This mod adds M'Khiin Grubdoubler, the goblin companion from Siege of Dragonspear, to BG2EE as a joinable NPC. CHARNAME may choose to know her (from Siege) or meet her anew in SOA.
A: M'Khiin is found within the Sewers of the Temple District. Alternatively she can be summoned via the Fate Spirit in TOB.
A: Haer'Dalis is a good fit - her banters with him strengthen her epilogue. He is, by no means, a requirement however. M'Khiin won't leave because of any other companions. She will, however, find little in common with Korgan and Hexxat.
Version 1.0 will add M'Khiin as a joinable NPC with content equivalent to other One-Day-NPCs.
- She banters with vanilla NPCs.
- She comments on essential events. E.g. Tree of Life, Spellhold.
- She interjects during dialogues.
- She has a few timer-&-scenery based dialogues to complete her friendship track.
- She has one mini quest - A Goblin in the City. This consists of two encounters where others object to her presence within Athkatla. Completing this is a requirement for her larger questline in version 2.0.
Version 2.x+ will include:
- One larger quest - A Refuge for Outcasts. This requires the completion of A Goblin in the City and for CHARNAME to change her alignment to Neutral Good. Then, after clearing the undead city, she will start a shelter there. Her two goblin friends from the sewers will head over. Other NPCs will also show up - a gnoll farmer and an ogre baker among them.
- New shaman items for M'Khiin to make her viable for a full BG2EE run.
- Crossmod. Notably with Baeloth for BG2. This includes the option to turn M'Khiin's alignment to Neutral Evil instead.
A: M'Khiin is still finding her place within the world. With CHARNAME's encouragement she may switch her alignment to Neutral Good - after the end of the slavery quest in the Copper Coronet. If she is not encouraged to care for others she will remain True Neutral.
But you mentioned she can be turned Neutral Evil instead? Yes. Crossmod with Baeloth for BG2 will allow it. Her banters with him, and her interactions in the underdark, will convince her that selfishness (even cruelty) is essential for survival. She will alter her beliefs - and actions - accordingly.
A: Players have their own interpretations of canon characters. While I think she remains in-character, you may feel differently. I also don't claim to perfectly replicate her speech. If you have any suggestions for improvements, I'd be delighted to hear them / implement them (with thanks and credit).
- Special thanks to @dark0dave for writing Baeloth's crossmod lines. <3
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M'Khiin's resources are pulled from the base Siege of Dragonspear game. I don't own any of it.
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My part of the mod is open source. That means anyone is free to fork, make pull requests or alter content. While I'd prefer people approach me if they want new content (e.g. changing the lines I've written, reactions to other vanilla quests), crossmod is free real estate. You can contact me to co-write / co-code it. Or simply add the crossmod on your end without my involvement.
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M'Khiin isn't even my OC. She's a canon character I'm expanding on. Honestly -- go wild. Change the talks completely. Remove the PID. Add to the PID. Reword lines you don't like. Write your own, completely seperate M'Khiin BG2EE mod that's considerably better than mine. The sky's the limit.