Upon starting a new game, i checked all perks that player had.
If the mod is installed, player has a "StrangerPeople" perk, after uninstalling and starting new game checked again - perk didn't appear but problem persisted.
No idea how could I bork the mod management, as I clearly removed the mod in Vortex just like you said. I tried this SAG command, but it obviously didn't work without the mod. I'll try to install the mod and enter this command. Here's my load order btw
UPD: Tried using set _SAG_StrangerModInstalled to 0, tried removing perk from player. Nothing changed. I guess the problem lies in Race option addon, or Lively's Tweaks, but i see nothing strange in SSEEdit
I'll remove the mod, purge the mods in Vortex, delete and reinstall the game, and redeploy mods.
UPD2: i am cursed, npcs are still called "Male Nord" etc
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