Wow.
I
looked at the original document for the Out of Mournhold recently and saw that
I started writing it in March of 2010, over three years ago. I do remember that
I started it completely on a whim, because I’d been playing Morrowind and I was
bored. I’d tried writing a story about Morrowind before, but it had never
really worked out. I guess it just took the right combination of character and
elements to create a story I truly enjoyed writing, and that character was Fen.
But I didn’t make OoM what it is on my own.
First
and foremost, I must thank those who made the all the mods I used in my game –
primarily Kateri for Julan Kaushibael and Princess Stomper for Royal CharGen,
the two that contributed the most to the story. I also must thank (in no
particular order) the Unofficial Morrowind Patch team, Psychdog Studios,
Slartibartfast, Emma, the Tamriel Rebuilt team, Voltayre, Felix, Marcel
Hesselbarth, Korana, Cydine and Maboroshi Daikon, Dark Angel, CanadianIce,
Vality, Westley, Qarl, and Shadre for their incredibly well-made mods that I
used.
The
Tamriel Rebuilt team again, for their name generator that saved the
authenticity of Out of Mournhold many
times.
I must also pay extreme gratitude
to Zayphod, whose fantastic story The
Life and Times of Eldorf the Wise first inspired me to narrate Elder
Scrolls games. Continuing that same vein I would like to thank all those who
read my ill-fated Oblivion story, Blood
Tide, and didn’t try to hunt me down when it ended prematurely.
Gix,
whose lovely Let’s Play of Morrowind made me fall in love with the game again
after a long affair with Oblivion.
My
dear friend Harrison, who first gave me the [much, much smarter] idea of
writing the entire story before making
it public to ensure that I wouldn’t lose interest and stop writing it.
The
people at Bethesda
for creating such a beautiful game. I know video games are rarely considered
“works of art,” but Morrowind truly is in ways I simply cannot describe. Thank
you so much.
Thank
you to my readers! I don’t have a lot of readers, but I know that you are all
so lovely, and getting your emails makes my day. And being popular doesn’t
matter a whole lot to me. I’m happier that there are a small number of people
reading and enjoying Fen’s story every other week. The Elder Scrolls community
is easily the most intelligent and kindest group of people I have ever had the
pleasure of meeting on the internet, and I am so grateful for the time I have
gotten to spend with them. Thank you all.
And
most importantly, my old friend Erika, who first introduced me to Morrowind so
many years ago. Erika, I know you will probably never read this and we will
probably never see one another again, but just know that I owe this entire
portion of my life to you for showing me this incredible game. You are an amazing
person.
That being said, I'm excited to finally reveal the other big project I've been working on the past few months - a Skyrim narrative that will be called Dov Ronaan. It isn't quite done yet and I need some time to finish up some things irl, so chapters will start going up on June 1st, 2013. It was a lot fun writing a character that's so vastly different from Fen, and I hope you'll read and enjoy it, even though we all know Skyrim doesn't hold a candle to Morrowind.
I
first started writing Out of Mournhold on
a whim one day, and I had no idea that it would transform into something like
this. All of you have helped me reach the place I am today, and I am so
thankful for that. I am going to miss Fen and Julan more than I can bear, but
knowing all of you read and looked forward to each chapter of their adventure
will help.
Thank
you. You have made our journey very sweet.
Celestina
