Aela Revoiced adjusts Aela’s vocal texture while preserving the original performance in full. Every pause, inflection, and emotional beat remains intact. The result is a slightly refined tonal quality that maintains her persona while offering a unique presentation for immersion. The ambition is to lend Aela a unique presence in the game without altering her character.
What about the new voice's source? The vocal filter was created from a female rendition of my own voice, synthesized in an online voice studio named Elevenlabs using high-quality AI. Thus, it shares a base tone with one of my other mods - DBVO Vampira - but this rendition has been tuned (and re-tuned more times than I can remember) - to fit Aela the Huntress.
Moreover, I have spent weeks making sure that the vocal filter didn't cause any audio artifacts in the original sound files, which means listening to every - single - wav file I've filtered.
I am also the co-writer and co-creator on Follower Dialogue Expansion - Aela the Huntress, where we expand upon Aela-content in the game. Many of the expanded lines you hear in FDE: Aela were jointly written and designed by me in collaboration with Anbeegod long before this revoice project began. FDE: Aela is a large-scale expansion that significantly deepens Aela’s presence as a follower by adding extensive new dialogue that reacts to the player, the world, and ongoing events. The mod has been in active development since its initial release in March 2024 and has seen continuous refinement and expansion through 2024 and 2025. This mod, Aela Revoiced, is another step in this follower mod development, but should be considered an optional addon to FDE: Aela.
FDE Aela 9.0 is now on the Nexus, and 10.0 is in Early Access testing phase. Aela Revoiced already covers all the new content.
Claudia Christian's performance as Aela the Huntress is what makes her such an enduring, unforgettable character in Skyrim. Her husky defiance, thoughtful pauses, teasing camaraderie, and sudden shifts to bloodthirsty intensity bring real depth and fire to every line - it's acting at its finest, breathing life into one of Tamriel's most iconic Companions.
This mod exists because of that masterful work, not in spite of it. Every original pause, inflection, emotional beat, and growl from the base game and DLCs remains completely intact. This mod is not about replacing Claudia Christian with some random new voice actor - she is in my opinion irreplaceable.
So why make this change? In vanilla Skyrim, Aela shares her VoiceType with several other NPCs (e.g., Uthgerd the Unbroken, Rayya, Legate Rikke, Adrianne Avenicci). That can pull you out of immersion during banter or shared scenes, such that can be experienced in the FDE mods. A tonal shift creates a fresh, more distinct presence for Aela - especially refreshing after dozens of playthroughs - while keeping her core performance and personality true. It's about exploring an alternate sonic layer that amplifies her uniqueness, all in respectful appreciation of the original artistry.
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Follower Dialogue Expansion: Aela the Huntress is the main reason why Aela Revoiced was developed, as it transforms Aela from a solid vanilla companion into a richly layered character with her own backstory, motivations, and dynamic responses. Drawing from lore, Anbeegod and I portray her as a stoic and ferocious huntress from a long line of Huntsmen and Shield Sisters. She grew up in the wilds, honing her skills alongside her father, dreaming of fighting in Jorrvaskr like her mother - whose untimely death fueled Aela's quest for Hircine's beast blood. This power isn't a curse to her. It's her edge against Skyrim's vermin, a core part of her identity she defends fiercely.
FDE Aela 10.0 is in early access for testing, and adds 3800+ new lines in total. (Not counting other mods or the Vanilla game)
Here is a chart with an overview of FDE: Aela 10.0:
Regarding recruitment: Recommended to complete Companions QL first. It's not required if you have mods that allow for earlier recruitment of Aela, and some measures have been taken to ensure that she doesn't call you "Harbinger" prior to Kodlak's death, but some personal quest development depend on completion of the Companions Questline. It is also recommended given the amount of quest commentary she has - and how much quest completion affects her approval rating.
- Claudia Christian - For the iconic original performance that still steals the show
- Anbeegod - Endless thanks for the collaboration and shared vision over the years. More hunts ahead!
- JobiWanUK, for inspiration and support!
- I0sefka, PsychoWedge and ThreeStrik3s - For the screenarchery!
- bacetrica and bchick3, who's Aela Replacers served as the base for the one I made for personal use
- ElevenLabs - Vocal Filter technology and Voice Studio, the best AI technology available for modulating your voice and filtering dialogue
- Bethesda - For Skyrim and the unforgettable characters
- "Can I add this mod mid-game?"
- Yes, no problem at all. Unless otherwise specified, you can also update mid-game.
- "Are any of the listed mods included in this mod?"
- None of them are included. This is just a Revoice Mod. You need to install the mods separately. And no, you don't need to install all the listed mods for Aela Revoiced to work. Install what you like in your modlist, along with the requirements. Load order between Aela Revoiced and the mods listed doesn't matter.
- "I don't like the voice, it does not cater to my personal taste. Bwaah!"
- I couldn't care any less. No need to post about it here, I'll just delete your entitled drivel. Make your own mod to your own preference. Likewise, if you have issues with me using an AI voice studio to alter my voice and then manually use that filter on thousands of lines to achieve this, there is no need to tell me about it. Go repair a typewriter.
- "Will this break anything?"
- No. The only thing that can happen is that Aela is silent, and that just means a mod needs a patch. Use the link on the Description page, post the mod name there, and I'll sort it out eventually.
- "May I clone this female rendition of your voice for my own project?"
- Check Permissions. Only with my explicit consent. If you are voicing Aela, I would prefer that you do it with the FemaleCommander voice, so that I can later patch it with Aela Revoiced.
- "I like the mod!"
- Thanks! Have fun!
Instructions
SKYPATCHER
- With the power of SkyPatcher by Zzyxzz, Aela's new voice is distributed to Aela's NPC record (and only hers) regardless what visual replacer you are using for her. Just make sure this mod is overwritten by anything that affects Aela. Some mods alters her NPC record without advertising it plainly, so set this mod priority really low.
- However, if you can't/don't want to use Skypatcher, you can simply drag the VoiceType record to the right in xEdit until it loads last in Aela's NPC record. The unique voice is named "_AelaByAuctorVoice" in the included Aela Revoiced.esp (flagged ESL). If it is not working right away, if could be you/your modlist has disabled SkyPatching of NPCs. Check your skypatcher's configuration file (usually under "skse\plugins\SkyPatcher.ini") then look for "iEnableNPCPatching", make sure it's set to 1. Here is an image that shows how you do the xEdit drag-and-drop solution, when not using SkyPatcher:
- AGAIN, IMPORTANT: Skypatcher or not, make sure the Aela Revoiced.esp loads early in your load order, so that it doesn't overwrite your other Aela mods. Again, for the final time, this mod should not overwrite anything. Skypatcher forwards the VoiceType record regardless what replacer you use. If it for some reason doesn't (see Skypatcher ini setting above), you use the xEdit solution. If you have a skypatcher NPC Replacer you will likely have to carry the voicetype forward to that in xEdit. Don't complain to me about not knowing xEdit since that is not my problem. :)
FORMLIST MANIPULATOR - FLM
- The second requirement is FormList Manipulator - FLM by MaskedRPGFan. It will ensure that Aela has access to base game and modded voice functions.
No other requirements!
Incompatibilities:
Since Aela's VoiceType record FemaleCommander is changed, she will not be affected/included in mods like Echoes of Oblivion, Chatty NPCs, Cheeky Kids, Outfit Recognition Framework, Naked Comments Overhaul, NPCs Reacts to X, Collision Dialogue Overhaul or Relationship Dialogue Overhaul. In other words, Aela will not be silent in scenes from those mods, she is automatically excluded with her new voice. That is the trade-off with this mod, but at the same time, FDE: Aela already covers the functionality of some of those mods. Integrating a new VoiceType into other mods with plugin patches might be done in the future, but it is not a priority since FDE: Aela does some of those functions and much, much more.
However, all mods that don't have VoiceType FemaleCommander as a condition for functionality can easily be patched in the future, such as quest mods that use Aela as an NPC in scenes, or follower mods that have NPCs banter with Aela. Those simply need dialogue with the new voice, otherwise Aela will be silent in those scenes.
See also further information in the FOMOD.
Requirements
Optional Requirements
Aela Revoiced FOMOD
Check Requirements first, and read the instruction for what to do if you don't use SkyPatcher. Skypatcher or not, make sure Aela Revoiced.esp (ESL) loads early in your load order, so that it doesn't overwrite your other Aela mods. Safe to update.
