Warbird's Whiterun Metropolis

Whiterun is the central trading hub of an entire province but with only 20 buildings and only 4 of them being dedicated shops it feels more like a small settlement.

Whiterun Metropolis adds more than 70 new buildings to the exterior of Whiterun, with various gates (and tunnels) linking it with the original Whiterun world cell. The new districts lay to the East, West and North, leaving the South and original entrance untouched. The suburb of Riverside lays to the East. All NPCs have AI packages, allowing the new districts to feel like living and breathing places. Townsfolk will tend their shops during the day, have dinner in the evening, and sleep in their beds at night.

Amongst the additions are many shops, a handful of taverns, a couple of parks, secret exits and doors, a tunnel system underneath the Mason District, with no load screens (just hop down the well!), a mine, a player home (more to come with future updates) and a few squats the player may sleep and store items in, 4 new stables, a multi-choice quest, some new spells and powers as quest rewards, various unique enchanted weapons, armour and jewellery and many new intricate NPCs. Beggars may follow you if they sense you're carrying a lot of gold, there are three ways of dealing with them, of the two legal options, you may run away breaking line of site, or give one of them some gold, which will settle the beggars down for a good few hours.

The original Whiterun World cell is untouched, allowing compatibility with overhaul mods players may be using such as JK's Skyrim, front gate overhauls etc.

Riverside is an entire town to the East of Whiterun made up of primarily labourers, hunters, fishermen and farmers. Despite being a poorer area, its merchants tend to be rather well off as many travellers pass through Riverside on their way to Whiterun's various Districts. The legendary Hunter's Peak tavern lays high up on the hill near the bridge to Whiterun, if you're heading this way, travel guides highly recommend stopping by and browsing their astonishing selection of ales, meads and freshly prepared meals, or if you're not thirsty nor hungry then perhaps you'd care for some target practice in the archery range situated in the lower halls. Rumour has it that they may also have a room for purchase.

Riverside services include:

- Lumbermill

- Mine (Iron and Corundum)

- Blacksmith

- General Goods

- Herbalist

- Clutter Merchant (homeware)

- Tavern (with room for purchase, two levels, three bars and an archery range)

- Shrine (only functional after quest)

- Fence (with player bed and purchasable storage)

The Mason District is to the East and is named after the Mason Guild that is located here. They are the ones responsible for maintaining Whiterun's vast and sprawling walls and roads. M