JackTheHedge

Hello, and welcome to our little slice of the modding community! I don't frequent the TESNexus forums and such, but it's always nice to see a new face-- err... avatar!

This Hedge is an uncle! His name is Leo Seamus [insert last name here]. He's a red head right now, so I will be calling him Seamus instead of Leo.

Arles Amelle Age: 15 Race: Breton Birthsign: The Shadow Birthplace: Chorrol Primary Class: Thief Secondary Class: Messenger, spy, novice chef Guilds and Factions: Thieves Guild Occupation: Errand boy and messenger for Shadowcrest Vineyard. Arles is a short and rather thin young man who has been toned by many years of living off of the streets of Bravil. Currently, his soft flesh bears a rich golden tan, the product of many hours trekking back and forth from the Imperial City to Skingrad in the hot sun. Silky blond hair of medium length frames his bright and youthful features, the most distinguished of which are a pair of brilliant blue eyes. It seems as though he's in a constant state of merriment, a broad grin decorating his full lips even when encountering the most simple of things. He now wears a tailored green outfit made from the finest silks and fabrics, which is a luxury he is not accustomed to. For years, his wardrobe contained coarse linens and dirty pieces of burlap held together with twine. A brown leather pack containing books and scrolls can usually be found slung over his shoulder or tied about his waist, and a simple dagger rests on his belt. Arles is a very nimble child, he doesn't walk so much as dance and skip down the road. He also enjoys climbing bookshelves and hiding in little nooks, and will often leap from the shadows to startle a friend or passing stranger. While somewhat mischievous, the boy is very easy to get along with. He can sometimes be seen toting a small potted shrub around. He has fondly named it Jack and often speaks to it like a living friend. This curious hedge will sometimes show up in odd places such as the top shelf of a cupboard or under a bed seemingly without anyone having placed it there. History The Amelles were a middle class Breton family living in the peaceful city of Chorrol when young Arles was orphaned at the age of four. Bandits had attacked and murdered his merchant parents as they returned home from one of their regular trips to the Imperial City. Luckily, Arles had been left in the care of a babysitter and had not accompanied his mother and father on that fateful journey. Arles was sent to live with his distant uncle in Bravil who cared for the boy for a solid eight years. However, on Arles' twelfth birthday, he was kicked to the streets as his uncle claimed that the boy was becoming far too expensive to continue to feed and cloth. The child was forced to learn the art of thievery from the decrepit beggars and fellow waifs in order to survive on the dingy streets of Bravil. His goal was to one day travel to the Imperial City and perhaps find a job as a servant boy for one of the opulent families that lived there. The orphaned child of the Amelle family eventually gathered up enough gold to journey to the capital city of the Empire and made his way there. Unfortunately, finding an occupation was not as easy as he had once hoped. Arles was once again reduced to thievery and crime. Eventually, however, his natural talents for lurking in the shadows were discovered by a certain Redguard by the name of Armand Christophe. He instructed little Arles to go to the city of Bruma and find a man named Ongar. He would give the child money for stolen goods. After a long and difficult journey, Arles made it to Bruma and began work for the Guild of Thieves immediately. He stole jewelry and trinkets from the wealthy and soon started to accumulate a decent stack of gold. Through this line of work, he became acquainted with a middle aged Nord by the name of Bjordin Stronghammer, a former mercenary from Skyrim. The two came to like each other very much and shared a cot within an abandoned shack together. Bjordin looked out for little Arles, keeping him safe from physical harm while the boy stole and brought in money on which the two of them could live. However, the lifestyle of a petty thief was not a pleasing one, and Bjordin disliked the idea of having Arles grow up to be nothing more than a criminal. They gathered their funds together and left Bruma, embarking on a long and difficult journey to the city of Skingrad where they hoped to find jobs on a farm or vineyard. After all, who better to work a field and do manual labor than a strong-bodied Nord and a wiry youth? After many days of hard travel on foot, they reached County Skingrad. On their first evening there, they rested within the chapel, for the inns and taverns had all of their rooms filled, and upon one particular pew they discovered a hastily scribbled note. It told the tale of a cursed vineyard and a promise to give the land and all of it's facilities to the one who could stop the evil that lurked within the shadows. Arles and Bjordin managed to do just that, relying heavily upon Arles' unique abilities to hide and strike from the shadows and Bjordin's brute strength. Through cunning, they managed to defeat the terrifying curse and claim the vineyard for themselves. Since then, the two of them have been living lives of great wealth and abundance, selling fine wines that rival that of the Surille Brothers and even Tamika. It is here in his life that we come across Arles, gone from thief to messenger boy through a stroke of extraordinary luck.

I'd recommend getting Wrye Bash, personally. If you follow the readme, it is a piece of cake to install/use and it is really helpful in determining issues like this. It holds a wealth of useful information.

I'd say cardboard is derived from wood, but it is not wood. In terms of language, it does not work. Let's take a look at the definition of wood: the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees. Cardboard is sometimes made from this substance, yes, but it not the substance itself. You cannot cut open a tree and find cardboard. It needs to go through a manufacturing process. Cardboard is not a natural occurrence but wood is. Now, here's the definition of cardboard: a stiff moderately thick paper. To help us understand that one, we'll need the definition of paper, too: a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses. Cardboard is a form of paper. And paper is sometimes but not always made from wood. Following the logic in the original post, you can say that cardboard is rags and grass, as well.

Agreed! 1985 Willie was quite handsome (as is 2010 Willie!)

What do you use to take the screenshots? Fraps?

*fashions a little crib with twigs from the Hedge* Hi, BabyflcnRider! You can call me Uncle Hedge.

Awwww!! Congratulations, guys!!

Oh my, thank you for that! That's a really marvelous idea. I had noticed that using load doors to separate things instead of having them all on a horizontal level did increase performance a bit, but I never really understood why. I can use every little FPS trick I can get my hands on since I have a very poor computer at the moment.

Yes, that is my smexy Bilbo! I refer to him almost exclusively as "Beards".

His isn't that long. (That's from the aquarium if anyone's wondering)

LOL! My bf has me scratch his beard all of the time! He reminds me of a cat who likes people to scratch under his chin.

I like the cut version better.