The Standing Stones in Skyrim make your travels easier by giving you different efffects from unlocking expert level locks to improving experience gain.

Below are descriptions of standing stones, and their locations.

• The Warrior Stone - Combat skills increase 20% faster.
• The Thief Stone - Stealth skills increase 20% faster. 
• The Mage Stone - Magic skills improve 20% faster. 
• The Lover Stone - All skills improve 15% faster. 
• The Apprentice Stone - Recover Magicka twice as fast; twice as vulnerable to magic. 
• The Atronach Stone - 50 extra points of Magicka, 50% Absorb spells, -50% Magicka regen. 
• The Lady Stone - Regenerate Health and Stamina 25% Faster. 
• The Lord Stone - 50 points of damage resistance, 25% magic resistance. 
• The Ritual Stone - Raises all the dead around you to fight for you once per day. 
• The Serpent Stone - Paralyze the target for 5 seconds, and do 25 points of damage once per day.
• The Shadow Stone - Invisibility for 60 seconds once per day.
• The Steed Stone - Carry weight +100, no movement penalty from armor. 
• The Tower Stone - Unlock any expert level lock (or lower) once per day.

Standing Stones Locations:

The Warrior Stone

Learn combat skills 20% faster.
Found near Anise’s Cabin, southwest of Riverwood.

The Thief Stone

Learn stealth skills 20% faster.
Found near Anise’s Cabin, southwest of Riverwood.

The Mage Stone

Learn magic skills 20% faster.
Found near Anise’s Cabin, southwest of Riverwood.

The Lover Stone

Learn all skills 15% faster.
Found east of Markarth, in the direction of Solitude.

The Apprentice Stone

Regenerate Magicka twice as fast, but twice as vulnerable to magic attacks.
Found south of Solitude, on an island in the marsh.

The Atronach Stone

Adds 50 points to magicka, absorbs 50% of enemy spells, and a 50% reduction to magicka regeneration.
Found between Windhelm and Riften, east of Darkwater Crossing and Eldergleam Sanctuary.

The Lady Stone

Regnerate stamina and health 25% faster.
Found west of Riverwood, on a small island in the lake.

The Lord Stone

Gain 50 points to damagae resistance, resist magic by 25%.
Found southwest of Dawnstone, on the northern peak of the mountain range.

The Ritual Stone

Gives you the power to raise a group of corpses that fight for you.
Found between Whiterun and the Valtheim Towers, east of Whiterun and south of the river.

The Serpent Stone

Gives you the power to paralyze a target for 5 seconds and do 25 damage.
Found on an iceberg east of Winterhold, and north of Windhelm.

The Shadow Stone

Grants invisibility for 60 seconds.
Found south of Riften, on a mountain dwarfed by the southern mountain range.

The Steed Stone

Adds 100 points to carry weight, with no movement penalty for worn armor.
Found northwest of Solitude, on the top of the highest mountain.

The Tower Stone

Allows you to unlock one expert (or lower) level lock, once per day.
Found in the center of Winterhold, on one of the central mountains.

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