Knotwork
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 0.2% endorsement rate
- 🏆 #24 of 140 User Interface mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
What does this mod do?:
This mod has a simple purpose, to make non-vanilla questlines follow vanilla and have their own custom knotwork in the quest journal, for that extra boost of integration with vanilla that I like in my modlist.
Contents:
This mod currently adds some journal art knotwork art for the following:
- Fishing (ID 12) - Used for quests in Fishing
- Cyrodiil (ID 13) - Used for the Guard Captain's questline in Beyond Skyrim: Bruma. (Based on BS Cyrodiil's main logo)
- East Empire Company (ID 14) - Used for the vanilla Rise in the East quest, Wyrmstooth's main questline and East Empire Expansion
- Bards' College (ID 15) - Used for the vanilla Tending the Flames quest and Bards College Expansion.
- Dark Brotherhood / Penitus Occulatus (ID 16) - Used instead of the existing Dark Brotherhood art for vanilla Dark Brotherhood quests, including Destroy the Dark Brotherhood (hence the addition of the Penitus half of the art, similar to how the Civil War is half Imperial, half Stormcloak). The vanilla Dark Brotherhood knotwork remains and will still be used for mods that already utilise it, such as Undeath, for which it is likely more appropriate being two skulls.
- Alternate Dark Brotherhood (ID 19) - Unused by default, optional file applies this instead of ID 16 to the same listed quests
- Legacy of the Dragonborn (ID 17) - Used by Museum quests in Legacy of the Dragonborn
- Explorer's Society (ID 18) - Used by Explorer's Society quests in Legacy of the Dragonborn
- Falskaar (ID 20) - Used by quests in Falskaar
- Vigilants of Stendarr (ID 21) - Used by some quests in Vigilant
- Bloodfire (ID 22) - Used by A Tale of Blood and Snow
- Cogs (ID 23) - Used by Wheels of Lull
- Favor (ID 24) - Cut vanilla art, not used for anything, just made available as a resource.
- Bloodfire / Vigilants of Stendarr (ID 25) - Used by A Tale of Blood and Snow
- Bloodfire / Cronvangr Clan (ID 26) - Used by A Tale of Blood and Snow
- Bloodfire / Quarra Clan (ID 27) - Used by A Tale of Blood and Snow
- Sea of Ghosts Side Quest (ID 28) - Used for Skaal and Thirsk Side Quests, Wyrmstooth Side Quests and Siege at Icemoth.
- Morrowind Side Quest (ID 29) - Used for Raven Rock and Tel Mithryn Side Quests.
- Cyrodiil Side Quest (ID 30) - Used for Beyond Skyrim: Bruma side quests.
- Synod/College of Whispers (ID 31) - Used for one quest in Beyond Skyrim: Bruma.
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Knotwork is a small UI mod that adds extra knotwork designs to the journal for assigning to quests. With over 2,100 endorsements and nearly 900,000 downloads, it's a popular quality-of-life addition for players who want more visual variety in their quest tracking. Simple and focused, it does exactly what it says.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Huge community trust (2,138 endorsements) — this mod is clearly doing something right.
- Massive download count (892,897) shows it's a go-to for many players.
- Simple, focused purpose: just adds knotwork to the journal, no bloat.
⚠️ Cons
- Last updated April 2026 — might not be compatible with future game patches.
- Only affects the journal UI, so if you're looking for more substantial UI overhauls, this won't cut it.
For players who want a bit more visual flair in their quest journal without overhauling the entire UI. If you're into lore-friendly cosmetic touches, this is a nice pick. Skip if you want functional UI changes or if you're not bothered by the default knotwork.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Since it's a UI mod, make sure to place it in the correct mod folder (e.g., Data or Mods) as per your game's structure.
- If you use a mod manager, let it handle the installation to avoid conflicts with other UI mods.
- Check if the mod requires a specific game version or DLC — the description doesn't mention it, so test it out.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim Mods
- Author
- Jelidity and SeaSparrow
- Version
- 2.1.1
- Downloads
- 892,897
- Endorsements
- 2,138
- Category
- User Interface
- Created
- 9/13/2024
- Updated
- 4/26/2026
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