I am trying to delete 2 npc's from Candle Pond Ranch permanently.

I tried doing a mark for delete with no success.

I tried deleting the actors using TES5edit with no success.

Then I tried deleting all references of the actors name w TES5edit and this crashes my game.

I am trying to permanenty get rid of the 2 housecarls.

Any suggestions are appreciated

Can you just disable them?

I got them to go away temporarily but they came back on a reload

I'd say first, try in console - help "housecarl name 1" , then help "housecarl name 2". You should get some info about the NPC ID. Then open the console, click on one of them, and see if you get a close match to the ID provided by the help output. At that point assuming a close match, type "disable" (without the quotes), hit Enter; repeat for the second NPC, then exit the console. They should be gone. Save the game, reload.

Now, if that's not working, you might have to load the mod as the active file in the CK and get rid of them there. I guess you aren't getting any "dismiss" convo options for them?

They came with the house. No dismiss options. Any way to remove them for future playthroughs?

Probably only using the CK. You can post a new thread in that forum, asking for help with editing them out.

Thanks! That points me in the right direction!

You might try contacting the author though.... It depends on how current the mod is, and how busy the author is, whether he or she could fix it q&d for you.

Theres only on housecarl (Hakon), open up TES5edit, look for "Non Playable Characer (Actor)" delete him, delete the Hakon packages from "Package" branch as he'll not need them anymore, delete the Hakon references from "Relationships", save.