Here's something that's bugging me: every time I get hit in combat, no matter how minor the damage, my (female) character lets out an intense piercing scream. It sounds like she's dying every time, and I reflexively give up fighting for a second or two before I realize I'm still alive.
I have never let out a scream like that in my life, and for good reason: those types of screams take an incredible amount of energy to produce. If you want to let out a scream like that, you have to focus all your willpower on it - you certainly don't do it in the middle of a fight if you intend to keep fighting. I don't even think it's possible to scream like that without closing your eyes.
The reason women so often let out those types of screams in the real world is because they're using all their energy to cry for HELP. They've already dismissed the idea of fighting for themselves, either because they are too afraid, too weak/injured, or because they're conditioned to expect a man (or possibly a mother) to swoop in and save them the instant they call for them.
So, the developers of Morrowind really didn't seem to think very highly of women. There is almost no advantage to being a woman (though there are several disadvantages), and they apparently think every woman lets out a piercing screech at the slightest discomfort. Thanks a lot, developers. It irritates me so much that it actually takes a lot away from what would otherwise clearly be an amazing game. I'm getting awfully frustrated, hearing that in every fight.
So... Is there a mod to make women less simpering and pathetic? Or should I start again with a male character and just pretend I'm secretly transgendered, as I end up having to do in almost every game I play?
Also, a more specific question: when I go to enchanters and click the "enchant" button, I get a very complicated-looking window with every field blank. There are no options to select. Are there some prerequisites to buying enchantment?