Maybe you could dig around in the SKSE files, now that it has Papyrus capabilities, and explore what options it could give you. I'm being indefinite because I don't know much about scripting in Skyrim, but I do think that your idea of a 'fear aura' for dragons is a great one. I do not know for sure, but I got the impression that the shouts that dragons use are different than those the player uses - a different FormID or something - which means you might be able to add an effect to all the dragon-only shouts that is similar to the Nord racial power, Battle Cry. Thus making the fear aura kick in only when the dragon is actively engaged in combat with something - which might cut down on bugs. Just brainstorming - hopefully something in there was helpful. SKSE Link http://skse.silverlock.org/ Comic your idea reminded me of http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/imageshare/image.php?id=21916