either too big, or too extravagant, or too small and lacking features, or way too dark, or not immersive, etc. I tried modding, but I simply can't manage it. I struggled for days to make the creation kit work, only to be submerged in bugs once I actually tried to do something with it. So hopefully a more capable modder catches wind of this and feels inspired and decides to give it a shot.

 

The goal is to provide a small castle that is immersive both in the way you acquire it as in its design. Simple yet elegant, not ostentatious. It would aim to capture the atmosphere of camaraderie you get from the brightly lit hall of the Companions, transported to a sturdy stone keep.

 

The idea is that after the Greybeards agree to train you in the way of the Voice (i.e, after giving them the horn of Jurgen Windcaller) the Elder Council (who has obviously been following your deeds, what with the first dragon slain in centuries) decides to recognize the dragon situation and surreptitously aid the Dragonborn in his struggle.

 

To accomplish this, and in the same act, reward the player for the slaying of a dragon, they send the Courier with a letter and a key - granting the player lordship over Castle Bordergreen and its surrounding lands, for him and his followers to use as a base of operations. Built out of solid rock, so as to withstand dragonfire, and placed on the border between Skyrim and Cyrodiil, so as to create jurisdictional issues for anyone who would attack you, the Castle would provide an ideal base for someone tackling the dragons and the thalmor.

 

It would have a small staff of 1 cook, 1 blacksmith and 1 court wizard, who would sell common items of their respective specialty.

 

I even drew up the plans and everything, before I gave up with the CK.

 

http://i.imgur.com/hX1zvmE.png

 

Hopefully someone likes this and decides to take this project. I've tried most of the castle mods out there (I find Riverwood Castle is probably the best) but none of them quite satisfy me.