More FedoraAndRapier voicing the auctioneer, Ralothi. With this, the Stolen Property quest is almost fully voiced, with the exception of a couple bit parts. For some reason in this clip, the participants are standing a bit off center. One of the benches was out of place too. Just more inexplicable Skyrim weirdness.
I’ve been swamped with real life work as of late and have not been able to do much of anything. So while there is nothing more tedious than writing the same articles about car valuations and business insurance over and over and over and over again, without this money I would not have food for me or my computer, which tends to eat bounds of electricity and refuses anything else, such as the bagels I have placed in its optical drive.
The mod is fairly close to being fully voiced, de-bugged and un-beta’d, mostly because I’ve kept the new stuff under wraps in hopes the voice actors would catch up. Unfortunately, the remaining voice actors are the kind that are extremely busy and sometimes do not reply to emails. So…while I do not want to call anybody out just yet, there is a reason the status bar is as such:
I also want to clean up some of the lower quality recordings from the early days of the mod. Some might require re-casting, depending on the original VA’s willingness to redo the lines. Darksun45230, for instance, has graciously accepted the task of re-recording Larkspur‘s base dialogue, much of which suffers from clipping/distortion. Others have not been as forthcoming, so perhaps you will see some familiar names on the Casting Call section in the coming weeks.
Consider for a moment three traveling Khajiit being asked to peddle wares in Skyrim. They are each given a wagon with a variety of general goods, but they quickly discover the wares are not necessarily relevant to the region.
The first salesman, being of average skill, immediately begins to highlight items like fur coats, snow boots, and fire salts. As an average salesman, he identifies a customer’s need and does his best to fulfill it.
The second salesman is slightly more skilled than the first. He asks his customers if they like to travel. Perhaps a Nord couple spends their winters in Hammerfell. He identifies needs that the customer himself is unaware of, while still covering his bases.
The third salesman is neither good nor average. He’s corrupt. He doesn’t identify needs. He manufactures them. He does not give two shits about whether his customers come away satisfied with the transaction. The third salesman sells ice to Eskimos.
The best street vendors have always been the third type. They aren’t interested in repeat business, because the majority of their business comes from tourists. They have limited knowledge about the wares they sell, which is probably wise if what they’re selling is garbage.
Yushari is not a florist. A florist manicures and arranges her flowers in neat little bouquets. Yushari is selling a handful of flowers she pulled out of the ground. Her typical customer is a traveler, coming to the Temple of Mara to arrange a marriage. Given how uncommon divorce is – Nazeem is still married – the odds of repeat business are slim, and there is no reason for her claims to have merit. She will do everything and say anything to get the only sale that matters, the one right in front of her.