Dawnguard Arsenal SSE

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Author: MadCat221 (MadCat221 at gmail dot com)

First release: April 21, 2019

The Dawnguard.  Skyrim's last best hope against the Volkihar Clan menace.  They have a variety of specialized tools of the trade.  However, this arsenal seems... incomplete.  They have a Crossbow, a War Axe, a War Hammer, and a small collection of Sun Damage spells.

This mod aims to expand their arsenal.  The melee weapon set is now complete, the Sun Damage spell is now nearly as complete as the main line Destruction spells, and the arsenal is now doled out to the named Dawnguard members as well.

Dawnguard blade weapons.  These were made from scratch.  A dagger, arming sword, and greatsword, each at Dwarven tier base damage like the two original Dawnguard melee weapons.  They all have the Dawnguard emblem on the hilt, and Arkay's braided knot on the pommel.

Dawnguard Battle Axe and Battle Hammer.  There is now a 2H axe, and in place of a mace is now a 1H hammer, both made from splicing together parts from the existing 1H axe and 2H hammer  When all you have is a Dawnguard Battlehammer, every vampire looks like a nail.  These weapons have been interspersed to a few weapon racks in the fort.

Dawnguard melee weapon special damage has been improved.  Instead of a measly +5 damage against only vampires that is easily outdone with plain Silver weapons, it now behaves like Silver weapons (with +20 damage against a wider variety of unnaturals).  Against vampires in particular, it has more stagger power (except daggers which never had stagger power to begin with) and inflicts a bleed effect.

Dawnguard weapons are now craftable, and have "Elite" versions available as well, boosted up to Glass-tier.  These can only be forged at the Dawnguard smithy.  Compatibility version with Ars Metallica is available.

* Sun damage spells are fleshed out and added to Florentius's and Sorine's inventory.  In addition to the original Sun Fire, Vampire's Bane, and Stendarr's Aura, there are now the following:

Sun Ray: The piddly little Novice concentration/spray spell. Instead of halved cost as is typical with the Sun damage spells, it instead does double damage.

Meridian Rune: Granted by Meridia, the Daedric Prince of Light, this proximity explosive rune burns undead but nothing else.  Hey, the Dawnguard takes whatever help it can with the Vamprie menace.

Holy Ground: The hazard spray spell.  Bless the ground so that beings profaned by undeath walk upon it and are harmed.

Gaze of Arkay: The big daddy master spell.  Unleash a torrent of sun damage in a manner not unlike Lightning Storm. Affected targets will flee in terror at the divinely blessed onslaught when hit.  It'll be available at th