Kolskeggr Miner's Hall

DESCRIPTION

Kolskeggr Mine is the only gold mine in Skyrim. However, it is one of the least interesting places to come across. Once the related quest is completed, the area is likely forgotten and ignored for the rest of the game. This mod will add some beauty, life, activity, and interest to the area. It is customizable. You can have the area looking very vanilla or looking great with the new tree and fountain. It also addresses some inconsistencies in the lore. Both Gat gro-Shargakh and Pavo state that they are the only ones that made it out alive and that everyone else was killed. Did all those people live inside Pavo's tiny house that only has two beds, three chairs, and a bench? If Pavo hires new people, where are they going to live? Kolskeggr Mine is too large of a mine for two miners. Anyone who has a gold mine can certainly hire more miners. This mod adds two random miners to help with the mining and a miner's hall for them to stay at. The two miners will be randomly chosen from a pool of twelve NPCs of various sex and races each time you start the game. This will give the impression of miners coming to work for Pavo and then leaving when they have earned enough gold. The Miner's Hall is also home to the local blacksmith and food vendor. While a blacksmith isn't really needed because Kolskeggr Mine is close enough to Markarth, having a blacksmith does liven up the area. The food vendor will offer drinks for the thirsty and food for the hungry. Random travellers will stop by the area during the evening hours and travel the road during the day. There's even a guard dog to help keep watch. All the new NPC's have immersive AI packages which will greatly improve immersion. Even the AI packages of Gat gro-Shargakh and Pavo have been tweaked to randomly visit the Miner's Hall. Every area is properly NavMeshed and new idles have been added. The area across from Pavo's house has been turned into a small rest area where weary travellers can take a break. Travellers can relax on the bench underneath the tree or get some water from the fountain. The rest area is also available as a standalone mod. The guard at the mine entrance will now also patrol inside the mine, and two additional guards have been added to patrol the roads. Kolskeggr is a gold mine and should have the level of security that shows it. Even with three guards, casualties can still occur. While the new unique NPCs are essential, the random NPCs are meant to be expendable. A NPC protection mod is highly recommended to protect Gat gro-Shargakh and Pavo. Starting with version 2. 211008, the new NPCs will not show up right after the quest. They will now only show up after, Pavo returns to Kolskeggr and enters the smelter area. If Pavo doesn't survive the trip and start up the mining, the new NPCs will not show up. It doesn't make sense to have the new employees arrive there when there isn't a boss to give them instructions and to pa