There's a couple things I'm curious about with the Religions of TES:

- Will there be Holy quests like in Oblivion: Knights of the Nine
- Will there be Dragon Worshipers, I know that the Nords in Oblivion were mentioned to revere Ysmir (Or something along that notion, I just heard it once today, haven't found info on him as of yet.)
- Similar to the Dark Brotherhood in TES: IV will those believers have a cult/guild that may be joined? I would certainly find that interesting seeing the split after the King's death. At this point I'm likely seeing non-Nordic peoples wanting to remain in the empire and the Nords mostly wanting to break off due to these religious tensions that may have pervaded the Two-Century gap between games.
- And if this is so, by choosing this following will the Nine damn the player or put any ill-effects upon them, or will the Nine possibly send messengers in intervals, attempting to change the player's way?

- Will there be any Miracles (Spells essentially) that the gods will grant the player?

That's all that I've got in my head right now, feel free to add whatever you'd like.

Im pretty sure theres gonna be cults devoted to the different gods:

Nordic Gods

Alduin
(World Eater) Alduin is the Nordic variation of Akatosh, and only superficially resembles his counterpart in the Eight Divines. For example, Alduin's sobriquet, 'the world eater', comes from myths that depict him as the horrible, rauaging firestorm that destroyed the last world to begin this one. Nords therefore see the god of time as both creator and harbinger of the apocalypse. He is not the chief of the Nordic pantheon (in fact, that pantheon has no chief; see Shor, below) but its wellspring, albeit a grim and frightening one.

Dibella
(Goddess of Beauty) Popular god of the Eight Divines. In Cyrodiil, she has nearly a dozen different cults, some devoted to women, some to artists and aesthetics, and others to erotic instruction.

Orkey
(Old Knocker) A loan-god of the Nords, who seem to have taken up his worship during Aldmeri rule of Atmora. Nords believe they once lived as long as Elves until Orkey appeared; through heathen trickery, he fooled them into a bargain that 'bound them to the count of winters'. At one time, legends say, Nords only had a lifespan of six years due to Orkey's foul magic. Shor showed up, though, and, through unknown means, removed the curse, throwing most of it onto the nearby Orcs.

Tsun Extinct Nordic god of trials against adversity. Died defending Shor from foreign gods

Mara
(Goddess of Love) Nearly universal goddess. Origins started in mythic times as a fertility goddess. In Skyrim, Mara is a handmaiden of Kyne. In the Empire, she is Mother-Goddess. She is sometimes associated with Nir of the 'Anuad', the female principle of the cosmos that gave birth to creation. Depending on the religion, she is either married to Akatosh or Lorkhan, or the concubine of both.

Stuhn
(God of Ransom) Nordic precursor to Stendarr, brother of Tsun. Shield-thane of Shor, Stuhn was a warrior god that fought against the Aldmeri pantheon. He showed Men how to take, and the benefits of taking, prisoners of war

Kyne
(Kiss At the End) Nordic Goddess of the Storm. Widow of Shor and favored god of warriors. She is often called the Mother of Men. Her daughters taught the first Nords the use of the thu'um, or Storm Voice.

Jhunal
(Rune God) The Nordic god of hermetic orders. After falling out of favor with the rest of that pantheon, he became Julianos of the Eight Divines. He is absent in modern Skyrim mythology.

Shor
(God of the Underworld) Nordic version of Lorkhan, who takes sides with Men after the creation of the world. Foreign gods (i.e., Elven ones) conspire against him and bring about his defeat, dooming him to the underworld. Atmoran myths depict him as a bloodthirsty warrior king who leads the Nords to victory over their Aldmeri oppressors time and again. Before his doom, Shor was the chief of the gods. Sometimes also called Children's God (see Orkey, above).

Ysmir
(Dragon of the North) The Nordic aspect of Talos. He withstood the power of the Greybeards' voices long enough to hear their prophecy. Later, many Nords could not look on him without seeing a dragon.

Herma-Mora
(The Woodland Man) Ancient Atmoran demon who, at one time, nearly seduced the Nords into becoming Aldmer. Most Ysgramor myths are about escaping the wiles of old Herma-Mora. Also called the Demon of Knowledge, he is vaguely related to the cult origins of the Morag Tong ('Foresters Guild'), if only by association with his brother/sister, Mephala.

Mauloch
(Mountain Fart) Orcish god of the Velothi Mountains, Mauloch troubled the heirs of King Harald for a long time. Fled east after his defeat at the Battle of Dragon Wall, ca. 1E660. His rage was said to fill the sky with his sulphurous hatred, later called the "Year of Winter in Summer".

http://www.imperial-library.info/content/races-tamriel-nord

it will also be interesting to see a cult for Shor as we don't get to see much on Lorkhan

*Sharp Whistle* Dayum, I guess I need to read up a bit more on the lore, I new that the Nords had their own gods, but the only one I'd ever heard of was Ysmir. Thanks for clearing that up!

No problem, happy reading

You should take note of the parallels between these gods and the other pantheons, as well.

This.

Some of the Nordic gods line up with the Nine Divine, as essentially the Nine were just Alessia and the Imperials' way of attempting to unite the races by taking the Nordic pantheon and combining it with the Merish pantheon.

I hope to finally see Shor (Lorkhan) be the center of worship, rather than being on the sidelines.

A thousand times this.

I'd like to see a hidden reference to sheogorath.

My Nord characters have always been followers of Shor.

It really will be interesting to see what it is like in Skyrim. Solstheim had its own different religion amongst the Skaal, so they were not a reflection of the Nords as a whole...so it has yet to be seen in any of the games. It would be nice to see some Imperial Cult missions again, even though I prefer the old gods