diff --git a/config.lua b/config.lua
index caa25bc..f7cf736 100644
--- a/config.lua
+++ b/config.lua
@@ -172,3 +172,61 @@ yl_speak_up.standard_text_if_action_failed_too_often = "You have tried so many t
 yl_speak_up.standard_text_if_action_repeated_too_soon = "I don't have infinite ressources. If you lost "..
 	"something I gave you - come back later and we may talk again.\n$TEXT$"
 
+
+-- reading textures for your land NPCs
+local function read_skins_and_capes_from_folders(races)
+    local temp = {}
+
+    -- get the files out of modpath
+    local mp_list = minetest.get_dir_list(yl_speak_up.modpath .. DIR_DELIM .. "textures", false)
+
+    -- get the files out of worlddir
+    local wp_list =
+        minetest.get_dir_list(
+        yl_speak_up.worldpath .. DIR_DELIM .. "worldmods" .. DIR_DELIM .. "yl_npc" .. DIR_DELIM .. "textures",
+        false
+    )
+
+    -- Let's join both lists.
+    table.insert_all(temp, mp_list)
+    table.insert_all(temp, wp_list)
+
+    --[[ Let's see if the files are the ones we want. Format is
+    yl_npc_main_name.png <-- Those are the ones we want
+    yl_npc_cape_name.png
+    yl_npc_item_name.png
+    ]]--
+
+    for _, race in ipairs(races) do
+       if(not(yl_speak_up.mob_skins["yl_speak_up:"..race])) then
+           yl_speak_up.mob_skins["yl_speak_up:"..race] = {}
+       end
+       if(not(yl_speak_up.mob_capes["yl_speak_up:"..race])) then
+           yl_speak_up.mob_capes["yl_speak_up:"..race] = {}
+       end
+    end
+
+    for _, v in pairs(temp) do
+        local s = string.split(v, "_")
+        if s[1] == "yl" and s[2] == "npc" and s[3] == "main" then
+	    for i, race in ipairs(races) do
+                table.insert(yl_speak_up.mob_skins["yl_speak_up:"..race], v)
+	    end
+        end
+        if s[1] == "yl" and s[2] == "npc" and s[3] == "cape" then
+	    for i, race in ipairs(races) do
+                table.insert(yl_speak_up.mob_capes["yl_speak_up:"..race], v)
+	    end
+        end
+    end
+
+    for _, race in ipairs(races) do
+       if(#yl_speak_up.mob_skins["yl_speak_up:"..race] < 1) then
+           yl_speak_up.mob_skins["yl_speak_up:"..race] = {"yl_speak_up_main_default.png"}
+       end
+       if(#yl_speak_up.mob_capes["yl_speak_up:"..race] < 1) then
+           yl_speak_up.mob_capes["yl_speak_up:"..race] = {"yl_npc_cape_default.png"}
+       end
+    end
+end
+read_skins_and_capes_from_folders({"dwarf","elf","goblin","human","npc","orc"})