BACKSTORY

GAMEPLAY

STANDING STONE

The Lover's Stone

STATS

After 3 Health , alternate between 1 Stamina and 1 Magicka . Example:

Health Health Health Stamina Health Health Health Magicka Health ...

PERKS

Begin with defensive perks, because of the increased difficulty from the suggested mods, simulating Skyrim's unforgiving cold and dangerous creatures. Then move on to archery, and become a proficient hunter in order to survive and make a living.

PRIMARY SKILLS

SECONDARY SKILLS

COMBAT

KEY SHOUTS

Animal Allegiance

A Shout for help from the beasts of the wild, who come to fight in your defense.

Become Ethereal

The Thu'um reaches out to the Void, changing your form to one that cannot harm, or be harmed.

Kyne's Peace

The Voice soothes wild beasts, who lose their desire to fight or flee.

Throw Voice

The Thu'um is heard, but its source unknown, fooling those into seeking it out.

Slow Time

Shout at time, and command it to obey, as the world around you stands still.

ROLEPLAY

FINAL THOUGHTS

While this build suggests using shouts, the player can rely on The Betrayed Hunter's Bosmer power instead when necessary. I recommend using Alternate start to start as a hunter, and the player can decide if he/she wants to fulfill their destiny as Dragonborn or not.

This build is built around the idea of serious role-play and intense survival mods.

SE on PC, PS4, and XBOX versions coming soon! I will link them on this page.

See recommended mods under the MODS tab.

Comment if you have any suggestions! Thanks for taking the time to read this.

The Betrayed Hunter's story begins while living in Valenwood. It is year 29 of the Fourth Era, and our character, in his youth, lives in Falinesti, the walking capital of Valenwood. Due to the diversity of the city, he was happily married to an Altmer woman, whom he loved dearly, but the local residents were not very accepting of the arrangement. 4E 29 is the year that Thalmor sympathizers overthrew the Bosmer government in Valenwood and the Altmer invaded. The Betrayed Hunter was horrified that his way of life was being forced to change, and he did not hesitate to enlist with the Empire to fight against the Third Aldmeri Dominion.But alas, it was no use, and the young Bosmer was made to witness the various purges carried out by the Altmer in the mass murdering of his own kind, who they called inferior. He returned home after the fighting to his wife nailed to a post outside his home with the words, "filthy traitor" carved into her flesh. He was devastated, and felt he was betrayed by his fellow Bosmer for the death of his wife. Now he had an even stronger reason to hate the Altmer. And so, The Betrayed Hunter left Valenwood and headed to Cyrodill.When the Great War began in 4E 171, The Betrayed Hunter once again enlisted with the Imperials, but was poorly treated by his comrades due to his ethnicity and traditions, such as those he practiced from the Green Pact. Once again, the Imperials lost the Great War, and our character was labeled a traitor by both the Imperials and the Thalmor. In 4E 176, he fled to Skyrim, choosing to live and survive the harsh weather rather than living lavishly. The Betrayed Hunter felt he had been scorned by the divines, and made a puppet of melancholy by his patron god, Hircine. He sees indulgence as an Altmeri trait, and chooses to live a spartan lifestyle in defiance and as a self-invoked penance. He is a proficient archer, and hunts to make a living. After feeling betrayed by his people, he left behind his customs and traditions. However, he could not let go of some aspects, like the Meat Mandate, and our character will only eat meat and the corpses of his own defeated foes. He farms and collects vegetation, but will not consume it, he will only sell them or make potions.The year is now 4E 201, and The Betrayed Hunter, older in age, lives a nomadic lifestyle in the wilds of Skyrim, reluctant towards any adventure. He hunts to survive, using the meat from slain animals to feed himself, and their pelts for warmth. The Betrayed Hunter sells whatever surplus he can muster to make a living and buy tools and weapons, as Bosmer are not skilled craftsman. After some time The Betrayed Hunter stumbles across a book about Alchemy, and becomes intrigued by nature's natural magic properties. He starts to forage in order to learn more about Skyrim's flora, and travels across the Province in attempt to create the ultimate potions. During his travels, The Betrayed Hunter comes across Eola in Markarth, a cannibal. The Betrayed Hunter cannot contain his urge to eat human flesh any longer, having given up on the practices of the Green Pact after the Great War, and he will consume the flesh of any man or woman he kills within 3 days of the death.The Bosmer are born hunters, and are very efficient at moving through the woods to evade combat, and to stalk wildlife. He may use violence against other humanoids, but only if dire and he is able to consume the body afterwards.Wearing light gear will help our character to move more quietly and quickly, allowing him to ambush his prey while hunting or to use guerrilla tactics in combat. He uses the pelts of his kills to stay warm and dry, and prefers hoods so as to not draw attention from the local Nord population.When not trying to survive and thrive, our character helps to save lives. He is able to heal himself in order to endure this dreary climate, but also heals and helps those in need when possible.The Betrayed Hunter is able to move through the world quickly and quietly, and is able to avoid unnecessary combat but using his stealth skills.When it is necessary, The Betrayed Hunter will use a dagger to slay his enemies with guerrilla tactics, sneaking to take an enemy by surprise, and slay him before his presence is known.Another way The Betrayed Hunter avoids killing is by calming creatures and people. When he has trained enough in the School, he can then make himself invisible.Having developed a fascination for the fauna and flora of Skyrim, The Betrayed Hunter began mixing ingredients to discover their various properties, and reading about them to move his studies forward. He uses health potions to help those in need, but sells all sorts of potions to make a living.The Betrayed Hunter avoids combat completely until he has completed the quest, The Taste of Death. He relies on his speed, mobility, and stealth in order to evade potential threats. Once he is adept in the School of Illusion, he uses spells like Calm, Harmony, and Invisibility in order to avoid killing. He has seen enough bloodshed in his life, and does not want to take another life, no matter how cruel they may be. When combat is necessary, he uses his skills in Archery that he has learned from hunting. The Betrayed Hunter will use his hunting knife as a secondary means of killing, incorporating stealth to create make use of guerrilla tactics. When possible, The Betrayed Hunter uses The School of Restoration in order to help those around him, as well as keep himself alive. Using his natural ability to control wildlife around him, as well as Animal Allegiance, The Betrayed Hunter can use nature to do his bidding for him if necessary. However, The Betrayed Hunter will strike out at any threat if left no other option, and will eliminate them before his presence is ever even known.- Must consume any animal, be it beast or man or mer, within 3 days of killing them, as per the Meat Mandate.- Must not consume any sort of vegetation, as per the Meat Mandate. Although the flora of Skyrim is not the same as from Valenwood, The Betrayed Hunter feels sick while eating vegetation.- Since he must eat every living thing he kills, The Betrayed Hunter will avoid combat unless he has fasted for a great number of days or is in desperate need of food. He has had his fair share of bloodshed in his life, and does not want to take another man's life if not dire.- The Betrayed Hunter hates Bosmer and Altmer, see Backstory for reasoning.- The Betrayed Hunter chooses no side in the Civil War for Skyrim for a few reasons. (1) Because he must consume everyone he kills, that's a lot of eating. (2) He has a distrust for Imperials after his treatment during the Great War. (3) He does not believe the Stormcloaks to be a good fit for leadership, with their hatred of elves and his first hand experience that the Aldmeri Dominion would easily conquer them.- Will not kill any humanoid until he has completed the Quest The Taste of Death so he can consume them afterwards.- The Betrayed Hunter is nomadic, and travels to Skyrim's various regions in order to discover new flora, and to hunt various game.