[WIPz] Issgard

[Prometheus_ts]

The Lost hold of Varheim ( Springhome ) lies on a remote rocky Island in the far north of the Sea of Ghosts known as Issgard ( Ice Enclosure ) ...

Here lies the last outposts of men befoure the lost continent of Atmora ....

Ruled by the Old King Osric, there live the last nords that still follow the ancestors traditions worshipping primeval Gods ..

Ok Here I Will post some update on the works of a new small Island north of Skyrim called Issgard or Isskergard ( Ice rock enclosure )

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The Island is 33.9 sq kms almoust a 1024 x1024 sized land and a 2048x2048 overall size , considering 1.8 m x pixel .

there are three main climates Icescapes all around where the sea surrounds the island , the island itself is a volcanic island so it has some features of semisnow/hot springs ...

there is one settlement there Called :

Varheim the main town

Pictures

Newest Pics :

The Sea Dragon

The Throne Room

The Ice path

Blades Last Stand

Pitch Black

Issgardian Ship

Here the main views :

East View

North View

South View

West View

Here the main buildings :

High district bottom view

High district top view

Manoor East view

Manoor West view

Palace East view

Palace West view

Snowy Joorvask North view

Snowy Joorvask South view

Landscpape WIP pictures:

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Edit Ingame Pictures :

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Updated new picture :

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Culture :

The Island is inhabited by an ancient Nord lineage descending directly by the first colons of Tamriel , they are proud sailors and warriors , their raids are famous all along the coast of Tamriel , they upkeep good relations with their nordic cousins , that tough they judge weack and corrupted by the Civilization of the elves , while raiding all the other coasts especially the elven ones....

The island is Ruled by King Osric the usurper , a once great warrior , now mostly a drunk old man ...

the Island is famous for it's special ore , the best ebony and glass minerals , that tough is not much used by the natives and rather traded , the Issgardian steel is also a fabled metal rivalling with the one of celestial forge ....

the Island is also surviving thanks to the warm climate provided by several geothermic springs that melt the ice and allow the Island to survive in an almoust frozen ocean ... Indeed during the hardest winters an Ice path forms up on the northern shore linking directly the island to the continent of Atmora ...

Other resources include timber , herding and fishing...

Legends:

Legend says that Ysmir the first dragonborn and Dragon of the North was revealed on the high cloudy mountains of the island and there in centuries to come people have come to worship Ysmir a true manifestation of Shor's will and incarnation of the nordic pantheon traditions.

Legend says that Talos himself during in his path to Godhood climbed up to the Ysmir temple to never be seen again under mortal forms .... it is so the location where is tought he ascended to Godhood....

Legend says that an ancient sword lies in the deep of the Ysmir temple , a sword destined only to a true dragonborn and the able to bend any dragon to the voice of the Dovahkiin,the Sword was forged by an ancient Race that arrived in homage to Talos from a faraway land beyond the rising sun ocean ... they where feared warriors that in the distant lands hunted dragons and revered the true Dragonborn as their natural leader...

Story :

During the late Meretic age , the first men Traveled to Tamriel , it was a proces of waves and not a true inviasion till the time of Ysgramor , but the very first land to be settled befoure Tamriel was the Issgard Island for it's strategical location as midpoint to the land of Tamriel , it is said that the very first man to settle in this island was the first Dragon born , his name was lost in time but he was reknown as Ysmir or dragon of the north , a title that become meaning of legends in centuries to come , designating high heroes ...

The Temple of Ysmir lies where the first Dragonborn was blessed with the Tuhum byShor himself and destined to greatness.

Quest story:

But there is one curse that hangs on the land ... Since ages a dreadfull creature living in the deep of the Ice mountain plagues the lands every Summer when the Ice caps melt for a while and the path of ice opens to the north the Creature come and demands it's tribute in living beeings and gold ... for centuries the Issgardians have subdued to this Evile creature feeding the beast with their spoils of war and their young sons .... Untill now....

A voice come from the south , shadows have covered the whole world and birds fleed to north when they would normally go south ... The witch shamans have spoke of a great evil, even greater than the beast itself that has returned to the world to devour it ... but then a hero arose , someone that share the very same nature of the beast ... a dragonborn ...

In the dark of the winter nights the shaman have voiced that the very same beast coudl be a Long forgotten Dragon , someone that once was feared by the same Alduin itself and that was cursed to devour human souls to remain in life .... of course those are just rumors but if where true then only a true Dragonborn coudl hope to survive the beast....

In centuries , heroes and kings have truid the path of ice to never come back , and each summer the shadow come back demanding a doubled tribute ....

Now the Old King Osric the usurper , consilled by the shamans decided to send someone to look for the Dragonborn .... it is said that a great hero woudl have come from the south and crush the snakes under his own feet ... a hero that woudl be able to enter the Old throne of Talos and sit on it , destined to wear the jeweled crown of Issgard while holding the Dovahmaar , the fabled Blade that can tame Dragons , forged from the hardest and most flexible steel of an ancient far land .... destined to lead the Issgardians to conquer the whole known world .

Points of interest:

Ok Updated location list .....

Thanks for the Whale sugestion ....

Map

Climatic zones map

Dwellings

Issgard Ice Enclosure ( the Island )

Varheimgard spring home fence(Capital) Totem Dragon

Jotunnheim Giant's home (Village) Totem Hawk

Sker Rock (Village) Totem Wolf

Brynnvik Clear inlet (Village) Totem Bear

Husvalur Whale home (Village) Totem whale

Geographical Locations of interest

Pokavatn misty lake

Shor Jokull Shor Glacier

Gil Valdyr the wol'fs gorge

Trollvollr Troll's plains

Halrjokull Heroes Glacier

Trollheim The cliff village of trolls

Skala norn The Witch's hut

Skysker Cloudy rock

Iss Leid The Ice path

Iss Fljot the Ice river

Grosugreng grassy pasture lands

Draug Haugr ghosts mounds

Darradrod Spear point

Varadrod Watchpoint

Brotinsverd broken sword

Bannadmork The forbidden forest

Myrkfjalldyr The mountain of the Dark Beast

Ysmir tívarhús The Ysmir temple

New Creatures:

White Mammooth

Undead Troll

New Dragon Specie

Compatibility log ...

This mod is not compatible :

• with any quest making use of the courier system by editing it as in the tutorial on this forums
  
• sea of ghosts quest ( for some reason it just doesn't work couse seems it edited landscape in skyrim )
  
• Prometheus Capes ( because merged into this mod )
  
• Conan the barbarian outfit ( Because merged into this mod )
  
• Any Dragon overhaul mods ( to be decided because this mod will introduce a new dragon specie so compatibility is uncertain still )
  
• Mods extending the main quest after the MQ304
  

This mod is and will be copatible with :

• Cloacks of skyrim
  
• Frostfall
  
• portable lantern
  
• Arsenal
  

On Lore wise compatibility and geography :

sea of Ghosts area betwen Northern Skyrim

Issgard

Atmora southern coast

routes ( not working ) for Solstheim and Morrowind ( incase needed )

If you have quests or mods that you would like to consider an Issgard compatibility , you can use my main mod to post your sugestions and proposals ...

If you are interested in :

• Suggestions
  
• Modding on Issgard
  
• Voice Acting
  
• Betatesting
  

Be sure to register there and post your ideas , requests or applications

Forum

[DarkRider]

This looks great, please keep us updated on your progress when you can!

[Meo]

Gorgeous. I will definitely be keeping an eye on this thread. I think it deserve lots of cookies.

[Prometheus_ts]

Hi thanks for the interest ... I am also looking formsome good voice actors for the mod if someone is interestedmyouncan contact me or on the forums

[darkstone]

Hi thanks for the interest ... I am also looking formsome good voice actors for the mod if someone is interestedmyouncan contact me or on the forums

You should make a casting call thread on our Voice Acting Project section here.

[Porscha]

You should also learn to avatar

Can't wait for Issgard. Looks tremendous.

[Prometheus_ts]

I would if someone tells me where I find edit profile ... I can't find anywhere .....

[Tamira]

At the bottom of the page, in the left corner, you should see your username, click on it, go to -> My settings and edit.

[Prometheus_ts]

Thanks Updated ...

[Prometheus_ts]

On the approach of Issgard there is The Sea of Ghosts, Of course is not a place without locations .... here is a sample of One of the Islands in the Sea of Ghosts ...

Dragonskull Island

Edited June 1, 2012 by Prometheus_ts

[Prometheus_ts]

Oh and here the Actual Dragonskull rock , an oversized Fossilized Dragon stone skull , probably a relic of a very ancient time beyond any written or oral historical knowledge .... No one knows where it come from , what it belonged to , but its a Landmark of the Sea of Ghosts ....

DragonskullRock

[Tamira]

This all looks so very promising

Edited June 2, 2012 by Tamira

[Prometheus_ts]

THX:) ...

Three Fangs Islands

[Prometheus_ts]

Thalmor Ship

Thalmor Officer

[darkstone]

I`m loving these screenshots, great work. I`m watching this with great interest.

[Prometheus_ts]

How about those WIP on

Issgardian armor

Issgardian sword ?

Special weapons will be in Stalhrim blade ...

[Prometheus_ts]

Here is how looks the Isgardean Sword ingame ....

Pic 1

Pic 2

Is not yet completed as I need to see if I will or not put a central bloodline cut into the blade to give more variance or leave it flat ....

also if to tune down all the cuts and scratches on the blade removing them or making just subtle ...

then suggestions if you do have ...

[Tamira]

These swords really look very nice! And a good idea to bring Stalhrim to Skyrim.

quote: "also if to tune down all the cuts and scratches on the blade removing them or making just subtle ..."

I always find it more realistic when the blades do not look as if they spent their whole lives in the showcases but show signs of usage. So a "yes" for making them visible, maybe just subtle.

[Prometheus_ts]

Thanks Tamira

Right now I am improving / redoing from scratch the blade , making the scabbard , and redoing the blade texture to a more steelish polished version.... If is possible to make model updates in the refinements I may still use the previous blade for old look or for raw look ... Once refined would look more polished ....

Then if u use stalhrim will look completely different....

I was also planning on making a single standalone versionfor conan as the shape is very similar to the Mother's sword from the Jhon Milius movie ...

Aside from all that iwould like if you could post somesugestions for the helmet of the guards that could match eith the armor wipI posted befoure.... I am moving toward a similar helmet of norse vikings / rohirrim of Lotr movie ...but something horned would perhaps fit too....

I also looked to varangian guards ... A facemask version could be interesting too perhaps for officers.... A further upgraded version with perhaps a breastplate over chainmail could be the king's armor and shift the golden nord in shiny metal to sovngarde....

[Prometheus_ts]

Issgardean sword , I hope to consider this as final ...

What do you think?

next I will have a look at making either a leather grip for the handle or also a stalhrim blade ...

Issgardean Sword 1

Issgardean Sword 2

Issgardean Sword 3

Issgardean Sword 4

[SteezMyster]

This looks amazing! Keep up the great work!

[Prometheus_ts]

Thankyou ...

Another small Update on Issgardean Guards....

[syscrusher]

Wow. Just....wow.

[BaconFlips]

This looks absolutely beautiful! I absolutely LOVE the Issagardean Guard's Armor, the whole chainmail thing is awesome, especially the coif. Are you gonna keep that as the headpiece or add a helmet on top? Cause personally, I think it looks phenomenal as is. I'm going to follow this closely until the release. Keep up the great work!

[Prometheus_ts]

Have severall combos :

Coif only

Coif + eyeslit helmet

Coif + eyeslit helmet + facemask cover of chainmail

Eyeslit helmet + side guards

eyeslit helmet + facemask

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On top of helmet optional not yet decided if horns or top spike with possible horse crines ...

As for the armor the possible variations toughtnare scale and laminated pieces combo armor , eventually one single version with top chest plate armor for the king..

Edited July 6, 2012 by Prometheus_ts