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About this mod
A replacer for the female Housecarls found in the vanilla game.
- Requirements
- Permissions and credits
There are tons of NPC replacers already out in the market, but none of them really satisfied me. It isn't that they're bad, but they never really fit in the game I've modded. So what I really needed is NPCs done in the style I've made for myself. It's got a hint of realism, but it's generally more stylized and beautified.
Initially, I kept this for personal use, because that's what it was meant for, but I thought 'Why not share it? Someone out there will appreciate it. Not to mention, it's a way of giving back to the community.'.
Don't know what else to put here... so have some design notes.
Lydia
Being acquired early in the main story, Lydia is widely considered to be the de facto vanilla follower by most. Thus, I wanted her to look boring in a way. I didn't give her any distinguishing features like scars, warpaints, beauty marks, etc. She even has minimal makeup; just contours as to not make her face look flat.
Jordis
Jordis is clearly the youngest of the housecarls, and I've designed her face to reflect just that. Cute and rounded, unlike the rigid rectangular shapes of the others. I even gave her more makeup, to help contrast with the others, and show that she comes from the cultured city of Solitude.
Iona
Iona, with her deep voice, brings to mind the image of a seasoned warrior. I made her look just like that. Scars, warpaint, a strong jaw, thick brows, etc. I want to make her more unique, so expect her to be updated sometime in the future.
Rayya
Rayya shares the same voice as Iona, so they have several similar features, like the scars, but I wanted to make her more distinct other than skin colour. I designed Rayya's facial structure to be a little more Redguard. As she's my favourite of the bunch, I also intentionally made her the most beautiful.
Future Plans
Minor tweaks
Hair options
Possibly replace male housecarls with female ones
Do more NPCs (Maybe College of Winterhold or Thieves Guild next)
Hard Requirements (The mod won't work without these)
High Poly Head
KS Hairdos
Soft Requirements (Needed to make the NPCs look exactly like in the screenshots)
Bijin Skin
Kala's Eyes - Improved (just vanilla replacers)
Brows (just vanilla replacers)
Northborn Scars (just vanilla replacers)
KS Salt and Wind
RAID Weathers (for the outdoor lighting)
NOTE: This mod does NOT use custom body meshes and textures. It will use your own.
Special Thanks (Without their efforts, this mod won't be possible)
expired6978 for RaceMenu
ElminsterAU and their team for xEdit
Tannin and their team for MO2
KouLeifouh for High Poly Head
Niroky for Expressive FaceGen Morphs
rxkx22 and Shiva182 for Bijin Skin
Kalilies and Stealthic for KS Hairdos
mashanen and dovaya for KS Hairdos Salt and Wind
Ithot for Brows
Northborn for Northborn Scars
DomainWolf for Vanilla Warpaints Absolution and Female Makeup Suite
powerofthree for Photo Mode (for screenshots)
OliverDoorenbos for RAID Weathers (for screenshots)
expired6978 for RaceMenu
ElminsterAU and their team for xEdit
Tannin and their team for MO2
KouLeifouh for High Poly Head
Niroky for Expressive FaceGen Morphs
rxkx22 and Shiva182 for Bijin Skin
Kalilies and Stealthic for KS Hairdos
mashanen and dovaya for KS Hairdos Salt and Wind
Ithot for Brows
Northborn for Northborn Scars
DomainWolf for Vanilla Warpaints Absolution and Female Makeup Suite
powerofthree for Photo Mode (for screenshots)
OliverDoorenbos for RAID Weathers (for screenshots)