Gothic Breton Race for Exnem HGEC and Robert

By Maigrets

Version 1.0

Oblivion Version 1.2.0416  Made with SI installed but not required.

This modified race came about because I downloaded the excellent Modified Hair and Eyes 2.3 by SavageArtistry who created the original Gothic Breton race which she included in her mod.  I took the files from the mod and made my own Gothic Breton for my private use.  Having seen how beautiful the textures were I asked if I could have permission to release it.  SavageArtistry very graciously agreed.

Get Modified hair and Eyes here:
http://tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=17387

Currently it supports Exnem Original and HGEC.  I use the fighter version but I expect it will also be fine for others as well.  The only thing I have noticed is the hand textures are a slightly different tone but I think it's probably because I'm using different hand meshes than I should be. I don't really know.  I can't make textures and meshes so feel free to correct me. 
I have included the Robert's textures as well if anyone wants to try creating a male but I wouldn't recommend it.  They look very feminine.
  
Quoted from SavageArtistry's Readme:

**Gothic Bretons are meant to be female. This means that the skin texture will look strange if you make a male character. I would like to do separate textures for the male and female heads, but the game shares the head textures between males and females of the same race. I know there are some mods out there that remedy this problem, but since I always use female characters myself, I am not concerned with it. If for some reason you prefer the Gothic Breton's stats over the regular Breton and want to use a male character, then I suggest substituting a face skin from someone else's pack. All you'd have to do would be to overwrite the file "Data\Textures\characters\MHE2\newracesREG\gbhead.dds" **

I will update with the textures for UFF and the standard Oblivion body when I work out how to do it without having to swap body types.


REQUIRED MODS:
Working Eyelashes by Throttlekitty and jclyde6108
http://tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=18185
The Custom Race Fix is needed to get past the dialogue in the starting dungeon.

I have used Cernasite's Dragon Eyes with her permission and 11 hairstyles from the Saram race by idkrrr.  I will most likely add more hair as an update.
The race has eyelashes with a diamond teardrop below the lower lid.

STATS:

Basic attributes Female:  as for the Vanilla Breton
Strength: 30
Inteligence: 50
Willpower:  50
Agility:  30
Speed: 40
Endurance: 30
Luck:  50
Personality: 40

Skill Bonus:
Blade:  10
Alteration:  10
Conjuration: 10
Illusion: 10
Marksman:  10
Restoration:  10

I included Blade and Marksman because I use characters with melee and magic skills.
The Racial Spells are the same except I have added a Companion Heal Spell as a Lesser Power and a Summonable Creature.  More on that below.

Male stats are the same as the originals but they have the Blade and marksman added as well.


INSTALLATION:

Unpack the archive to a temporary folder.  Move the meshes and textures to your data folder.  Say yes to any request to overwrite.

VERY IMPORTANT:
There are two esp files.  One has only the Companion Heal Spell and the other has the Spell and a Summonable Spriggan called Avalon.  The summon lasts for 120 seconds and she has the normal creature stats.
It may seem strange to have a Spriggan summon/companion but I like it.  

Only use one of these esp's.  They are NOT interchangeable during gameplay if you decide you don't want the summon or visa versa.
I made two so you could choose.

When creating your character it is a good idea to Reset the face before making any adjustments, then move the complexion slider all the way from one side to the other and back to where you want it to be.  This allows the game to get the correct texture.  It works, believe me.

I have also included two save games. One in the prison cell and one at the sewer exit. You'll get the message about missing content but it is only minor stuff.

UNINSTALLATION:
Remove folder MGothicBreton from data\meshes\characters
Remove folder MGothicBreton from data\textures\characters
Remove the esp.
Either remove the eyelashes mod or leave it as you like.

CREDITS:
Many thanks to:

SavageArtistry for permission to use her race files in the first place. These include body textures and meshes.
Cernasite for permission to use her pretty Dragon Eyes.
idkrrr for the saram race hair.
Throttlekitty and jclyde6108 for the Working Eyelashes.
Robert2 for the MaleBodyReplacerV4
Exnem for the Eyecandy body
RAIAR for the HGEC Eyecandy Conversion
kynetarse for the Custom race Fix
The CS WIKI for invaluable information and 
last but not least, Bethesda without whom we wouldn't have this great game, let alone the talented modders who contribute their work every day.

I hope I haven't forgotten anyone.  Please let me know if I have omitted anything.

last of all, I hope you like it.
Maigrets. 











