follower mod Kira Bear-Slayer 1.0 1

 

 

Kira is a strong Nord two handed follower created by Porterhause and Nachtdaemmerung and the sister in law of his characters Tish and Shae and mother to Mae Little-Fire. She comes with a CBBE body and custom gear by BillyRo and Nisetanaka. Tattos are from Desufire's "The Coenaculi" mod.

 

Kira Bear-Slayer wanted nothing more then to be a wife and home maker when she was young. Keeping a home in order, raising children and tending a small farm with a husband by her side seemed a sort of chaotic bliss to her.

In her late teens however she found herself a long way from that dream and from her home. Her size, muscular physique and skill at arms landed her in the role as a hired mercenary guarding caravans as they plied their trade across the Empire. It was on one of these journeys she earned the appellation “Bear-Slayer”. While crossing one of the snowy passes one of the largest bears ever seen by even the most seasoned caravaneers, attacked the camp during the night. This monster bear killed two horses and three guards with heavy swats of it's shield sized paws and was about to tear into the caravan master when out of nowhere a heavy axe blade planted itself in the bear's flank. Roaring, the bear turned away from the caravan master to face Kira who coldy and calmly buried the axe in it's neck. The bear pursued Kira in mindless rage only to have blow after blow from her axe chop through fur, muscle and bone. It's return strikes either struck nothing but air or glanced off hard Nord steel. Sensing this was a fight it could not win the bear began backing away to flee. Unwilling to let this monster get away Kira leapt into the air with a bone chilling shriek that curdled the blood of all who heard it and she delivered a mighty overhead two handed blow that split the bear's skull, killing it.

The caravan master was so grateful he told Kira to take anything she wished from his cargo. Kira chose a plain but sturdy suit of Orcish armor which became something of a trademark for her for years to come.

One day, her caravan was hired to haul preserved foods and high quality steel implements from a farm and smithy not far from Windhelm. One of the farmers, Erik, was a striking redheaded man, slender with whipcord muscles and an easy smile that melted something in Kira. As it turned out Erik was to accompany the caravan to their destination to broker the sale. During the trip the two of them were drawn to each other like a lodestone to steel and would talk endlessly. At the end of the journey they realized they were deeply in love and did not want to part. Kira approached the caravan master and asked for the last of her pay. The older man smiled at the usually taciturn Kira who now acted more like a blushing maiden then a a fierce warrioress. He paid her off and gave her a bonus before wishing them both well.

Erik took Kira home and she was welcomed into the household with open arms by his family. The two were soon married and had established their own little farm a short walk away from the family's main stead.

What followed were years of domestic bliss that Kira had dreamed of as a young girl. Soon she gave birth to their first child they named Mae. Born early, Mae was tiny but through careful nursing the child survived and began to thrive. Kira's father in law took one look at his diminutive granddaughter with her patina of red hair and prophesied that she would be a fierce one, full of the family vigor.

Kira settled into the comfortable role of wife and mother. He daughter grew into a fine young girl who bounced around between their farm and her grandfather's home. Mae grew up playing with her aunt's Shae and Tish whom she idolized. Tish was 10 years older was already a young woman and learning the blacksmith trade and skilled at arms. Shae was only a few months older than Mae but already an archer of local reknown. Mae learned a bit of each from her aunts and at first Kira did not mind but then her daughter spent more and more of her time away from home. Kira began to worry that her daughter might end up on the same dangerous path she did.

Kira began to resent her sister's in law just a bit but then Tish married a miner from Shor's Stone and moved away and Shae spent a great deal of time hunting to fill the family larder. As a result Mae spent more time at home learning more domestic skills from her mother.

One morning while Kira was preparing the midday meal Mae came running into the house yelling something about an attack on her grandfather's home. Kira's blood ran cold. Her husband was there helping raise a new barn. Kira set Mae to closing and barring all the windows and doors. Then forbidding her daughter to follow Kira left the farm and headed towards to her father in laws stead.

Hiding in a stand of trees Kira gazed at the scene of Carag's farm. The sight that greeted her, broke her heart completely. Her husband Erik, her father law Carag and her brother law Thorbald were dead surrounded by a score or more of dead legionaries. The remaining legion forces were tending their wounded and organizing. When Kira heard an officer order a search of the surrounding area she knew she knew she did not have much time and sprinted the distance back to her home.

When she arrived she found Mae armed and armored and about to leave. Kira screamed at her daughter to get back in the house and gather food. Shocked at her mother's outburst Mae obeyed. Kira grabbed some blankets and a bag of septims and taking her daughter's arm fled the farm. It wasn't until they were far away that Kira told Mae her father's fate. Expecting her daughter to cry she was taken aback by Mae screaming in rage at her for running away. Kira tried to explain but Mae would not listen until Kira stepped up close, seized her shoulders so tightly Mae cried out. Kira explained in hard no nonsense terms that charging in to fight the legionaries in a vengeful rage would have resulted in both their deaths. Shocked into silence yet still angry Mae fell quiet. Kira took her arm again and led her to Windhelm.

The two resided there for months mourning their losses. Kira forbid her daughter from joining the Stormcloaks and concentrated keeping the little one room space where they dwelt in the gray quarter clean and their bellies full.

Then, rumors started to circulate about a redheaded Nord woman was slaughtering every Imperial and Thalmor she could find leaving behind grisly calling cards of beheaded bodies. From the descriptions both Kira and Mae realized it could only be Tish. Kira tried to keep an eye on Mae but to no avail. One day she returned from her menial job cleaning homes to find Mae and her gear missing. There was a note that read:

“Mother. I can't hide anymore. I'm going to find Aunt Tish if I can and join her.”

Kira wept for a long time thinking the last vestige of her warm life as a mother had been torn away. She went to the temple of Talos to pray for her daughter's safety. While praying she had a vision of her younger self slaying the bear. In her vision, the bear turned into a snake with the sneering head of a Thalmor. She saw herself chopping off it's head and stomping the face into a bloody pulp. Leaving the temple she knew what must be done.

Gathering her belongings and money, she returned to her family farm. In it's ransacked remains she went to a kitchen cupboard, it's pottery contents spilled and broken. She pulled out the shelves and removed the back revealing a hidden compartment. here, stored carefully was her mercenary gear, dusty but serviceable. Kira shed her farm wife trappings and donned her her Orcish armor. Being a house wife and having borne a child made it a tight fit but she managed. Reaching into the cupboard one more time she pulled out her two handed axe with it's ornate blade and sturdy haft. When Kira left the farm she was once again Bear-Slayer. She began traveling Skyrim looking for her daughter and slaughtering Imperials and Thalmor alike.

Months later Kira caught up to Mae living in post war Whiterun and in the company of her aunts Tish and Shae. Her reunion with her daughter was joyous and Mae had a hundred questions about her mother's arms and armor. Her reunion with her sisters in law was more cordial even a little cold but one that eventually warmed in the light of shared tragedy and experiences. Not wanting to be far from her daughter, Kira lives in Whiterun and can often be found at the Hall of the Dead where her husband and his family were laid to rest by Tish.


From Porterhause:
Kira is the result of a collaborative effort between myself and Nachtdaemmerung with Nacht doing all the heavy lifting.  There was also a great deal of design input from my friends Gysking and fellow modder Agghgahd.  I was originally going to model Kira's face on actress Sean Young (Rachael: Blade Runner) but Gysking suggested Italian actress Cristina Garavaglia and something clicked. 
 

Kira is only loosely based on Miss Garavaglia but I think I came pretty close.  I wanted her to have a more lush "mom bod" so I asked my friend Agghgahd if I could copy the body of one of his creations (he agreed) and thus Kira Bear-Slayer was born. 

 

Kira Bear-Slayer by Geisking1

 

See More of his art HERE

If you didn't read through her back story, Kira is Tish and Shae's sister in law and mother to Mae Little-Fire (also all follower mods).

 

 

 

Nordic Armor Version HERE

 

Location:
You'll find Kira wandering around in Halls of the Dead in Whiterun.

Combat Style:
Two-handed

Perks:

• Two-Handed: Barbarian (Rank 3), Limbsplitter (Rank 2), Champion Stance, Sweep
• Heavy Armor: Juggernaut (Rank 3), Well Fitted, Tower of Strength, Matching Set
• Sneak: Muffled Movement, Light Foot

Spells:
Healing, Fast Healing

Level:
She levels from 5 to 300 with the player

Protection:
Essential

Marriage:
She can be married without any further requirements.

Voice:
FemaleSultry

Body:
CBBE
Height: 1.02
Weight: 100
She is standalone, so you can have a different body installed.

Requirements:

• Latest version of Skyrim
• Dragonborn DLC
• XP32 Maximum Skeleton OR XP32 Maximum Skeleton Extended

Install options:

• Body Texture Resolution (4k or 2k)

Compatibility:
Kira will work fine with all the usual follower mods like AFT, EFF, RDO etc.

Technical Information:
This mod edits the cell WhiterunHallOfTheDead (ID:000165AA)
Kira's BaseID is xx000D64, her RefID is xx00AF77 (xx depends on your load order)