Bounty anomaly

[anonymouselbow]

1.  I was attacked by Thalmor Justiciars for giving an answer they didn't like about worship and I ended up killing all three.  I got a bounty of 1000.

a)  I have no idea how the crime was reported considered where the encounter happened seemingly far from anybody else, other than my follower and the prisoner that escaped as a result and I doubt the prisoner reported me.  If there is a spoiler aspect to this question avoid the reveal but seems bizarre why the bounty didn't fully reflect the so-called crime.

b)  I realized I had a bounty only when a guard approached me about it when I got to town.  I killed that guard and an additional guard thinking some conspiracy happening but the bounty remained at 1000.

c)  Why wasn't the original bounty for 3000 since 3 were murdered in the first group?  And why didn't the bounty increase when in all likelihood the murder of the town guards would've been noticed?

Edited December 19, 2021 by anonymouselbow

[DoubleYou]

The Skyrim criminal justice system is immersive by being as unjust as real life. Make sure you retrieve all your stolen gear by lockpicking the evidence chest after paying your bounty. 

[anonymouselbow]

Okay, so crime system is just overall wonky...I haven't been to jail yet but reading about it seems strange.

[z929669]

I'm sure you can find mods that attempt to fix the bounty system in a number of different ways. Most fix obvious bugs, but some go further.