An immersive follower collection with intro quests, custom dialogue, and additional follower features, such as training and spell teaching.
(This is NOT based on Brandon Sanderson's "Mistborn" series.)
Gee, thanks for trading punches for 5 minutes straight. Can I help you fight dragons?
I don’t know why I’m here. I don’t know who you are. All I know is that I must follow you.
Are you tired of NPCs swearing allegiance to you after such cursory interaction? Do you wish you had followers with a compelling reason to stick around? Then allow me to introduce you to:
This mod adds several followers scattered throughout Tamriel who can join you in Skyrim. These followers together have a history with you, the player, although the exact details of your past are left to your imagination.
How can I find them?
- Ask Hulda or Ysolda to send a message outside the province.
- Wait for correspondence from your selected followers. (If the courier is in hiding, you can check with Hulda or Ysolda for deliveries.)
- Meet up with them once they've finally arrived!
Video Tutorial
What else is special about these followers?
- Custom voices
- 3,000+, and counting, lines of custom dialogue from ElevenLabs, xVASynth, and other game audio.
- Quest dialogue with some responses based on your choices and behaviors.
- Randomized chat dialogue, some with multiple layers, to make repetitions less noticeable[3].
- Configurable idle commentary in some locations[2].
- Training Skills
- These followers can train you in multiple skills.
- Training costs nothing but time–they are your friends, after all.
- Teaching Spells
- Magic-wielding followers can teach you spells that they know.
- Like training, this costs nothing, but takes time based on spell difficulty (up to 4 days for master level spells).
- Curing Diseases
- Esme can cure you of diseases you may have.
- This appears as a dialogue option when you have one or more diseases.
- Interactions
- Aeowyn: Spike the Dwemer Sphere
Follower Introduction (Features old voices that used xVASynth)
Aeowyn
- Race/Sex: Nord Female
- Summoned From: High Rock
- Frequents: Bannered Mare, Temple of Kynareth
- Trains: Alteration (75), Conjuration (75), Destruction (90), Enchanting, Illusion, Restoration
- Teaches Spells
Atsuka
- Race/Sex: Breton Female
- Summoned From: High Rock
- Frequents: Bannered Mare, Jorrvaskr training grounds
- Trains: Illusion, Alchemy, Lockpicking (75), Pickpocket, Sneak (90)
Elfwyn
- Race/Sex: Nord Female
- Summoned From: High Rock
- Frequents: Bannered Mare, Drunken Huntsman
- Trains: Alchemy (75), Light Armor, Lockpicking, Pickpocket, Sneak (90), Archery, One-Handed
Eomir
- Race/Sex: Nord Male
- Summoned From: High Rock
- Frequents: Bannered Mare, Jorrvaskr training grounds
- Trains: No
Esme
- Race/Sex: Nord Female
- Summoned From: Cyrodiil
- Frequents: Bannered Mare, Whiterun marketplace
- Trains: Alteration, Conjuration, Destruction (90), Enchanting (75), Illusion, Restoration (75)
- Teaches Spells
- Cures Diseases
Sigeweard
- Race/Sex: Khajiit Male
- Summoned From: Cyrodiil
- Frequents: Bannered Mare, Whiterun marketplace
- Trains: One-Handed (90), Two-Handed, Block (75)
Content Warning
This mod contains some adult language and innuendo in line with the language in Skyrim. If you are particularly sensitive to this sort of thing, consider yourself forewarned.
Are mod conflicts expected?
Possibly. Some cells were edited by adding objects, although care was taken not to edit the base cell records.
- New topic infos were added to the WICourier quest's WICourierDeliveries topic.
- Cell additions were made to:
- RoriksteadExterior01
- RoriksteadFrostfruitInn - includes UESSP change in base record
- WhiterunBanneredMare - Tested with JK's Bannered Mare.
- All editor IDs are prefixed with "MB_".
Follower Framework Support
The following frameworks have been tested:
- Nether's Follower Framework - Compatible and recommended.
- Extensible Follower Framework - Requires patch provided in the main mod's installer.
- Amazing Follower Tweaks - Compatible. There is an extra "I need you to do something" for custom-voiced followers.
- Immersive Amazing Follower Tweaks - Compatible.
- Simple Follower Extension - Compatible.
- Swiftly Order Squad - Compatible.
- Multi-Follower Spell Tome Learning - Compatible.
- UFO Ultimate Follower Overhaul - Not compatible.
- Multiple Followers Framework - Not compatible with the Dialogue patch.
If you use another framework and would like support, let me know.
Credits
Gratitude and thanks belong to the original mod authors for all the beautiful visual assets! Please check out their mods!
- Overall
- XVASynth by DanRuta
- ElevenLabs
- KS Hairdos by Kalilies
- The Eyes of Beauty SSE by docteure , et al
- The Eyes of Beauty - Ai Remastered by wammy, et al
- High Poly Head by KouLeifoh
- Highly Improved Male Body Overhaul by Kreiste
- CBBE 3BA (3BBB) by Acro748
- Aeowyn
- Preset: Lilit Nord High Poly Preset by Rodionix
- Lamenthia's Marks of Beauty by Lamenthia
- Female Makeup Suite by DomainWolf
- Brow + High Poly patch by Kyoe and kittierae
- Skin: Bijin Skin UNP and CBBE SE by Shiva182 , et al
- Outfit: Dwemer Researcher Armor and Outfit by Xtudo
- Atsuka
- Preset: Taki Preset - High Poly Head by Ashnur
- High Poly Pretty Face and Darker Brows Stand Alone by Asherz
- The LE source for these brows is likely Pretty Face by tktk1
- Female Makeup Suite by DomainWolf
- Skin: Bijin Skin UNP and CBBE SE by Shiva182 , et al
- Outfit: Toughened Traveler Outfit by QuarantineCouture, 3BA BodySlide by dinosgamez
- Elfwyn
- Preset: Lilit Nord High Poly Preset by Rodionix
- Skin: Bijin Skin UNP and CBBE SE by Shiva182 , et al
- Outfit: Colovian Leather Armor and Outfit SE - UNP - CBBE by Xtudo, 3BA BodySlide by Nekomata17
- Eomir
- Skin: Tempered Skins for Males by traa108
- Outfit: Shiny and less rusty Iron Armor Retexture by masterz117
- Beard: SV Beards SE by shadowtigers
- Esme
- Preset: Yun High Poly Head RaceMenu Preset by Ashes2Asherz
- Skin: Bijin Skin UNP and CBBE SE by Shiva182 , et al
- Outfit: Witcher 3 Syanna Outfit Fixed and Improved SE (UNP) (Vanilla) by Treeaboo
- Sigeweard
- Outfit: TW3 Armor - Geralt of Rivia by albert8908 (Manticore mesh only, modified to reduce clipping with Khajiit mane)
Disclaimer
I am no longer actively developing this mod. However, I have ongoing work to refactor the followers with human revoice, new spells and behaviors, quests, and dialogue. You can follow my profiles linked here if you want to stay up to date.
Footnotes
[1] Due to the way dialogue processing works, you can still get the same random dialogue multiple times in a row, even out of a set of 100.
[2] Aeowyn has idle commentary in Dwemer ruins, with more in the works. Frequency can be tweaked via dialogue options.
Instructions
Installation/Requirements
Only the main file is required.
Note: If you choose the custom body/skin option, make sure its ESL-flagged plugin, Mistborn-CustomBody.esp, loads after the main plugin, Mistborn.esp.
A package of extras are included for your convenience:
- HD textures - High quality texture replacements for things like outfits and bodies.
- BodySlide - Presets and shape data used for the NPCs' unclothed bodies and outfits.
- OBody - Zeroed meshes for OBody, as well as a default configuration applying presets to these NPCs.
- Each follower has their own body mesh that ships non-nude, without physics.
- The recipes download includes BodySlide projects and presets. For example, to tweak Aeowyn's body in BodySlide:
- For Outfit/Body, select: Mistborn - Aeowyn - Body (3BA)
- For Preset, select: Mistborn - Aeowyn
- Tweak and build.
- Body meshes will be created in the correct locations, for example, meshes/actors/character/mistborn/<NPC>/body/.
Optional/Recommended:
- Expressive Facial Animation - Female Edition - This makes the facial expressions during dialogue less pronounced (i.e., fixes eyebrow zig-zags and wide mouths).
- Nether’s Follower Framework - Allows multiple followers (some quest scenes can use more than one of these followers) and enables classes (e.g., Esme can be a healer).
- To Your Face Redux - Cuts back on annoying NPC chatter when some scenes are playing in busy areas.
- Beyond Skyrim Disease Condition Fix - If you want to be able to cure diseases added by Beyond Skyrim: Bruma.
Optional Requirements
Mistborn
The main download.
Mistborn Extras
High quality textures, RaceMenu presets, BodySlides, OBody meshes, etc.
Mistborn Party Sheet Portraits
Portraits for Skyrim Party Sheet: https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/167538
