Skyrim talk:Karliah's Bow

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Pickpocketing the bow?[edit]

What if you pickpocket it from karliah with perfect touch in pickpocketing? Can't you obtain it that way? — Unsigned comment by 192.12.184.6 (talk) at 19:54 on 21 October 2015‎ (UTC)

Negative. Karliah is essential, and Perfect Touch doesn't affect essential NPCs. (For more info, see the Skyrim:Pickpocket page). --MetaCthulhu (talk) 17:16, 22 October 2015 (UTC)
While it's true that Perfect Touch doesn't work on Essential NPCs, the perk relevant here is Misdirection, which does work on them. You can steal weapons off essential NPCs, just not their apparel.
However, this particular item still cannot be pickpocketed off Karliah, not even when she unequips it (tested with an ash guardian summoned near her; I presume the same is true for the Nightingale Sentinels). Curiously, I also cannot pickpocket any arrows she has equipped (with the Misdirection perk), but can pickpocket other arrows, and can pickpocket a dagger she has equipped. I am guessing there is a double restriction that protects both this specific bow and any bow and arrows she has equipped, but she does not seem ready to equip another bow I give her, so I am unable to test this. --Ethruvisil (talk) 16:47, 10 February 2020 (GMT)