Kolskeggr Mining Hamlet

DESCRIPTION

Kolskeggr Mining Hamlet is an expansion overhaul of Kolskeggr Mine. It will turn Kolskeggr Mine from being the boring and uninteresting place that you ignored as you are passing by into a place that you will go out of your way to visit. 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. The goal of the Forsworn is to take over the mine, yet they only have three people guarding the exterior of the gold mine. This mod will add some believability, beauty, life, activity, and interest to the area. It is customizable. You can have the area looking very vanilla or looking more unique with the new tree and fountain. Three additional Forsworn have been added to the exterior to make it seem like they are actually living there now. Unlike the original three who only patrols, these will actually do some work. This will make reclaiming Kolskeggr a bit more challenging. A Forsworn respawn fix has been added to the mod because the new Forsworn won't be covered by other fixes. This mod also fixes other bugs and 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. Where are the victims? When alive, did all those people live inside Pavo's tiny house that only has two beds, three chairs, and a bench? Gat gro-Shargakh states that he had to kill in order to escape. Where is the evidence? Pavo is the owner of a gold mine, yet his house is nothing more than a shack. Most commoners and farmers live in better houses. This mod provides evidence to support the lore, improves the the mine, improves Pavo's house, adds immersive AI packages, adds two new buildings, and adds blacksmith, general goods, and tavern services. The population of Kolskeggr has been increased from three (two miners and a guard) to 18 (10 full-time residents, two part-time residents, three visitors, and three guards). With the new NPCs and services, Kolskeggr is now a place worth stopping by when you're in the area. This is a light plugin (ESPFE/esl flagged) and will not take up any of the 254 esm/esp slots. It is a clean and stable mod that can be added or removed at any time.

The Miner's Hall is home to four miners, a blacksmith, and a housekeeper/cook. The mine's warehouse doubles as the general store and is operated by two merchants. Random travelers 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 improved. They will visit the Miner's Hall for dinner, spend time outside their house, and go fishing on the weekend