Balthazars Books - A Markarth Bookstore Remastered

Balthazars Books

A Markarth Bookstore

Description

From the original page:

With literacy rates in Skyrim rising, now is the time to open a bookstore! Also I was tired of having to look for books in ruins. So here it is, the first book shop in the Reach (which frankly could use some more stores). I hope you like it.

The setting

The retired mage Balthazar has, after much haggling with the Markarth city council about building restrictions and zoning permits, finally opened his bookstore in the Reach. You will find it by heading directly to the right after entering Markarth, just beyond the local market. With a decent selection of books and the occasional spell tome and scroll, book lovers everywhere should rejoice. Balthazar should get a fresh new load of books in every once in a while. He will sell you books between 8:00 and 0:00 and sic his familiar on you at night if you're found in his store.

The other group of people who should rejoice are the more light-fingered ones among us because there is a lot of stuff to steal here (although mainly books - it's a bookstore!), but I wager you'll find entering Balthazar's shop at night no easy task... (I'm not kidding, if this location gets selected by a Thieves' guild quest which may happen, come prepared). Balthazar is a suspicious and grumpy old coot and will likely keep a close eye on you, and his familiar guards the place during the day and patrols at night - and it WILL attack on sight if you're caught breaking and entering. If you see the familiar starting to patrol (instead of standing in one place), I advise you to leave. Immediately. There is a grace period, but not a very long one. Also Balthazar is a vindictive bastard, so once you get on his bad side and you do run, he might chase you all over Markarth). The solution is to not piss off the mage. Of course, you could kill him (he's not essential or protected or anything) but then who would sell you new books?

Changes from the original mod:

- Moved the entrance from the market to above the Warren to avoid incompatibility

- Replaced the familiar with a guard dog instead. Balthazar is still able to summon one though.

- Revamped the entire cell. New lighting, decorations.

- Balthazar is now a Breton instead of a Nord (Balthazar is more of a Breton name)

- New sign design

Compatibility

This mod edits only the navmesh, a patrol marker, and some clutter in front of the store. As such, it should be very compatible with most mods. JK's Skyrim and similar mods are reported to be compatible. For Lux's users, there is also a patch available in their installer for some fancy interior.

Patch for AI Overhaul available on Cale's Patch Compendium

Installation:

May conflict with mods which alter Markarth