Once you have this ability, from now on, whenever you go into sneak mode, you will turn invisible for as long as you are sneaking, and will turn visible again when you stand up. Once you have the tome, read it like you would any other spell tome, and you will gain the constant ability Shadow Walk. This mods adds the ability to craft Spell Tome: Shadow Walk at any blacksmith forge, for 1 gold. I suppose it's a crapshoot as to which category is better for it, Cheats or Stealth, but oh well.
Only becomes unessential if Update 1.4 or lower is installed.Yes, this is a cheat. Farkas and Vilkas are unique in that the essential status of one can change based on the death of the other.Īfter " Promises to Keep," but currently bugged.Īfter " Mourning Never Comes," only if Nilsine is killed.Īfter "Laid to Rest" is completed (some of the mob will die if Thonnir is not spoken to about going alone)ĭuring " Death Incarnate" or " Destroy the Dark Brotherhood!"ĭuring " With Friends Like These." or " Death Incarnate."Īfter completing her ( radiant) quest " Kill the Bandit Leader"īethesda forgot to remove his essential statusĪfter " Diplomatic Immunity" or " Season Unending" If Farkas has been killed (post-"Glory of the Dead"), then the quest "Purity" must be completed. If "Glory of the Dead" is complete and Farkas is alive. Farkas and Vilkas are unique in that the essential status of one can change based on the death of the other. If Vilkas has been killed (post-"Glory of the Dead"), then the quest "Purity" must be completed. If "Glory of the Dead" is complete and Vilkas is still alive. This character can be killed at any time. This character temporarily cannot be killed. Some characters lose this essential flag after their crucial role is fulfilled these actors then become "unessential" and can be killed. To safeguard against this, certain characters are marked as "essential" by the game. There are many characters vital to the progression of quests, and if killed, would effectively render large portions of the game completely broken. Similarly, some characters are listed as "Protected." This means they can be killed, but only by the Dragonborn not by followers or enemies. In addition, essential characters are unable to be pickpocketed of some equipped weapons, or any equipped items. Followers lie somewhat in this category, whereas they can only be killed if the Dragonborn is the one to deliver the final blow or if they are repeatedly attacked in this downed state. If their health is depleted, they fall to one knee, shortly recovering completely. For other uses, see Essential Characters.Įssential characters are NPCs that, at some point during in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, cannot be killed in any way whatsoever.