Unisex Empire - Female Legionaries and Hold Guards
⚪ Last updated 2020⚠️ Install Order · 5 steps
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 0.5% endorsement rate
- 🏆 #47 of 81 NPC mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Unisex Empire
This is a small personal mod I made after noticing a discrepancy in Vanilla Skyrim; there are no female Imperial Hold Guards and only a handful in the military ranks. This seems strange given how equal handed gender is in the rest of the game and the Empire certainly doesn't seem to discriminate, so I made this mod to fix the discrepancy. There are other mods that do this or similar things but I found they all added things I didn't want or didn't work in ways I want.
Here's the main points:
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[]ESL-flagged. So it doesn't take up a slot in your load order.
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]15 presets for Hold Guards and another 15 for Soldiers, so they shouldn't be too repetitive.[]Two versions, one with a 50/50 gender split and one that makes all Empire Guards and Soldiers female. Version selection through installer.
[]New NPCs were created from the vanilla records and inherit the same things, so most mods that change things like Guard Armor should work just fine.
This mod adds female NPC versions of Empire Hold Guards and Soldiers, addressing a vanilla oversight in Skyrim. With 976 endorsements and over 184,000 downloads, it's a popular cosmetic fix for players who want more diverse guards. Last updated in October 2020.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community favorite with 976 endorsements and over 184k downloads.
- Simple lore-friendly fix that adds diversity to guards.
- Lightweight mod that doesn't overhaul other systems.
⚠️ Cons
- Last updated in 2020, so may not be compatible with the latest Skyrim updates or other mods.
- Only affects Empire-aligned guards, not Stormcloaks or other factions.
- Potential conflicts with other mods that alter guard NPCs or outfits.
For Skyrim players who want more female representation among guards without major overhauls. If you're a roleplayer or immersion seeker, this is a nice touch. Skip if you want gameplay changes or if you're using heavy NPC overhauls that might conflict.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Use a mod manager like Vortex or Mod Organizer 2 to avoid overwriting other guard mods.
- Place this mod early in your load order to let other NPC mods overwrite if needed.
- Check for compatibility patches if you use mods that change guard outfits or AI.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim Mods
- Author
- Gaz_Nightstalker
- Version
- 0.1
- Downloads
- 184,587
- Endorsements
- 976
- Category
- NPC
- Created
- 10/10/2020
- Updated
- 10/10/2020
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