This game has a lot of violence and slaughter, but I would like to find out if there is a way for gentler people to play without voluntarily choosing the paths of violence and dishonor.
I hated killing wolves in Oblivion because they looked like nice dogs, but I see they are much uglier and more ferocious in Skyrim. I wonder if that makes it all right.
I would like to be a character who helps people rather than taking advantage of them. A person who has ethics and is honest. Fight evil, yes, but leave innocent people alone. (I even pay my bodyguard from time to time by transferring some gold to her. I know it's a symbolic gesture, but it makes me feel good.)
Any suggestions?

It was done many times.

I still don't always like killing wolves and dealing with bears. So I use Kyne's Mercy (I think that's what its called) to calm them down. You can always just do a non-violent character, using illusion instead of destruction.

Yes, Calm is the way. You only need 30 Illusion and 3 perks to calm any normal animal in the game.

Calm the animals, help people, avoid 'evil' quests and if you can't avoid them, do not advance them.

I role play a morally good nord warrior, it's easy. I don't steal or do anything bad. I don't kill people if they surrender and run away. You don't have to be evil. As far as quests just make decisions as a moral person would. The problem with the game is it doesn't always give you the option to say no, and you'll end up with a bunch of unfinished quests in your journal (slack game design there). But just don't do evil things. The game is still very playable.

I don't like killing wolves either, but you can use Kyne's Peace or Animal Allegiance so you don't have to kill them.

I hate that wolves are so often used in these games, because in the real world wolves don't attack people. I'd much rather they be wild dogs or something.

But they do attack people, just not a frequent as in Skyrim. My friends former GF's uncle got slain by a bear a few years back. I think bears are less agressive than wolves though.

Here's an article about the bear-attack http://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/article10495393.ab

The god-damned reportes called the family on the phone and wanted to aske their parasite-questions.

All types of canines very rarely prey on humans, whether they be wolves, dogs, or even coyotes or jackals. Some species of jackals that prey on larger animals might consider attacking a human, but more likely then not they would quickly learn a fear of humans since virtually all people in skyrim carry mace and swords seemingly.

Bears also rarely attack humans as well. Its just they are much bigger then wolves, and therefore far less afraid of humans.

I said wolves, not bears.

I don't know about your bears, but here in Sweden the Brown Bear is generally very afraid of humans, since we are pretty much the only threat to them. They know this and generally flee before attacking. If they are female with cubs, then they will be way more agressive though.

What I found is that moose are generally more agressive than bear. Wolves almost only attack livestock here, I don't think there's been a human casuality by wolves here in Sweden for at least 20 years. Death by bear, well it only happens to hunters like the one I mentioned earlier.

Moose attacks are more common, and pretty much as dangerous.

edit: the wolves and bears in Skyrim are overly agressive IMHO.

I didn't say bears go trying to pick a fight with humans, just that they are less scared of humans then wolves are, thats all I was saying. I've heard that in Alaska they have a problem with moose getting hit by cars because they are so fearless that they simply won't even attempt to move out of the way of the moving car. Moose get very aggressive during mating season.

Killing animals do not count outside of inner city liberals who buy their meat and fish in blocks (natural born fools).
Killing Falmer and Goblins is way behind this, intelligent tool users with and language, again eating their meat is bad, killing them then they try to kill you is not.
Next level up is Forsworn, Imperials and Stomcloaks: idiots make an deal and go home and [censored] your wife.
in 200 years only significant battles are know by people who study them as an profesion.
Call in the Daedra and populate the area with Khajiit, yes they will start to fight each other in 10 years but its an change

I do wish there was more non-animal enemies in the game.

Hell, I get sad sometimes when I have to kill a dragon.

I thought I was the only one!

Especially once they get to a point where they land and don't take off anymore. Friggin' depressing...

Killing wolves is bad enough, but what really bothered me was once when some bandits had a dog with them. Didn't like that one bit.

It can be done, but you're going to have to get certain abilities and forgo the vast majority of game content.

I once wanted to RP a retired mercenary who had grown tired of violence and decided to live life on the straight and narrow - no dungeon delving, no raiding bandit camps, no killing monsters. He was done. He would travel from town to town on occasion, do odd-jobs for people (cutting wood, picking crops, etc.) He would make money by selling the things he had crafted and scavenged from abandoned places.

But, like all ideals, his were a bit too lofty. You can't live in a brutal land like Skyrim for long without violence finding you whether you sought it or not. When he killed again, I didn't view it as a RP failure, but as a natural evolution of his character. He tried to live honestly, and learned that he couldn't.