The Dragonborn's Bestiary - Addons
🟡 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.
🖼️ Gallery (12 images)
🔍 Analysis
- 👍 0.1% endorsement rate
- 🏆 #25 of 141 User Interface mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Description
This modification changes the Bestiary images of existing creatures with modded versions and introduces several new ones from popular modifications. Some of them are added in the main file and some are separated by author, mainly because it was easier for me.
🌸Vanilla Addon
All vanilla creatures changed to a new one or retextures such as:
Chicken Replacer - Mihail Monsters and Animals (SE-AE version) (''bird'')
Rally's Shaggy Cows of Skyrim
More Realistic Antlers for Female Elk by FrankBlack
More Realistic Antlers for Male Elk by FrankBlack
Better-Looking Antlers for Reindeer
Skyrim Snow Dogs (Husky)
ZeroKing's Fluffy Foxes - SSE Port
Fluffworks (Fluffy Animals)
Fluffworks Patches
Realistic Horse Breeds by KrittaKitty
Real Rabbits HD - Color Variants and High Poly Mesh with Fur
Bellyaches Animal and Creature Pack Revamp
Ancient Dwemer Metal - My patches for SMIM Dawnguard Dragonborn by Xtudo
Bears and Werebears mod
True Wolves Of Skyrim
HD Werewolves - With support for Moonlight Tales and Automatic Variants
MM - REAL ELKS
Skeleton Replacer HD - SERUSTIC DAEDRA - Special Edition
EMPEROR - Giant Crab Overhaul
Nix-Hound Eyes Fix (Creation Club Nixhound Patch)
Real Megaloceros Of Skyrim or RMOS aka The Irish or Giant Elk
Refined Werebear Replacer SSE
Amon - Sk Fix for Animals and Creatures
Draugrs - New models and textures
Falmer Overhaul - New models and textures
Kanjs - Death Hound Animated
🌸Creation Club Pets of Skyrim Addon
Added the 5 unique pets from Pets of Skyrim
🌸Mihail Bestiary Addon
Dwarven Automatons Pack- Mihail Monsters and Animals (SE-AE version)
Old Gods of the Hunt- Mihail Monsters and Animals (SE-AE version) (''the witcher'')
Bantam Guars- Mihail Monsters and Animals (SE-AE version) (''eso morrowind')
Pigeons- Mihail Monsters and Animals (SE-AE version) (''bird'')
Mountain Lions and Panthers- Mihail Monsters and Animals (SE-AE version)
High Minotaurs - Mihail Monsters and Animals (SE-AE version) (''eso'')
Ravens- Mihail Monsters and Animals (SE-AE version) (''crow'')
Crows- Mihail Monsters and Animals (SE-AE version) (''raven'')
Chest Mimics- Mihail Monsters and Animals (SE-AE version) (''dark souls'')
Wraiths - Mihail Monsters and Animals (SE-AE version) (''undead'')
Emperor Penguins- Mihail Monsters and Animals (SE-AE version) (''bird'')
The Dragonborn's Bestiary - Addons replaces creature images in Skyrim's Bestiary with modded versions and adds new entries from popular mods. With 2,089 endorsements and 3.3M downloads, it's a well-loved UI enhancement for players who want fresher, more detailed creature visuals. Last updated June 2026.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Huge community trust: 2,089 endorsements and 3.3M downloads show it's widely used.
- Refreshes the Bestiary UI without overhauling the whole game.
- Actively maintained—last updated June 2026.
⚠️ Cons
- Only affects images, not gameplay or creature stats.
- May conflict with other UI mods that alter the Bestiary.
For Skyrim players who love the Bestiary and want more variety in creature art, especially if you use popular creature mods. Skip if you're after gameplay changes—this is purely visual.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Make sure you have the original Bestiary mods installed if you want the new entries to appear.
- Load this mod after other UI mods to ensure its images take priority.
- Check the mod page for a list of compatible creature mods.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim Mods
- Author
- monkeyangie
- Version
- 1
- Downloads
- 3,328,028
- Endorsements
- 2,089
- Category
- User Interface
- Created
- 7/7/2024
- Updated
- 6/22/2026
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