Argis of Markarth - SerketHetyt's Housecarls

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Argis "The Bulwark" is probably one of my favorite housecarls. True to his title, he’s built like a fortress, broad, stoic and dependable. His demeanor is reserved but respectful, he’s deeply loyal, often saying things with a heavy dose of weary patience.

Markarth itself is a city full of tension, ancient Dwemer ruins, and political shadows, so it’s fitting that your housecarl being someone who feels like a living shield, calm, strong, and silent unless called upon.

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I rarely stray too far from the original vanilla design, but this time I wanted to create a more customized version of Argis for my game, making him closer in style to Bjorn Ironside and less like Triple H being the default nord in Skyrim.

I kept his signature features like the blind eye and its scar, but gave him new hair, tattoos, more expressive brows, and a better beard. And since the devil's in the details, I added some silver accessories and two silver teeth, since Markarth sits atop some of the richest silver deposits in all of Skyrim.

—  T E C H N I C A L   N O T E S   &   R E Q U I R E M E N T S  —

ESL-flagged plugin.

Body compatibility: Uses standalone body meshes and textures, to keep consistency with my other work and look exactly as intended. Maybe in future I will offer default body meshes as an optional file.

Previous replacer mods: I recommend using Save Unbaker to avoid neck seams and other issues if they were previously modified in your save.

Armor: Will use his default outfit. The armors shown in the screenshots are listed at the bottom of the mod page. In future update I will give him some optional armors via Skypatcher.

Requirements: The main file requires B. E. E. S if you are playing on an older version of Skyrim. Also requires The New Gentleman and CBPC to work correctly, and both this an