This mod replaces Regis's hair with the model used by the Nilfgaardian chamberlain, Mererid, from the beginning of the game. Other men throughout the game use this hairstyle as well. It is generally used by gentlemanly, middle-aged characters (Nidas from Black Pearl also uses it), which is why I thought it would be a good fit for Regis.


This mod aims to create a more lore-friendly Regis, as it stated nowhere in the books that he was balding and had gross sideburns. These are the two main descriptions of him given in the books:

"Geralt shook his head and with a determined gesture ordered him back. From the hole below the dolmen, came the sound of scratching again and the strong scent of herbs and roots. After a minute, they saw grey-streaked hair, followed by a noble face with an impressively crooked nose, which did not belong to a ghoul, but a thin middle-aged man. Percival was not mistaken. The man did in fact look like a tax collector." [Baptism of Fire]

"Ciri looked in shock at the thing that moved about the laboratory. A black figure resembling a gigantic bat. She saw the bat hook the minions into flight and release them high in the air, yelling as they fell. Before her eyes, it snapped up one of the servants that was trying to get away and slammed it against a table, where he began to howl and shake, spraying blood on retorts, stills, beakers and flasks. (...) In the steel chair, which was prepared for her, sat a slender, gray-haired man in a black jacket. He gritted his fangs into the neck of a young minion, which rested on his knees and sucked his blood." [Lady of the Lake]

This mod was majorly inspired by the work of Alejandro Colucci for his portrayal of Regis on the cover of Tower of the Swallow UK/English translation, and the remastered version that he posted to his Instagram @alejandrocolucciart:



Link to art here: https://www.instagram.com/p/B1t-Z9QlHeg/


The screenshots feature the use of the Regis no sideburns mod by zirealxx, which in my opinion is one of the best mods for TW3 and should be installed with this mod, because those sideburns are as equally hideous as his default hair. Though if you really prefer, you can install this mod without the no sideburns mod by zirealxx and it should work completely fine. I am also using Vampires Have No Shadows by DJ_Kovrik, and it is compatible with this mod.

If you're wondering what mods I am using for my Geralt in these screenshots, they also feature the Lore-Friendly Witchers mod by DazzlingDjango and unfortunately, I do not remember where the headband mod came from, I looked through my download history on Nexus and it is not there. EDIT: Big thanks to hertores for linking the headband mod: [Mod Request] Geralt Leather Headband by cemkey (download). No wonder I could not find it in my download history on this site, it was never on here!

Full disclosure that this is my first mod ever made, so there could be a bug or two -- but I have played Blood & Wine with this mod, and it does not seem to have any issues. There will only be incompatibilities with mods that also change Regis's hairstyle.

EDIT 1, 4/7/19: More screenshots added to the images section, featuring Regis's weird bat face.