Oblivion talk:Methredhel

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[edit] Nudist

Methredhel likes being a nudist. I'm not sure if this is a bug. in 3 different games, she has at some point decided to stop wearing clothes. why??? anyone else experience this?

I have also experienced this. Methredhel also has a room mate who takes off her clothes. I broke into their house in a thieves guild quest to steal the diary off her and they were both walking around naked (except for default clothing). --Matthewest ^{•T•C•E•} 01:56, 18 April 2008 (EDT)

Seriously?!? An NPC's armor is destroyed and the only possible explanation is that she's supposed to be a lesbian?? I won't even start to guess at your explanation for all the naked male soldiers on the battlefield outside Bruma at the end of the Great Gate quest....

Trying to return to reality here: every NPC wearing armor in the game, male or female, will stop wearing his/her armor when the armor is destroyed. Just as the player's character can no longer wear a piece of armor once it is destroyed (health=0). Since they don't have other clothing in their inventory (and the AI doesn't force them to search for replacement clothing), the NPCs end up without any clothing. --Nephele^Talk 02:34, 18 April 2008 (EDT)

Okay I understand now Nephele. I forgot that that could be a possible explanation. But why is it most common with Methredhel and her room mate? And what would she have done to cause it? Can an NPC repair their own armor? Why do I see her take her armor on and off occasionally? --Matthewest ^{•T•C•E•} 03:11, 18 April 2008 (EDT)

Old question, but my guess on this is that they're both wearing weak, low-quality armor (Leather, the weakest in the game), and both have low Responsibility (as should be expected of anyone pursuing a career as a thief), which makes them break the law frequently (stealing food most likely), and thus get into fights with the guards on a regular basis. Methredhel is Essential up until a late in the Thieves Guild quest line, so she can't be killed, but all those fights with the (much more well-equipped) guards probably takes a toll on her armor fairly quickly. Blame the devs for not giving her backup clothing to wear when it breaks. --TheRealLurlock ^Talk 01:00, 8 July 2008 (EDT)

She DOES have backup clothing acually, huntsman Pants and Shirt. the Huntsman Shirt appears as a Bra sort of thing on Female characters (ooh la la) so you may have confused that as her haveing her shirt off. If she walks around without pants though, thats something odd. Lucky the Cat Guy 01:29, 7 August 2008 (EDT)

[edit] May the best thief win...

How does Methredhel become a member of the thieves guild when you steal Amantius Allectus' book? --Matthewest ^{•T•C•E•} 22:50, 24 April 2008 (EDT)

If you failed to steal the diary, you're given a second chance by stealing the sword. So, if Methredel failed to steal the diary, then presumably she got that second chance. —Dark Spark 00:14, 8 July 2008 (EDT)