This is a Vilja in Skyrim (https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/6722) appreciation post because I'm obsessed with this mod right now. (Spoiler warning: I'm about to spoil most of the mod). So, I picked Vilja up because I had done Serana in a different playthrough and I wanted another female character with a romance track. To be entirely honest I struggled a bit with the beginning of this mod because I found her opening quests, where you have to fetch a ton of stuff for her, to be a bit tedious. But then, I realized that they don't have to be done all at once. You can, and should, do other quests while you are gathering things for her. It's super fun to take her on quests because she has a bunch of commentary and random dialogue that ranges from hilarious to incredibly sweet. She can talk to Inigo and they have several fun conversations that vary depending on where they are.
The things that have really gotten me attached to her, however, are her bard quest and her romance quest. One of Vilja's biggest dreams is to become a bard and to do that you can take to a friend of hers for training. Once she has spent a few days with him she can play songs, most of which are based on folk pieces and some of which are unique to the mod. These songs are absolutely beautiful and Emma, the mod creator and Vilja's voice actress, has a wonderful singing voice.
I haven't finished the romance quest yet, but so far it has been very cute. Vilja is very sweet and her romance progresses slowly which makes it feel more realistic and natural. She also makes you a unique armor set when you first start dating which is very pretty. Vilja will date the player regardless of gender, but she does mention to a female character that she is the first woman she has ever had feelings for. She also says stuff like this:
(Ignore Kaiden, he decided to sit there just as she started talking).
Anyway, the main point is I love this mod very much and I think that if you play Skyrim with mods you should absolutely give Vilja a try.
