All traveling NPCs of Oblivion are now essential and can't be killed by wilderness while on the roads.
Note that the mod goal is to deal with NPCs meeting a dreadful fate outside the main cities, but you can still witness low responsibility NPCs caught by the guard while they're stealing, therefore beaten to dead.


*** Changelog ***

v3.0
- The mod now uses a global script and doesn't edit any quests anymore.
- The traveling NPCs now only get the "essential" status while they're outside the main cities so you'll no more bump into dozens of essential NPCs in the Imperial City.
- A fully-voiced NPC has been added to allow you to switch the mod on/off. His name is Milevo Carusius and he's located in the Imperial Trading Company Office on the Imperial City Waterfront. The office is open to public from 9 AM to 6 PM. Toggle the mod off via the NPC costs 500 gold, but you can still use the non-lore "startquest SafeTravelingNPCOff" console command.
- Add support for Jayred Ice-Veins (SI), Marana Rian, Irene Metrick (UOP change), Roderic Pierrane (UOP change), Lerexus Callidus, Dro'Nahrahe, Varnado (Oblivion uncut), J'skar (for various mods restoring this character).
- Drop support for Brother Piner, Ernest, Nardhil, Humilis Nonius, Mivryna Arano, Tilmo

v2.21
- Ulen Athram now loses his essential status during the Weynon Priory quest.

v2.2
- Ulen Athram should no longer be essential while the Oblivion Crisis escalates.

v2.1
- Add a forgotten conditional check about Countess Alessia Caro and the Sanguine quest.

v2.0
- Change the mod behavior, using quest scripts instead of plain NPCs modifications.
- Drastically improve compatibility with the Unofficial Oblivion Patch, while using the last UOP state of quests altered by this mod (Unofficial Oblivion Patch is a mod by Quarn, Kivan and Arthmoor).
- Support new NPCs (see the list below)
- You can now easily turn off the mod: Type "startquest SafeTravelingNPCOff" in the console. If you want to enable the mod again, just type "startquest SafeTravelingNPCOn".

v1.0
- Original release


*** Uninstall ***

It you want to uninstall the mod, you should first pay Milevo Carusius in the Imperial Trading Company Office to drop the protection of the travellers or type "startquest SafeTravelingNPCOff" in the console to disable the essential state of the protected NPCs. Then you can uninstall the mod.


*** Altered NPCs (70) ***
- Alawen (v2.0)
- Alessia Ottus
- Algot the Northerner
- Alvas Uvani
- Ancus Afranius
- Antoine Branck (v2.0)
- Atahba (v2.0)
- Bralsa Andaren (v2.0)
- Carandial
- Caula Allectus
- Cicero Verus
- Countess Alessia Caro
- Dovyn Aren
- Dralora Athram
- Dro'Nahrahe (v3.0)
- Dul gro-Shug
- Elisa Pierrane
- Elragail
- Erthor
- Geem Jasaiin
- Gelephor
- Hassiri
- Hastrel Ottus
- Herminia Cinna
- Hlidara Mothril
- Honmund
- Ida Ottus
- Ida Vlinorman
- Irene Metrick (v3.0)
- Jayred Ice-Veins (Shivering Isles) (v3.0)
- Jean-Pierre Lemonds
- J'skar (v3.0)
- Lerexus Callidus (v3.0)
- Mandil
- Marana Rian (v3.0)
- Marinus Catiotus
- Margarte (v2.0)
- Mazoga the Orc
- Mirili Ulven (Shivering Isles) (v2.0)
- Oghash gra-Magul
- Othrelos
- Pennus Mallius
- Pista Marillin
- Praxedes Afranius
- Quill-Weave
- Ra'Jhan
- Ra'jiradh
- Renee Geonette
- Rochelle Bantien
- Roderic Pierrane (v3.0)
- Romana Faleria
- Salomon Geonette
- Samuel Bantien
- S'rathad
- Stantus Varrid
- Telaendril
- Tertius Favonius
- Thamriel
- Tooth-in-the-Sea (v2.0)
- Torbern (v2.0)
- Toutius Sextium (v2.0)
- Trenus Duronius
- Ulen Athram
- Undena Orethi (v2.0)
- Urjabhi
- Uuras the Shepherd (v2.0)
- Varnado (v3.0)
- Winson
- Wumeek
- Yngvar Doom-Sayer (Shivering Isles)