Name Those Ash Piles
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 0.8% endorsement rate
- 🏆 #1 of 127 Gameplay mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
NAME THOSE ASH PILES
Requirements
meh321's Address Library for SKSE Plugins
Description
SKSE plugin that changes all ash pile names (vanilla and modded) to include who it belonged to.
Ash Pile -> Bandit's Ash Pile
Add or modify names (using below template) by configuring po3_NameThoseAshPiles.ini
;The Ash Pile formerly known as Nazeem
Name = The formerly known as
;Here lies Sven
Name = Here lies
Credits
plugin source
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[]ryan (SniffleMan) for CommonLibSSE[/]
[]meh321 for Address Library[/]
Name Those Ash Piles is a configurable SKSE plugin for Skyrim that renames ash piles to reflect the character they belonged to. It's a quality-of-life mod for players who want to easily identify remains, with 3,589 endorsements and frequent updates.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Huge community trust – 3.5k endorsements and nearly half a million downloads.
- Does exactly what it says: no more guessing whose ash pile you're looting.
- Configurable, so you can tweak the naming to your preference.
⚠️ Cons
- Requires SKSE – if you're not already using it, you'll need to set that up first.
- Only affects ash piles – if you wanted similar for other remains, this won't cover it.
For Skyrim players who hate looting generic 'Ash Pile' and want to know whose remains they're grabbing. Perfect for completionists and roleplayers who like immersive details. Skip if you don't use SKSE or don't care about ash pile names.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Make sure you have SKSE installed and launch the game through SKSE, not the vanilla launcher.
- Use a mod manager like Vortex or MO2 to handle the plugin installation – it's cleaner.
- Check the mod's config file (if any) after first run to see what options are available.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim Mods
- Author
- powerofthree
- Version
- 5.0.1
- Downloads
- 472,292
- Endorsements
- 3,589
- Category
- Gameplay
- Created
- 4/1/2019
- Updated
- 12/18/2025
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