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Does killing NPCs affect Skyrim?

If you can kill them, there are no major consequences. The NPC's that would lead to consequences when killed are all flagged as essential. Only real consequence is some non-essential NPC's have side quests.
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Do NPCs respawn if killed Skyrim?

Typically, any NPC that has a unique name will not Respawn. However, if they're needed for a Quest or something, an NPC is usually marked as Essential (and unable to be killed) this is mostly so the game won't mess up completely if someone important dies!
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How do you kill NPCs in Skyrim without getting caught?

Most Dark Brotherhood kills can be talked to to initiate combat, if you kill them then, it will be counted as an self-defense kill and you won't get a bounty.
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What happens if you kill an essential character Skyrim?

Essential characters are NPCs that, at some point during in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, cannot be killed in any way whatsoever. If their health is depleted, they fall to one knee, shortly recovering completely.
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Who is the hardest person to kill in Skyrim?

Karstaag is the undisputed toughest enemy in all of Skyrim. This optional frost troll boss has his level locked at 90, with absolutely no scaling. His health is 4000, and his regeneration rate is better than that of a normal troll.
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What is the weakest human enemy in Skyrim?

Bandits are the lowest form of human enemies in the game.
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Does Whiterun get destroyed if you join the Imperials?

Along the city wall of the Plains District, the Imperial Legion will be returning fire with their own catapults. The streets will be busy with citizens running back to their houses and city guards making ready to fight the enemy. Whiterun will suffer great destruction during the battle.
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Can you become Jarl of whiterun?

No, it is impossible to become Jarl in Skyrim, unless you have a mod where you become Jarl of some town like Helgen which, to my knowledge, doesn't exist yet.
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What happens if you serve your time in jail Skyrim?

Serving Your Sentence[edit]

To serve your sentence, sleep in a cell bed. You'll awaken when your time has been served. You will lose progress towards one or more skill level advancements; the longer your sentence, the more skills so affected.
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What happens if you submit and go to jail in Skyrim?

You will end up in the nearest jail house. All of your belongings will be taken from you, except for one lockpick, and the rest will be safely secured in a chest located within the jail house. You can either sleep through your jail time or you can escape.
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Who is safe to kill in Skyrim?

Skyrim: 10 NPCs You Can Kill Without Feeling Too Bad
  • 3 Calixto.
  • 4 Mogrul. ...
  • 5 Arvel The Swift. ...
  • 6 Degaine. ...
  • 7 The Thalmor. ...
  • 8 Hert And Hern. ...
  • 9 Weylin. ...
  • 10 Grelod the Kind. ...
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Are there unkillable NPCs in Skyrim?

Some NPCs in Skyrim are always essential and can never be killed, even after their associated quests are completed. Notable examples include the Imperial legates at the Imperial camps and named Stormcloak officers at the Stormcloak camps.
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Do Skyrim NPCs forgive you?

When you yield to NPCs, they will often forgive minor crimes. If this does not work, you may have committed a larger offense. You may need to seek out a guard, to trigger having to pay a fine/ going to jail. If you resist arrest, yielding will also calm down guards.
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Can the Dragonborn be a Jarl?

One Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim fan creates a mod that allows the Dragonborn to be a legitimate Jarl with the responsibility of running a city in-game.
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Who is the strongest Jarl in Skyrim?

Here's a ranking of Skyrim's most powerful leaders, ranked from worst to best.
  1. 1 Balgruuf the Greater (Whiterun)
  2. 2 Idgrod Ravencrone (Hjaalmarch) ...
  3. 3 Vignar Grey-Mane (Whiterun) ...
  4. 4 Brina Merilis (The Pale) ...
  5. 5 Brunwulf Free-Winter (Eastmarch) ...
  6. 6 Ulfric Stormcloak (Eastmarch) ...
  7. 7 Elisif the Fair (Haafingar) ...
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Does the Jarl give you a house?

After completing the Bleak Falls Barrow quest for the jarl, he will grant the player the right to own property in the city.
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Who is better to side with in Skyrim?

Pick Imperial if you want to play a character who is originally from a place aside from Skyrim, as it doesn't make sense to fight under a banner that ultimately won't accept you. Pick Stormcloak if you believe the Empire has no right to say what Skyrim denizens can and can't do, especially if you are a Nord.
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What side does Whiterun choose?

Quick Links. The first major battle in the Civil War for Skyrim is the Battle for Whiterun. Unlike many of the province's other Hold Capitals, Jarl Balgruuf the Greater had yet to pick a side in the conflict. However, Ulfric Stormcloak forces the Jarl's hand, making Whiterun side with the Empire and the Legion.
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Can you take Whiterun peacefully?

Whiterun is the one hold that is completely neutral, so likewise it's a hotly contested battleground between the Stormcloaks and the Empire. Fortunately you don't have to continue the storyline if you don't want to, and as a previous answer says, you can just duck out of the battle as it's taking place.
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What skills are useless Skyrim?

Skyrim: The 10 Most Worthless Perks (Ranked From Bad To Worst)
  1. 1 Lockpicking - The Entire Skill Tree.
  2. 2 Archery - Hunter's Discipline. ...
  3. 3 Sneak - Light Foot. ...
  4. 4 Pickpocket - Cutpurse. ...
  5. 5 Heavy Armor - Fists of Steel. ...
  6. 6 Destruction - Rune Master. ...
  7. 7 Speech - Intimidation. ...
  8. 8 Heavy Armor - Cushioned. ...
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Who is the kindest person in Skyrim?

1 Paarthurnax

He essentially redeemed himself and recognized the evil he harbored inside his heart. For that reason alone, he's without a doubt the most noble character in Skyrim.
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Who is the true villain of Skyrim?

Lord Miraak, also known as the First Dragonborn, is the titular main antagonist and the final boss fight of the Dragonborn DLC for the 2011 action role-playing high fantasy video game The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.
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