Of Melodies and Moonlight - A Sadrith Mora Artist
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 0.9% endorsement rate
- 🏆 #59 of 162 Quests and Adventures mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Requirements:
-Tamriel Data
Load order BCOM
-> no longer requires a specific load order since version 5_3
-A peculiar artist with a long quest
-A quest for the artist with two detailed quest branches leading to two different endings.
-Adds two unique housepods to Sadrith Mora with detailed interiors.
-High quality Morrowind art by Igor Levchenko!
-You can create paintings for nobles if you side with the painter!
-A musician with a short quest
- A functional bagpipe with nine songs by Meticus
Compatible with
-Sadrith Mora Seat of Power Telvanni
Incompatible with
- Not Clairvoyant Nerevarine (mods that add a background / little advice entry seem to conflict with it)
- Coldharbour - Palace of Menta Na
Recommended mods
- Beautiful Cities of Morrowind
- Of Musk and Mer - A Sadrith Mora Tale
- Of Murk and Mussels - A Sadrith Mora Trader
- OAAB Market
-Uses two animations from Animated Morrowind merged
-DimNussens is the creator of the new house pods and the cot
-MYJ and Danae for their backpack model and textures
-Merlord for their easel model that I modified.
-Added an awesome iron buckler by PikachunoTM from the mod Bucklers Remastered
-Art by Igor Levchenko (I highly recommend his art) https://www.deviantart.com/igorlevchenko/gallery
- Bagpipe model by metzouk, modified by me
This mod won the 3rd place of the modjam and received following awards:
- Most Melodious Mushroom Masterpiece and More Award
- Best Abstract Art Award
- Peace and Tranquility for Slavers Award
- Most intriguing Characters Award
- Best Dialogue Award
- A True Telvanni Award
I'm the Painter of Shadows. For all nights must die at dawn. Their births unseen, their passings unmourned. I paint their journey.
Their lively spirits captured in paint dancing in defiance of dawn.
- Veradul Dervayn
A quest mod for Morrowind that adds a mysterious painter in Sadrith Mora who roams at night. Players can help him and become his apprentice by talking to Veradul Dervayn. Compatible with BCOM. 187 endorsements and 21,251 downloads, last updated December 2025.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Solid community interest with 187 endorsements and over 21k downloads.
- BCOM compatibility is a big plus for modded setups.
- Fresh update from December 2025 — actively maintained.
⚠️ Cons
- Only one quest might not satisfy players looking for a larger expansion.
For Morrowind players who enjoy atmospheric, character-driven quests and want a bit of mystery in Sadrith Mora. Also great for those running BCOM who want integrated content. Skip if you're after epic multi-quest storylines or gameplay overhauls.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Look for Veradul Dervayn at night in Sadrith Mora — he won't be around during the day.
- If you use BCOM, make sure this mod loads after it to ensure compatibility.
- Save before starting the quest in case you want to try different dialogue options.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Morrowind Mods
- Author
- DetailDevil
- Version
- 5.9
- Downloads
- 21,251
- Endorsements
- 187
- Category
- Quests and Adventures
- Created
- 7/30/2023
- Updated
- 12/28/2025
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