Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Companion Guide

Skyrim is a land filled with helpful warriors ready to fight by your side, this Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Companion Guide will list the location of all Companions that you can group up with. This includes paid mercenaries, unlockables and normal soldiers.

Females
Name: Lydia
Gender: Female
Location: Inside Dragons Reach
Requirement: Slay the Dragon and become Thane of Dragon Reach
Style: 2-Handed – Thanks to Guest Hero graham monk

Name: Arania Lenith
Gender: Female
Location: Shrine of Azura,
Requirement: You must fix Azura’s Star before you can ask her to accompany you.
Style: Conjurer

Name: Uthgerd the Unbroken – Thanks to Guest Hero Nelson
Gender: Female
Location: In the inn at Whiterun
Requirement: You must beat her in a fight
Style:

Name: Jemassa
Gender: Female
Location: Drunken Huntsman, Whiterun
Requirement: 500 Gold
Style: N/A

Name: Eola
Gender: Female
Location:
Requirement: Complete the Cannibalism quest
Style: Mage

Name: Illia – Thanks to Guest Hero Blaxia
Gender: Female
Location: Illia the witch is found in a place to the southeast, I think, of Riften called the Darklight Tower. Going to that location, you’ll meet her inside right away, and without spoiling it—I will only say that you will storm the tower together.
Requirement: When the mission is complete—you MUST talk to her one last time before leaving. You will see the option for her to join you and that’s that.
Style: Mage

When the mission is complete—you MUST talk to her one last time before leaving. You will see the option for her to join you and that’s that.

Males
Name: Ahtar – Thanks to Guest Hero Alex
Gender: Male
Location: Solitude near the Blue Palace
Requirement: Complete the bandit killing quest
Style:

Name: Belrand
Gender: Male
Location: city Solitude, Winking Skeever
Requirement: 500 gold
Style: Spellsword, one handed weapon with destruction magic

Name: Erandur
Gender: Male
Location: city Dawnstar, met in the Windpeak Inn
Requirement: Complete the Waking Nightmare quest choosing to let Erandur live.
Style: Magic, Priest of Mara

Name: Marcuriou
Gender: Male
Location: The Bee and The Hive, Riften
Requirement: Pay 500 Gold
Style: Arcane Magic

Name: Ghorbash the Iron Hand – Thanks to Guest Heroine Hercelise
Gender: Male
Location: Dushnikh Yal
Requirement: Persuade or Pay 5-600 Gold
Style: One-Handed
You can also marry Ghorbash

Name: Benor – Thanks to Guest Hero Alex Hunter
Gender: Male
Location: Morthal
Requirement: Beat him in a fight
Style: 2-Handed

Name: Omnund – Thanks to Guest Hero Egrid the MageSmith
Gender: Male
Location: Winterhold College
Requirement: Retrieve his amulet from Enthir
Style: Magic

Name: Sven
Gender: Male
Location: Riverwood, inside the inn during the evening
Requirement: You must let him have the woman he desires, instead of Faendal.
Style: 2-Handed Sword

Name: Faendal
Gender: Male
Location: Riverwood, inside his house during the evening
Requirement: You must let him have the woman he desires, instead of Sven
Style: Archery

Dogs
Name: Meeko – Thanks to Guest Hero Taishi
Gender: Dog
Location: Meeko’s Shack in Hjaalmarch
Requirement: N/A
Style: It’s a dog…

Name: Barbas – Thanks to Guest Hero Taishi
Gender: Dog
Location: Outside Falkreath after Lod the blacksmith gives you a quest to find him.
Requirement: Complete the A Daedra’s Best Friend
Style: It’s a dog…

Name: Vigilance – Thanks to Guest Hero Taishi
Gender: Dog
Location: Stablehouse outside Markath for 500g
Requirement: 500g
Style: It’s a dog…

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