***WOW includes material from UFO, Deadly Dragons and Warzones mods***
***"We" refers to myself and the three companions I currently travel outdoors with: Brelyna, Dekeethus & Jenassa***
Did my first serious exploration of The Reach with this new character and mods installed. Wow. After breaking out of Cidhna Mine and finding "The Lost Expedition," a Blackwing Dragon greeted us outside Kolskegger Mine. We got it down to 0 health in the air and it simply flew away. Later on, we got into it with an army of Afflicted. I would not have survived without the Hevnoraak mask -- so many angry projectile vomiters made an SDSU frat party look like Disneyland. During this epic fight I absorbed a dragon soul. Once I had time to look around, I found the dead Blackwing Dragon -- then I found it again near Druadach Redoubt. It had to be the same one because it was already looted from the first time.
Found it a third time at what was the most "military" battle I have ever faced in Skyrim. We were crossing a river, only to be met on the other side by about a dozen Forsworn on the bank. Big arrow fight across the water. The Forsworn kept about 8 on the bank and 4 in reserve out of range and were subbing like a basketball team; a wounded one would retreat/heal and a fresh one would step in. This was obviously going to go on until we were out of arrows, so I cast invisibility, readied a Flame Atronach and crossed downstream. I found a good sniper spot where I attempted to pick them off while they were busy with the mighty Brelyna. From my new vantage point behind enemy lines I got a full view of their heal/sub tactics in action. It took a long time, but we got them down to four, then I charged. Very bloody and very little loot. Kinda like the Russians in WWII.
I'm fully expecting them to hunt us all the way back to Markarth.
EDIT: Hah! The Dead Dragon showed up at Broken Tower Redoubt, which makes a total of 5 appearances on my little tour of The Reach (1 alive -- 1 dead with skin [absorbed his soul] -- 2 dead without skin and 2 dead with skin back on). For a dead dragon it sure gets around. I wish we could haul his carcass home and perch it on the roof of Breezehome or something. This is the first bug I have encountered playing with these mods and I'm at level 57. Pretty funny.
EDIT: I was right about being hunted. We "rescued" the Boethiah priest from Broken Tower, said hi to the Dead Dragon, then were met by a HUGE Forsworn hunting party as we attempted to cross the bridge back to Markarth. The battle easily lasted 30 real minutes and afterward I counted 18 Forsworn and 4 dogs. Multiply that by roughly 1.3 to account for the ones Berlyna turned into zombies and that makes 2 dozen Forsworn with 6 dogs. I LOVE me some Warzones!