Dead NPCs are hiring thugs! : V

» Mon Jan 21, 2013 3:45 pm

I got attacked by a band of hired thugs with a contract from an NPC that I killed on sight. The NPC was out in the wilderness with no-one else around. The contract mentioned theft, which was true - after killing him, I stole some stuff from his camp, but obviously he shouldn't be sending mortal thugs after me... :wink:

Has anyone come across this?

It would be great if someone who knows how the thug-hiring process works in-game (I guess it's scripted and radiant, neither of which I am familiar with) could suggest what to look for. I've got a few mods installed:
Active Mod Files:

Spoiler

0 Skyrim.esm
1 Update.esm
2 Magnus20.esp
3 Unofficial Skyrim Patch.esp [Version 1.2.5]
4 Realistic Lighting.esp
5 Realistic Lighting Patcher.esp
6 Skyrim Shadow Striping Fix.esp
7 Ars Metallica.esp [Version 1.1.4]
8 IMAGINATOR - Visual Control for Skyrim.esp
9 SkyUI.esp
0A Scale Tipper.esp
0B NoCombatMusic.esp
0C NPCsMoveatPlayerSpeed.esp
0D Speed Revised.esp
0E Mighty Magick - Alteration.esp
0F Mighty Magick - Alteration Extras.esp
10 Mighty Magick - Conjuration.esp
11 Mighty Magick - Conjuration Extras.esp
12 Mighty Magick - Destruction.esp
13 Mighty Magick - Dual Casting.esp
14 Mighty Magick - Enchantments Rebalance.esp
15 Mighty Magick - Fortify Magic School Enchantment and Alchemy Reversed.esp
16 Mighty Magick - Illusion.esp
17 Mighty Magick - Illusion Extras.esp
18 Mighty Magick - Restoration.esp
19 Mighty Magick - Restoration Extras.esp
1A Mighty Magick - Scaling.esp
1B RaceMenu.esp
1C RaceMenuPlugin.esp
1D _EpF_CorruptShadesEctoplasm.esp
1E Bashed Patch, 0.esp

( _EpF_CorruptShadesEctoplasm.esp is just a simple change to the DeathItem for Corrupt Shades)