Wednesday, November 16, 2011

In Skyrim, how many followers can I have? And where do I get them?

Question

I have one Mage follower right now, and he fights well and holds a lot. But can I have another companion?

Answer

You can only have one humanoid follower at a time: if you want a different one, you need to dismiss the first one before you recruit them. There is one exception to this: if you already have a follower when a person needs to join you for something quest-related, you can have both at the same time. This is temporary, and the second follower will leave when the quest is complete.

Followers can be found all over the world: it'll be hard to avoid finding followers. There are 45 in total:

  • 6 mercenaries: generally one per hold city
  • 5 housecarls: one per Thane appointment in the cities where you can buy a house
  • 7 members of the Companions
  • 3 members of the College of Winterhold
  • 2 members of the Dark Brotherhood
  • 9 quest-related or dungeon-related followers
  • 13 followers you can recruit if you've done them a favor

In addition to a single follower, you can buy a wardog in Markarth Side for 500 gold, which acts as another member of your team. There are two dogs you can choose from: Vigilance and Meeko. You can also pick up a stray dog after a random encounter.

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