Thay's Bards for Skyrim
🟡 Updated this year⚠️ Install Order · 5 steps
Install in this order, then this mod last — most mods fail to load without their framework and dependencies in place.
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 0.9% endorsement rate
- 🏆 #59 of 121 NPC mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
This mod adds more bards to the game, to those who use custom player homes with option to hire bards to work for you (such as my own player homes :D) It also unlocks the function that keep a vanilla bard from player at your player home, so now you can hire a vanila bard at any point of the game.
This mod will be constantly updated with new bards, for I do create a lot of presets and it's a way to bring them to your game ;)
Race: Imperial
Voice: Female Young Eager
Location: Bards College
Voice: Male Young Eager
Location: Braidwood Inn
Skald Blind-Eye:
Voice: Male Nord
Location: Old Hroldan Inn
My other Mods
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Hjertesten Hall - Player Home and Settlement
Sea Dragon - Player home ship - . 3. 0
Springwood Estate - Player Home
Blue Palace Overhaul 5. 0
Vandfald Cottage - A Player Home
and more...
Credits
Kalilies and Stealthic - KS Hairdos
SG Female Eyebrows by hellosanta
SG Female Textures Renewal by hellosanta
Caliente_ Ousnius e Jeir - belos corpos de Caliente Edição -CBBE-
Hvergelmir - Brows by Hvergelmir
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/3041
Corpo feminino DIMONIZADO UNP by dimon99
Bijin skin UNP and CBBE by rxkx22
If you like my mods, please consider endorsing and voting to suprt my work ;)
Thay's Bards for Skyrim adds more bards to the game, designed to complement the author's player home mods. With 389 endorsements and 44,320 downloads, it's a niche addition for players who want more musical NPCs in their world. Last updated May 2026.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Solid community support with 389 endorsements
- Over 44,000 downloads shows real demand
- Ties into the author's player home mods for a cohesive experience
⚠️ Cons
- Niche appeal—only adds bards, no other content
- May conflict with other mods that alter bard NPCs or locations
- Requires the author's player home mods to get full value
For Skyrim players who use Thay S's player home mods and want more life in their homes. Also for those who enjoy having extra bards around for atmosphere. Skip if you're looking for gameplay changes or standalone content.
💡 Beginner Tips
- If you use a mod manager, install this mod through it to keep your load order clean.
- Place this mod after other NPC mods in your load order to avoid overwriting changes.
- Check if the bards appear in the player homes you have installed; they might be located there.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim Mods
- Author
- Thay S
- Version
- 5
- Downloads
- 44,320
- Endorsements
- 389
- Category
- NPC
- Created
- 5/25/2022
- Updated
- 5/9/2026
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