Ever wonder who might not like the Heartbow Rangers or the Woken Furies? Well, that would be The Bloodgrym. A group of mercenaries who don't care for the goody two-shoes from those other two groups and are constantly butting heads with them.
Merka Blood-Brow is the leader of The Bloodgrym. She uses a mace and shield, both artifacts she picked up from a newly discovered Draugr Crypt.
She a Battle Frenzy ability that fires during combat that makes her do double damage and take half damage from attacks for a limited time. She also has a prayer to Talos that heals her for a small amount. She can re-use both of these abilities if the fight goes on long enough, but she can't cast them over and over. She won't cast her prayer until she is 50% or lower.
Note: Ignore the screenshots of the two-hand sword. I'm running short on time because I'm working on Vayne and Samandriel, so I don't have time to take new screenshots or even make a FOMOD for this one. That said, I did spend a good deal of time on the design of this follower, both technically and artistically.
ESL-Flagged plugin
Additional file download for the warpaint version.
Custom voice from Simply Open Source Voice Pack
ColdSun's Visions - Asset Pack (choose the one that fits your body)
FSMP - Faster HDT-SMP
XP32 Maximum Skeleton Special Extended - XPMSSE
Racemenu
Simply Open Source Voice Pack
Steel Fashions (3BA or BHUNP) for her outfit
You need the above mods for this mod to function!
Support will be through our Discord or private messages here on Patreon. Please pay close attention to the requirements stated above. I hope you enjoy this follower as much I have during my testing.
Update 05/16/2025 - Fixed Blood Spatter always showing up on Merka. Tuned her combat abilities a bit more. Overpowered at low level (below 8) and should be great for high level now.
Make sure you grab and install the required mods above!