AW Women of Whiterun
⚪ Last updated 2022⚠️ Install Order · 5 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
- 👍 1.0% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #124 of 125 NPC mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
A replacer that stays close to the original features but with better facegen morphs and hair.
Changes the appearance of 6 ladies of Whiterun: Adrianne, Arcadia, Carlotta, Hulda, Ysolda, and Irileth.
I chose those because I didn't find a replacer I liked and they weren't covered by Pandorable (I use a lot of her NPCs in my game, she does great stuff :D).
Beside changing the facegen and hair, I added Arcadia, Carlotta, and Hulda to the potential marriage faction, since they already have a voice with marriage dialogue.
They will use your body and skin, for max compatibility and better blending with your other characters.
(In the pictures I use Bijin skin with CBBE).
Hair textures are from KS and already included in the mod - if you have KS installed you might get a notification that some files are overlapping, simply load KS after my mod, they are the same files.
ESP can be flagged light with your mod manager.
Credits and recommended mods:
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[]Expressive Facegen Morphs (not needed, just credit for the facegen)
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]KS hairdos (textures already included)[]Bijin Skin for CBBE (or you can use any other skin/body you like)
[]Freckles from Lamenthia's Marks of Beauty (included in the tintmasks)
AW Women of Whiterun is a cosmetic NPC replacer that overhauls six female characters in Whiterun—Adrianne, Arcadia, Carlotta, Hulda, Ysolda, and Irileth—with improved facegen morphs and hair while staying close to their original looks. It also adds marriage options for Arcadia, Carlotta, and Hulda, and uses your body and skin for compatibility. With 140 endorsements and 13,374 downloads, it's a niche but appreciated mod for players who want a subtle visual upgrade without major changes.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community-approved with 140 endorsements and over 13k downloads—people are using it.
- Fills a gap by covering NPCs not touched by Pandorable, so it pairs well with her overhauls.
- Adds marriage options for three NPCs, giving them new gameplay potential without extra voice work.
⚠️ Cons
- Only covers 6 NPCs, so you'll still need other mods for the rest of Whiterun's women.
- Last updated in 2022, so it may not be actively maintained for newer Skyrim versions.
- Hair texture overlap with KS Hairdos can cause file conflicts if load order isn't set correctly.
For Skyrim players who want a subtle, lore-friendly visual upgrade for key Whiterun women without overhauling their entire look. It's also great for those who use Pandorable's NPCs and need a matching style for the gaps. Skip if you're looking for drastic redesigns or gameplay changes—this is purely cosmetic with a small marriage bonus.
💡 Beginner Tips
- If you have KS Hairdos installed, load it after this mod to avoid file overlap warnings—they're the same textures.
- Use a mod manager like Vortex or MO2 to easily flag the ESP as light, which helps with the plugin limit.
- Since the mod uses your body and skin, install a skin mod like Bijin Skin for CBBE first to get the look shown in the screenshots.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim Mods
- Author
- AllieWadeMods
- Version
- 1.0
- Downloads
- 13,374
- Endorsements
- 140
- Category
- NPC
- Created
- 4/27/2022
- Updated
- 4/27/2022
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