The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

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fakeloo Mar 13, 2022 @ 2:03pm
Hall of the Dead Burial Urns
Eorlund Gray-Mane somehow died in my save. I'm not quite sure how this happened, since my understanding is that his schedule keeps him pretty far away from the main gate at all times, but regardless he did die. I used the following sequence of commands to bring him back:
Prid 0001A683 moveto player recycleactor
This seems to have worked. He's ostensibly behaving normally, Adrianne gives the dialogue for when he's alive, and his body isn't in the dead body cleanup cell. However, his burial urn is still in the Whiterun Hall of the Dead, full of his belongings. Is there anything I can do to get rid of it? I'm concerned that if he dies mysteriously again, there will be a problem.
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fakeloo Mar 13, 2022 @ 2:05pm 
If it matters, he still has all of his items and I've completed all the Companions quests he's relevant to.
Docsprock Mar 13, 2022 @ 4:24pm 
It is a very bad idea to resurrect any named NPC. You MAY get lucky since the Companions quest-line is completed, but when a named NPC dies, a 'death script' is run by the game. This script is hard-baked into the save and can cause serious issues.

I would strongly suggest you either kill him again, or better yet, reload a save from before you used the console to bring him back.
Last edited by Docsprock; Mar 13, 2022 @ 4:26pm
smr1957 Mar 13, 2022 @ 5:23pm 
Originally posted by Docsprock:
It is a very bad idea to resurrect any named NPC. You MAY get lucky since the Companions quest-line is completed, but when a named NPC dies, a 'death script' is run by the game. This script is hard-baked into the save and can cause serious issues.

I would strongly suggest you either kill him again, or better yet, reload a save from before you used the console to bring him back.
:steamthis:Absolutely this - using the resurrect command on Unique NPCs is one of the leading causes of game breaking that we see in the forums. For more in-depth information on why you should not, see this from the PINNED TOPIC Helpful Links and References, Section 5, General Troubleshooting:

Regarding Use of Console Commands
https://steamcommunity.com/app/72850/discussions/0/1739968490572445043/

As Doc said, your best bet is to roll back to a save made before you used the console, as any errors that were caused by you using the command are now baked into the save and CANNOT be removed or rectified - even if you do kill him again.
Last edited by smr1957; Mar 13, 2022 @ 5:24pm
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