Meet Indara Caerellia mother to the former Lavinia her daughter that was lost due to a werewolf attack see (quest) Indara is an Imperial who strangely enough may have been a warrior one time as she holds the title of warrior. Indara was a good mother but, the circumstances was beyond her control now she is but a grieving mom. Help her right this wrong see quest and bring her some piece so she may put back her life. Often see working hard in her small field of crops 7 days a week she could use a break. So why not help her right a wrong and perhaps buy her a drink or two to help ease the pain.

Meet Astrid the leader of the Dark Brotherhood. Astrid is a very fleshed out character with much of the quest-line given by her. She even will tell you how she became an assassin for the Brotherhood. Her first kill being dear old Uncle and soon killed more... she "liked it" when she killed even more. She is very controlling and will stop at nothing to get her own way even if that means getting rid of you. Astrid story is tragic but, I never let it end there. I bring her back and use her as a follower.... only after she dies try this. As with all quest related NPC never alter them until their quest related stuff is done....it will break quests. However, she makes and excellent sneaky follower with stats and level to matched your own. I will cover more of Astrid and her story in the Mystery section when I cover the Dark Brotherhood there... I will be finishing it soon.

Meet Miniel a beautiful Wood-Elf follower created by Pandorable. Miniel is a mage by default but, as with most followers I changed them. I made her to be a rouge as it fits my game play-style. Miniel comes with a few perk and she has light-foot perk already so bonus there. Miniel is an excellent follower who uses Lydia's voice type she can be married but wants to adventure not be your built in baby sitter . She levels to 80 but that is simple to change if you wish to play at high levels. Pandorable makes some top quality followers and Miniel is just that. If you are looking for a beautiful Wood-Elf I highly recommend this mod.

Sorry for such a delay in response. The key that her husband and her have in inventory [along with the male acolyte in the temple] go to a house/manor that seems to not exist; but look at the temple what is around it? houses. The couple sleep in the upstairs room of the Drunken Huntsman (an otherwise unavailable sleeping quarters, causing the brothers to bunk in the same room) - what has happened here is that Ahlam has donated their house to be The Temple which is why she is always hanging around as the priestess does. Meanwhile, Nazeem worries about the farm - which is the couples main issue = she is all about the temple [lol her line ~why you talking to me, I'm married; while Nazeem has thoughts of business and wealth.

Meet Umana you will run into her in the Alfland cathedral. Alfland is a place you will go if you do the quest Dicerning the Trans-mundane quest. Umana is a character most if not all will pass by as she is aggressive to you after she fights her companion. Of note Umana carries the Targe of the blooded shield arguably one of the best in game. Umana is a Red-guard warrior with a max level of 30 with perks to match her skills.... Umana can be a challenge in combat and is very capable. Umana I make a follower as she is unique in appearance only one I have seen with green war paint on. Umana makes an excellent follower if made one she can use all melee weapons with expert skill and she prefers heavy armor. Umana use the sultry voice files should you wish to marry must add marriage faction to do this. So if you are inclined give Umana another look as he is worth it.

Meet Anduniel a Bosmer and one a several followers from Anna's NPC. Anduniel is a very fleshed out follower with a large back story and some quests related to her. Anduniel is fully voiced by Anna Castiglioni as is all of the followers in this mod I may cover some of the others as they are quite unique. Anduniel has a lot of options for being a follower and you may choose how she fights and what style she uses magic, malee, bow ect. Anduniel is quest aware as well as location aware she has comments and interacts with some NPC as well as the other followers from this mod. Anduniel has a large section on what she can do including clothing you can choose what she wears in towns, inns, sleep, armor... and she will use this system without fault and change into clothes for that area and/or time. Anduniel has her own follower AI as well as relaxing sleeping ect. As with all custom followers use their dialog for trading, following ect other wise you will break their AI. Anduniel is a start to finish follower and will add a lot of depth to your game no matter your play style. To learn more go to the links provided and, as with all followers I cover I highly recommend this mod.

Meet Nesta an amazing preset by DriftAvalii and brought to life by gabriel08. Nesta is a Bosmer who I wanted as a follower since her release I asked gabriel08 if they would bring her to life and they did and was not disappointed when she was brought to light just recently thank you for that. Nesta holds the class of Ebony Warrior and is skilled in many areas she is and expert in weapons of all types and has many perks to round of her class. Nesta levels with you and she is not over-powered despite her class. Nesta can be married but same as all followers posted here in this club she is a warrior not a house plant and no she does not want to watch your urchins.... she want to be in the thick of battle and doing dungeon crawls. I would put her as a start to finish follower one who is right up there with one of my all-time favorites. So if you want a beautiful Bosmer I highly recommend Nesta

Meet Mena she lives in Karthwasten and has a daughter named Fjotra who was captured by the Forsworn. Mena is a Breton who leads a very dull life she stays on her porch all day and occasionally sweeps it. She will be grateful for you rescuing her daughter but will resume her same dull lifestyle. Perhaps after you save her daughter you can take her out for awhile to cheer her up from her dull life and dead-end town.

Emily and Gwen hunted along the coast and finely came across the reason for coming here. A large lone horker was sunning itself by the waters edge Gwen read they were large but this was something to see for real. Emily asked if Gwen was ready and they should try to get a little closer to insure a better shot with the bows. Gwen steadied her bow a let an arrow fly it hit the horker hard but was not enough to kill it as its skin was thick and had layers of fat to keep itself warm in the often brutal temperatures in the north. The horker bellowed while Gwen and Emily both sent arrows at the horker six arrows was required to bring the beast down... Gwen was ecstatic. "Guess what is for dinner tonight" said Gwen as she cleaned the horker she took one of its tusks as a remembrance of this day. Should we set camp or go further up the coast Gwen asked.. Emily said the should find a more sheltered area and with that they set off. Walking slow and taking in the sites they spotted a ship wreck and what appeared to be a camp set up by it. Gwen said " I wonder if those are the survivors or just a hunting camp? Emily said they should see if they were survivors and maybe they needed help but, lets be ready for trouble just in case. As they got a little closer they spotted two women near a fire Emily gasp " it can't be" Gwen looked puzzled at her... Emily said put your bow away and do not do anything threatening if this is who I think it is threatening is the last thing we need to be. As they approached Emily said to the stranger " your either slow or getting soft" the stranger retorted " if I thought you were a threat you would already be dead by that horker you killed"! Gwen's head was swimming how did she know about that had she been watching us? The woman came over and embraced Emily and said " it has been an age since I seen you" clearly they knew each other... Come sit by the fire and lets talk... Emily said to her "this is Gwen and Gwen this is RO" nice to meet you Gwen said... RO said "where are my manners hello and the lovely lady with me is called Saadia". After the greetings they sat by the fire.... Gwen still had no clue what just happened. As they talked for hours Gwen was able to paint a picture of what was going on. The woman RO and Saadia were on this boat when it lost its course in a storm and crashed a shore they were the lone survivors. RO was taking Saadia to Whiterun to start a new life As they talked Gwen was looking at them both Saadia was a beautiful Redgaurd dressed in furs she has straight black hair with a scar on her face from who knows what but it did not affect her beauty in any way. RO she had no idea about her race she was deeply tanned from the sun but was no Redgaurd her eyes are a reddish pink with black hair loosely braided and wore a suit that was pure black and was so tight it looked like a part of her...Gwen also though it left very little to the imagination as it was so tight it showed her body in great detail... but who was he to judge still it was very strange looked like scales. Gwen had a lot of questions but, held off on asking anything for now as she trusted Emily and if Emily was ok with these people than so was she. RO suggested they stay there for the night as they tent was large enough for the four of them and would talk more over their supper of horker stew. RO wanted to know what they were doing and asked if they would like to join them on the trip to Whiterun... Gwen said sure we are heading that way but would like to take in more of the sites along the way... the four agreed and with that settled they went to bed. The morning was bright and and Gwen was full of wonder as her life had be so full of adventure and new people she was happy to see what the day would bring. Emily suggested that they follow the coast it would give a great view of Solitude and be the most trouble free for them and with that they broke camp and set off. Standing on a small outcropping of rock they looked at Solitude in the distance what a truly remarkable place Gwen thought. She wondered aloud about how the castle had blue roof what wondrous place she said. RO told her that it and she would take her there another time if she wished. Gwen said she would love to see it but knew the time was not right now as Saadia want to be in Whiterun. So for know she was happy just to see it in the distance. Emily said the swamps ahead could be dangerous so they should skirt it and stick to the woods and should come across a road that should pass by a place called Dragons bridge.. RO laughed... Ro said she had bought a place a while back outside of Dragons bridge but, has never been there as time never permitted.... she said if they could make good time they could stay there for the night before continuing on to a place called Rorikstead and then to Whiterun. Gwen was amazed that Emily had so much knowledge about places and how to go there and the best way around. They made good time pass the swamps and passed Dragons bridge and made it to RO's house just about dusk... The place was truly amazing it was a tree house perched on a cliff-side. A true dream house thought Gwen. RO said lets go inside and see what it has... Gwen thought the outside was amazing until she went inside... it was a true hunters paradise rustic but very nice. RO said it was ok... as she asked Gwen if she really thought it was great as she kept saying.... Gwen replied yes it is.... RO laughed then it is yours.... Gwen was stunned... to be continued........

Kerah is a beautiful Red-guard jewelry vendor on the mean streets of Markarth ( due to the fray when you first arrive... of note Margret, can be saved as soon as you enter Markath run over and kill Weylin before he attacks). Kerah earns her spot here as she is mother to Adara. Adara wants to be just like her parents and be a silver-smith. Kerah is a good mother who works twelve hours a day selling the wares her husband Endon makes. The couple is happy together one of the very few in Skyrim as they both support each other and their daughter. Kerah has a small quest tied to her doing it will put you in good with her and she will see you as a friend. I make Kerah a follower as she is a worthwhile fighter when leveled up.

Laila Law-Giver is the Yarl of Riften or depending on choices in game she may not be and she cannot be married. Laila earns her spot here because she is a mother of two sons Harrald and Saerlund. Laila seem to have good intentions for her hold but is very miss-guided by the court she has . She is a Nord with the class of citizen and will make you a Thane if you do the quest related to such endeavors. Laila support the Stormcloaks but does not care much for Ulfric himself as many see him as a self righteous and self-serving. Laila is one of three Yarls who really care about the people and the hold they govern Eilisif and Balgruuf would be the other two. Laila has no husband nor is there mention of who he was or who the kids father was so she should be considered single. As is the theme here with our MILFs it is customary to take them out for a walk, adventure, or just dinner. Laila deserves more than what she was dealt so perhaps you can show her a good time if only for awhile.

Meet Jasmine created by sleepytigereyes. Jasmine is a beautiful black haired Nord with big dark eyes that will make even the most battle hardened warrior melt. But, do not kid yourself she is a warrior to the very core who is an expert in all weapons two handed, one handed, shields, and bows. She has a complement of perks to match her skills heavy armor is what she likes to wear and is nothing short of a tank in battle. Jasmine has traveled all over Nirn and beyond with me she is a start to finish follower and will level with you to the end. Jasmine has a sultry voice and can be married if that is what you choose however, Jasmine is no house plant or baby-sitter she is a stone cold killer of all enemies of yours. Jasmine is most at home adventuring she is fully capable of keeping your happy ass alive while you do dumb shit to get into trouble. I highly recommend Jasmine as a start to finish follower.

Meet the Winston sisters an excellent pair of followers by sleepytigereyes. The sisters are stand alone with perks and ready to go right out of the box. Iwanna is a dual wielding fighter who is excellent at sneaking, melee weapons as well as archery she prefers light armor and has her own thief outfit. For clarification Iwanna is the one with shorter hair. Brin is two handed specialist who does well with any weapon considered two handed she prefers heavy armor and wears a set of wolf armor seen in the companions quest line. Both are found in Riften at the bee-and-barb waiting for you to take them out on an adventure. Both the sisters are marriageable not at the same time sorry. Brin and Iwanna are a team that work well with each other what one lacks the other has. I would classify these followers as start to finish followers. sleepytigereyes does some excellent work and these two do not disappoint. I highly recommend them for anyone who enjoys followers that are more than house plants.

Introducing Felicidade a Breton follower made by atropos46 ( looks more high elf or wood elf ) but, she has been around for a long time in the modding world and all seem happy with Breton. She is found at the Alchemist shack just outside of Ivarsted with her companion Pino the mushroom. At first meeting you would believe she is just an archer as she carries a elfen bow and she is usually at the alchemist bench. She is just a little bit more than an archer she also uses magic... lighting and healing herself as well as grand healing for everyone. Felicidade is a capable follower of note she is not OP so more than likely you and/or another follower will have to help in combat I would classify her as a support follower. Felicidade has the young eager voice she can be a Steward of your home and she can be married. I would call her a worthy support companion one that could be use in a start to finish play-through and do recommend her. sleeping on the job

Jordis the Sword-maiden is a House Carl that is bestowed on you when you become Thane of Solitude. Jordis deserve her own spot here as she maybe one of your first followers who has the young-eager voice and for her abilities. Jordis like Lydia is a warrior class follower or tank if you prefer... Jordis is a one-handed weapons expert and prefers to use a shield which she is an expert in its use as well. Jordis wears steel armor as she is most skilled in heavy armor use. She can and will use a bow however, she has an affinity to old weapons and will prefer to use an ancient weapon for a bow. I give her the Gauldur Blackbow and she will use it will no issues. Jordis takes her job very serious and when she says she will defend you with her life she means it. She will face any enemy not matter the number and never run away. Jordis can be married as all house Carls can but would prefer to fight at your side as they have trained to do. Jordis is worth taking along on any adventure and more than likely will save your ass when shit goes south so take her along and enjoy this beauty.

Carlotta Valentia is the single mother of Mila and earns her spot here as a MILF. Carlotta is an Imperial who runs a small stall and is a food vendor in Whiterun. She will tell you she has a hungry daughter to feed is is not interested in anything else but to take care of Mila. Carlotta is a good mother who works hard 7 days a week from 8 am til 7 pm often chatting with the locals. She does have a small quest you can do for her Mikael the bard is talking shit on how he is going to concur her and she wants him to stop. So go and take care of this asshole for her and do it after 8pm so she is in the bar as is everyone else in Whiterun and don't speak check him beat the shit out of him for being a punk. After you hand Mikael his ass go talk to Carlotta and tell her all is well and and she will give you some cash... and everyone now knows Mikael is a punk ass bitch. Carlotta is petite and in great shape and cannot be married unless mods are used or add the faction to her. Carlotta deserves respect and will have it with your help perhaps she will go on a date with you as she is single.

The Avatar of Meridia is a follower mod by TESVOsaru that is interesting in concept. She can be only found when you complete Meridia's The Breaking of Dawn quest. When in the final chamber you will find a book about the Avatar... read it and she will appear outside by the statue. The follower is sorta confused in design as she has vampire fangs and Meridia hates the undead... the Avatar has the class of spellsword she use the beams you see in the temple to attack enemies and she is equipped with a version of Dawn-breaker a weapon that is often over looked. Meridia has some perks for her class and is an expert in one-handed weapons. To be a good follower she needs a little work by changing her aggressive stats and her confidence level. I removed her spells as I found them irritating and useless at high level game play...... besides she uses a sword very well. Merida will prefer heavy armor as she is most skilled in it ( again confused). Over all Merida is a unique follower in her looks and what she brings to the table. With a little time she can be a start to finish follower and I would recommend her just because she is unique and would be un-like any follower you may have.

Way late to the party, but here's what I have off the top of my head for making followers and NPCs more dynamic: Nether's Follower Framework. I've switched to this from EFF. Among lots of other things: Gives you a reputation system for your followers that can be increased through adventuring, and followers will react positively with things like gifts for you. Followers can optionally demand payment for services. NPCs from the Thieves guild and Winterhold College (the professors) can be optionally recruited as followers after the main quest lines are complete. Can also recruit Saadia if you side with her against the Redguards. Follower Commentary Overhaul - makes followers a bit more chatty. Relationship Dialog Overhaul - adds a bunch of new lines for followers, NPCs, and spouses. Can also marry Khajiit NPCs. Adventurers PKG for NPCS - Allows you to set up partys of NPCs that will go on their own adventures throughout Skyrim. Serana Dialogue Edit and Marriable Serana - for those who wanted even more from Serana after Dawnguard was finished... And just for fun... Female Cicero (SSE) in case you wanted a psycho bitch instead of a psycho dude to accompany you on your assassin travels

Nadia Storm-Wolf is a follower that was created by Hieroglyphics she has a backstory that ties her to Skyrim and her location in Dawnstar. Strongly recommend reading about Nadia at the mod page and understand what it took to make her. For our purpose here I will cover what she bring to Skyrim. Nadia is a two handed warrior with skills and perks for that class. Heavy armor is what she wears and comes with her own custom armor and sword she is ready to go right out of the box. Nadia is what I consider a start to finish follower she fits in at any level of game play with skills in battle that are not over powering but enough to keep you from getting your ass handed to you in a bandit camp raid. Nadia is not magic based but has a few spells and extras to help in battle ( see mod page ) and yes she can be married. All of Hieroglyphics followers are what I would call next level that is a title well earned and becomes apparent when you have one of their many followers available in game. On that note Nadia is custom everything she uses 4k texture with custom skin if you have a potato computer she may not be for you there is a 2k available also. Nadia is not a cookie cutter follower and if you are ready for a next level follower I highly recommend her for any play-through.

Meet Volrina Quarra she is an Imperial Vampire created by Pandorable who make some really nice looking followers and NPC. Volrina has a back story that is very fleshed out and I encourage you to read it on her page. However for her place here I will say she is a true vampire meaning she shows dead when using detect dead spell that is a small but nice touch for the immersive crowd. Volrina can have two classes for fighting styles she can be a traditional vampire with spells to go with said class ( basically same as Serana ) or Pandorable made a second add on esp. file to make her strictly a melee fighter with no spells. Both are good but I prefer the melee as magic gets out classed at higher level game play. She is a beautiful follower who is done with great detail to her looks and abilities if you want a vampire who looks amazing this is the mod for you. I highly recommend this follower for any play style she will not disappoint.

Jenassa Is a follower that can be had early in the game if you explore Whiterun when you arrive. She can be found in the Drunken Huntsman awaiting her next hire. Jenassa is a mercenary who will fight for anyone who can pay her fee 500 gold and she will help you out. She is a Dunmer or Dark Elf depending on who refers to them. Jenassa is a very capable follower who has the class of ranger witch is not a good class for her she should have had the class of assassin as her nature a demeanor suggest she will kill anyone for a price. Jenassa caps at level 40 just remove it or not she still is a great fighter at any level give her the proper equipment and she will do well at any game play level. She does dual wield and does it well she has skills in use of bows, and shields. She prefers wearing light armor and when found she will be wearing a complete set of leather armor. Jenassa is worthy companion she will fight for you and has no issues on any crime you commit or want her to commit. She is aggressive and will attack anyone who is hostile to you yes anyone. Jenassa can be married but it is unlikely she want to stay at home and more so if you have bratts running around she is a killer and is happy to do that instead of being a house plant. So if you want a good follower early in game and you have the gold give her a look she is worth the price and will keep your happy ass alive while you do stupid shit a around Skyrim.

The first two sections cover some of the basics to get the most out of the game now we can refine it to make it better. TES5Edit is a tool/utility that brings a whole new level of customization's to the game. WARNING do not change things if you do not know what it does those changes are permanent it is not like the game you cannot reload a save. I highly recommend taking a screen shot of whatever mod or changes you do BEFORE YOU CHANGE IT! So it can be changed back if you do not like the results. Now what can TES5edit do?... many things example: Like a follower mod but would like to change their stats, factions,ect? you can with this. Want to add perks to a follower that has none... now you can yes Lydia too. There is so many things that can be changed with this tool including deleting things you do not like.... See warning! I highly recommend this tool and I highly recommend you watch/read some tutorials about how to use it. Now... not all changes you make to a follower or to the game will happen immediately some will ...some only take effect if you have not met them in game yet or been in a cell and/or start a new game. Council Commands these are a great resource but be careful they can break your play through. So a favorite CC command I use is setlevel 1000,0,1,150 just as it is typed this will set a npc/follower level to what you are... you click on NPC using the ~ key enter command and now they are at your current level and they will level with you to 150 or higher just change the last number. you can change a NPC skill also using as an example: setav onehanded 100 replace onehanded and number to what ever skill you want to increase ( your perk tree names) on a NPC really is that simple. COC is another that can be useful but you will need the location and those can be found on google. Example: coc solitudebluepalace will take you to the Blue-palace interior. There are many things you can use CC on but be careful as doing stupid things will break your game. Next is a simple mod that adds a spell it is called blink it is a teleportation spell that works very well and very OP. I did not include this earlier sections as I feel this is a refinement to the game. What can it do? simple what you target and cast is where you will go who needs whirlwind sprint this is better period. you can even go through a locked door or walls so long as it is in the same cell without using CC. It is a go anywhere mod that after you have it you wont play without it... It is a lot of fun to use and does require some practice but it is worth it. So a review of the three section: Make your NPC better * check make your character better * check make your game look better * check Tools to make Skyrim what it should have been * check Results a more dynamic Skyrim This will more than likely be the last section in this series this lays out the fundamentals and some refinements now you need to fill in your own blanks in the game with mods of your choosing. I will not be covering the Creation kit as there are volumes wrote about it.....I hope I offered some help to those who wanted to do more but never knew how... Enjoy Edit 8/23/2020 Making the game extreme Skyrim always seemed a little to easy I wanted a challenge where mistakes would mean death. Frost-fall http://www.nexusmods...im/mods/11163/? brought a new level of planning to the game no longer could I just jump in the water without proper preparation or head out in the cold of Skrim but at least I could make a Campfire http://www.nexusmods...mods/64798/?... Then the world change when Immersive wenches came out http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/51189/? followed by . Deadly wenches http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/60625/? Hateful wenches http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/68090/? Forgotten wenches http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/72104/? Judgment wenches http://www.nexusmods...im/mods/76289/? Skyrim was now a very harsh place full of very capable warriors gone are the days when weak bandits and tombs with no real challenge as the drauger and automatons where little more than a nuance. Gone are the days when guards were pushovers with childish stats. No trip can be ill planned no dungeon can be just stumbled on and explored as dire consequences await for the fool hardy and death lurks around every corner. And if you find that the nights are quite and peaceful and sitting by the campfire offers you comfort perhaps Skyrulianfield http://www.nexusmods...im/mods/74102/? will change your tune. Never has fire and a friends house seem so inviting and if you Simply knock on a door http://www.nexusmods...im/mods/73236/? perhaps you can find shelter if only for a time. Everything is extremely harsh even something like sleeping outside will have real dangers better post guards while your sleep. If your really want to one up it use that list and don't smith just use what you find or can buy for weapons and armor... If you try it good luck you will need it. Try this combo if this does not offer the biggest challenge to a would be adventurer in Skyrim than nothing will. You have been warned.

Aurora is an Elven follower she has a small quest to tie her into the world of Skyrim. Aurora is looking for her father and needs your help to find him upon completing this quest she has a unique spell that you can change her body and appearance. There is part of the spell that allows you to create Twilight basically her twin but some different option mainly dark hair. Aurora is fully voiced and is very well done she has her own follower dialog and I recommend you use it only for recruitment custom followers do well to use their dialog. Aurora uses spells and one handed weapons she is not OP and makes an excellent follower from start to finish she can be married and has dialog for it. Overall she is very fleshed out and very well done as the mod author is very well known and does excellent work. I highly recommend this follower as she is a worthy addition to any game.

Maven Black-Briar is the mother of Hemming Black-Briar, Ingun and Sibbi. Maven is a very fleshed out character in Skyrim with active quests and rich story line including her ability to be Yarl. Maven has many words that could be use for her but determined is the best one for her. Maven has a business that makes Black-Briar mead right in Riften. Maven had ties to the Thieves guild and rumored to the Dark-brotherhood as well. Maven controls everything with a iron fist including her family. Sibbi is currently in jail for murder and Maven has kept him there to prove a point for his dumb actions. Maven is a Nord with a class of Nightblade she uses shock spells in combat and one handed weapons and make an interesting follower as she has some unique dialog. The father of her children is unknown and it would surprise nobody if she had him disposed of. Maven's Daughter Ingun will be cover in a later post all her own. Maven is loved by some hated by most and she could care less if you like her or don't she is a strong woman who has no time for bullshit. Maven earns the title of MILF as she still is a beautiful Nord and mother of three who has carved a good life for herself.

The black lace looks so provocative. Why does she want to leave Nazeem? Also, how does it make sense that she owns the temple? I didnt think anyone could actually own a temple, if i understand how religion usually works...