Edmund's Folly - Sword Fenn the Wise

Explore several new locations connected to long-standing wizards. Overcome his various puzzles and guardians to discover a powerful talking sword, a new merchant, the history of enchantments, and the mechanics used to change the weapon's form.

Edendel's folly

(Created for original Skyrim not SE, only released on Steam Workshop in 2012)

On the hills south of Castle Greymore there is an ancient Nord ruin, which at some point was renamed the Mines of Halmin. It waits to attract unfortunate souls and allow a doomed adventurer to discover its story, its treasures, a missing merchant and a mysterious sword of the wise. To do this, they need to follow clues, dispatch ghosts and bandits, solve puzzles and defeat invincible enemies.

These tasks are intentionally challenging. The main opponent in the first position may be easy or impossible to kill depending on how you handle it. All the clues you need are in the journals found during the search (3 in total).

The action then moves to the second location, where players can begin to learn more about the Archmage and discover one of his constructs, which will allow you to change the weapon in which the Bafungram resides.

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Bafungram, the talking sword:

Discovered at the end of the Harimins Mine quest, he is Buldur's Gate's homage to Lilacor (some of his verses come from Baldur's Gate, as well as a few other cultural references). He starts with an enchanted greatsword that deals electrical damage, and can trap souls or absorb health, stamina, or Magicka via dialogue options.

Pick him up and prepare to talk to him for the first time, after which you can use your powers to talk to him. Talking to him gives you options for ward usage and tremor frequency. Once equipped, he will regularly collect conditional comments and when used in battle, he will be in his own state.

(Dialogue is handled via a script, which plays clips based on the situation, such as: stealth, hits, player stats, and Bafungram's current status).

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Thank you so much:

Nakia: Provides appropriate horror sounds for Nixie.

Mrs. C: Provides Nixie's soft voice.

Mr. K: For playtesting and lots of very useful feedback.

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Revision:

V2.5 June 2020: Updated and improved writing to make tasks clearer. Made some adjustments to some voice files. Made some adjustments to the interior to fix some graphical issues and fill in some areas.

V2.5b: Added necessary files that were missing from the first upload.

V2.5c: Then remove unnecessary files included in the second upload.

V2.5d: Added some scripts that were missing from previous uploads, preventing the merchant's dialogue from taking you away from the second part of the mission.

V2.5e: Removed various unwanted edits and unused locations.

(Earlier versions were only available on Steam Workshop)

July 2012 Version 2: Added new quest in new dungeon location using machine to convert Bafungram into other weapon types. If the player already has Bafungram, the script will remove the old version and add the new version along with the "Talk to People" feature. The script has been removed from the weapon itself as this conflicts with the display.

Version 1, May 2012: Lowered the volume and modified the sound file, changing the behavior of the bandit leader.

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Idemdall's Folly

(Created for the original Skyrim rather than SE, and published in 2012 only on Steam Workshop)

In the hills south of Fort Greymoor lies an ancient Nord ruin which has at some point been renamed Harmin's Mine. It lays in wait to ensnare hapless souls and for a fated adventurer to discover its story, its treasure, a missing merchant and a mysterious sentient sword. To do so they will need to follow clues, dispatch ghosts & bandits, solve puzzles and vanquish an invulnerable foe.

These quests are intentionally challenging. The key opponent in the first location, depending on your approach could be either easy or impossible to kill. All the clues y …