[WIP] ShadowScale Quest Line

[Ibsen's Ghost]

After a bit of thought, I saw the connection. The idea is that the Shadowscales in this scenario are protecting the purity of the race, right? That humanity is a sort of 'infection'? I like this idea. It provides a nice opportunity to consider some pretty dark messages.

Although I was going to ask why exactly they would kill him, it would therefore be more apt to spend a little time on characterising the fiend. You could go the ironic way and make the 'fiend' quite an innocent creature somehow or you might link the fiend with some form of vengeance conducted by another race as a way of punishing the Hist (via the Argonians) for having infected so many with the Khanaten flu during an invasion of the BM way back in history.

In fact, I do have a storyline already written (ironically, I was planning to use this as an extra to the Dark Brotherhood mod!) that might fit in here. It involves a fairly innocent character who is unaware of their family ties with the Valga dynasty (Chorrol and Leyawiin). He is an illegitimate heir who might disgrace the family, especially considering the fact that he is the result of a freakish occurence that has led to him becoming a 'half-zombie'. Maybe his condition is the only thing that can possibly infect the Argonians with zombification. With Helborne's zombie models, this would prove very do-able.

Further details might involve bringing in the shamanic practices as the Argonians seek to exploit this new zombification to their advantage whilst the Shadowscales seek to preserve the purity of the beast races by the command of Sithis, with whom they enjoy a special relationship!

P.S. As a continuation of these ideas, what do you think about linking this idea up here: Thoughts on breeding ?