By the eight! Or… the nine? It's another weekly discussion thread! If you've missed any, you can find past threads here. These discussions are intended to be ongoing, so we encourage you to join in and bring your opinions to the comments at any time! Without further ado, a reminder of what we expect here:

RULES

1. Be respectful. With discussion of mods come strong opinions about said mods! Try to be mindful of your fellow community members.
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TOPIC

The gods of Nirn are many, with a wide range of domains and personalities to suit the citizen or adventurer. Whether it is a thief who pays their respects to Nocturnal in the hopes of evading unwanted attention, a warrior who fights in the name of Stendarr, or Heimskr, religion is all around in Skyrim. Especially if it's Heimskr. With so many myths, names, and blessings to go around, what mods do you choose for religion in your game? I'll start us off with:

• Environs - The Shrines of Talos: Shrines aren't just there for the player to visit and nobody else! The Environs series of mods adds life to the world through small, well, environmental changes to locations! See worshippers emerge with changing political tides—or what happens to small, forgotten holy places when those who tend to them are gone…
• Daedric Shrines: Amazingly, there exists a full replacer for the game's Daedric shrines, with entirely newly made models! And how excellent they are. Want to update those statues after all these years? Well this is here, and you can use it! Which is not to mention beautiful statues of the Aedra made by the same author.
• Wintersun and Pilgrim: Anyone who wants to make religion a more important part of their playthrough will likely want to use one of these two, and the list simply would've felt incomplete without them! As for which of the two has the 'better' approach, that is, of course, for you to decide! With a special mention to Trua, which never seems to have gotten quite so popular as its 'big brother'.