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This mod overhauls the looks of named Khajiit to add some (lore-friendly!) diversity.

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Khajiit are bound to the Lunar Lattice, the ja'Kha'jay. The phases of Masser and Secunda at birth determine the form a Khajiit takes in life.


While Skyrim’s default, lynx-like Khajiit design suits its northern aesthetic, it doesn’t represent established Khajiit lore very well. Khajiit morphology is a really unique bit of worldbuilding that rarely gets used to its full potential (especially in the actual games.) So after finally getting comfortable with modding, I decided to make a mod that tries to add a little of that spice to Skyrim.

There are 17 different kinds of Khajiit- this mod currently includes 7 additional types to Skyrim's default Khajiit (which I consider Cathay.)
You'll see:
  • Dagi/Dagi-Raht- "Physically, they have facial features that are comparable to that of lynxes and are short in stature, making them among the smallest of the furstocks.”
  • Cathay-Raht- "Khajiit of this furstock were nicknamed as 'jaguar-men' by the Imperial Geographical Society."
  • Ohmes- "They resemble Bosmer, though they are sometimes shorter. To avoid being mistaken as such, many Ohmes tattoo or paint their faces to resemble a feline aspect."
  • Ohmes-Raht- "In contrast to men and mer, the body of an Ohmes-raht is covered by light fur, and they do have a tail."
  • Pahmar/Pahmar-Raht- "Due to them being the strongest of furstocks, they are usually deployed as bodyguards and warriors... they resemble Senche-Tigers."
  • Suthay/Suthay-Raht- "They are similar in height and build to the races of man, but [...] they have digitigrade legs. The Suthay-raht furstock was the  most common in Morrowind near the end of the Third Era."
  • Tojay- "Little is known of the Tojay, except that they live in the southern marshes and jungle regions of Elsweyr, as well as the Tenmar Forest."




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Thanks M66rten for the amazing rap video!


Thanks XNarivaX for the shoutout :D



Thanks to Bard's College Graduate for the Khajiit love <3


LE version here (no longer supported)
New! Xbox One versions now available (Standard and AI Overhaul)! Thanks to Herr_Valkyr for porting them!

Available Patches:



Other Addons in the Series:


Project ja-Kha'jay: Khajiit NPC Overhaul

Vanilla -- Interesting NPCs -- Moonpath to Elsweyr -- RDO -- Asya'la the Nordic Khajiit -- Khajiit Will Follow --
Khajiit Child Maisha




Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Who is what?
A: See the NPC Cheatsheet in Miscellaneous Files.

Q: ESPFE?
A: ESPFE.

Q: Where are their new clothes?
A: No new clothes are added with this mod, screenshots are taken with my personal outfit mod that I don't want to distribute. The mod does change a few digitigrade NPCs' Outfit Records by removing their shoes.
Here is a list of who's wearing what in the screenshots:
Spoiler:  
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All weapons, unless mentioned otherwise, are from Apex Khajiiti Armoury. Many meshes were adjusted and customized using OutfitStudio.

Dro’marash
  • Armor: Apex Khajiiti Armoury
  • Scarf: mesh from Simple Outfits for Men (deleted), texture from one of the Scarves of Skyrim retexture (don't remember which)
Ra’zhinda
Ma’jhad
Khayla
Kharjo
Ahkari
Ma’dran
Zaynabi
Ri’saad
Atahbah
Ma’randru-jo
J'zargo
Kesh the Clean
Ahjisi
J'kier
Ma'tasarr
Ra'kheran
Tsrasuna
  • Torso: Mashup of vanilla draugr vest and DX Druid armor
  • Scarf: Immersive Armors
  • Pauldron: SC Witch of the Wilds
  • Hood: Winter is Coming
  • Horns: Wearable Horns
  • Gloves: Scrimshaw Expanded
Shavari
  • Torso: Apachii Divine Elegance Store (Nightshade Robes)
  • Cape: same as above (Black Cape)
M'aiq (tiger)
  • Torso: Beyond Skyrim: Bruma (Colovian Fine Clothes)
  • Hat: same as above (3rd Era Colovian Fur Helm)



Q: Will it work with…
A:
  • Other NPC overhaul mods?  Yes if it doesn’t edit Khajiit NPCs. Maybe if it does- you will have to load my mod after it or make a patch for mixing and matching NPCs.
  • Mods that edit the Khajiit Race? Yes. My mod no longer edits the vanilla Khajiit Race, so there are no conflicts.
  • Mods that edit Khajiit NPC inventories? If the items are distributed via SPID or another script, yes. Otherwise no, it will need a patch.
  • Mods that edit Armor Addon records (ex. other custom race mods)?  Will likely need a patch.

Q: What about (insert body mod here?)
A: There are patches for CBBE, UNP, and SoS (body textures only) as well as Tempered Male Skins - Vanilla Body (or similar mods that use the feet meshes from Better Male Bodies) but I'm not providing support for any of them, due to lack of resources on certain textures.
I do not use modded bodies, so I can not help you with this.

Q: I don't like [insert complaint] of this NPC: change it for me?
A: No. I recommend using SSE Edit to cater the mod to your liking (see sticky post for EasyNPC help.) Make sure you also edit any patches you're using. I won't provide support for editing out NPCs, whatever the method, so DON'T ask me!

Q: Texture resolution?
A: 2k large textures. 4k and 1k versions are also available.
Q: Are the new Khajiit types playable?
A: No. Some of them are already playable mods (see Article on how to achieve each furstock's look for your own character.) I will never make them playable and do NOT recommend any mods making them playable: this is due to the fact the new races are missing important scripts for vampirism/lycanthropy and possibly more. They are not set up to be truly playable.

Q: Can i install this midgame having never installed any previous version?
A: It should be okay, but I can’t guarantee it. I highly recommend using Save Unbaker. Do NOT install on a game where a pre-4.0 version of PJKJ was installed.

Q: How did you get that KS Hairdo to work on a Khajiit?
A: Tutorial here.

Q: Does the game consider them actual Khajiit?
A: As much as I can get it to. recognize them without adding RaceCompatibility as a master (they all have the IsBeastRace keyword.) Bandits might not threaten to turn them into rugs specifically, but since they're bits of code with no sense of immersion, they don't care if they get generic threats.

Q: I want RaceMenu presets!
A: I'm not interested in making any (this includes releasing the NPC designs.) Check out Vaharadaro's presets, they're gorgeous, and I've used a few as a bases for some NPCs.

Q: Does this work with x mod?
A: If I don't use it, I don't know. If I do use it, I've probably made a patch. If I don't use the mod, I won't make a patch. Try it out for yourself and leave a comment.

Q: Are you a furry?
A: Nope! Just read a lot of Zoo Books and issues of CatFancy in my youth. Skyrim Khajiit really missed the mark and look uncanny compared to real cats.




Possible Future Addons
  • Khajiit Caravan Kittens
  • Generic NPCs

If you see someone charging money for this mod, report it because I will NEVER charge for my mods.



You might also like:




My other NPC overhauls:
Children of the Pariah - An Orc NPC Overhaul

Children of the Hist - An Argonian NPC Overhaul
My Small NPC Overhauls:


Credits and Resources
3D Khajiit Brows SE by Hanaisse
Aesthetic Elves by ruddy88
ApachiiSkyHair by apachii
Apachii Salt and Wind by Shiva 182
Beards by Hvergelmir
Beards of Power by Mharlek1
BeastHHBB by Mharlek1
Beast Race Bodypaints by DomainWolf
Community Overlays by DomainWolf
Coverkhajiits - Face and Body Textures 4k SE by mrLenski, JazzJr, and XilaMonstrr
Dagi-Raht Race by Westly, Nuska, ElfPuncher, Lilium, TMPhoenix, expired6978, MONSTERaider, TheUnexpected, FelesNoctis
DreamBurrow’s Khajiit Eyes by DreamBurrow
Expressive Facegen Morphs by Niroku
The Eyes of Beauty by LogRaam
Face Paint Replacer by kenokun
Feathers for Humanoid Males and Females by zzjay
Feminine Khajiit Textures by MONSTERaider
Frecklemania 2 by tetrodoxin
High Poly Vanilla Hair by Macxhiin
Immersive Warpaints and Tattoos by reptileeye (no longer available)
Isabela's Hair by Captain Heiko
Kala’s Eyes- Beast Race Edition by guidethisonekalaheria
Kapo'tun white tiger retexture by SirRumple
Khajiit Aesthetics Compilation by ak0d
Khajiit Eyes Extended by DaltonTheHobo
Khajiit Hair by Saerileth
Khajiit Overhaul by Nightromodzz (ported by katiexmongo)
Khajiit Overhaul - 3BA Compatible Digitigrade Skeleton Patch by Caklollol
Koralina's Makeup Tweaks by CoralineKoralina
KS Hairdos by Kalilies and Stealthic
KS Hairdos Salt and Wind 1.7 by mashanen
Lioness Look by OBLbeginner
LM's Beast Race Teeth by Little Miss F
Lunar Lattice Male Retexture by RenatusRebirth
The Mane- Lion Khajiit Replace by DracoWarrior729
Masculine Khajiit Textures by MONSTERaider
More Beast Race Warpaints by aluckymuse
Natural Eyes by nevenbridge81
Nuska Warpaint by Nuska and synth13
This One Feels Like a Tiger by DracoWarrior729
Races of Nirn- Kapo'tun by DracoWarrior 729 and DakersOwO
Races of Nirn - Kapo'tun Reborn by DracoWarrior729, SirRumple, DuzellX, IllusiveMan196
Rutah's Warpaints by Rutah
SC's Khajiit Improvements by ShinglesCat
Serval Khajiit Race by Niroku
Sharpened Teeth - Modder's Resource by HHaleyy and dovahnique
Skin Feature Overlays by DomainWolf
Slim Khajiit Tails by NachCTE
Slof's Fluffy Khajiit Tails by AlienSlof and Finius
Tempered Skins for Males by traa108
Terre's 4k textures for Coverkhajiits by Terreflare
Vanillia Makeup HD by DomainWolf
Vanilla Warpaint Absolution by DomainWolf
The Viking Cat Style Khajiit by DracoWarrior729
Xara's Makeup and Warpaints SE by XarathosHawke
Yiffy Age (NSFW site) by Bad Dog



Special Thanks
katiexmongo for their super handy Compendium and for their KO Male Preset
varharadaro for their presets
expired6978 for RaceMenu
meirmi for their tutorial on replacing NPC faces
turulo for NPC Nif Merge
ousnius for SSE Nif Optimizer
Bone Tongue for Creation Kit Stability Performance Fixes
Groovtama for XPMSE
OnHolyServiceBound for Bestial Beast Races (for assets used in earlier versions, and for the inspiration for custom skeletons)
Bethesda, obviously

Massive shout out to Vaharadaro for the use of their presets and the support!


 
Additional Recommended Khajiit Mods
Better Claws and Gauntlets (personally I now use BCaG: DAV)
Furniture Height Size Fix Enhanced
Immersive Khajiit Caravan Mules
Inigo (and this makeover)
Khajiit Male Lion Textures
Khajiit Overhaul
Khajiit Will Follow
Lioness Look
UPF Khajiit Ears Show Patcher

The two ribbons are made of images found at UESP.com. The Ta'agra font and translation provided by The Ta'agra Project.
Forever Free Stamp in Wax by Destero