How do I not get attacked by hired thugs?

I accidentally stole a basket from the bartender at Riverwood Sleeping Giant Inn, but I gave it back yet he sent hired thugs after me. How do I defend myself without dying even though I'm level 1?

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Best Answer

Try turning the difficulty down just for that one fight and change it back to normal afterwards. The game has no trophy on PlayStation or achievements on Steam/Xbox360 relating to finishing the story on X difficulty so you won't be penalised in anyway for doing this.

I had a similar problem where Thugs attacked me as I exited the mine in Dawnstar so I turned the difficulty down by one, killed the thugs and changed it back to the default setting afterwards. On the lowest difficulty you'll take half as much damage and deal 2 times more damage than the default settings.

It is also worth noting that Bethesda probably knew this would be a problem in Skyrim as pretty much every elders scrolls and fallout games have issues where it is possible to be completely stuck because of the games mechanics.

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Why are hired thugs attacking me?

Hired Thugs are hostile characters which can appear in any random event location. This is only supposed to occur after the Dragonborn has stolen goods from a character, repeatedly trespassed, assaulted someone, or murdered someone.

How do you stop hired thugs in Skyrim?

As said, they only come after you once, unless you are using a mod that allows new ones to appear. You don't really get a rid of them, except running away and avoiding them, until you get them killed. They will follow you around the map during that time.

Why do hired thugs come after you in Skyrim?

Hired Thugs are groups of three NPCs who may appear after you steal an item or kill another NPC (whether or not you get caught). They approach with weapons sheathed, declare their intention to teach you a lesson, then initiate combat; there is no way to yield to them.

Do hired thugs come back?

Hired thugs never return to teach you a lesson. Others such as the dark brotherhood are repeatable until you complete the proper quests.

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