Guardian stones in Skyrim are a replacement for the constellations that we know from previous parts. Now constellation effects are no longer selected once and for all during character creation, but are activated using special stones.

The first 3 of these stones you will meet during the mission “Before the Storm” (2nd task of the main storyline), on the way to Riverwood these are the warrior stone, the mage stone and the thief stone. When you activate any of them, a permanent effect will be imposed on you, accelerating the leveling of the corresponding skills by 20%

If you forgot which stone you activated, or just want to see what effect is on you, open the magic window -> permanent effects -> and find the name there starting with “Stone...”

By using a new stone, it will replace the effect of the old one. There are no restrictions on the number of changes in effects, or time.

Table of all guardian stones, their properties and location

		Guardian stones
	Name Effect Location On the map Warrior Stone The Warrior Stone Warrior skills are upgraded 20% faster. Mage Stone Mage skills are upgraded 20% faster. Near the road going southwest from Riverwood. Thief Stone Thief skills are upgraded 20% faster. Near the road going southwest from Riverwood. Lover's Stone All skills grow 15% faster. In the northeast of Markarth, just north of the Kolskeggr mine. Apprentice Stone The Apprentice Stone Magic is restored twice as fast, but the vulnerability to magic is doubled (attention! you will die from magic once or twice. The only use of this property is pumping up recovery and armor on weak monsters i.e. 2-3 wolves beat you, and you yourself just heal here x2 mana regen will really help you pump up quickly). Halfway between Morthal and Solitude, north of Fort Snowhawk. Atronach Stone The Atronach Stone 50 magicka, 50% spell absorption, magicka recovery slowed by 50%. From the south of Windhelm, near the Black Ford (Darkwater Crossing) Stone Lady Health and stamina are restored 25% faster. North of Falkreath, south of Ilinalta Depths. Lord's Stone 50 damage resistance, 25% magic resistance. East of Morthal and southwest of Dawnstar. Horse Stone 100 to the carried weight, the worn armor weighs nothing. West of Solitude, north of Wolfskull Cave. Stone of Ritual The Ritual Stone By using the ability, all dead people near you will become your zombies for 200s. Can be used once a day. East of Whiterun. Snake Stone The Serpent Stone Paralyzes the enemy for 5 seconds and deals 25 damage. Apply once a day. East of Winterhold, on the shallows. Shadow Stone The Shadow Stone After using the ability, you become invisible for 60 seconds. Apply once a day. South of Riften, next to Nightingale Hall. Tower Stone Once a day allows you to open one expert-level lock. Halfway between Dawnstar and Winterhold. Name Effect Location On the map

This modification changes the effects of the blessings of all thirteen stones in Skyrim. Each sign imposes two enchantments on the character: passive - which acts only under certain conditions, and active - some can be used only once a day, others more often. Most abilities use new visual and script effects.

Requirements: Skyrim Legendary Edition/Skyrim Special Edition

Detailed description
1. Student
Effect: Beginner's Luck
Beginner level spells do not require magic, the rest are 15% cheaper.
Talent: Void Seed
Quickly restores the supply of magic, but it is also possible to deplete it.

2. Atronach
Effect: Distorted Magic
Spells are more effective and cheaper, but magic is not restored in battle.
Talent: Damage Affliction
Reduces the cost of spells by half at the expense of your health.

3. Lady
Effect: Lunar Pet
A ghost pet helps you in battle; its power grows with your level.
Talent: Darkness
Once a day, select a target that your pet will deal more damage to.

4. Lord
Effect: Royal Blood
The strength of your attacks depends on your health level.
Talent: Kneeling
Once per day, you can knock down nearby enemies.

5. Lover
Effect: Eternal Love
Once a day you are able to survive a fatal attack.
Talent: Summon Lover
You can summon the selected character to you.

6. Mage
Effect: Etherius Influence
Casting spells restores your health and strength.
Talent: Magic Shock
You can interrupt someone else's spell and absorb some of their magic.

7. Ritual
Effect: Revitalization
Those killed in battle side with you as long as you don't attack anyone.
Talent: Energy Transfer
Once a day, you can take over the target's health level, giving yours in return.

8. Serpent
Effect: Devastation
Having entered into a duel, you and everyone around you will be deprived of some magic and powers.
Talent: Surprise
A target with full health will be paralyzed if it doesn't know you're nearby.

9. Shadow
Effect: Invigoration
Increases your running speed in battle.
Talent: Shadow Step
You can instantly move behind the nearest target.

10.Horse
Effect: Explorer
Increases running speed outside of combat and opens nearby locations.
Talent: Bottomless Bag
You can store as many things as you like in another dimension.

11.Thief
Effect: Decisive Strike
Your attacks deal more damage to targets with a quarter of their health.
Talent: Playing with Death
Once a day you can bet on the death of your enemy.

12.Tower
Effect: Caretaker
You can open simple locks, and the average one - once a day.
Talent: Dungeon
Once a day, you can put nearby targets into a trance.

13.Warrior
Effect: Protection of Ysmir
You ignore all damage at the start of battle.
Talent: Star of Change
Once per day, you can invert your current attribute levels.

Other:
SkyUI users will be able to configure some plugin options.

Compatibility:
1. The plugin is compatible with mods that
a) affect the growth of the powers of magic of different schools,
b) add signs during the creation of the hero.
2. Works with SkyRe if its stone module is disabled.
3. Compatibility patch available for Character Creation Overhaul.

Troubleshooting:

Q: How to remove a mod?
A: Make sure your current sign is not a Lover. If your character has become immortal, enter in the console: "player.setessential 0" (without quotes). Cleaning the save is recommended.

Previous changes

in version 3.01:

script optimization, mod menu (MCM) removed, SkSE no longer required)

in version 3.04:

Student
- Renamed talent
- Magic regeneration: the delay between teleportations has been reduced.
Mage
- Aetherius' Influence: Now increases spell effectiveness by 10%
- Ascension: enhances the spells of one school of magic
Book
- Minor edits
- Removed from the world for greater integration.
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SSE version added

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What's new in version 1.07 ()

• Updated version of the mod for both editions:
• -IMPORTANT! Before updating, choose any sign except Warrior, Mage or Thief!
• Now each of them affects the growth of all relevant skills by 10%.
• -Tower Sign - the number of possible locations for treasures has been reduced.
• 1.05: Added Lover's stone keywords to work with the Summermyst and Sacrosanct mods.
• 1.02: Added follower mod versions. The in-game book, as well as the description of abilities in the manual and on the page, have not been changed (correspond to Aurora mod version 3.07).

standing stones (Standing Stones)- magic stones that can be found in different corners Skyrim. In total there are 13 stones corresponding to a certain constellation. Each of the stones can give some effect, and only one can be used at a time. However, you can change the effect at any time by activating another magic stone.

Guardian stones are the first of the groups of magical stones that you may encounter in the game. There will be three of them: the Mage's Stone, the Thief's Stone and the Warrior's Stone. They will be located near the exit of their cave at the very beginning of the game scenario. Your companion will prompt you to activate one of them at will.

Stone	Location	Effect	Description
The Apprentice Stone	On an island in the swamp, north of Fort Snowhawk, west/northwest of Morthal	Magic regeneration +100% Vulnerability to magic +100%	Mark of the Apprentice doubles your magical energy and its regeneration rate, but makes you twice as susceptible to spells
The Atronach Stone	South of Windhelm, in the southern part of the hot springs zone, north of Mistwatch.	Magic +50 points Spell absorption 50% Magicka regeneration is 50% slower	Mark of the Atronach allows you to absorb some of the magical energy from enemy spells and gives you more of it, but slows down its recovery
The Lady Stone	In a lake, on an island, north of Falkreath	Health regeneration 25% faster Stamina regeneration 25% faster	The Lady's Sign allows you to recover health and stamina faster
The Lord Stone	East of Morthal, next to the Sanctuary of Mehrunes Dagon	Armor class +50 Magic Resistance 25%	Those under the sign of the Lord are more resistant to both magic and physical damage
The Lover Stone	East of Markarth, north of Kolskeggr Mine	Learn all skills 15% faster	The Lover's mark allows you to learn all skills a little faster, but not as fast as the Thief, Warrior or Mage marks
The Mage Stone	Southwest of Riverwood, one of the Guardian Stones	Learn magic skills 20% faster	The Mage Mark allows you to learn magical skills faster
The Ritual Stone	East of Whiterun	Raise all the dead once a day to fight for you	Once per day, the Ritual sign allows you to temporarily resurrect nearby corpses to protect you
The Serpent Stone	East of Winterhold, on an island	Paralyzes the target for 5 sec and damages health to the target 25 points	Mark of the Serpent allows you to paralyze and poison a target once per day
The Shadow Stone	South of Riften, next to Nightingale Hall	Invisibility for 60 seconds once a day	Mark of the Shadow allows you to cast invisibility once per day
The Steed Stone	Northwest of Solitude, near the Iron Shelter	Wearing armor does not affect speed Carryable weight +100 Equipment / Clothes are weightless	The Horse Mark allows you to carry more items and armor will not affect your speed
The Thief Stone	Southwest of

Throughout the world of The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim there are special constellation blessing stones that give our character various bonuses and unique skills. You can only keep one constellation stone active, but you can change them without any restrictions.

List of constellation stones

I suggest you familiarize yourself with the list of all these stones (there are 13 in total) with a list of bonuses and an indication of their location on the world map of Skyrim.

Stones of the thief, warrior and magician

These are the first constellation stones that you will encounter almost at the beginning of the game. Each of them accelerates the growth of skills of the corresponding archetype by 20%. You can find out which skills correspond to each of these roles.

The stones are located near the road between Helgen and Riverwood.

Atronach Stone

Atronach Stone(The Atronach Stone) gives your character an additional 50 units of magic, 50% absorption of hostile spells, but the speed of magic recovery is also reduced by 50%.

The stone is located south of Windhelm.

Tower Stone

Tower Stone(The Tower Stone) allows you to open any expert-level lock once a day. The stone is located between Dawnstar and Winterhold.

Snake Stone

Snake Stone(The Serpent Stone) allows you to paralyze an enemy for 5 seconds and inflict 25 units of damage; it can only be used once a day.

The stone is located east of Winterhold.

Horse Stone

Horse Stone(The Steed Stone) increases the maximum carry weight by 100 and removes the effect of armor on movement speed.

The stone is located northwest of Solitude.

Stone Lady

Stone Lady(The Lady Stone) increases the speed of health and stamina regeneration by 25%. The stone is located north of Falkreath on an island near the shore of the lake.

Lord's Stone

Lord's Stone(The Lord Stone) increases armor by 50 and magic resistance by 25%. The stone is located east of Morthal.

Lover's Stone

Lover's Stone(The Lover Stone) increases skill growth rate by 15%. The stone is located northeast of Markarth.

Stone of Ritual

Stone of Ritual(The Ritual Stone) allows you to resurrect all the dead around you, who will fight for you for 200 seconds. Can only be used once a day.

The stone is located east of Whiterun.

Shadow Stone

Shadow Stone(The Shadow Stone) allows you to become invisible for 60 seconds once a day.

The stone is located south of Riften.

If you have played The Elder Scrolls games before, you will remember that at the start you were given the opportunity to choose a constellation that provided bonuses throughout the game. But this rule is absolutely not applicable for the computer game called “Skyrim”. Signs, or constellation stones, are scattered throughout the vast map. Moreover, there are no specific directions on where to look for them. In this small guide you will learn where the signs are located, as well as what bonuses each of them gives.

"Skyrim": guardian signs

Before you go looking for a particular stone, you should understand that you can only get one bonus from the constellations. That is, if you want to change the sign and get an increase from it, then the previous one will cease to be valid. But thanks to fast movement, you can always return to one or another stone and activate the bonus from it. This will help increase some readings in the passage of the game "Skyrim".

Guardian signs, which can be found at the very beginning of the journey, are located on the river bank, near the road from Helgen to Riverwood. There are three stones standing here. But only one of them can be activated at a time. Therefore, before making your choice, study the bonuses from each.

Bonuses from stones

The Mark of the Thief improves skills such as light armor, lockpicking, pickpocketing, stealth, speech and alchemy by 20%. The Warrior's Guardian Stone provides a 20% increase in the growth of the following abilities: one-handed and two-handed weapons, shooting, wearing heavy armor, blacksmithing and blocking. The Mage Mark increases the speed of learning skills such as destruction, enchantment, restoration, witchcraft, illusion and alteration by 20%.

Before activating the stone, think about which path you want to take. For example, if you are trying to achieve success in military affairs, then choose the Warrior stone. And if you like spells and the subtle world of magic, then place your bet on the Mage sign.

"Skyrim". Lover's Stone

This sign is an excellent alternative to the previous ones, because thanks to it you can learn all the skills and abilities at once. But, instead of a 20% bonus, the experience increase will be 15%. You can find this stone northeast of the city of Markarth.

Apprentice Badge

You can find this stone in the swamps of Hjaalmarch, between Solitude and Morthal. This sign increases the speed of magic recovery by 50%. But at the same time, it makes the hero more vulnerable to enemy spells. So it is better to activate it for magicians who have seriously upgraded their skills of reflection and resistance.

Mark of the Atronach

You can find this stone in the tundra of Eastmarch, northwest of Mist Watch and slightly south of Skeleton Ridge. When the sign is activated, the hero's magic reserve increases by 50 units, and the ability to absorb magic damage increases by 50%. The negative effect of the stone is to reduce the speed of magic recovery by half.

Tower and snake sign

You can find the Tower Stone on the top of a mountain located between Winterhold and Dawnstar, north of Hoba Cave and west of the College. When activated, the hero will be able to open a lock of any difficulty level once per game day. At the same time, it makes it possible to paralyze one enemy for 5 seconds once every knock and deal 25 damage to him. The sign is located northeast of the crash site of the Pride of Tel Vos and east of Winterhold.

Sign of the Horse

This stone increases your carrying capacity by 100 units. In addition, it allows you to move quickly in heavy armor even without leveling up the “Persistent Training” skill. You can find this sign to the west of Solitude. You need to go a little north from the Wolf Skull quest cave.

Other signs

The Lady's Sign, when activated, increases the rate of recovery of strength and health by 25%. The stone is located near Falkreath, a little south of the Ilinalta Depths location. The Lord's Stone gives a 25% increase in magic resistance. In addition, it increases damage protection (armor) by 50%. This sign stands on a mountain southwest of Dawnstar, east of Morthal.

By activating the Ritual stone, the hero will be able to raise all the dead to his defense once a day. You can find it east of Whiterun, on the road to Windhelm. The Shadow Sign allows the hero to remain invisible once a day for 60 seconds. You can find it in the south of Riften, one of the main cities. Remember that in the Skyrim game, signs are the easiest way to get some bonuses that will be useful in completing the game. So you should definitely start looking for them.