Melie the Apostate
🟠 Updated over a year ago⚠️ Install Order · 2 steps
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 0.8% endorsement rate
- 🏆 #135 of 162 Quests and Adventures mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Introduction:
Morrowind has a lot of NPCs that are highly intriguing but have no unique dialogue or associated quests. One of the most interesting ones is the lone non-Dunmer member of the Tribunal Temple, Melie Frenck. How did she become a novice of the Temple? Why is she caring for a shrine alone in the Telvanni Canton? Why does the shrine she's in not look like a temple at all? Are there others like her? These are questions I've pondered, and you may get answers to some of them in a brand new questline added by this mod.
How to get started:
Find Melie Frenck in the Telvanni Temple in Vivec and talk to her. The questline is suitable for low-level characters, but being charismatic or otherwise able to make people like you is recommended.
Made for the 2025 Winter Modjam, and fits all four of its themes:
Pre-existing characters
Tribunal Temple Pilgrimages
Will of the Aedra
as long as we ignore the pilgrim who shall not be named.
**The NPC added by this mod kind of fits this theme as well, as she's based on and named after a character I've previously played.
Melie the Apostate adds a questline to Morrowind that explores the backstory of the Breton caretaker of the Telvanni Temple in Vivec. With 44 endorsements and 5,749 downloads, it's a niche quest mod for players curious about this minor NPC. Last updated May 2025.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Fills a lore gap for a character that many players overlook.
- Decent download count (5,749) shows some interest despite low endorsements.
- Recent update (May 2025) suggests the author is still active.
⚠️ Cons
- Low endorsement count (44) compared to downloads—might not be a must-have.
- Potential compatibility issues with other mods that alter Vivec or Telvanni Temple—no patches mentioned.
For Morrowind players who enjoy exploring minor NPC backstories and want more quest content in Vivec. If you're a lore enthusiast or completionist, this adds a new thread to pull. Skip if you prefer large-scale overhauls or combat-focused quests.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Since it's a Morrowind mod, make sure you have the Morrowind Code Patch or OpenMW for stability.
- If you use a mod manager like Wrye Mash or MO2, install it manually to avoid conflicts with other Vivec mods.
- Talk to the Breton caretaker in the Telvanni Temple to start the quest—don't expect a quest marker.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Morrowind Mods
- Author
- Karpalo
- Version
- 1.1
- Downloads
- 5,749
- Endorsements
- 44
- Category
- Quests and Adventures
- Created
- 2/9/2025
- Updated
- 5/5/2025
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