Blood and Ash
⚪ Last updated 2023⚠️ 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
- 👍 0.2% endorsement rate
- 🏆 #63 of 81 NPC mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
As mentioned above Blood and Ash is an overhaul mod for Dawnguard and Dragonborn DLCs.
What's included?
- separate files for both DLCs so you can choose;
- ESP-FE;
- USSEP and AI Overhaul compatibility;
- "resource" part of textures is packed into bsa;
- CBBE and UNP support.
Any of this wouldn't be possible without the talented authors listed below.
All assets from this mod belong to them.
Therefore, I do not allow re-uploading or
publishing my mods anywhere except for the Nexus!
○ ALT2, Eyes mod 2 and Facial Hair by khisartin
○ Vobla's Face Resources from Vobla's creatures
○ Mature Skin Texture by Maevan2
○ SC - The Witcher 3 hairdos and SC - CotR - Female Face Textures by ShinglesCat
○ Even More Makeup by CoralineKoralina
○ Skin Feature Overlays, Vanilla Warpaints Absolution, Community Overlays 1 and Weathered Nordic Bodypaints by DomainWolf
○ Lamenthia's Marks of Beauty by Lamenthia
○ Kala's Eyes-Elf Eyes by guidethisonekalaheria
○ KS Hairdos and Kalilies Brows by Kalilies
○ KS Hairdos 1. 7 Salt and Wind by mashanen
○ Blackmoon's Brows by blackmoonx330
○ Rutah's Warpaint by Rutah
○ HG Hairdos and HG Hairdos 2 by summerdew
○ Northborn Scars by Northborn
○ Cuyi's Bosmeri Antlers by Lyreha
○ Expressive Facegen Morphs by Niroku
○ High Poly Head by KouLeifoh
Blood and Ash is a cosmetic NPC replacer for Skyrim that overhauls the female characters from the Dawnguard and Dragonborn DLCs. With 1,900 endorsements and 1.2 million downloads, it's a popular choice for players seeking a visual refresh. Last updated in March 2023, it remains a stable option for those DLC areas.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Huge download count (1.2M) shows it's a go-to for many players
- Endorsement ratio is solid—1,900 people vouched for it
- Covers two DLCs, so you get a lot of visual changes in one mod
⚠️ Cons
- Last updated in March 2023—might not be fully compatible with the latest Skyrim patches
- Only affects female NPCs, so male characters remain untouched
For Skyrim players who want a fresh look for the female NPCs in Dawnguard and Dragonborn without overhauling the whole game. If you're into visual overhauls and play those DLCs often, this is a quick win. Skip if you want changes to male NPCs or a more comprehensive NPC overhaul.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Since it's a replacer, make sure it loads after any mods that change the same NPCs to avoid conflicts.
- Use a mod manager like Vortex or MO2 to easily enable/disable and manage load order.
- If you're on Special Edition, check that the mod version matches your game version—it was last updated in 2023.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim Mods
- Author
- lilson
- Version
- final
- Downloads
- 1,182,072
- Endorsements
- 1,900
- Category
- NPC
- Created
- 3/3/2023
- Updated
- 3/19/2023
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