Event Build: The She-Devil

Posted by JazzyJazz on October 26, 2024 at 3:37pm

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"๐–„๐–”๐–š ๐–™๐–๐–Š๐–—๐–Š. ๐•ฝ๐–Š๐–๐–”๐–Ž๐–ˆ๐–Š! ๐•น๐–”๐–œ ๐–Ž๐–˜ ๐–ž๐–”๐–š๐–— ๐–™๐–š๐–—๐–“ ๐–™๐–” ๐–Š๐–“๐–™๐–Š๐–—๐–™๐–†๐–Ž๐–“ ๐–’๐–Š. ๐•ฏ๐–” ๐–œ๐–๐–†๐–™๐–Š๐–›๐–Š๐–— ๐–™๐–—๐–Ž๐–ˆ๐–๐–˜ ๐–ž๐–”๐–š ๐–๐–†๐–›๐–Š ๐–š๐–• ๐–ž๐–”๐–š๐–— ๐–˜๐–‘๐–Š๐–Š๐–›๐–Š๐–˜. ๐•ฐ๐–๐–ˆ๐–Ž๐–™๐–Š ๐–’๐–Š."

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Sitting on her thorny throne, the Devilish Lady speaks to a naked man before her, yet the man remains silent. Only a blank reflection of his grey pupils is visible from his dull gaze as his body shivers.

Still with no response, the Lady points her finger at the man.


"๐•ฌย ๐–˜๐–™๐–š๐–‡๐–‡๐–”๐–—๐–“ ๐–”๐–“๐–Š, ๐–†๐–—๐–Š ๐–ž๐–”๐–š? ๐•ท๐–Š๐–™ ๐–š๐–˜ ๐–˜๐–Š๐–Š ๐–๐–”๐–œ ๐–‘๐–”๐–“๐–Œ ๐–ž๐–”๐–š ๐–ˆ๐–†๐–“ ๐–๐–Š๐–Š๐–• ๐–™๐–๐–†๐–™ ๐–ˆ๐–”๐–’๐–•๐–”๐–˜๐–š๐–—๐–Š."

Lifting her finger, the man is suddenly stripped of his skin, leaving behind his exposed flesh and muscles. The man who had kept his mouth shut is now screaming in agony as he lumps over the stony floor, jolting like a fish out of water.


"๐•ฟ๐–๐–†๐–™ ๐–Ž๐–˜ ๐–œ๐–๐–†๐–™ ๐•ด ๐–‘๐–Ž๐–๐–Š ๐–™๐–” ๐–๐–Š๐–†๐–—. ๐•ฟ๐–๐–†๐–™ ๐–“๐–Š๐–œ ๐–‘๐–”๐–”๐– ๐–˜๐–š๐–Ž๐–™๐–˜ ๐–ž๐–”๐–š ๐–’๐–”๐–—๐–Š, ๐–‰๐–”๐–“'๐–™ ๐–ž๐–”๐–š ๐–™๐–๐–Ž๐–“๐–?"

As the Lady continues talking one-sidedly to the now pile of flesh, an eerie voice suddenly echoes from the center citadel.

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"๐‘ณ๐’Š๐’๐’Š๐’•๐’‰, ๐’Ž๐’š ๐’…๐’‚๐’–๐’ˆ๐’‰๐’•๐’†๐’“. ๐‘ฐ ๐’”๐’†๐’† ๐’•๐’‰๐’‚๐’• ๐’š๐’๐’– ๐’”๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’ ๐’‡๐’‚๐’๐’„๐’š ๐’•๐’‰๐’๐’”๐’† ๐’•๐’๐’š๐’”."

Chuckling, the Devilish Lady answers with a sarcastic tone.


"๐–‚๐–Š๐–‘๐–‘, ๐–œ๐–๐–” ๐–™๐–—๐–†๐–•๐–•๐–Š๐–‰ ๐–’๐–Š ๐–๐–Š๐–—๐–Š ๐–†๐–“๐–‰ ๐–‘๐–Š๐–‹๐–™ ๐–‡๐–Š๐–๐–Ž๐–“๐–‰ ๐–”๐–“๐–‘๐–ž ๐–™๐–๐–Š๐–˜๐–Š ๐–˜๐–”๐–š๐–‘๐–˜ ๐–‹๐–”๐–— ๐–’๐–Š ๐–™๐–” ๐–•๐–‘๐–†๐–ž ๐–œ๐–Ž๐–™๐–? ๐•ฏ๐–” ๐–ž๐–”๐–š ๐–“๐–”๐–™ ๐–‹๐–Š๐–Š๐–‘ ๐–†๐–“๐–ž ๐–—๐–Š๐–’๐–”๐–—๐–˜๐–Š ๐–‹๐–”๐–— ๐–ž๐–”๐–š๐–— ๐–‰๐–†๐–š๐–Œ๐–๐–™๐–Š๐–—?"

Letting out a grunting sigh, the eerie voice slowly softens.


"๐‘จ๐’Ž๐’๐’๐’ˆ ๐’Ž๐’š ๐’„๐’‰๐’Š๐’๐’…๐’“๐’†๐’, ๐’š๐’๐’– ๐’˜๐’†๐’“๐’† ๐’‚๐’๐’˜๐’‚๐’š๐’” ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐’Ž๐’๐’”๐’• ๐’“๐’†๐’ƒ๐’†๐’๐’๐’Š๐’๐’–๐’” ๐’๐’๐’†. ๐‘ฉ๐’–๐’• ๐’˜๐’๐’“๐’“๐’š ๐’๐’๐’•. ๐‘ป๐’‰๐’† ๐’•๐’Š๐’Ž๐’† ๐’‰๐’‚๐’” ๐’‡๐’Š๐’๐’‚๐’๐’๐’š ๐’„๐’๐’Ž๐’†."

Surprised, the Lady quickly rises from her throne.


"๐•ฌ๐–—๐–Š ๐–ž๐–”๐–š ๐–™๐–Š๐–‘๐–‘๐–Ž๐–“๐–Œ ๐–™๐–๐–Š ๐–™๐–—๐–š๐–™๐–, ๐•ธ๐–”๐–™๐–๐–Š๐–—?"

A shattered Black Soul Gem suddenly appears on a pedestal.


"๐’€๐’†๐’”. ๐‘ป๐’‰๐’† ๐‘พ๐’๐’“๐’๐’…-๐‘ซ๐’†๐’—๐’๐’–๐’“๐’†๐’“ ๐’‰๐’‚๐’” ๐’“๐’†๐’•๐’–๐’“๐’๐’†๐’…. ๐‘ป๐’‰๐’† ๐’†๐’๐’… ๐’…๐’“๐’‚๐’˜๐’” ๐’๐’†๐’‚๐’“. ๐‘ถ๐’๐’† ๐’๐’‡ ๐’Ž๐’š ๐’๐’๐’š๐’‚๐’ ๐’‘๐’‚๐’˜๐’๐’” ๐’‰๐’‚๐’” ๐’๐’‘๐’†๐’๐’†๐’… ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐’ˆ๐’‚๐’•๐’† ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐’‘๐’“๐’†๐’‘๐’‚๐’“๐’†๐’… ๐’‚ ๐’”๐’–๐’Š๐’•๐’‚๐’ƒ๐’๐’† ๐’—๐’†๐’”๐’”๐’†๐’ ๐’‡๐’๐’“ ๐’š๐’๐’–."

Dancing with delight, a malicious grin decorates the Lady's face as she approaches the shattered gem with jolly steps.


"๐‘ซ๐’ ๐’๐’๐’• ๐’ˆ๐’†๐’• ๐’•๐’๐’ ๐’†๐’™๐’„๐’Š๐’•๐’†๐’…, ๐’Ž๐’š ๐’…๐’‚๐’–๐’ˆ๐’‰๐’•๐’†๐’“. ๐‘น๐’†๐’Ž๐’†๐’Ž๐’ƒ๐’†๐’“, ๐’š๐’๐’–๐’“ ๐’“๐’๐’๐’† ๐’Š๐’” ๐’„๐’“๐’–๐’„๐’Š๐’‚๐’. ๐‘ฉ๐’†๐’‰๐’‚๐’—๐’† ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐’…๐’ ๐’š๐’๐’–๐’“ ๐’…๐’–๐’•๐’Š๐’†๐’”."

"๐–„๐–Š๐–˜ ๐–ž๐–Š๐–˜, ๐•ธ๐–”๐–™๐–๐–Š๐–—. ๐•ด ๐–œ๐–Ž๐–‘๐–‘ ๐–‰๐–” ๐–˜๐–”."

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As her black nails touch the shattered Black Soul Gem, a gate-like portal with a void shade forms behind the ominous gem. A pair of black wings grow from the Devil's back, and as her steps enter the portal, a whisper escapes the Devilish Lady's lips,

".ื›ื™ ืื ื™ ื™ืฆื•ืจ ื”ืœื™ืœื”, ืฉื—ื•ืงื™ ื”ืืœื™ื ืžื›ื—ื™ืฉ ืืช ืงื™ื•ืžื•"

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Version: Anniversary Edition

Suggested Difficulty: Master

Suggested Mods:ย Master of One

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SPTO9EL.png4DyGSzf.pngLilith, a primordial she-demon figure primarily represented in Mesopotamian and Jewish mythology. Often depicted from a serpentine Lamia-like lady, a winged beast beauty, to a night demon that lures men in their dreams, there are several interpretations regarding Lilith's true origins.

Perhaps the most infamous one is the citation of Lilith as Adam's first wife - the Shadow of Eve - whom God banished from the Garden of Eden for disobeying Adam. The lady then coupled with the Venomous Archangel, Samael, and her wrath took the form of the serpent that lured Adam and Eve to eat the forbidden fruit.

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Indeed, as the name suggests, this character was inspired by the various interpretations of Lilith. But how does Lilith fit in with the setting and lore of the Elder Scrolls universe? Well, there happens to be one Daedric Lord who shares quite similar traits, the one who is often associated with venomous serpents and referred to as the Dark Queen - the Ruler of Nightmares -ย Vaermina.

Roleplaying as the Dark Queen's daughter who descends onto Nirn to bless mortals with her Mother's gift, dare you to witness the She-Devil's temptations as she preys upon your dreams and manifests your nightmares into reality?

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Theme: ๐–€๐–“๐–๐–”๐–‘๐–ž

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Lilith is one of Vaermina's oldestย Omens, powerful and malicious Daedras who inhabit the Dark Queen's realm, Quagmire, and seek to spread chaos on Nirn through mortals' dreams. The Devilish Daughter was molded inside Vaermina's womb from the nightmares and terror of Lamae Bal, the first Daughter of Coldharbour and the mother of vampires. But what is the connection between Vaermina, Lamae Bal, and vampirism? Well, one particular event inย TES III: Morrowindย already hints at this relation.

When the Nerevarine contracted the night disease, he had to ask Molag Bal himself for the cure. Interestingly, while Bal was the father of vampires, he had to retrieve the cure from Vaermina. Based on that account, what if, during the creation of the first vampire, Molag Bal worked alongside Vaermina to realize their plans? The Prince of Rape held the key to the disease, while the Nightmares Queen knew the secret to its cure, and the unlucky priestess of Arkay - Lamae Bal - was the first unwilling victim.

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Through Lamae Bal's horror during the Daedric Lord of Rape's heinous ritual, Vaermina extracted the poor maiden's nightmares to give birth to Lilith, the pale shadow and darkest reflection of Lamae Bal's fear and trauma. While Lamae Bal despised Molag Bal greatly (obviously), she played her role in Molag Bal's game as the progenitor of the Noxiphilic Sanguivoria disease, spreading vampirism through her bloodlines and other means.

Similar to how Lamae Bal became the key in Molag Bal's plan, Vaermina also prepared Lilith to spread her influences and lure mortals into the Nightmares Queen's grasp. However, instead of becoming a progenitor at the dawn of time, Lilith plays the role of a harvester at the end of time. She is a deceiver who tricks mortals into accepting Vaermina's "salvation" and transferring their consciousness to Quagmire for the Dark Queen to play with.

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โ›ง ๐•ฝ๐–†๐–ˆ๐–Š:
As an Omen, Lilith is, without a doubt, an ominous Daedra. However, the Lady will disguise herself as an alluring Altmer when she walks among mortals, and the face she imitates belongs to the Altmer vessel prepared by Vaermina's loyal pawn. Vampirism is roleplayed as Lilith's devilish traits, presenting her with arousing crimson eyes and new vulnerabilities.

โ›ง ๐•ธ๐–”๐–—๐–†๐–‘๐–Ž๐–™๐–ž:
While her true nature is a lustful ego-centric sadist, no reckless acts the Lady will commit as she needs to mask her identity. She will still, however, enjoy her share of playing and tormenting mortals when the moment permits.

โ›ง ๐•ฎ๐–‘๐–†๐–˜๐–˜:
Excel at manipulating those feeble minds and summoning the other Omens, Lilith is a deranged mastermind who does not need to dirty her hands to get the business done.

โ›ง ๐•พ๐–™๐–”๐–“๐–Š:
The Apprentice Stone offers tremendous Magicka Regen to ease the early game stage. The weakness against hostile magic is a charming addition to complement Vampirism's weakness toward fire.

โ›ง ๐•ฌ๐–™๐–™๐–—๐–Ž๐–‡๐–š๐–™๐–Š๐–˜:
Putting all leveling points into her Magicka helps balance Lilith's terrifying potential. With all those disadvantages and no points in her Health,ย a tiny hurl of fireball or a single arrow could end the Lady. She will have no choice but to cleverly manipulate the battlefield and use others to her benefit.

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โ›ง ๐•ฎ๐–”๐–“๐–๐–š๐–—๐–†๐–™๐–Ž๐–”๐–“:
As the first Omen who invades the frozen land, Lilith becomes the key to lead her siblings - the other Omens - onto Nirn.ย The many nightmarish creatures introduced in theย Necromantic Grimoire CC are roleplayed as the Lady's kin, and they serve as our focus in Conjuration play who benefit from the Necromancyย perks.

โ›ง ๐•ด๐–‘๐–‘๐–š๐–˜๐–Ž๐–”๐–“:
The combination of Illusion and Conjuration is truly phenomenal. Not only can you turn enemies against each other's throats, but you can also elevate the defenses and offenses of Lilith's followers and summons.ย All Illusion spells, their progressions, and perks that correspond to the spells efficiency are important.

โ›ง ๐•ฌ๐–‘๐–ˆ๐–๐–Š๐–’๐–ž:
Vaermina's worshipers are known for their... "absurd" yet lethal alchemical brewery, and Lilith is no different with this sinister practice. Serving not only asย the Lady's dopamine and her enemy's toxin, Alchemy plays a crucial role in fulfilling Lilith's final duty to blanket the Northern land in endless nightmares.

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๐•ธ๐–†๐–˜๐–™๐–Š๐–— ๐–”๐–‹ ๐•บ๐–“๐–Š

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Master of Oneย differs from most perks-overhaul mods by presenting each perk with a unique "consequence", offering more challenging yet rewarding experiences to the character's specialization. These recommended alternative perks grant a more formidable means to control the battlefield at the price of further debilitating the Lady.

Conjurationย is more flavorful withย Overcharge andย Undeathย strengthen Lilith's summon by increasing the cost of the spell while reducing the effectiveness of consumed potions a few seconds after casting the spell. Alchemy retains its simplicity by focusing on Lilith's poisons to enhance the potency at the expense of weakening her potion effects.

Illusion differs the most with the inclusion ofย Master of the Mind as an auto-included perk, allowing the Lady to mind-bend any being from the start. As we know, vanilla Illussion suffers from a flawed progression and efficiency where the spells cannot affect undead, daedras, and automatons without theย level 100 perk, and Draugrs are especially very common.

MoO instead allows us to choose which types of enemies Lilith's Illusion spells are most effective against.ย Grave Keeper andย Foeย specialize Lilith as a mortal (playable race only) and undead mind-bender by reducing theย effectiveness of her Illusion spells against other enemies, whileย Invigorateย slightly boosts her allies' physical prowess by consuming the Lady's Stamina.

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On Vanilla, the combination of Daedric Helmetย and Gauntlets with Vampire Armorย and Bootsย (especially with Kozakowy's Female Vampire Armor Replacer for a Vanilla+ modlist) presents a similar silhouette to Vaermina Statue in ESO.ย The quest Beyond the Graveย allows a faster alternative to obtain the Daedric pieces without relying on the Atronach Forge.

If you prefer a much powerful setup, the combination ofย Dismal Visageย + Vokun, Robes of Conjuration and Illusion, Dark Seducer Gauntlets, Vampire Boots, Warlock's Mark, and Ring of Masser willย cut the cost of Lilith's Illusion spells up to 72% and her Conjuration spells up to 97% while bolstering the Magicka Regen up to 150%. Wear them at your own risk.

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With many fantastic modded armor, the Lady's attire could be anything that reflects her Daedric yet alluring nature. 4thUnknown's Dremora Markynaz, Newmiller's Daedric T5, and Goampuja's Regalia of the Scornedย are my top choices.

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๐•พ๐–•๐–Š๐–‘๐–‘๐–˜:ย All Illusion spells, all spells from theย Necromantic Grimoire CC, andย Soul Trap

While her combat flow is very simple, at her peak, Lilith can easily overthrow the enemy's number, endlessly swarm the battlefield with her nightmarish summons, and effortlessly sanctify her army's prowess with little to no effort. This potential renders balancing mods obsolete, as the Lady's allies and her enemies are the ones clashing.

As such, presenting Lilith with severe weaknesses is a must to balance the combat. Yes, her inability to deal damage and defend herself might turn the playstyle dull, yet it fits the Lady's origin as a dream devil. Lilith is the embodiment of her enemies' nightmares. She cannot directly harm them in reality, yet she slowly consumes their sanity.

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๐•ป๐–—๐–Š๐–˜๐–Š๐–“๐–™๐–Ž๐–“๐–Œ ๐–™๐–๐–Š ๐•ฏ๐–—๐–Š๐–†๐–’๐–˜

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As Lilith's opening card, Illusion spells present vile dreams to her susceptible prey.ย Fury,ย Frenzy, andย Mayhem charm her foes and turn them against each other, thinning out their number as they fight over the Lady's lascivious temptations.ย Fear,ย Rout, andย Hysteria haunt the last standing soul, consuming their will to fight.

Courage, Rally, and Call to Arms are the deceiving dreams Lilith shows to her allies, increasing their libido vitality and combat skills (and the effects stack!).ย To seduce Serana, Wrathman, and her summons, the perk Master of the Mind is crucial on Vanilla.

Should the Lady's Magicka dry up, Necromancer's Ritual is Lilith's instrument to rejuvenate her lust by absorbing the other Omen's vitality. While the ritual takes time to cast, it is especially potent when multiple clones ofย Soul Split or two Ancient Deathpriests and their undead minions roam the battlefield.

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๐•ธ๐–†๐–“๐–Ž๐–‹๐–Š๐–˜๐–™๐–Ž๐–“๐–Œ ๐–™๐–๐–Š ๐•น๐–Ž๐–Œ๐–๐–™๐–’๐–†๐–—๐–Š๐–˜

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Satisfied with toying the minds of her enemies and allies, the Devilish Lady eventually manifests their nightmares into reality through the presence of her siblings. The Undying Ghost serves as Lilith's strongest early Omen, and with the power of the Apprentice Stone and the Altmer's racial ability, the Ghost's hefty Magicka cost is but a child's play.

Following the Lady's Conjuration progression -ย Tomb Guardian,ย Skeleton Champion, and Skeleton Warlock are her other favored siblings. Yet, no Omens are more dreadful than the Bone Colossus and Ancient Deathpriest with theย Twinย Soul perk.

The Colossus grants two extra skeletal summons and can heal nearby skeletons periodically, marking them as the better Omens to haunt stronger prey. Each Deathpriest can raiseย two bodies up to the rank of a Draugr Deathlord and offer a total of six summons, validating them as the perfect Omens when there are multiple corpses lying around.

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๐•ญ๐–—๐–Š๐–†๐–๐–Ž๐–“๐–Œ ๐–™๐–๐–Š ๐•ท๐–Ž๐–’๐–Ž๐–™

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Soul Rendย from Master of One is the perk you should be aware of, as it holds a ridiculous potential. The rank 2 ofย Soul Rend imitates the Vanillaย Twin Soul perk, yet itsย maximum rank (rank 5)ย allows Lilith to conjure up to 6 summons, but they lose 10 Health per second. Simply put, the Lady can conjure more at the cost of shortening the duration.

However - with the Apprentice Stone,ย Highborn, and Necromancer's Ritual -ย Lilith can summon her siblings almost indefinitely. Ifย you wrap the Lady in her powerful mage attire, a Master-level Conjuration spell (whose base cost is around 1000) will only consume around 15 Magicka, thus removing the consequence of advancing theย perk.

A Deathpriest can raise two corpses, and if Lilith conjures 6 Deathpriests while 12 dead bodies are nearby... 18 summons are at your disposal for a hilariously cheapย cost. This serves as one of the reasons why the Lady's potential needs careful restrictions.

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๐•ด๐–“๐–‹๐–‘๐–Ž๐–ˆ๐–™๐–Ž๐–“๐–Œ ๐–™๐–๐–Š ๐–๐–Š๐–“๐–”๐–’

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Only observing the enemy's despair from afar can indeed be agonizing. Thus, like a slithering venomous snake, Lilith may use her Invisibility and Muffle spells to briefly join the frontline and inflict lethal poison(s) on the strongest prey slyly. A dagger best serves the Lady's venomous fang and her other concoctions below help the Devil's manipulative tactics further.

โ›ง ๐•ฏ๐–Š๐–’๐–”๐–“๐–Ž๐–ˆ ๐•ฏ๐–—๐–Š๐–†๐–’: Blue Mountain Flower + Lavender + Tundra Cotton --->ย Fortify Conjurationย &ย Resist Magic
โ›ง ๐•ฏ๐–Š๐–›๐–Ž๐–‘'๐–˜ ๐•น๐–Š๐–ˆ๐–™๐–†๐–—:ย Dwarven Oil + Taprootย  ---> Fortify Illusion, Regenerate Magicka, Restore Magicka, and Weakness to Magic

โ›ง ๐•ธ๐–”๐–—๐–‡๐–Ž๐–‰ ๐•ฟ๐–†๐–˜๐–™๐–Š:ย Human Flesh + Imp Stool + Mora Tapinellaย --->ย Damage Health,ย Lingeringย Damage Health, and Paralysis
โ›ง ๐•ธ๐–Š๐–’๐–Š๐–“๐–™๐–” ๐•ธ๐–”๐–—๐–Ž:ย Deathbell + Bone Meal + River Bettyย --->ย Damage Health,ย Ravage Stamina, and Slow

โ›ง ๐•ท๐–Ž๐–‡๐–Ž๐–‰๐–” ๐•ญ๐–”๐–”๐–˜๐–™๐–Š๐–—*: Blue Mountain Flower + Nightshade + Wheat ---> Damage Magicka Regen &ย Fortifyย and Restore Health
โ›ง ๐•ท๐–š๐–˜๐–™๐–Š๐–— ๐•ฎ๐–†๐–“๐–‰๐–ž*:ย Creep Cluster + Histcrap + Red Mountain Flower ---> Damage Stamina Regenย & Fortify and Restore Magicka
*Applicable only to your living follower

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Lilith knows that by herself, she is weak and vulnerable. Thus, she uses her charms to deceive others, turning them into the Lady's loyal servants. While enslaving multiple followers seems farfetched, having a brainwashed army who is ready to sacrifice their lives for our Lady enhances the roleplay.

By exploiting temporary quest followers, this strategy allows vanilla players to gather more than one companion without using a mod such as NFF. You are, of course, free to determine how many servants are worthy to accompany the Devil's journey. Below are my recommendations.

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Before diving further into Lilith's actual purposes in Skyrim, there is a specific setting that plays around the Devilish Lady's existence - a doomed Kalpa cycle (world) where the Last Dragonborn failed his duty as the savior of the land, and Alduin's wrath and hunger are a certainty.

Now, have you ever imagined if Skyrim setting plays like real life? A perma-death scenario on a higher difficulty where we, as the Last Dragonborn, could easily die to the wolves near Riverwood or the Draugrs in Bleakfall Barrows.ย We fail our task while Alduin has returned to rule and enslave mortals once again.

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What would happen to the rest of Tamriel if the game suddenly ends like that? The answer to this scenario is beautifully portrayed by the mod Shattered - A Post-Apocalyptic Skyrim, which became the basis of this build concept. No villagers are spared, the cities are in ruins, and only an army of patrolling Draugrs and dragons that roam the land.

If you know the world will end soon and your death is unavoidable, would you take the chance when someone offers an option to avoid the doomsday? Or would you stay still and wait for your demise while covering in fear?

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In a doomed world where the fear of the World-Eater grows stronger each day, the appearance of a saint who promises salvation from demise is bound to lure many souls. That is the role that Lilith embraces, a false savior who promises salvation under the cunning deception of Vaermina's influences.

Lilith's journey begins in Gallows Hall, a Creation Club player home dedicated to Vaermina's worship. The quest follows an interesting story where a pupil of a necromantic master named Naara was trapped inside Gallows Hall and met her demise. We are tasked to follow the master's instructions to solve the puzzles revolving around Vaermina's ritual.

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Following this story, I pitched a headcanon where the necromantic master made a pact with Vaermina to offer a sacrificial vessel. Naara - the master's apprentice - served as the unfortunate sacrifice, and through her doing, the gate to Quagmire was opened, allowing Lilith to invade the mortal realm and take her appearance as a disguise.

Indeed, we will not play as Lilith in the beginning but as Naara. Be cautious when exploring certain areas or taking early quests (do not do Dragon Rising) while making your journey to Gallows Hall, as Furyย spell is Naara's only ace card. Once you safely arrive at the Hall, proceed with the quest, and simply roleplay the scenario above to make Lilith's entrance.

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Stepping out of the gate to Quagmire, the hall now serves as Lilith's home while on Nirn, and there are several luxuries the Lady can indulge in. We may useย the Altar of the Revenant to spice up the roleplay where the Devilish Lady offers mortals' souls to her Mother, and in return, Vaermina grants permission for Lilith's siblings - the other Omens - to aid their sister.

To roleplay this, every time you wish to add new Omens to Lilith's arsenal, you need to offer four filled Great/Grand Soul Gems at the Altar and turn them into Black ones. You may then read any fourย Necromantic Grimoire CC spells of your choosing. To unlock another four Omens, you need to repeat the ritual, and the Black Soul Gems provide extra income to repeat the cycle.

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The Devilish Lady realizes that she alone lacks the power, and thus, you may start deceiving some potential targetsย as Lilith's first servant(s). Jenassa and Wrathman make easy shields to protect the Lady from harm. Serana may also join the party once you are ready to infiltrate Fort Dawnguard to find the Volkihar Princess' whereabouts.

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Once the deed is done, Lilith's role as the false savior begins. Alongside collecting souls to call upon the other Omens, the Lady will disguise herself as a proper and trustworthy persona. Becoming the Arch-Mage and the Thanes of many Holds shall grant her beneficial influences, securing her reputation and allowing her to influence the citizens with her charisma.

Lilith may also conquer the Bloodchill Manor and Myrawatch Tower to grant her the luxury of planting her poisonous alchemical ingredients. Another important objective the Lady will doย as her power grows isย to weaken the other Daedric Lords' influences, namely those with an ill relationship with her Mother; Azura, Hermaus Mora, Peryite, and Bhoethiah.

There are several methods Lilith may do to trash their names;

โ›งย ๐•ฟ๐–š๐–—๐–“ ๐•ฌ๐–Ÿ๐–š๐–—๐–† ๐•พ๐–™๐–†๐–— ๐–Ž๐–“๐–™๐–” ๐•ญ๐–‘๐–†๐–ˆ๐– ๐•พ๐–™๐–†๐–— โ›ง
Quest: The Black Star

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Azura Star, a powerful artifact of the Lady of Dawn and Dusk capable of infinitely storing white souls. There are no better means to insult Azura than to alter her treasure into an object of vile dark magic.

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ย โ›งย ๐•ฏ๐–Ž๐–˜๐–ˆ๐–†๐–—๐–‰ ๐–™๐–๐–Š ๐•บ๐–Œ๐–๐–’๐–† ๐•ด๐–“๐–‹๐–Ž๐–“๐–Ž๐–š๐–’ ๐–†๐–“๐–‰ ๐•ธ๐–”๐–ˆ๐– ๐•ณ๐–Š๐–—๐–’๐–†๐–š๐–˜ ๐•ธ๐–”๐–—๐–†ย โ›ง
Quest: Discerning the Transmundane

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While slaying Miraak, Mora's Champion whoย imitates a fragment of her Mother's power, seems like a more appropriate mockery, progressing the Dragonborn DLC requires Lilith to embrace the Dragonborn identity. Obtaining the Oghma Infinium and tossing it to sea while choosing an insulting option when conversing with Hermaus Mora should do the trick.

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ย โ›งย ๐•ฝ๐–Š๐–˜๐–š๐–—๐–—๐–Š๐–ˆ๐–™ ๐•บ๐–—๐–ˆ๐–๐–Š๐–“๐–‰๐–”๐–— ๐–†๐–“๐–‰ ๐•พ๐–‘๐–†๐–ž ๐•ถ๐–Š๐–˜๐– ๐–™๐–๐–Š ๐•ฎ๐–‘๐–Š๐–†๐–“ย โ›ง
Quest: The Only Cure

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The Prince of Pestilence's shepherd has lost his way, and the Lady is sent to end the betrayer's life. Little does Peryite realize that an insulting plan awaits him. Soul-trapping and resurrecting Orchendor, Lilith uses her new doll to slay Peryite's messenger, Kesh, and litter the Blighted Lord shrine.

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ย โ›งย ๐–€๐–˜๐–Š ๐•พ๐–๐–š๐–‘๐–‘ ๐–”๐–‹ ๐•ฎ๐–”๐–—๐–—๐–š๐–•๐–™๐–Ž๐–”๐–“ ๐–™๐–” ๐•ถ๐–Ž๐–‘๐–‘ ๐•ญ๐–”๐–Š๐–™๐–๐–Ž๐–†๐–'๐–˜ ๐•ฑ๐–”๐–‘๐–‘๐–”๐–œ๐–Š๐–—๐–˜ย โ›ง
Quest:ย Boethiah's Calling

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The Prince of Deceit and Murder does enjoy violence to settle things out. What would happen if her followers die in a "boring" way by Vaermina's serene lullaby? Find Boethiah's followers at her Sacellum and slay them with the Mother's artifact. Do not get tempted by Boethiah's offer to hunt down her former champion.ย 

Once many souls have been deceived, the Devilish Lady's final duty draws near. Finally embodying her role as the Saint of Salvation Devil of Deception, Lilith starts mass-producing potent paralysis poisons that can last for hundreds of in-game hours (roleplayed as a much lethal version of the Miasma) by utilizing the Restoration infinite loop and duplicating glitch.

The Lady shall visit every Hold and put every soul she meets to eternal sleep (paralysis state), roleplayed simply as distributing these gifts to her deceived prey, forcing them to "drink" the poisons should they want to avoid the doomsday.ย Very few who realize her wicked intentions can escape from her grasp, and for those who wish to harm her, only death awaits.

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The news of the doomsday and the poisons quickly spread outside of Skyrim, carried by the Lady's remaining loyal followers. Soon enough, almost all of Tamriel blanket themselves in endless nightmares.ย The end scene closes the curtain with the Devil and her siblings returning to Quagmire after fulfilling their duties.

Once again sitting on her thorny throne, Lilith witnesses the fruits of her labor as Tamriel now indulges in eternal sleep and nightmares. Behind her stand numerous deceived souls of her once loyal followers now trapped in bird cages, waiting their turn for the Devilish Lady to indulge in her twisted and lustful desires.


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This build was the direct branch of The Lost Crusaderย when I scrapped the initial idea due to its complexity at that time. The leftover ideas then branched into two separate concepts where I wanted to portray two opposing Christian historical and folklore characters and represented them as Mara's Love and Vaermina's Nightmares.

This build represents Vaermina's vile dreams while Mara's love becomes the Knights of the Benevolence. If you have read The Lost Crusader, you might notice great similarities in the roleplay flow (and yes, I'm just being lazy, lol). But enough of my rambling, thank you for stopping by, feel free to give comments, and see you on the next adventures. :)

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Of Adamโ€™s first wife, Lilith, it is told
(The witch he loved before the gift of Eve,)
That, ere the snakeโ€™s, her sweet tongue could deceive,
And her enchanted hair was the first gold.
And still she sits, young while the earth is old,
And, subtly of herself contemplative,
Draws men to watch the bright web she can weave,
Till heart and body and life are in its hold.

The rose and poppy are her flowers; for where
Is he not found, O Lilith, whom shed scent
And soft-shed kisses and soft sleep shall snare?
Lo! as that youthโ€™s eyes burned at thine, so went
Thy spell through him, and left his straight neck bent
And round his heart one strangling golden hair.

~ย ๐•ญ๐–”๐–‰๐–ž'๐–˜ ๐•ญ๐–Š๐–†๐–š๐–™๐–ž, ๐•ฏ๐–†๐–“๐–™๐–Š ๐•ฒ๐–†๐–‡๐–—๐–Ž๐–Š๐–‘ ๐•ฝ๐–”๐–˜๐–˜๐–Š๐–™๐–™๐–Ž

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  • Chris Diokno October 26, 2024 at 4:59pm

    Awesome work as alwaysย 

    • JazzyJazz > Chris Diokno October 28, 2024 at 1:28pm

      Thanks, man! Appreciate it.

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