Friends and Foes
🟡 Updated this year⚠️ Install Order · 2 steps
Install in this order, then this mod last — most mods fail to load without their framework and dependencies in place.
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 1.4% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #4 of 73 NPCs mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Update 2. 2.
- removed old unused dialogue topics (that are getting their own mod soon).
- removed pickpockets (I also want to do a standalone plugin for those)
- removed caravaners (they despawned but not their guar, and they just don't do much anyway
- re-worked highwaymen (removed the forcegreet altogether, more varied behaviour)
Vvardenfell:
-fixed a couple black cells
This mod adds friendly as well as less friendly npcs to the game.
All npcs have loot based on their class and race
Spawn points are many but with a low % chance of spawn > encounters are more random
ON THE ROADS
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[]highwaymen who may attack on sight or demand gold for passage[/]
[]travelling traders, peddlers[/]
[]Imperial guards, Hlaalu, Redoran and Telvanni guards, Ordinators and Armingers (based on the nearest settlement)[/]
[]adventurers and travellers[/]
[]Legion deserters in Solstheim, Hirstaang Forest[/]
[]Berserkers and Reavers in Solstheim[/]
[]Bounty Hunters (will want to take you to jail if you have a bounty)[/]
[]Vampire Hunters will attack you on sight if you are a vampire[/]
[]Werewolf hunters will attack you on sight if you are a werewolf[/]
[]Corprus sufferers near ghostfence[/]
NEAR TOMBS
[]skeletons, crusaders, corpses
NEAR DWEMER RUINS[/]
[]Dwemen animunculi, Scavengers, Imperial Guards, corpses
NEAR DAEDRIC RUINS[/]
[]Witchhunters, corpses
IN EGG MINES[/]
[]Poachers
IN TOWNS (unless F&F_No_Town is enabled)[/]
[]readers, mages & commoners in libraries, bookstores and museums[/]
[]adventurers in smiths[/]
[]commoners and adventurers in traders[/]
[]muggers in dark alleys[/]
[*]rogues, thieves, assassins minding their business a
Friends and Foes by Danae adds friendly and less friendly NPCs to the game. With 1,190 endorsements and 85,778 downloads, it's a popular NPC expansion mod for players seeking more characters to interact with. Last updated May 2025, it remains relevant for current game versions.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community favorite with 1,190 endorsements and 85k downloads.
- Adds both friendly and hostile NPCs for varied encounters.
- Recently updated (May 2025) so likely works with current game version.
⚠️ Cons
- Description is vague—no details on NPC types, locations, or behaviors.
- No install instructions or requirements listed, so you're on your own.
- May conflict with other NPC mods if you run a heavily modded setup.
For players who want more life in the world with extra NPCs to meet or fight. If you're looking for specific quests or detailed characters, this might be too bare-bones. Skip if you prefer lore-friendly or fully voiced additions.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Check the mod's posts or comments for any hidden requirements or load order notes.
- If you use a mod manager, install manually to avoid overwriting other NPC mods.
- Test in a new save to see if the NPCs spawn correctly without conflicts.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Morrowind Mods
- Author
- Danae
- Version
- 2.2.3
- Downloads
- 85,772
- Endorsements
- 1,191
- Category
- NPCs
- Created
- 1/27/2021
- Updated
- 8/15/2026
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