GrimAura - Thanks for that tip, but it doesn't apply to my situation. I don't use the mod feature for my custom civ. It was built directly from the in game custom civ builder. The only file that I modify is the CitizenPortraits in the Factions folder. Then I edit my custom civ (in game) to select which portraits I want the game to use. This was working fine until a couple of versions ago. Now the game seems to pull these blank portraits out of nowhere.