A Friend in Mead

Introduction:

1. A Friend in Mead revolves around an Argonian courier travelling across all of Skyrim, Walks-Distant-Sands. As you encounter him at the various inns and taverns across Skyrim, you'll get to hear a wide range stories of the people he's met on the road. When prompted, the player will be able to speak of their own encounters with strange or humorous individuals, all dependant on the quests you've currently completed. With awareness for many of the stranger Daedric quests to commentary on some of my other mods, the player will have a total of 16 different responses to choose from, ensuring you're never forced to pick an option more than once.

Features:

1. Unique questline. This quest is entirely unique in its presentation and execution. Walks-Distant-Sands is an encounter based NPC similar to my other mods but the opportunity to hear his stories and speak of your own tales is something I've never approached or seen done before. Featuring five unique conversations which branch from humouros stories of a fan favourite Khajiit, to stranger tales of the unknown. Combined with the opportunity to speak of the player's encounters, it should make for a unique and memorable quest.
2. Interesting NPC. While the writing within this mod is not as serious as some of my other content, Walks-Distant-Sands is still an NPC I took great care to feel real and human. Being much more than a dispenser of humourous bar stories, you'll be able to learn of his past and the reasons for his current occupation along with his fondness for meeting new travellers.
3. Integration into the world. With Walks-Distant-Sands appearing in the various inns across Skyrim, I wanted to ensure that he felt properly integrated into the world and not just placed in there without any regard. To accomplish this, he'll not only comment on the player's stories, be them from my mods or from vanilla, he'll also speak to the other residents of the taverns. Featuring nine interactions with various innkeeps or tavern goers, he should feel like a believable character in each tavern he visits.
4. Fully voiced. This quest has been voiced by the incredible Alex Cain. With over 300 lines of dialogue, he managed to nail every single line and I couldn't be happier with his performance!

Showcase:

FAQ:

Can the mod be downloaded mid-game?

1. No, unlike the majority of my other quests, this cannot be installed and played mid playthrough.

Is it ESLed?

1. It is thanks to CharderoTheLupe!

Is the mod clean?

1. Yes, I have only edited the necessary cells, there should be no conflicts due to dirty edits.

How do I start the quest?

1. You must speak to Walks-Distant-Sands at the Dead Man's Drink in Falkreath.

Can I make a patch for the mod?

1. I'd love it people made patches for any incompatibilities that arise, if you could send these to me, I'll upload them onto the mod page.

Can it be ported to Xbox?

1. The original porter who would do all of my mods can no longer do it. If you're up to it and agree to give credit along with including my showcases on the page, I have no problems with you porting it.

How can I show my support?

1. You can endorse the mod and vote it for mod of the month, if you like the content. And if you'd like to support me, check out my YouTube and Patreon!

Bugs/Incompatibilities:

1. If you're running any version PRIOR to the update, please download BEES

Credits:

1. Thank you to Alex Cain for doing such a great job voicing Walks-Distant-Sands! As always, you nailed the character and I couldn't be happier with the end product!
2. Thank you to Franklin Zunge and ProbablyManuel for creating and porting Common Clothes and Armors , which is where I got Walks-Distant-Sands outfits from!