Als Vault of the Old Slayer -- Requires All 10 Dragon Claws

AL'S VAULT OF THE OLD SLAYER - Requires Dawnguard DLC

This mod adds a new dungeon to Skyrim. There is some lore-friendly backstory told across 4 new books. In the deepest bowels of the dungeon is a series of 10 Dragon Claw doors; therefore, you must have all 10 Dragon Claws collected in order complete the dungeon.

Although the exterior is an unassuming ancient Nordic guardhouse, there is a trapdoor in the snow leading to a long-forgotten secret. The trapdoor, entrance to the Vault of the Old Slayer, is found on the same mini-island as the Serpent Doomstone.

There are 4 cells: the Wintry Cairn, Mafresel, the Forbidden Bridge, and the Vault of the Old Slayer itself. They are each very small; the total size of this dungeon is probably equal to or less than a vanilla Skyrim dungeon. Lighting, navmesh, clutter, and enemies are all placed. I have done my best to make the dungeon look good and unique, a treat to look at. Everything in the dungeon will respawn - enemies and loot both.

This is a VERY difficult mod. If you have discovered all 10 Dragon Claws in Skyrim, then you have completed much of the game's content and are very likely high level. Every leveled enemy in this dungeon is scaled to be Very Hard. There are some non-leveled enemies that remain at a particular level no matter what level you are: anywhere from Level 40 to Level 75.

Lore-Friendly

The backstory is told through four new books: two journals, Mafresel, and the Ritual of Sealing. In addition, the Wintry Cairn holds gravestones with unique inscriptions. Names are either in Draconic (for ancient Nordic names) or Ayleid (for Merish names). The backstory is plausible for the setting and fits into Tamriel's history.

Incredible Treasure

Your reward for delving to the bottom of the Vault (and thus, for having found all 10 Dragon Claws) is fantastic amounts of loot. A few potions are included in the treasure room which will increase your Carry Weight for a time. Need something to do with all the gold you get? Try Als Treasure Vault. Need a way to get all your loot out of the Vault? Try Als Elsweyr Rift.

1. If you want to play this dungeon, and you do not have all the Dragon Claws, fear not! I have included a bat file to give yourself all Dragon Claws instantly. Simply open your console by pressing the tilde ( ~ ) key and enter the followering:

bat DragonClaws

and you will receive all ten in your inventory.

2. I am too unskilled and too impatient to mess around much with navmesh. Therefore all I did was to auto-generate the navmesh. What this means is that, yes, followers and enemies can move around; however, they may have difficulty in