Wintersun - Faiths of Skyrim
⚪ Last updated 2021⚠️ 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
- 👍 0.8% endorsement rate
- 🏆 #11 of 179 Immersion mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
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Features
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[]Choose a deity to worship, either as a racial deity, at their shrine or by reading about them.[/]
[]Pray, worship at their shrines, follow their tenets and avoid their taboos to gain favor with your deity.[/]
[]Gain a basic ability for following a deity, and a more powerful devotee ability when your favor is high enough.[/]
[]Custom shrines with new shrine blessings.[/]
[]50 deities total.[/]
[]Lightweight scripts, no save bloat.[/]
[]Can be installed during your playthrough.[/]
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Following a deity
Whenever you use a shrine, a dialog box appears, allowing you to become a Follower of that deity. Followers receive a subtle gift, the Pray power, and a list of religious tenets. Some deities can only be worshipped by certain races or after completing a quest.
Adhering to the tenets, praying, and worshipping at their shrine will raise your favor with your deity. Upon reaching 100%, you become a Devotee and receive a second gift that is a dramatic manifestation of the deity's power on Tamriel. Ignoring your religious duties or violating their taboos will cause your favor with the deity to gradually diminish. If favor drops to 0%, the deity will abandon you.
You can only worship one deity at a time.
Prayer and worship
Use the Pray power to kneel and enter a meditative state, raising your favor and displaying your current favor. While you can pray as often as you wish, praying at least once a day is sufficient to raise your favor as fast as possible; there is no additional benefit to repeatedly praying in quick succession or praying for long amounts of time. Some deities may restrict prayer to specific times or locations.
You can also worship at the shrine of your deity. Worship is equivalent to prayer, but raises favor by a larger amount.
Your starting religion
At the start of your playthrough (after the intro sequence or when you reach level 2, same
Wintersun - Faiths of Skyrim by Enai Siaion adds a comprehensive religion and worship system to Skyrim. Players can pray, worship at shrines, and follow deity tenets to strengthen their bond and gain divine rewards. It covers both divines and daedric princes, making it a must-have for roleplayers seeking deeper immersion.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Massive community trust: 38,104 endorsements and 4.6M downloads prove it's a staple for Skyrim modders
- Adds deep roleplay value by letting you actually live your character's faith, not just wear an amulet
- From Enai Siaion, a legendary mod author known for quality and balance
⚠️ Cons
- Last updated in 2021 — may have compatibility issues with the latest Skyrim updates or other mods
- Requires careful load order placement to avoid conflicts with other religion or shrine mods
- Tenets can be restrictive for players who prefer a more freeform playstyle
For Skyrim roleplayers who want their character's faith to matter mechanically and narratively. Also for completionists who enjoy exploring all the divine and daedric options. Skip if you prefer combat-focused mods or don't care about religious immersion.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Place Wintersun near the end of your load order to minimize conflicts with other mods that alter shrines or blessings
- Use a mod manager like Vortex or MO2 to handle installation and updates cleanly
- Read the in-game tenets carefully — breaking them can have consequences, so pick a deity that fits your playstyle
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim Mods
- Author
- Enai Siaion
- Version
- 3.2.0
- Downloads
- 4,626,180
- Endorsements
- 38,104
- Category
- Immersion
- Created
- 1/10/2019
- Updated
- 6/17/2021
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