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    Here's a mockup I made for my "Circus" idea using Dimhollow Crypt. Imagine some cheering spectators on the ranks and some better lighting.   I'd say overall this cave is a bit too big, but I hope the general idea gets clearer.      

          No, no, no. I realize my explanation must have been very misunderstandable. My intention isn't to make this a fighting mod or even a fighting to the death scenario. This isn't at all what I wanted to propose.   My basic idea of the "arena" is more that of an "open stage" than a "fight club". A chance for adventurous women from all over Skyrim to make some money. The thing with the prisoners comes off far more prominent in my post than I intended it to be. Something like that COULD be done IF there were a desire for a darker theme, but even then it should be more in the direction of brawling instead of an outright fight to the death - In my mind I had the idea that instead of serving their sentence, prisoners get the chance to pay off their penalty by participating in shows.   Anyway, all this is just an elaboration of the very basic idea that there should some sort of "background activity" going on in the mansion that fits the overall theme.   I'm sorry for the confusion.   PS: The last chamber of dimhollow crypt is indeed somewhat the direction I had in mind.   Imagine Thaena or another announcer going on stage introducing the next "act".  -   "Our next attraction is a young woman from Rorikstead that wishes nothing more than to be the concubine to a whole falmer clan and it's chauruses. Ladies and gentlemen here comes Abelone ..."   Maybe the term "Circus" would be fitting for my idea.    

 Hi mybrainhurts, I'd like to thank you for picking up this mod and continuing it. I realize that you get requests/wishes/ideas for a mod expansion all the time and that it's probably not wise for you to act upon them. However I'd still like to present my idea to you - maybe it'll be at least partial inspiration for you. The mod "Helgen Reborn" has something called the "Fight Cave". It is basically a fighting arena in which illegal fighting and betting takes place. I think a version of this could be interesting for Animal Mansion aswell. The idea is to have a sunken arena, surrounded by cliffs with a club/bar area for patrons on top. When the player isn't doing the entertaining, NPCs could be in the pit going at it with the beasties. In order to get participants for the "Beast Cave" you could have quests similar to the existing ones in which you recruit women (and maybe the odd guy aswell if the animations allow it) from all over Skyrim to do the occasional performance. The shows could either be regular intercourse or if you want a more sinister theme there could be a fight first with following intercourse if the creature wins (For this, Jarls could sell you their prisoners for the shows. If they win - they are free) Also the patrons could do betting on the outcome of such fights. The point of something like this would be that there's always something going on in the background when you visit the mansion. Also it would be something for later stages to give the player a feeling that they're expanding the operation.

Just installed this mod. It's quite awesome, thank you for making it, the mansion has become a steady source of incum for me   Like most other people here I also have some ideas for the mansion and quests.   At the moment, the 'regular' animals like dogs share the same basement with more 'unusual' creatures like the chaurus. I'd suggest to have a separate dungeon for those really otherworldly beasties. IMHO a cave similar to Darkwater Pass dimly lit by luminescent lichen and torches would be perfect. There would be cages for the creatures underlining that they are dangerous. Throw in some candle-lit altars and skeletons and you have a nice ominous atmosphere fit for the occasion. Of course a show with those creatures would also command a higher price. I have no idea how hard it would be to implement something like this - are there prefab caves like this in skyrim that can be reused / decorated ? For the sake of short walking distances it would be nice if the cave could be directly under/next to the mansion. Other creatures that could go into the dungeon would be: benthic lurkers, trolls, seekers, skeevers, death hounds... What are the plans for further creatures to be found in the mansion ? Do you foresee to have quests for each of the creatures found in MoreNastyCritters ? A quest to acquire a chaurus - send the player to Darkwater Pass and maybe some other locations to collect chaurus eggs. To make it a bit more difficult, the falmers and wild chaurus that are there naturally have to be defeated. Once you brought back the egg and the chaurus has hatched, the player and Thael have to train the chaurus to get it accustomed to humans. A quest to hire three or four new whores for the mansion. Let the player take a dog to Whiterun / Markrath etc to let women try out the idea. Some will refuse, some will try and some will join. Once recruited they could participate in orgies at the mansion. Would it be possible to have those NPC's constantly take customers so I could just sit there and see them come and go or have them 'working' in a neighbouring cell ? A quest in which an angry mob of moralist villagers storms the mansion and you have to defend it along with Thaela and the other whores. There are possibilities for the creatures to have their way with the village women. A quest to recapture an escaped troll that got used to fucking humans and now terrorizes the public.   So yeah, those are my ideas, hope you like them. Unfortunately I have no idea if they are possible to realize or how hard it would be. Thanks again for this great mod !     PS: I really like your design of the animal mansion logo. It would be nice if it could be used ingame