Vanilla Skyrim's cities are small — Whiterun has a dozen buildings and feels like a village. JK's Skyrim is the definitive city expansion, adding detail and density to every major hold. The Cities of the North series rebuilds the smaller holds into distinct regional styles. Together they make Skyrim feel like a populated province, not a handful of hamlets.
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