Stormcloak Rebellion Refine (Civil War NPC Appearance Overhaul - Standalone - Ulfric) Mod

Stormcloak Rebellion Refine is a standalone, rustic, and faithful damn cute NPC appearance package of the major players of the 4E "Stormcloak Rebellion", staying true to the vanilla game and lore while incorporating some of my personal preferences. This is an on-going project that will hopefully encompass every NPC in Skyrim by the end. Stormcloak Rebellion covers Hadvar, Ralof, leadership of the Imperials, Stormcloaks, and Thalmor. Leveled NPCs and minor characters have not been touched, but may be included in a future update. In the meantime, consider checking out Windsong Immersive Character Overhaul, whose overall visual design helped inspire the direction of this mod and years of Skyrim modding.

Some changes from Unofficial Skyrim Special Edition Patch (AI packages and additional bug fixes) and Cutting Room Floor (unused, base-game inventory items) have been forwarded for convenience). However, and in most cases, any mod that edits an Actor record with require a compatibility patch.

CHANGES

Major Characters: General Tullius, Legate Rikke, Ulfric Stormcloak, Galmar Stone-Fist, Elenwen, Ondolemar, Rulindil

Imperial Legion: Legate Adventus, Legate Taurinus, Legate Emmanuel, Legate Quentin, Legate Constantius, Legate Sevan, Legate Hrollod, Legate Fasendil, Legate Skunlar

Stormcloak Rebellion: Istar Carin-Breaker, Yrsarald Thrice-Pierced, Arrald Frozen-Heart, Frokmar Banner-Torn, Kottir Red-Shoal, Gonnar Oath-Giver, Hjornskar Head-Smasher, Thorygg Sun-Killer, Kai Wet-Pommel.

LORE

Changes have been made in an effort to better reflect a character's lore and backstory. Characters have had to had their approximate age kept while updating looks. Warpaint and more distinct looks have been given to legate commanders. Most civil war leaders have been made to look more tired, with blue lower-eye socket tints to indicate lack of sleep. Imperials are a bit more clean-cut, while Stormcloaks are a bit more barbaric with wilder hair. Characters who otherwise used default race templates have been given more unique appearances. Thalmor leaders have been redone to give more distinct and "regal" look, they are well-kept, and Elenwen is a super QT.

An additional extension has been made available to further integrate more mods into the game such as Creation Club Content or Beyond Skyrim. Track the mod and my profile on Nexus to stay up to date with this project.

LOAD ORDER

[Base Game ESMs]

[Unofficial Skyrim Patches]

[All Other Mods]

WICO - Immersive People.esp

StormcloakRebellionRefine.esp

StormcloakRebellionRefine_EX.esp

[FaceGen Patches]

HARD REQUIREMENTS

None.

SOFT REQUIREMENTS

Tempered Skins for Males

Tempered Skins for Females

Superior Lore-Friendly Hair

Natural Eyes

Improved Eye Reflections and Cube Map

Natural Teeth

True Faces

OTHER MODS USED

Lowered Hoods(Screeshot with Ralof)

Mauls One Handed Hammers

Hallgarth's Additional Vanilla Hair

Cuyi's Bosmeri Antlers

Realistic Eyeglasses

VISUAL

Veydosebrom Grass and Groundcover

RealisticWaterTwo

Obsidian Weathers and Seasons ("Refine" Edit)

ENB Refine

RECOGNITION

Thank you to Hallgarth for allowing me to distribute their vanilla hair mesh edits as a standalone hair package.

Thank you to SarthesArai for allowing me to distribute their one-handed hammer meshes as a standalone item.

Thank you to MannyGT for open-permissions on their eyeglasses mesh.

Thank you to Windsong, creating such iconic renditions of characters that have made such a lasting impression on my taste and this project.

Thank you to Nightshade, Dreldyn and Lyreha for open-permissions on their bosmeri antlers.

Thank you to the r/skyrimmods Discord for providing feedback on this project.