Follower Dialogue Expansion - Aela the Huntress

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This mod is part of my series to renovate vanilla characters with additional depth, unique history or personality, and immersive and detailed interaction.

"Honor is more than a word, more than a lofty standard set by the collective sentiment of the fearful... Honor is found in deeds alone."

How is Aela envisioned and touched on in this mod:

In this mod, Aela is expanded as a stoic and ferocious huntress, who despite her wild heart still holds out to the pursuit of honor.

Aela comes from a long line of Huntsmen and Shield Sisters. She grew up in the wilds, hunting beasts both great and small alongside her father. She dreamed of fighting beside her mother in Jorrvaskr, but her mother's untimely death drove Aela to seek the beast blood of Hircine to avenge her.

Since then, Aela has embraced the power of the wolf, using it to become a stronger huntress. With this power, she can tear apart the vermin that plague Skyrim - bandits, Falmer, and vampires alike. The Daedric blood of Hircine has become a core part of her identity, and she will not let anyone take it from her. She does not expect you to agree with her, but she will not suffer any disrespect.

The player can recruit Aela after completing the Companions questline, but her new dialogues would still be present even if you recruit her prematurely through other means.

In the mod, Aela has a stoic, pragmatic, yet honorable demeanor, who believes the ends justify the means and honor lies in the lives saved and the villains purged, not in how you do it.

Features:

1. Expands Aela the Huntress with 2743 immersive, lore-friendly lines, all voiced by high quality AI (see the video for reference)

2. Quest awareness for the Companions questline, Dark Brotherhood questline, College of Winterhold questline, vanilla main quest, DLC main quest, all Daedric quests and almost all side quests

(Refer to this list for details)

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Plt8XaDzvZADjeLU-UYVDTrrUsjGfVPMw8BLaLKBXqo/edit?usp=sharing

3. Many new story-driven interactions

4. Romance arc and new romantic lines if she is married

5. Tell Aela to turn into a werewolf during combat

6. Unique combat lines for all