Acheron

Acheron is an SKSE64 plugin for Skyrim Special Edition that replaces vanilla death flow with a configurable defeat system.

When a lethal hit would happen, Acheron can keep the actor alive in a defeat state and run a custom consequence event.

What You Can Do

• Add consequence events with YAML files
• Define when events trigger by assailant, victim, quest state, location, and more
• Interact with defeated NPCs through the Hunter Pride menu
• Customize Hunter Pride actions with your own options and conditions
• Protect fragile quests/locations with validation rules

How It Works

Acheron loads event and validation files from SKSE data folders and evaluates them at runtime.

Data/SKSE/Acheron/Consequences/
Data/SKSE/Acheron/Validation/

At runtime it:

1. Detects lethal damage
2. Validates whether defeat handling is allowed
3. Picks a matching event by priority/conditions
4. Applies defeat state and starts the event quest

Pages

• Events
• Hunter Pride
• Validation
• Papyrus API
• Developer Guide

Notes

• All Configuration Files use .yml or .yaml.
• Event file extension and field validation are strict.
• Event weights are loaded from Data/SKSE/Acheron/Consequences/Weights.yaml.

Last Updated

May 2026