diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/actors.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/actors.cpp
index 2466b8a864..df0d6a5e85 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/actors.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/actors.cpp
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ namespace MWMechanics
         if(!MWWorld::Class::get(ptr).getCreatureStats(ptr).isDead())
             mActors.insert(std::make_pair(ptr, CharacterController(ptr, anim, CharState_Idle, true)));
         else
-            mActors.insert(std::make_pair(ptr, CharacterController(ptr, anim, CharState_Dead, false)));
+            mActors.insert(std::make_pair(ptr, CharacterController(ptr, anim, CharState_Death1, false)));
     }
 
     void Actors::removeActor (const MWWorld::Ptr& ptr)
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ namespace MWMechanics
             {
                 if(!MWWorld::Class::get(iter->first).getCreatureStats(iter->first).isDead())
                 {
-                    if(iter->second.getState() == CharState_Dead)
+                    if(iter->second.getState() >= CharState_Death1)
                         iter->second.setState(CharState_Idle, true);
 
                     updateActor(iter->first, totalDuration);
@@ -243,11 +243,11 @@ namespace MWMechanics
                     continue;
                 }
 
-                if(iter->second.getState() == CharState_Dead)
+                if(iter->second.getState() >= CharState_Death1)
                     continue;
 
                 iter->second.setMovementVector(Ogre::Vector3::ZERO);
-                iter->second.setState(CharState_Dead, false);
+                iter->second.setState(CharState_Death1, false);
 
                 ++mDeathCount[MWWorld::Class::get(iter->first).getId(iter->first)];
 
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ namespace MWMechanics
         {
             for(PtrControllerMap::iterator iter(mActors.begin());iter != mActors.end();++iter)
             {
-                if(iter->second.getState() == CharState_Dead)
+                if(iter->second.getState() >= CharState_Death1)
                     continue;
 
                 Ogre::Vector3 movement = MWWorld::Class::get(iter->first).getMovementVector(iter->first);
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/character.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/character.cpp
index 677ffcf239..4f8525eca2 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/character.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/character.cpp
@@ -37,13 +37,25 @@ static const struct {
     Ogre::Vector3 accumulate;
 } sStateList[] = {
     { CharState_Idle, "idle", Ogre::Vector3(1.0f, 1.0f, 0.0f) },
+    { CharState_Idle2, "idle2", Ogre::Vector3(1.0f, 1.0f, 0.0f) },
+    { CharState_Idle3, "idle3", Ogre::Vector3(1.0f, 1.0f, 0.0f) },
+    { CharState_Idle4, "idle4", Ogre::Vector3(1.0f, 1.0f, 0.0f) },
+    { CharState_Idle5, "idle5", Ogre::Vector3(1.0f, 1.0f, 0.0f) },
+    { CharState_Idle6, "idle6", Ogre::Vector3(1.0f, 1.0f, 0.0f) },
+    { CharState_Idle7, "idle7", Ogre::Vector3(1.0f, 1.0f, 0.0f) },
+    { CharState_Idle8, "idle8", Ogre::Vector3(1.0f, 1.0f, 0.0f) },
+    { CharState_Idle9, "idle9", Ogre::Vector3(1.0f, 1.0f, 0.0f) },
 
     { CharState_WalkForward, "walkforward", Ogre::Vector3(0.0f, 1.0f, 0.0f) },
     { CharState_WalkBack, "walkback", Ogre::Vector3(0.0f, 1.0f, 0.0f) },
     { CharState_WalkLeft, "walkleft", Ogre::Vector3(1.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f) },
     { CharState_WalkRight, "walkright", Ogre::Vector3(1.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f) },
 
-    { CharState_Dead, "death1", Ogre::Vector3(1.0f, 1.0f, 0.0f) },
+    { CharState_Death1, "death1", Ogre::Vector3(1.0f, 1.0f, 0.0f) },
+    { CharState_Death2, "death2", Ogre::Vector3(1.0f, 1.0f, 0.0f) },
+    { CharState_Death3, "death3", Ogre::Vector3(1.0f, 1.0f, 0.0f) },
+    { CharState_Death4, "death4", Ogre::Vector3(1.0f, 1.0f, 0.0f) },
+    { CharState_Death5, "death5", Ogre::Vector3(1.0f, 1.0f, 0.0f) },
 };
 static const size_t sStateListSize = sizeof(sStateList)/sizeof(sStateList[0]);
 
@@ -162,7 +174,7 @@ Ogre::Vector3 CharacterController::update(float duration)
         movement += mAnimation->runAnimation(duration);
     mSkipAnim = false;
 
-    if(!(getState() == CharState_Idle || getState() == CharState_Dead))
+    if(!(getState() == CharState_Idle || getState() >= CharState_Death1))
     {
         movement = mDirection * movement.length();
     }
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/character.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/character.hpp
index e5c7a4b8c0..c8e92f7a92 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/character.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/character.hpp
@@ -15,13 +15,26 @@ namespace MWMechanics
 
 enum CharacterState {
     CharState_Idle,
+    CharState_Idle2,
+    CharState_Idle3,
+    CharState_Idle4,
+    CharState_Idle5,
+    CharState_Idle6,
+    CharState_Idle7,
+    CharState_Idle8,
+    CharState_Idle9,
 
     CharState_WalkForward,
     CharState_WalkBack,
     CharState_WalkLeft,
     CharState_WalkRight,
 
-    CharState_Dead
+    /* Must be last! */
+    CharState_Death1,
+    CharState_Death2,
+    CharState_Death3,
+    CharState_Death4,
+    CharState_Death5
 };
 
 class CharacterController