Legacy of the Blades
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 1.1% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #98 of 162 Quests and Adventures mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Explore a new cave system that goes from the Bitter Coast all the way to the West Gash and discover its ancient treasure.
By Ruffin Vangarr and Katya Karrel
Location:
Two entrances can be found: one to the east of Hlormaren and to the north of Balmora, and another to the north west of Caldera.
Features:
- New armor in Blades Akaviri style (medium armor)
- Large dungeon to explore
- Trader who can sell you oil flasks, traps, poison vials (different integration of a mod by Arcimaestro Antares)
- Unique enemies and items
Requirement:
- OAAB_Data
Recommended mods and compatibility:
Morrowind Enhanced Textures or Intelligent Textures
Graht Trees or Morrowind Swamp trees
Glowing Bitter Coast
Arcimaestro Antares Oil Flask Vials and Traps (if you use it, better place its esps before Blades Legacy)
Constance follower (compatible now, please update)
Credits and thanks:
Katya for the dungeon.
Ruffin Vangarr for the Blades Akaviri armor, Argonian Necromancer helmet, creatures (Mushling and Mushlord), glowing mushrooms, vines retexture.
OAAB Data Team for their wonderful resources.
Melchior Dahrk and XeroFoxx for Graht trees
XeroFoxx for the leaves texture
Textures.com for the bark texture base
TreeIt used to generate the tree trunk
Greatness7 for the blender NIF plugin
MangoCobra for sponsoring the armor.
Arcimaestro Antares for Oil Flask Vials and Traps mod
Glowbugs are from TR Data and were modified by Billyfighter
Leaf vines and glow spores are by Melchior Dahrk
Resdayn Revival Bitter Coast for some modding resources (argonian clutter, moss, etc.)
by Siberian Crab, Scarab-Phoenix, Cernon and all the other members of the Resdayn Revival Team from 2013 for the original Russian beta. Zobator for the English translation and continued work on the project
Ruins by Battery86 for the meshes
Melchior Dahrk and Juidius for the models from Grahtwood Roost house mod
The mod has been cleaned with the Enchanted Editor and tes3cmd
Permissions:
All of my mods and assets are free for anyone to use as a resource for what ever you want and free for anyone to translate and host on other sites, as long as you give credit.
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Legacy of the Blades is a quest mod that adds a new cave system stretching from the Bitter Coast to the West Gash, filled with ancient treasure. With 118 endorsements and over 10,000 downloads, it's a niche adventure for Morrowind explorers seeking new locations.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Solid download count (10,264) shows real interest from the community.
- Adds a new area to explore, which is always welcome for Morrowind veterans.
- Simple concept: a cave crawl with treasure, no complex mechanics to learn.
⚠️ Cons
- Only 118 endorsements compared to downloads—some players may have had issues or it just didn't leave a strong impression.
- Last updated in March 2026, but no info on compatibility with modded setups—use at your own risk.
For Morrowind explorers who crave new dungeons and treasure hunts without overhauling the game. If you're a completionist looking for fresh content, this is a quick addition. Skip if you want deep storytelling or complex questlines—this is a straightforward cave adventure.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Make sure to have the Morrowind Code Patch or similar for stability, as older mods can be finicky.
- If you use a mod manager like Wrye Mash, install this mod and check for conflicts with other cave mods.
- Carry a decent supply of potions and repair hammers—cave systems can be long and dangerous.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Morrowind Mods
- Author
- Ruffin Vangarr and Katya
- Version
- 1.3
- Downloads
- 10,264
- Endorsements
- 118
- Category
- Quests and Adventures
- Created
- 12/24/2025
- Updated
- 3/21/2026
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