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I have a chest in Riverwood where I'll keep everything I can't carry I.e. Dragon bones, books etc. And lately I've noticed an abundance of theives running away from riverwood whenever I fast travel there. I manage to run them down but this never happens in any other town.

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Should I be worried that they are stealing from me?

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Do you own the chest you're storing stuff in? (use the isOwner command in the console to check) – Raven Dreamer♦ Nov 29 '11 at 5:54

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No, NPC thieves won't break into your chests, but yes, items you leave unattended in chests may expire. The only safe chests are ones in a house you own. You can buy a house in Whiterun for 5,000 gold.

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In oblivion people would steal from containers you didnt own. The only way in THAT game to store something safely was to buy a house and store it in your house. I dont play skyrim so i cant say for sure, but being that its the sequel, id say its a safe bet that they work similarly.

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The only NPC in Oblivion I know that takes items (only food, specifically) is Mazoga the Orc who will eat food out of the containers in the White Stallion Lodge. The rest of the safe containers should be fine. In Skyrim, AFAIK, there are no NPCs like Mazoga the Orc. No NPC will steal your items in a safe (non-resetting) container. – galacticninja Nov 30 '11 at 1:04

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