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[Midnight]

Its Midnight once again, here to review one of the better known npc mods-Kelsey. Before I begin, I just want to say this is a partial review, as I like to run a mod twice through from start to finish, in order to check for bugs, story interaction, script flow and enjoyability before I give my opinion on the mod, so still got 1 run though to go offically. For first impressions though, I would have to say Kelsey is a pretty good mod overall. For those who havent tried him yet, Kelsey is a good aligned human male sorcerer who is romancable for females. He has a fair amount of interactions with the player and the stock npcs, and some good cross banter with custom npcs as well. You diffinently get an npc that follows the charactors lead, without trying to steal the spotlight, and you can save his bacon in more than one encounter with his stalker ex gf (actually some girl he met once that fixated on him). Unlike most npc mods, Kelsey isnt super or exciting in regards to background-he is a merchant on bussiness in Amn, and doesnt even require your help to wrap up old grudges or family feuds, he just wants to join you for some interesting adventure. I was very impressed playing a sorcerer for the first time, the flexability they offer is quite impressive if you've only tried mages before. The overall interactions can be a tad stale though, though my first run through is without the romance-2ed run will be to see that aspect. I was a little disappointed with the dropoff interactions in tob-I didnt see but one time he talked with Imoen which was suprising, since he supposedly will romance her if the player isnt into him. It was nice to have an npc though that doesnt need counciling or moans about somesuch every 5 minutes. My only advice so far from what ive seen is he needs to have a "conclusionary" quest that will help resolve his family issue with his uncle and stepmom-its a minor story he brings up a few times, not super important to the ongoing plot but it did get my interest somewhat-and the mod never followed up on it. His portrait too is well, bland. I would suggest if you like his mod and want to do the romance--use another picture. The voice acting for this mod is top notch however, and I've yet to discover a bug in the mod yet. On a scale of 1-10 with 10 being best, I would give Kelsey a 8 out of 10 ranking. Give him a run for your next good aligned party and see what you think of him. Until next time, Excelsior! -Midnight, Mod Reviewer