Skyrim: Possible Hunting Grounds DLC?

Post » Sun Nov 25, 2012 9:01 pm

In Skyrim, we have visited a number of Daedric Realms and Outer Realms; one of Sanguine's pocket realm, Soul Cairn, Evergloam, Sovngarde, Apocrypha. There is a good chance we might visit Hircine's Hunting Grounds based upon the fact that werebears have not yet been added into the game, and with Solshteim being in the upcoming DLC, Bethesda will indeed not shy away from creating a larger sized landmark. It could be Skyrim's very own "Shivering Isles."

Many things in the official novels have been seen in the game; Thalmor, Titus Mede line, Solshteim, etc. One of the things seen in the Elder Scrolls novels was Hircine's Hunting Grounds and werebears who happened to be large Nordic men wielding spears. Curious, since spears are now added into the game where Nords are the focus. But then again, it is not entirely likely considering Lycanthropy was ever prevalent in the Companions questline . . .although one must wonder why they revisted the Dragonborn story with the upcoming DLC? Perhaps the idea of a Hunting Ground DLC is not too far-fetched when Kodlak mentioned a Harrowing of the Hunting Grounds, which is a great battle Kodlak sees as heroes of Sovngarde entering Hircine's Realm to do battle with Lycanthropes or save what they consider "lost brothers and sisters." This could open up a potentially new story and quests that could have the player either join the heroes of Sovngarde as Dragonborn or a regular Nord, or join Hircine and uphold the hunt's law and "wild nature".

Now, on the gamejam sizzle video we see a number of things added into the game via patches and DLC:
  • Spears(Dragonborn DLC)
  • Kill Cams for Magic
  • Kill cams for ranged combat.
  • Water currents in Dungeon(Dawnguard)
  • Goblins(As RIeklings in Dragonborn DLC)
  • Build your own house and adopt children(Hearthfire)
  • Waygate travel(Dawnguard)
  • New Mounts and Dragonmounts(Dawnguard's Arvak and Dragonborn's dragons)
  • Mounted combat.
  • Kinect shouts.
  • Enhanced underwater visuals.
  • Lycanthropy Perk Tree(Dawnguard)
  • Vampire Lord(Dawnguard)
  • New vampire feeding animation(Dawnguard).
So, a few things are left. Fan demand, of course, welcomes werebears. But how would werebears fit into a good DLC? We've seen Hircine related content before, but same goes for Dragoborn related content. With the Companions Questline having a bit of a cliffhanger regarding departed souls to two of the many afterlives, Hunting Grounds and Sovngarde, I think we may just see a Hunting Grounds DLC that could please Lycanthropy fans and Nordic fans alike.

For those who do not know, the Hunting Grounds has many different landmarks; tributaries and canyons, an africa-esque savannah and a large woodland forest with no underbrush. There is also a single moon and a crimson sun which could be beautiful to look at ingame. It is just a thought, but entirely possible that we actually go to his realm.
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