The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is a massive open world filled with treasure and danger around every corner. More than a decade after its release, Skyrim’s icy cold land is calling for bold adventure and exploration. This vast land, which is home to numerous monsters and treasures, is also a place where you can meet (or hire) companions to make your journey a little less dangerous. Here is a list of all Followers in Skyrim.
List of all Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim subscribers
Here are all the permanent Followers in Skyrim:
| Followers | Description | Quest/location required |
| Aela the Huntress | Nord thief woman | Join and complete the mission “Companions”in Jorrvaskr. |
| Him | Dummer Warrior Man | Join and complete the mission “Companions”in Jorrvaskr. |
| Farkas | Male nordic blacksmith | Join and complete the mission “Companions”in Jorrvaskr. |
| Njada Stone Army | Nord warrior woman | Join and complete the mission “Companions”in Jorrvaskr. |
| ria | female imperial warrior | Join and complete the mission “Companions”in Jorrvaskr. |
| Torvar | Male Nord Warrior | Join and complete the mission “Companions”in Jorrvaskr. |
| Vilkas | Male Nord Warrior | Join and complete the mission “Companions”in Jorrvaskr. |
| Brelina Marion | Dunmer Mystic Woman | Join the College of Winterhold and complete Brelina’s practice. |
| J’zargo | Male Khajiit Sorcerer | Join the College of Winterhold and complete J’zargo’s experiment. |
| Onmund | Male nordic sorcerer | Join the College of Winterhold and complete Onmund’s Request. |
| Cicero | Imperial Male Assassin | Meet him at Dawnstar Sanctuary, spare him in the Cure for Madness quest. |
| Agmayer | Male Nord Bandit | Side with the Dawnguard at Fort Dawnguard |
| beleval | Bosmer bandit woman | Side with the Dawnguard at Fort Dawnguard |
| Zeland | Male Breton Warrior | Side with the Dawnguard at Fort Dawnguard |
| Fool | Male orc ranger | Side with the Dawnguard at Fort Dawnguard |
| Injard | Nord warrior woman | Side with the Dawnguard at Fort Dawnguard |
| Serana | Nord Vampire Woman | Complete the Awakening as the Dawnguard or the Vampire. |
| frea | Nord warrior woman | Complete the quest “The Fate of the Skaal”in the Skaal Village. |
| Talvas Fatryon | Male Dunmer Sorcerer | Complete “From the Ashes”in Tel Mithrin |
| Teldrin Sero | Male Dunmer Magic Sword | Speak to him at the Reaching Netch in Raven Rock. |
| Ralys Sedaris | Male Dunmer Miner | Complete the excavation at Kolbjorn Mound. |
| Goldir | Male Nord Warrior | Complete Ancestor Worship in Hillgrund’s Tomb. |
| Ilya | female imperial mage | Complete Repentance at the Tower of Dark Light |
| Belrand | Male nordic magic sword | Hire him for 500 gold at Winking Ophiuchus in Solitude. |
| Eric the Fighter | Nord Barbarian Man | Hire him for 500 gold at the Frostfruit Inn in Rorikstead. |
| Jenassa | Male Dunmer Ranger | Hire her for 500 gold from the Drunken Hunter in Whitran. |
| marcurio | Imperial male mage | Hire him for 500 gold at the Bee and Thorn in Riften. |
| stenvar | Male Nord Warrior | Hire him for 500 gold at the Candle Hearth Hall in Windhelm. |
| Forstag | Male Nord Warrior | Hire him for 500 gold at the Sthe Sliver Blood Inn in Markarth. |
| Argis Bastion | Male Nord | Become the Thane of the Reach |
| calder | Male Nord | Become Thane of Eastmarch |
| Gregor | Male Nord | Become a Pale Thane |
| And she | female nord | Become the Thane of the Rift |
| Jordis Mech-Madyen | female nord | Become Thane of Haafingar |
| Lydia | female nord | Complete Rise of the Dragon in Whiterun. |
| Raya | female nord | Become a Thane of Falkreath |
| Valdimar | female nord | Become Thane of Hjaalmarch |
| Borg Steelheart | female orc warrior | Talk to her in Mor Khazgur. |
| Gorbash Iron Hand | Male orc ranger | Convince him to join you in Stuffy Yala |
| Forehead | Male orc ranger | Complete the Cursed Tribe in Largashbur |
| Ogol | Male orc ranger | Complete the Cursed Tribe in Largashbur |
| eel | Male orc ranger | Complete the Cursed Tribe in Largashbur |
| Adelaise Vendicci | Female imperial | Complete “Rise to the East”in the “Eastern Empire Company”. |
| Akhtar | Male Redguard Warrior | Complete the assassination of the leader of the bandits in Solitude. |
| Annekke the Rock Jumper | Nordic Ranger Woman | Complete the killing of the leader of the bandits in Darkwater Crossing. |
| Aranea Ienith | Dunmer female mage | Join her on the Black Star quest in Azura’s Shrine. |
| Benor | Male Nord Warrior | Full battle! Fight! In Morthal |
| Kosnach | Male Breton Warrior | Make him dance while drinking in Markarth |
| Derkitus | Male Argonian Ranger | Complete the evacuation of the Argonian at Darkwater Pass. |
| eola | Female Breton Blade of the Night | Complete Taste of Death in the Hall of the Dead in Markarth. |
| Erandur | Male Dunmer Priest | Side with him in the Living Nightmare quest in Dawnstar. |
| fendal | Male Bosmer Thief | Side with him in the Beautiful Letter quest in Riverwood. |
| Harjo | Male Khajiit Warrior | Complete Amulet of the Moon at the Khajiit Ahkari Caravan. |
| Lioness Mjoll | Nord warrior woman | Complete Return of Grimsever in Riften. |
| Roggy Knot-Beard | Male Nord Miner | Complete the dungeon run in Kynes Grove. |
| Sven | Nord bard man | Side with him in the Beautiful Letter quest in Riverwood. |
| Utgerd the Unbroken | Nord warrior woman | Full battle! Fight! in Whiterun |
This is a list of all the humanoid followers you can unlock in Skyrim.