[v1.41] Vienxay, a Elven Shadowdancer Mage NPC for BG:EE + SoD

Listen here, peasant. I am Vienxay of a noble, powerful, and illustrious elven house. The eldest of my sisters, I had quite the prestige and influence in Evermeet’s high social circles. Then, I was set up, framed for murder by my master, who was secretly a practitioner of Shar’s shadow weave. Now, I am tracking her down, and I will have my vengeance. With a small bit of your help, of course. Find me outside the Friendly Arm Inn if you wish to aid, I tire of being idle in these human lands while she still remains at large. You’ll find no better mage, or thief, for I excel in the magic of Mystra’s weave, with the innate gift of shadow magic. I am an obvious choice.

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Overview

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This mod adds a new joinable NPC to the game: Vienxay, a Mage/Shadowdancer.

She can be found outside the Friendly Arm Inn. Due to her evil alignment, she will leave parties of 19 or 20 Reputation, unless her quest is complete, in which upon reaching 18 reputation, there is a chance to shift her alignment to neutral.

Her starting level and spells vary with the players level, allowing her to be recruited at any point.

Stats:

STR: 13
DEX: 17
CON: 10
INT: 18
WIS: 10
CHA: 11
Total: 79

Alignment: Neutral Evil
Proficiencies: 1 Dagger, 1 Dart

Vienxay starts with custom gloves that give her 20% bonus to hide and move silently, 15% to pickpocket, and 10% to open lock. These cannot be removed.

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Quest & Relationship

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Vienxay has 13 talks with the PC over the course of SoD. If the player chooses, and is a male elf/half-elf/half-orc/human, they can attempt a deeper relationship.

The P.C can also initiate dialogue with Vienxay, opening up a variety of options that vary as the game progresses.

Vienxay's quest requires the party to track down and attack her master. There are multiple resolutions to most dialogues within the quest. 16+ Charisma can be useful to persuade Vienxay to stay if the player constantly chooses options that displease her during the quest.
Chapter 4 is required to be able to complete it.


Vienxay has no true quest in SoD, though there is an opportunity presented for her to delve into the Shadow Weave once more, learning a new spell.

At the end of this quest, depending on player choices, it is possible to change Vienxay's alignment.

Vienxay has at least one banter with every joinable NPC.
Vienxay also carries several crossmod banters with my other NPCs, Kale and Emily, and with the upcoming Recorder and Helga.

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Installation

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Unzip the files into your Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition folder (usually C:/Program Files/Baldur's Gate Enhanced Edition/Data/00766) and run Setup-Vienxay.exe

If you get any errors, please post in the Vienxay NPC topic on Beamdog Forums, whatever site the mod is uploaded on, or a PM to me personally.

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General Questions:

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Q: Can I request crossmod content with a favorite character?

A: Yes. I will do my best to contact the author first. If they do not respond I will write up banters between them.

Q: When will the BG2 portion be released?

A: After I finish all of the planned NPCs for BG1, I will work on their BG2 content. ETA is around March

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Feedback

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I am very happy to receive feedback. Please post in the forum thread where this mod was uploaded, so I can implement ideas and criticism accordingly.