Massive update featuring ~750 unique NPC edits across all acts, extensive timeline and cinematic fixes, new head models and textures, 9+ new add-ons including DE-GIRLBOSS, a patch for No Alphabets, Assorted Fixes for environmental assets (deity banners, statues, architecture, clothing), character creation improvements, and optional edits for unique characters.
P.S. this changelog was complete with the help of AI, so if ****'s getting repetitive – that's why
- AESTHETICS
- Asset Ports
- Balduran's Statue
- NPC Changes
- Special Updates
- Location-Based Updates
- Race-Specific Updates
- Miscellaneous Updates
- Act Specific Split Entries
- Timeline Edits
- Equipment & Texture Updates
- SWAPS
- Race Swaps
- Moved from Swaps to Aesthetics
- HEADS
- Unique Drow Heads
- RR NO ALPHABETS [New Add-On]
- ASSORTED FIXES [New Add-On]
- Deity Banners, Statues & Overall Aesthetic
- Architecture & Objects
- NPC NAMES
- Name Changes (Aesthetics)
- Name Changes (SWAPS)
- Previously Unnamed NPCs Now Named
- Title Changes
- VOICES
- Optional Voice Improvements
- RR Voices Updated
- UNDEVILED TIEFLINGS [New Add-On]
- CHARACTER CREATION [New Add-On]
- EYE GLOW ALT [New Add-On]
- DE-GIRLBOSS [New Add-On]
- Current list of De-Girlbossed Characters
- OPTIONAL ADDONS
- TECHNICAL NOTES
► AESTHETICS ⤴
ASSET PORTS ⤴
We decided
stealing just head models wasn't good enough. We've now ported assets from
36 mods into Realms Restored for usage on NPCs!
For most of these, we did not port the FULL mods, rather only assets that we liked. These assets
can't be equipped and are unavailable in CC unless you download the original mods.
─ Balduran's Statue ⤴
The statue of Balduran is no longer an old Chinese man / Cazador! He is a heroic European with a new face and helmet! Thanks to
@baconsoda for the edit!
─ NPC Changes ⤴
Visual Improvements ⤴
- Hair color corrections and updates
- Skin tone matching for siblings and families
- Face updates and refinements
- Eye color corrections
- Makeup adjustments and removal
- Beard improvements and additions
- Facial hair variety (chops, sideburns)
- Maturity adjustments (aging NPCs appropriately for voices / roles)
- Unique edits for specific characters
- Hair removal where appropriate for race
- Various male NPCs given strong body type
- Vampire spawn teeth are no longer bloody and rotten
Hair and beards updated to use new assets for more visual variety
Equipment & Clothing ⤴
- Skirts and dresses added or updated (100+ female NPCs)
- Helmet hair additions (appropriate hairstyles under helmets)
- Outfit recolours and updates
- Clipping fixes (Larian's original clipping resolved)
- Piercings, headpieces, and necklaces added
Armor, clothes, and jewelry updated to use new assets for more visual variety
Arron given a druidic outfit so he fits in at the grove
Anders armor changed so that Zevlor's is unique
─ Special Updates ⤴
Optional add-ons are available to restore individual NPCs to their vanilla appearance - download here.
- Ketheric
- Minor hair update
- Minor skin and eye color update, eyes match Isobel's
- Dark veins and discoloration still present in his skin complexion
- Unique Myrkul cape is back on Ketheric
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- Isobel
- Unique spear, no stats were adjusted, it's only a visual update [requires Assorted Fixes add-on]
- Removed cape so that spear doesn't clip
- Camp clothes and hair changes during the night
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- Fist Marcus
- Wings now lighter to match Ser Aylin's (implication being they were Ser Aylin's wings ripped off, so it doesn't make sense they turned black) [requires Assorted Fixes add-on]
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↑ This screenshot includes changes from : ASSORTED FIXES, Flaming Fist tabard edit 
- Mystra
Gale's projection of Mystra now matches her appearance
- Hair updated to use new assets
- Skin made a bit paler
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- Orpheus
- Hair update
- Skin and eye color update
- Subtle eye glow in the same fashion what Vlaakith has
- Previously Elvish ears are now serrated Githyanki ears
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- Volo
- Appearance now consistent with his Magic The Gathering card
- Head materials update to make him slightly older
- Outfit update to match MTG card
- Notebook / journal strapped to his belt
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- Zevlor [available only as add-on]
- Appearance now consistent with his Magic The Gathering card
- New head with unique materials
- Head was altered in blender to feature Tiefling ears
- Unique hair that was altered in blender to look closer to MTG card
- Armour update and recolour to look closer to MTG card
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- Dryad, Zethino
- Hair update
- Skin, hair, and eyes have a more vibrant Summer colour scheme
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- Quil
- Dignified - now wearing pants instead of just underwear, but top is missing so she was still 'robbed', allegedly
- Optional add-on available : Quil as Draconic Bloodline Tiefling
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- Florrick
- Hair updated to use new asset
- Edited in Blender from original mod to avoid clipping
- Head materials updated
- Jewelry updated to use new assets
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- Human version of Florrick available as an add-on
- Uses vanilla swamp elf Florrick head edited to have human ears
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- Voss
- Eye color changed
- Damaged armour after Act 2
- Dolor
- Updated colours of skin, hair, and eyes
- Face piercings removed
- Beard improvement
- Bright red armour swapped into darker, but still red armour
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─ Location-Based Updates ⤴
- Act 1 - Waukeen Rest & Emerald Grove : Flaming Fists in WR updated, minor changes to Tieflings in EG
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↑ This screenshot includes changes from : AESTHETICS, HEADS, DE-GIRLBOSS & ASSORTED FIXES 
- Act 1 - Mountain Pass : Non-interactable Flaming Fists have been race swapped, when appropriate, and received an armour upgrade
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- Act 1 - Underdark : Dhourn updated to look closer to his Early Access version, petrified drow updated, Baelen Bonecloak is now bald'er
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- Act 2 - Shadow Cursed Lands : Flaming Fists (named previously anonymous NPCs in the assault team, updated FFs stationed at the Inn as well)
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- Act 2 - Shadow Cursed Lands : Harpers (20+ NPCs visual improvements, dead / assault groups)
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- Act 2 - Moonrise Towers : Absolute cultists, mind torturers, various NPCs
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- Act 3 - Wyrm's Rock Fortress : Coronation attendees (44 NPCs total: witnesses, patriars, bodyguards, FFs)
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↑ This screenshot includes changes from : AESTHETICS, HEADS, SWAPS & DE-GIRLBOSS
- Act 3 - Cloister of Sombre Embrace : Extra updates to Sharrans
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- Act 3 - Lower City & Rivington : Flaming Fists (patrols improved, duplicates visually changed), named citizens, merchants, exterior drinkers, wine festival civilians, Elfsong patrons, drow courtesans (underwear / nude variants), indoor customers of Sharess' Caress, refugees, Harpers (~6 NPCs doppelgangers)
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ALL screenshots include changes from : AESTHETICS & SWAPS as well
─ Race-Specific Updates ⤴
- Goblin appearances (75+ NPCs)
- Hairs will generally be messier
- Skin, eye, and hair colors updated to look less human
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- Vampire Spawn overhaul (Clothed, ritual, and camp ambush versions for main spawn)
- Main spawn: Aurelia, Dalyria, Leon, Petras, Violet, Yousen
- Gur children: Andrik, Chessa, Kass, Misha, Vanja
- Others: Gondlemead, Hapdim, Sebastian, Wensleydale
- Portrait fixes and root template corrections (Sebastian and all gur children were marked as Human previously, now they are correctly show up as Vampire Spawn)
- Unfed vampire spawn have red eyes and generally look more malnourished, main spawn maintain their features
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- Githyanki updates (15+ NPCs)
- Heterochromia removed
- Freckles removed
- Hair updates
- Pants edits (dignifying those frog cheeks)
- Outfit updates
- Children updates
- Duergar improvements (24 NPCs)
- Hair removed
- Eyebrow, eyelash, eye color edits
- Beards updated to use new assets for more visual variety
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- Other Race Updates
- Drow aesthetic improvements
- Tiefling updates
- Male Halflings with chops / sideburns (21 NPCs)
- Deep Gnome improvements (2 NPCs)
- Shadar-Kai aesthetic updates (2 NPCs)
─ Miscellaneous Updates ⤴
- Named previously unnamed NPCs
- Flaming Fist (6 NPCs)
- Civilians (2 NPCs)
- Non-interactable crowd entries edited in Sharess' Caress and Elfsong Tavern
Decapitated Nere head and its icons now match Nere's look in Aesthetics
- Corpse and deceased entries updated to look, well, dead (29+ edits)
- Hag's Lair vision NPCs (4 NPCs)
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- Children aesthetic updates (6+ NPCs)
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- Portrait restorations and corrections (21 NPCs)
- Character creation preset corrections (57 edits)
- Facial hair and freckles removed from all presets for visual clarity
- All Male Strong presets now match Regular body presets
- Updates to skin, eye, and hair colors
- Blacksmith attire variety
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- Flaming Fist ranks are now clearly distinguishable through their colours:
- Blaze: Saturated Red, Gold, Silver, engraved FF shoulderpad always present
- Manip: Deep Red, White, Silver
- Gauntlet: Red-orange, Dull Gold and Silver
- Flaming Fist: Vanilla palette
- Fist Recruit: Desaturated Red, Brown
- Emperor Flashback edits (3 NPCs)
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- Harpies in Act 1 look unique and different (4 NPCs)
- Wulbren Bongle no longer has purple eyes
- Orin shapeshift during Gortash painting session updated
- Cazador neck seam fixed, used to be present in vanilla as well
- Mizora human form restored (straight up just grabbed this)
─ Act Specific Split Entries ⤴
NPCs with different visual entries for different acts or timelines. Achieved via Osiris Scripting and transforming the NPCs in different levels.
Florrick :
- Act 1 (Waukeen's Rest) → Dirty, grime covered, sweaty entry fit for a character that was just rescued from fire
- Act 2 (Last Light Inn) → Cleaned up, default 'pretty' entry
- Act 3 (Wyrm's Rock) → Bruised up, messed up, tears
- Act 3 (Secret Encounter) → Hood, slightly different set of clothes
- Act 3 (Bad Ending) → Unique visuals
- Act 3 (End Location) → Cleaned up, default 'pretty' entry
► Vanilla Florrick screenshots, showcasing how her looks do not change throughout the game
Araj Oblodra :
- Act 2 (Moonrise Towers) → Improved v2 version
- Act 3 (Lower City) → No glowing red eyes on the surface, hood
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Mayrina :
- Act 1 (Teahouse) → Bloodshot eyes from crying, tired and weathered look
- Act 3 (Hag Survivor Group) → No more tears, cloak, different hair
Lakrissa :
- Act 1 through Act 2 → Normal entry
- Act 3 (Elfsong Tavern) → Hair tied up, waitress outfit worn
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Cerys :
- Act 1 (Emerald Grove) → Armoured attire, fit for the battle
- Act 2 (Last Light Inn) → Injured arm, broken armour, visual signs of battle
- Act 3 (Rivington) → Cleaned up, casual clothing
Rolan, Lia, Cal :
- Act 1 through Act 2 → Normal entries, robes or armours
- Act 3 (Sorcerous Sundries) → Upon acquiring tower, they all get rich outfits, showing off wealth and comfort
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↑ These screenshots include changes from : UNDEVILLED TIEFLINGS, regular Aesthetics version will have simpler outfits and no hair variety 
─ Timeline Edits ⤴
Sister Yannis [SWAPS]
- Camera angle fixes for non-midget body
Shadow Druid Scenes [SWAPS]
- Camera angle fixes for non-midget body
Nettie [AESTHETICS]
- Camera angle fixes for non-midget body
Creche Entrance [SWAPS]
- Camera angle fixes for non-midget bodies
Dolor Figaro Murder Scene [SWAPS]
- Figaro physically lowered into chair to account for non-midget body
Ser Aylin Scenes [RR NA]
- Eye glow shows like vanilla
- Glow color changed from purple to white
- Camera angle adjustments for new body type
- Selune Deva that Aylin summons now have unique appearances like they do outside combat
- Helmet now equipped during confrontation with Lorroakan
- Generic vanilla greatsword replaced with unique modded sword
Florrick Prison and Escape [AESTHETICS]
- Applied bruising to her face while imprisoned
Equipment & Texture Updates ⤴
Sharran Gloves
- Texture update to remove yellow metal tint, gloves are back on Viconia
► SWAPS ⤴
Swaps received general polishing and quality updates. NPCs were adjusted visually to match their voices, position or title, and their races were swapped again if necessary. Additionally, some NPCs are no longer in Swaps and were moved to the Aesthetic section.
Race Swaps ⤴
List may be incomplete
- Linsella (restored to Halfling, removed from Swaps completely)
- Highberry couple (restored to Halfling, removed from Swaps completely)
- Harper Darragh (Forest Gnome → Human)
- Harper Lilineth (Gold Dwarf → Human)
- Harper Lightspark (Gold Dwarf → Human)
- Fist Gonfalon (Dwarf → Human)
- Exxvikyap (Half-Elf → Human)
- [UNNAMED previously] Fist Valewyn (Elf → Human)
- [UNNAMED previously] Fist Winnie (Halfling → Human)
- [UNNAMED previously] Fist Rohvanns (Elf → Human)
- [UNNAMED previously] Gauntlet Dawncrest (Halfling → Human)
- Captured halflings (3 NPCs → Human)
- Harper Essius (Rock Gnome → Human)
- Fist Helena (Rock Gnome → Human)
- [UNNAMED previously] Rhed (Gold Dwarf → Human)
- Unnamed Dead Flaming Fist (Rock Gnome → Human)
- Sharran Sentry Fredrichk (Halfling → Human)
- Sharlz Molar (Wood Elf → Human)
- Harper Lanni (Lightfoot Halfling → Wood Elf)
- Harper Naysa (Asmodeus Tiefling → Wood Elf)
- Harper Olys (Asmodeus Tiefling → Wood Half-Elf)
- Harper Teebs (Gold Dwarf → Wood Half-Elf)
- Fist Aelareth (Tiefling → High Half-Elf)
- Fist Anderson (Halfling → High Half-Elf)
Moved from Swaps to Aesthetics ⤴
- Aelar → Should've been made Wood Elf in Aesthetics, not Swaps
- Nettie → Duplicate entry in Swaps removed
- Aelis Siryasius → Duplicate entry in Swaps removed
► HEADS ⤴
HUMAN F1
NEW head model
- Vanilla slot now available as CC option
HUMAN F2
NEW head model
- Brow updated
HUMAN F3
HUMAN F4
HUMAN F5
- Ear seam fixed
- Materials updated
HUMAN F7
HUMAN M2
HUMAN M7
- Softened redness around eyes through material update
HUMAN M9
BONUS head that used to be in slot HUM M7
- Full set of new head materials
ELF F5
NEW head model, updated with bigger ears
- Over-airbrushed skin fixed & dark eyelids corrected through material updates
ELF M2
- Dark eyelids & brows corrected through material updates
ELF M4
- Model adjustments (lips, nose)
- Overly red skin corrected through material updates
HALF-ELF F2
- Moved from Elf slot
- Material & brow updates
HALF-ELF F5
NEW head model
- Material updates to remove built-in makeup
- Vanilla slot now available as a CC option, marked as "Isobel"
HALF-ELF M2
HALF-ELF M4
- Model adjustments (lips, nose)
- Brow updates
HALF-ELF MS 1, 2, 3
TIEFLING F1
NEW head model
- Ear swap from another head
TIEFLING M7
TIEFLING MS 6
ARAJ HEAD ENTRY
- Renamed (now Half-Elf Vanilla Head 4, true entry is Elf Vanilla Head 5)
UNIQUE DROW HEADS ⤴
- Fixed translation string errors
- Was accidentally overriding vanilla ones and needlessly setting new strings for heads
► RR NO ALPHABETS ⤴
A new addon that patches
No Alphabets to use assets from
Realms Restored! NPCs and primarily Ser Aylin have been edited to look more unique and in line with RR.
Ser Aylin has a new head, his entries were uniquely edited, he has a set of night time camp clothes and a
unique sword that matches his aesthetic.
Ser Aylin update:
- New head model, new materials
- All entries updated (prison, helmet, no helmet)
- Dirt and grime removed from Ser Aylin, but it is present in Moonrise Towers after last Act battle
- Ser Aylin wears camp clothes during the night
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- Ser Aylin's sword is now unique
- Model ported from the Moonblade Of Selune mod
- Materials altered from original mod to remove cracks, changed and reduced glowmap, adjusted colors to match armor
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- Timeline fixes (match angles in cutscenes caused by different BT, match eye glow and sword appearance in cutscenes)
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- Ser Aylin's Deva summons edited (3 NPCs)
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- Nocturne updated
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- Sebastienne updated
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- Gardner Phillipa updated
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- Lucretious updated
- Optional add-on available : Morrigan as Lucretious
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► ASSORTED FIXES ⤴
New add-on that makes various texture and environmental updates!
Deity Banners, Statues & Overall Aesthetic ⤴
Helm
- Banner and statue colour improvements (white, gold, & blue → steel & red)
Tyr
- Banner and statue colour improvements (white, blue, & gold → purple, white, blue, & bronze)
Mystra
- Banner and statue colour changed from red to blue with red
- Statue's face made gentler
Selune
- Banner and statue colour improvements (dark blue & gold, silver → light blue & silver)
- Selune lever updated to be silver
- Selune's worshipper belongings updated to be silver
- Decal on the Walls and Carpets updated from gold to silver
- Selune's statue in the Stormshore Tabernacle has unique texture from other Selune statues in the game
- Mosaic in Ruined Temple of Selune is blue instead of green and has moonstone added to it
Harpers
- Banner recolour (dark crescent on top of light background → light crescent on top of dark background)
Architecture & Objects ⤴
- Act 3 : Blue wall trim colour → Lighter stone trim colour
- Flaming Fist symbol : Altered from black to orange shade
- On banners
- On FF pin
- On FF tabards (F & M)
► NPC NAMES ⤴
Name Changes (Aesthetics) ⤴
- Jenniver → Jennings
- Beorn Wunterbrood → Blaze Wunterbrood
- Otterdance Fenton → Otto Fenton
- Fist Earthdigger → Fist Earthenwear
- Fist 'Edge' Arensen → Fist Arensen
- Arkleia Oloril → Quartermaster Arkleia
- Sadar Illanov → Sariel Illanor
- Flaming Fist Jacek → Fist Recruit Jacek
Name Changes (SWAPS) ⤴
- Iados Kallista → Ida Kallian
- Sentry Frederichk → Sharran Crusader Frederic
- Fist Bella → Fist Trix
- Gaheid Slickjaw → Gaheid
Previously Unnamed NPCs Now Named ⤴
- Fist Ashhart (Moonrise Towers)
- Fist Winnie (Moonrise Towers)
- Fist Rohvanns (Moonrise Towers)
- Fist Valewyn (Moonrise Towers)
- Gauntlet Dawncrest (Moonrise Towers)
- Fist Aelareth (Moonrise Towers)
- Lady Isolde (Baldur's Gate)
- Clem (Baldur's Gate)
Title Changes ⤴
Auntie Ethel
- Sister of the Seeing Pearl → Mother of the Croaking Bog
- The "sister" part became irrelevant after game changed from EA as reported by @CheesusCrust
Dryad, Zethino
- Master of Love → Mistress of Love
Nym Orlith
► VOICES ⤴
Optional Voice Improvements [add-ons] ⤴
- Florrick (gentler voice options)
- Zevlor (deeper voice pack)
- Cazador (smoother voice pack)
- Lady Esther (younger voice)
RR Voices Updated ⤴
- Brigid
- Cheeky Nora
- Dark Breaker Mikki Korri
- Fenamia Viney
- Fist Eostre
- Fist of Bane Aminah
- Graine Jodhpur
- Hogi Nunners
- Leary Dowse
- Linsella
- Monifa Diallo
- Porter Oveer
- Rilia
- Sadar Illanov
- Sister Yannis
- Surixana
- Taraji
- Thuldra Thuldrin
- Zeffy Softbluff
► UNDEVILED TIEFLINGS ⤴
A new addon that edits Rolan, Lia, Cal, Guex, & Amek to look more human and less devilish. No tails, no claws, less dark sclera.
It is an experimental mod and currently it edits only 5 NPCs mentioned above.
► CHARACTER CREATION ⤴
A new addon that makes only certain skin and eye colors show for specific subraces, making it easier to create a character in-line with RR aesthetics.
It
does not remove colours from CC and you can always access any missing ones in "Show All" tab.
► EYE GLOW ALT ⤴
In this addon, eye glow presets have been tweaked from pinpoint around the pupil type of harsh glow to a circular line on the outer edge with a very faint glow. It was made to be a specifically different and less bright version of the vanilla eye glow that tieflings and dragonborns have. Additionally, all gemstone colours (topaz, emerald, sapphire, obsidian, and opal), all pinks and purples (minus drow pink and drow purple), a shade of teal and a shade of white now have a similar circular glow.
It is a gentler glow, barely visible in well-lit environment and will mostly stand out only in shadows.
► DE-GIRLBOSS ⤴
Rejoice! De-Girlboss mod is finally here.
It gender swaps Girlboss characters into Male. See the
separate mod thread for more details!
Current list of De-Girlbossed Characters [32 NPCs] ⤴
- Blaze Elin → Blaze Elian
- Blaze Liara Portyr → Blaze Lioran Portyr
- Cashguard Artillerist Smathers → no name change
- Cashguard Captain Faril → no name change
- Devella Fountainhead → Gauntlet Fountenhale
- Fist Debin → no name change
- Fist Diallo → no name change
- Fist Elthira Gossen → Fist Gossen
- Fist Fernhollow → no name change
- Fist Helena → Fist Helio
- Fist Karoline → Fist Karlo
- Fist Nipawa → Fist Nevan
- Fist Oriona → Fist Orion
- Fist Soapstone → no name change
- Fist Recruit Ephren → no name change
- Gauntlet Dain → no name change
- Gauntlet Edwynna → Gauntlet Edwynn
- Gauntlet Thunder → no name change
- Gauntlet Yeva → Gauntlet Yeve
- Lady Ague → Lazarus Ague
- Lady Flux → Loomis Flux
- Lady Lockjaw → Little Lockpick
- Lady Quinsy → Lash Quinsy
- Lady Durinbold's Bodyguard → Lady Durinbold's Attendant
- Lady Durinbold's Bodyguard → no name change
- Lady Oberon's Bodyguard → no name change
- Lady Ruth Linnacker → Lord Rune Linnacker
- Manip Edenosa → Manip Edenos
- Manip Seyama → Manip Seyam
- Manip Shuurga → Manip Shuur
- Tilses → no name change
- Zarys → no name change
► Visual Table : VANILLA vs AESTHETICS vs SWAPS vs DE-GIRLBOSS
▪ OPTIONAL ADDONS ⤴
Vanilla Restorations & V2 versions
- Dryad
- Volo
- Orpheus
- Ketheric
- Arron
- Arron V2
- Mystra V2
- Florrick V2
Misc Add-ons
▪ TECHNICAL NOTES ⤴
- Root Template Changes : Multiple NPCs had their root templates updated to correct race, gender, or body type assignments for proper game functionality.
- Portrait Corrections : Extensive portrait generation and correction for NPCs with visual updates, including proper blood/clean states for vampire spawn ritual sequences.
- Timeline & Cinematics : Camera angles and framing corrected for body type changes in multiple cinematics, including Shadow Druid scenes, Dolor murder scene, and Dame Aylin sequences.
- Material & Texture Work : Hundreds of material overrides corrected, new textures created for heads, environmental assets recolored (banners, statues, walls), and clothing / equipment textures updated.
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