Repopulated Morrowind
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 0.7% endorsement rate
- 🏆 #5 of 73 NPCs mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
REQUIRES TR_DATA.
The five objectives of Repopulated Morrowind:
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[]Place dynamic NPCs around Morrowind.
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]Place animated dynamic NPCs around Morrowind.[]Distribute optional mod content among new NPCs to make said content feel like an integrated part of the base game.
[]Support a bunch of content mods. If you have Mage Robes installed, mages added by this mod will wear them.
[]Support landmasses, especially Tamriel Rebuilt, via optional plugins.
NPCs are placed with the following design philosophy:
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[]Dunmer everywhere except Solstheim and Dagon Fel.
[]Nords in Dagon Fel and Solstheim.
[]Imperials at Imperial forts and Raven Rock (once built to a certain level).
[]Mercenaries from all over Tamriel at Imperial forts and towns.
[]Orcs in their strongholds, Orc legionaires in Fort Darius
[]Repop NPCs should blend in. Morag Tong NPCs should only be at Morag Tong locations unless there is a very good reason to see one elsewhere.
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Current features:
[]New Hlaalu, Telvanni, Redoran, and Indoril guards in their respective holds.
[]More Ordinators in Vivec.
[]Nobles all over Mournhold.
[]Egg miners in non-blighted, non-abandoned egg mines.
[]Miners in non-abandoned ore mines.
[]Guard towers, Imperial Forts, Watch towers, etc are populated at night with guards who are sitting and/or eating together.
[]More Ashlanders.
[]Nord fishermen in Dagon Fel.
[]More Cammona Tong and Dark Brotherhood members in sensible locations.
[]Morag Tong assassins at Morag Tong locations (recruitable as followers if a member of the Morag Tong faction).
[]More armor variety for additional Imperial guards.
[]Settlers will appear at Raven Rock after the bar is constructed.
[]More NPCs added to every city.
[]More Buoyant Armigers around Molag Mar and Ghostgate.
[]Mages Guild members around guild halls who teleport in and out. Members in Ald-Ruhn will not be present during a certain quest.
[]Various Dunmer fisherman can be found fishing at night in Khuul and other similar places.
[]Rare, low-leveled bandits in remote places to spice up otherwise barren locations.
[]Sittings NPCs in various locations using the same placement philosophy (I. E. Buoyant Armigers will only be found sitting around Molag Mar or Ghostgate).
[]Imperial guards added may carry a pilum from SerVerlindlinde's Imperial Pilum Resource
[*]Support for either Bl
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[]Dunmer everywhere except Solstheim and Dagon Fel.
Repopulated Morrowind adds named NPCs to all cities using leveled lists, integrating items from Tamriel Rebuilt, Morrowind, Bloodmoon, and Tribunal. Compatible with OpenMW, MWSE, and Vanilla, with optional patches for Beautiful Cities of Morrowind, Tomb of the Snow Prince, Tamriel Rebuilt, and Balmora. A popular mod with 614 endorsements and over 83k downloads, last updated February 2026.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community favorite with 614 endorsements and over 83k downloads.
- Works across OpenMW, MWSE, and Vanilla—no need to pick a specific setup.
- Optional patches for popular mods like Tamriel Rebuilt and Beautiful Cities of Morrowind.
⚠️ Cons
- No explicit install instructions or load order guidance provided by the author.
- Requires TR_Data for full functionality—if you don't have Tamriel Rebuilt, some items may be missing.
For Morrowind players who want more life in cities without overhauling the game. Perfect for those using OpenMW or MWSE and who enjoy mods like Tamriel Rebuilt. Skip if you prefer vanilla NPC counts or don't want to manage optional patches.
💡 Beginner Tips
- If you're using OpenMW, make sure to enable the mod in the launcher's content list and set the correct load order.
- For MWSE users, install via a mod manager like Wrye Mash or Mod Organizer 2 to keep track of patches.
- Check the optional patches for Tamriel Rebuilt and Beautiful Cities of Morrowind—they require those mods to be installed first.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Morrowind Mods
- Author
- GrumblingVomit
- Version
- 2.7
- Downloads
- 83,796
- Endorsements
- 614
- Category
- NPCs
- Created
- 5/7/2022
- Updated
- 2/11/2026
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