Oblivion:Else God-Hater

Else God-Hater (RefID: 00028F97)
Home City	Skingrad
Location	West Weald Inn
Race	Nord	Gender	Female
Level	PC+0	Class	Spellsword
RefID	00028F97	BaseID	00028F96
Other Information
Health	48 + (4+1.8)x(PC-1), PC=5-25
Magicka	75 + 1.5x(PC-1) (max=250)
Responsibility	50	Aggression	10
Faction(s)	Skingrad Citizen; Mythic Dawn 0(Initiate )

Else God-Hater

Else God-Hater is a Nord spellsword and a resident at the West Weald Inn in Skingrad. She is strongly antipathetic towards worship of the Nine Divines; so much so, in fact, that she serves as a Sleeper Agent for the Mythic Dawn and will attack on sight once you finish the Dagon Shrine quest.

Else doesn't do much in life, as she never leaves the inn and spends the entire day strolling around on both the ground floor and the second floor, sometimes chatting with the other residents. At 10pm she sits down for a late dinner, before going to bed at 1am for six hours of sleep.

She's armed with a steel shortsword and her wardrobe consists of a brown shirt, laced leather pants, and a pair of buckled shoes. She carries a few gold coins. Her room is located at the 3rd floor, the first door on the right, and in there, a copy of the destruction skill book Mythic Dawn Commentaries 2 can be found lying on a desk.

Complimenting her skill with blades, Else has a good range of magic at her disposal. She can cast a major alteration spell, one major and one minor destruction spells, a major illusion spell, a major restoration spell, summon a Scamp, as well as cast her bound Mythic Dawn armor and sword. These spells are always of the highest skill level available to her.

Dialogue

Else is more than willing to converse on the subject of the Nine Divines - even when you approach her for the first time;

"I'm Else God-Hater. Yes. I hate the gods. All gods. They can all bite my garters. And if you don't like it, YOU can bite my garters, too."

Skingrad

"Ask me what I think about chapels, praying, the Nine Divines. Go ahead. Ask me."

I don't care.

"Well. Good. I really don't care, either. I just get sick of all the god-talk. Might as well pray to rocks and lamp posts."

What do you think...?

"The gods don't do a damn thing. Do they even exist? How could anyone tell? Daedra Lords, sure. They exist. They do things. Bad things, mostly, but things you can see. The gods? They don't do a damn thing. So why do we build big chapels and sit around and mumble, and ask them to save us from this and that? It's stupid. And chapels and priests and folks groveling on their knees, they're stupid, too."

She also has a thing or two to tell you about the town's eccentric Wood Elf Glarthir;

Glarthir

"He's a raving lunatic. I'm assuming you're asking because he's done something strange. Like what? Oh, like shouting obscenities at you, or wearing only fur for an entire year, or waiting outside your house every morning. Not that you'll get anyone else in town to admit it. "Oh, he's harmless, we're used to him." Harmless, ha! One day he'll snap. Then watch out."

Rumors

She seems to be quite a renowned swordsman, as the townsfolk will often talk of her skills with a blade with comments such as:

"That Else God-Hater sure has a chip on her shoulder. Great with a blade, but she really holds a grudge against the church."

"Don't bring up religion around Else God-Hater. She's likely to use that sword of hers on you."

To which others will reply:

"Religion is definitely not a topic to bring up around Else. Swords, on the other hand, she'll talk about."

"I'll stay away from the topic with her."

Notes

• Else was originally meant to spend a majority of her day at Skingrad's Arena. However, due to the arena getting removed, the related AI package ElseGodHaterExploreArena8x12 also went unused. This results in her simple schedule in the final game, where she never leaves the inn.
• Else is one of only two Mythic Dawn agents in the game to use the Mythic Dawn bound armor and sword spell, the other being Raven Camoran; all other agents will use the Mythic Dawn bound armor and mace spell instead.

Bugs

• Despite Else having a specific room and bed inside the inn, her sleep package does not target this bed, instead making her use whichever bed is closest to her. This may result in her sleeping in the room of the inn's other permanent resident, Graklak gro-Buglump.
  • The Unofficial Oblivion Patch, version 3.3.0, fixes this bug.