It was midnight. The second era, the age of chaos, had begun.
screenarcher, elder scrolls enthusiast, wizard
hal is short for halidor, which is the name of my shitty wizard persona. the name initially came from HAL 9000, but it's since branched from there.i am an enigmatic wizard who is very good at doing things poorly. i have been modding tes games since i could get over my fear of the ninja monkeys, and have basically made liking tes my entire personality. i like tacky wizards, breaking skyrim, and bullying eso stans. i've been called a dirty lorebeard online more times than i care to admit, and i'm also one of those kirkbride enthusiasts your mother told you to stay away from.i have played and completed every single elder scrolls game at least once. i also own a physical copy of each game. except battlespire, although i will undoubtedly find one someday and spend an inordinate amount of money on it. i absolutely spent an inordinate amount of money on battlespire.besides tes, i thoroughly enjoy dark souls, DOOM, wolfenstein, classic call of duty, star wars, star trek, mass effect, and H.P. lovecraft.i don't even like skyrim.
the faq no one asked for
**Q:** can you give me your (retexture, skin texture, outfit, preset, mod, ect)?
**A:** no. it's my stuff, and i don't want other people to have it. i don't care if that sounds bratty. it's my shit, i made it, and i'm tired of people begging for it.**Q:** can i pay you to make my oc in skyrim and send me the files?
**A:** for legal reasons, no. sorry chief**Q:** what skin textures do you use?
**A:** i make them myself by mashing up like a million other textures and stock images. every single one of my characters has a unique texture set. however, i highly recommend ALT2, Matureskin, GCO, Dizona Body, and the Unfinished Sam Textures.**Q:** what's your mod list? / can you recommend me some mods?
**A:** i genuinely could not tell you even if i really wanted to. i have so many mods that i've merged together, changed or otherwise ruined them beyond comprehension that i can no longer tell you exactly what mod is which. i use a heavily modified PRT ENB, i highly recommend ALT2, and usually use BHUNP or HIMBO for body replacers. sometimes SMBB. high poly head, EFM, EFA, and NIOPA override are hard requirements for screenarchers imo.
**Q:** can you teach me how to mod/retexture/how to fix this issue i'm having?
**A:** fucking happily. please shoot me a dm or a question on my curiouscat and i will be happy to show you how i do shit. information sharing is the best kind of caring.**Q:** can you do (thing) for me because i'm a lazy piece of shit?
**A:** no.**Q:** where did you get [mod] from?
**A:** probably the bowels of hell, if not the nexus front page. or i just made it myself. you are welcome to ask on my curiouscat for specifics.
**Q:** what is your favorite tes game?
**A:** morrowind. i only like arena in theory**Q:** who is your favorite tes character?
**A:** therana. i like her a normal amount**Q:** why don't you like skyrim?
**A:** game bad + ratio
ELADRIS ALDORTHI was born sometime prior to the Battle of Red Mountain, and lived predominantly as a Chimer on the island of Vvardenfell. He was allegedly born to House Indoril, while his wife, Radralvari, once belonged to House Ra'athim, but she pledged herself to Eladris, and cut her ties with her House. They had six children together, namely Virvyn and Ahemehtis. Eladris would later be turned into an Aundae Vampire, and take up residence alongside his brethren. He was presumed dead. However, he continues to live well into the Third Era. Radralvari and the other four children would later die after long, relatively normal lives.
AHEMEHTIS ALDORTHI was born shortly after the Battle of Red Mountain, and Azura’s Curse. She is the second youngest of the six children. She would later meet Sovorlreth, and join House Telvanni alongside him, but refused to take his name. They would later have three children of their own: Orval, Oulyne and Irna. Sovorlreth would be murdered by another member of House Telvanni, and Ahemehtis would abandon her family shortly afterwards to pursue research in the realms of Oblivion, never to be seen again. Her continued existence is debated among Telvanni scholars.
VIRVYN ALDORTHI is the eldest child of Eladris, and his first born son. After his father was turned, he took up the mantle he left behind, and acted as a father figure for his many siblings. Upon the death of his mother, he chose to follow his favored sister, Ahemehtis, into the Great House Telvanni, where he became somewhat well known for his immoral experiments and dubious activities. He purportedly carries a streak of madness.
ORVAL ALDORTHI had the most difficult childhood of the three children. With difficulties casting spells and accessing his pool of magick, his parents quickly moved their attentions to their first daughter. He was apprenticed to the Magister Therana alongside his childhood best friend, Elvilayn Varothas. Orval was known for his love for all things Dwemer, and was affectionately called a tinkerer by many. He would eventually disappear into obscurity after Elvilayn eloped with their mutual friend, Voldoessa.
OULYNE ALDORTHI was the favored child of her difficult parents. She was their star pupil, who could do no wrong. She was apprenticed to Archmagister Gothren, and trained with her close friend, Neloth Radarys. She would go on to become the lauded Magister of the Bugs, the speaker for the Council of the Bugs. She is extremely well traveled, and long lived— as well as highly feared. According to some, she has been kissed by Sheogorath, as she displays a rare level of madness and egomania.
IRNA SADRYN (ALDORTHI) was raised very strictly by her parents, held to extremely high expectations, just like her sister. However, Irna was far more soft hearted than Oulyne, and struggled to keep up with the prodigy. However, her difficult upbringing did not damper her love for magick. Eventually, she would eventually blow off her parents to run away with a Redoran Watchman heartthrob named Dalim Sadryn. They had three children together: Vyel, Trels and Narese. She died in childbirth with Narese, and never got to see her children grow.
REDORAN VYEL SADRYN is the eldest of her three siblings, and the Eternal Champion of the Empire. She became involved with Hlaren Ramoran, and had a child by him: Relmyra Ramoran. She has a difficult relationship with her daughter. (full profile)
TRELS SADRYN was the middle child of Irna and Dalim Sadryn. He, like his older sister, experienced a great deal of abuse and trauma at the hands of their father. His childhood hardened him, and turned him rather bitter. While hateful of Dalim, he remained staunch and continued to work on the family farm until his death in the Red Year. He never married.
NARESE SADRYN was a healer and sorcerer of House Telvanni. She does not remember much of her childhood with her siblings and father, and doesn't care to. Of the three, she is known for being the kindest and most soft hearted. She lived a relatively simple, easygoing life in Sadrith Mora, eventually settling down with a local guard, Folms. They had one daughter together, Felmena. She survived the initial eruption of Red Mountain, and helped considerably with evacuating citizens from central cities. However, she would perish in the latter half of the year due to severe burns and lung damage.