Strongholds

Oscuro_Sol · Post by **Oscuro_Sol** » Mon Apr 18, 2005 6:55 pm

I've pretty much always joined House Hlaalu, at least it's the only one I've gotten halfway far in. I was wondering if it's the only house that offers strongholds, or if Redoran and Telvanni have them too. If so, how are they placed and how does the process leading up to them go? (land deeds etc.) And how do they compare to Hlaalu's?
If they don't, what's your opinion about how Hlaalu's stronghold is?

I really enjoy it, mostly because of the free ebony stuff you find in there...
Thanks in advance,
-Osc

fable · Post by **fable** » Mon Apr 18, 2005 7:08 pm

All houses have strongholds. The Telvanni you actually grow. Personally, I like it best, though there are enough stronghold mods to make each house stronghold much more interesting than anything Bethsoft offers.

Oscuro_Sol · Post by **Oscuro_Sol** » Mon Apr 18, 2005 7:11 pm

Neat, is the Telvanni stronghold like the normal tunnel Telvanni building?

fable · Post by **fable** » Mon Apr 18, 2005 7:30 pm

Very much so.

mbz · Post by **mbz** » Tue Apr 19, 2005 12:05 am

The Telvanni Stronghold is pretty cool. And as far as I can remember, it also requires you to do some levitation to travel around the entire stronghold (quite a nasty habit for those mages).

Without mods installed, the Hlaalu stronghold disappoints me the most. You live in a small two story building, and have to share it with two of your servants. Bah. Even the neighbors seem to have houses comparable to yours. But anyways, I love the climate there. And I always regarded Balmora as my home (or base). Probably because of that haunting pretty image of that little wood elf in the mage guild...

Of course this is my own humble opinion.

Oscuro_Sol · Post by **Oscuro_Sol** » Tue Apr 19, 2005 5:51 pm

Thanks, Telvanni is (surprisingly) looking better all the time.

I haven't heard anything about Redoran's stronghold, though. I assumed it was around the "dusty" part of Morrowind. Is it like one of those Skar buildings?

jopperm2 · Post by **jopperm2** » Thu Apr 21, 2005 8:41 am

I atually prefer the Hlaalu stronghold. I like that style of architecture best and like mbz said I tend to hang around Balmora.

dragon wench · Post by **dragon wench** » Thu Apr 21, 2005 9:27 am

[QUOTE=jopperm2]I atually prefer the Hlaalu stronghold. I like that style of architecture best and like mbz said I tend to hang around Balmora.[/QUOTE]

I second that. It is conveniently located, easy to reach and the weather is pleasant... the other two are always getting hit by duststorms.

Okay, it is a bit cramped, but I don't generally collect all that much stuff anyway.

That being said, being on PC, I use the many house mods out there, most of which are *much* nicer than any of the in-game strongholds!

Oscuro_Sol · Post by **Oscuro_Sol** » Thu Apr 21, 2005 4:39 pm

thanks for all the opinions guys

Yeah, though it's the only one I've tried so far, the Hlaalu stronghold is really easy to access, and I've heard that Redoran and especially Telvanni strongholds are hard to reach...

Alien_Newborn · Post by **Alien_Newborn** » Thu Apr 21, 2005 6:39 pm

I go completely for the Telvanni stronghold, AKA Tel Uvirith, namely because I think it looks cool, plus there's more mods for it than any other stronghold(Uvirith expanded, Uvirith unleashed, Uvirith vault, Uvirith underground, Uvirith Inside, etc.), or at least to my knowledge anyway

As for climate and all of that, that's not really a problem, as anyone with internet (which obviously includes anyone making or thinking about the descision) can download Green Uvirith and its patches and updates, which turn the surroundings of Tel Uvirith into something just as nice as what the Ascadian Isles can offer (turns the ash into grass, adds plants, adds trees, adds a imperial wall around the area, adds a little town-thingy, adds a FRICKIN' DWEMER OBSERVATORY, and a silt strider too)

mbz · Post by **mbz** » Thu Apr 21, 2005 8:30 pm

[QUOTE=Oscuro_Sol]Thanks, Telvanni is (surprisingly) looking better all the time.

I haven't heard anything about Redoran's stronghold, though. I assumed it was around the "dusty" part of Morrowind. Is it like one of those Skar buildings?[/QUOTE]

The Telvanni Stronghold looks like the fighter and mage guilds in Ald-duhn(forgot how to spell it), without any mods installed.

Oscuro_Sol · Post by **Oscuro_Sol** » Fri Apr 22, 2005 12:56 pm

Oh, I was wondering about that...
thanks all for the posts