Basic functionality

Recruit and dismiss companions. When dismissed, they return to their homes and their "off-duty" routines.

Access companion's inventory, also without recruiting them. Weight limit applies - you cannot give them more than they can carry.

Companions follow on foot or mounted and sneak with the player.

Companions stop combat and catch up if falling behind.

When following the player, companions automatically sit down when the player is sitting down, sleep when the player is lying in a bed (use See You Sleep to see the player lie in bed).

When the player equips a special City Wear token, companions automatically switch from armour to clothes and unequip weapons.

Tell companions to wait, relax or pick herbs in the area. Waiting means stand where you left them, relaxing switches them to eating, sleeping and wandering near where you left them, and picking herbs has them go picking herbs for a while, then switch to relaxing.

After companions have been waiting or relaxing for a number of days, they quit the player's party and return home.

You can track your companions on a map through their individual quests. Useful when they are off-duty and you want to find them.

Companions typically have their own set of armour that cannot be removed from them. This armour has a fairly standard rating for its type, but significantly improved durability. However, they will wear any other armour that is better than theirs, taking into account their skills. Beware that mages suffer a reduced magic efficiency if they are given armour that they are not skilled in.

Companions also often have their own weapons - named with their names in the inventory. It is not possible to prevent you from taking them, but beware that companions do not like it and will immediately take their weapons back from you with a small drop in disposition.

Configuration

Companion's behaviour can be adjusted through a configuration file where you can set aggression and confidence values. If no configuration file is found, then defaults are used - typically aggression is set to 10 and confidence to 80.

If you set aggression to 0, the companion becomes invulnerable, but also cannot attack. If confidence is also set low, he will run away from battle, otherwise he will stay close. However, he will not heal you because this is not a part of standard Oblivion AI, and I haven't scripted anything special. May be one day.

Automatic healing and repairs

Companions restore their health and other attributes during sleep - either when they sleep themselves or when the player sleeps.

While sitting down, companions repair equipped weapons and armour using repair hammers and level up their armourer skill. Repair hammers get used up in the process the same way as with the player.

While sitting down, companions recharge equipped weapon using soul gems, picking the best fit for the size of soul from the gems in their inventory. They do not use gems with larger souls than what is needed.

Companions continuously recharge their currently equipped staff with a trickle charge based on their Intelligence and Mysticism skill.

Companions attempt to repair their gear whenever possible, but note that when the player has the City Wear token equipped, companions unequip their weapons and armour and therefore no regular repair or recharging can occur. However, they will still attempt to re-equip and repair their own gear, if they have it.

You can ask your companion to repair their armour instantly at the same cost as with a smith. This only applies to their own armour.

Horses

If a companion comes with a horse, it is stationed somewhere near the companion's home. Horses are immortal, and although they do not die, they can be knocked out or run away. If that happens, the companions are able to recall their horses, so after a while things return back to normal.

Companions' horses follow their respective owners when the player is riding a horse. Companions can call their horses if the horse is too far away and the companion needs to catch up.

The player can call his or her own horse and the companions' horses by pressing a hot key (configurable in an INI file).

The player can command his or her own horse and the companions' horses to follow or to wait by pressing another hot key (also configurable). The default behaviour is wait - the horses remain where you dismount. The hot key is a toggle between wait and follow.

Advanced features

Buy a stamp from a general trader and write a letter to the companion asking him to meet you in one of the cities or another location - a choice of locations is fixed for each companion. The companion sets off to the requested destination and waits for you there. You can watch his travel on a map. A message is displayed when the companion reaches his destination.

If a companion owns a house, he may allow you to sleep there and store your gear while you are traveling together. He will tell you if that's the case and which containers can be used for storage. Such designated storage always remains safe, but you can only take the gear without stealing when the companion is in your party (you have recruited him and not dismissed). Useful if you want to keep certain items for use only with that companion, or if you want to use the companion's house as a temporary base when exploring the nearby area.

Hauk is a Mages Guild Evoker and an Imperial Battlemage, but he is not a guard and won't arrest you. He is a Nord in his 50s, strong, skilled and good-natured. He resides at the Arcane University, sharing quarters with the other battlemages. You can find him there, or ask around town as he spends time in various places around the Imperial City. His horse is stationed at the Chestnut Stables.

As a battlemage, Hauk is skilled in Blade, Blunt, Heavy Armour and several schools of magic. He is not a skilled marksman, although he will use a bow if it is available. His destruction spells are usually more effective, however. Born under the Lord, he has the Blood of the North healing power but is susceptible to fire through a Trollkin curse.

Hauk has always wanted a house in the Imperial City, and once Agarmir dies, Hauk buys his house. This is normally happening without a prompt for the player. However, if you have mods with which it could conflict, you can turn off this purchase in the INI file, and Hauk continues to reside at the Arcane University indefinitely.

By default when this mod is loaded, it starts Hauk's quest and displays a message. If you prefer to suppress this and only start the quest once you go looking for Hauk in the Imperial City, set the QuietStart option in the INI file to 1. The quest only starts after someone tells you how to find Hauk.

You can also play the game as Hauk, which naturally requires a new game. The player module can be used with any alternative start mod or just with vanilla game.

If you prefer Hauk to look younger, there is now an optional add-on for it. It changes Hauk's face and his body tattoo. Since the lines on the tattoo had to be earned, young Hauk didn't have it quite so densely filled in yet. Requires regular Companion Hauk ESP and BSA and therefore can be added or removed at will.

Conflicts
A possible conflict with any mod doing something with Agarmir's house. Can be disabled in the INI - Hauk will not move into Agarmir's house in that case.

A possible conflict with any mod modifying the public area of the Arcane University. I added a building to the outer city wall to house battlemages. If another mod adds a building in exactly the same spot, there will be a conflict.

Revision history


Many thanks to Nibenon76 for brilliant help with testing!

Garrus starts out as the second in command in the City Guard of Cheydinhal. He does not become your potential companion until he gets promoted to Captain, that is until you complete the Corruption and Conscience quest to his satisfaction. If he approves of your choices, he gets the promotion and someone else is assigned to guard the throne room all day long. Garrus then takes over the Captain's duties and will be happy to join you on your adventures too. Although he is officially a guard, he won't arrest you, but it's best not to let him see you committing crimes.

Garrus has a horse stationed at the Cheydinhal stables, he resides in the City Guard barracks where he gets to use the Captain's room, according to his rank.

Born under the Atronach, Garrus can absorb spells. He is a skilled warrior with any melee weapon, shields and heavy armour, and his marksmanship is pretty good too. He is not much of a mage, although as a guard he received good Restoration training. But because of his stunted magicka, he cannot rely on spells all that much.

You can add this mod any time during the game. It has no effect until the Corruption and Conscience quest is completed correctly, at which point the vanilla character is replaced by the potential companion. If you have already completed this quest and chose a different course of action so that Garrus wasn't quite happy with your choices, there is no point in activating this mod as the companion will never appear.

Revision history

This mod requires Morroblivion!

Solea is an Imperial battlemage guarding the prison cells at Fort Moonmoth - hardly an exciting post! She will gladly join you on your adventures instead. She doesn't have a horse as there are no horses in Morrowind. When dismissed, she returns to her post and cannot easily leave - there is no letter writing for Solea.

Solea's rank in the Imperial Legion is a Trooper. If you are a member of the Legion too, you have to wear your uniform around her as long as your rank is below hers, or she may refuse to speak with you. This is a standard behaviour of all members of the Legion, and Solea is no exception.

As a battlemage, Solea is skilled in Blade, Blunt and Heavy Armour, as well as several schools of magic. Although marksmanship is not her speciality, she will on occasion use a bow. Born under the Lady, she has increased Willpower and Endurance.

As a potential companion, she still sells the same spells as the original character, but you may have to dismiss her and let her return to her post to be able to purchase them. Technically, this is a different character that replaces the original. There may be other perks too, if she likes you enough...

Fort Moonmoth is upgraded with this mod - there are now enough beds for everyone, beds that actually work, and that you, as a member of the Legion, can also sleep in, with safe storage chests by the beds. There is also a new dining room with restocking food containers where everyone takes their meals - food is free for all Legionnaires, including yourself.

Developed for Morroblivion v66.

Revision history

This mod requires Morroblivion!

Morag Tong is watching you! Whether you are a member or not, they are following your movements. Azarath Salvel will appear every time you do something noteworthy, and given his occupation, what do you think that would be? When you've done it enough times, he will congratulate you on your achievement and offer his assistance. From that point on you will find him at the Morag Tong Guild Hall in Sadrith Mora - extended with an extra room and more beds.

Azarath is an assassin, and his skills reflect that. He is skilled with a blade, bow, light armour, illusion and restoration, he is all about stealth. He is not bound to Morrowind and will follow you elsewhere with any form of follower-friendly transport. However, he has no horse and you cannot write letters to him. There is also no configuration file - Azarath's behaviour is set to default aggression and confidence. He is careful, yet no pacifist - anything else would be weird. He will not be your Adoring Fan! :)

Note that Azarath does not wear body armour, but his robe is heavily enchanted. He does have light armour boots, gloves and hood, without enchantments. But if you give him an armoured cuirass and greaves, he will equip them, thus unequipping his enchanted robe. The increased protection may not be worth while the loss of the robe enchantments.

The reason I've done it this way, is that Azarath is not a very skilled armourer, and to start with his armourer skill is low. He won't be able to repair an enchanted piece of armour, but I wanted to give him enchantment for the robe. This is also the reason why his boots, gloves and hood are not enchanted - so that he would be able to repair them from the start.

Azarath dislikes it if you take away his sword or his bow, and he will take them back from you. It is probably best not to make him dislike you too much, though, or he may withdraw his assistance and you'll have to earn it again.

Developed for Morroblivion v66.

Revision history

If you don't know who Lucien Lachance is, you should probably look elsewhere. Lucien does not require an introduction.

This module only comes as a player file at the moment, Companion Lucien Lachance will be released later. However, they have the same base files, and the player version is ready to use, so I decided to release it early.

This mod requires a new game (naturally). It is an alternative start mod, and is incompatible with any other alternative start. You skip the tutorial and start in Fort Farragut. The game displays a character creation menu (I couldn't figure out how to skip it), where you can change the character's race, gender and appearance... But if you wanted to do that, why would you install this mod?

Apart from the possible change to race and appearance, the player character is preset. You can enter any name in the character creation screen - it will be changed to Lucien Lachance. His class is Master Assassin and his birthsign is Lover. You start at level 1 to keep the game balanced.

Lucien's quarters at Fort Farragut have everything you need. There is new gear, new gadgets and a number of letters in the desk that you are encouraged to read. Your horse is outside, by the main entrance to the fort. Visit the Sanctuary - your assassins will be glad to see you. You are their Speaker, after all.

In order to avoid strange and inconsistent things happening, the Dark Brotherhood quest line and the Thieves Guild quest line have been disabled. If you want to start the main quest, go to Fort Carmala and find a dead knight near the entrance - he has the Amulet of Kings. Pick up the Amulet and the main quest will start.

This mod is meant for people who want to play their own game or have other quest mods installed to give them something to do. You can use other Dark Brotherhood quest mods if they do not depend on the progression of the vanilla quest line because there is none. Avoid mods that significantly modify the Sanctuary in Cheydinhal as it will conflict with this mod.

This mod requires Vile Lair DLC, although you are not forced to play it. The quest will not start until you go there, so you can ignore it completely, if you so choose. Shivering Isles DLC will not start until you actually go to the Strange Door. Other DLC is not modified in any way and is not required.

Lena's Companions master files are required for this mod. The archive contains two ESPs and one BSA - they are all required. Load according to their masters.

Note on containers. This applies to all new and modified houses - you will know which they are. Vanilla houses and containers are not affected. In general, food containers are set to respawn. This includes barrels, crates or cupboards - if there's food or drink in it, even in your own quarters, it will likely respawn. This is helpful when playing with mods that introduce hunger and thirst. Look for notes telling you which containers can be used for safe storage in that house. Always be suspicious of barrels, crates and sacks - many will respawn.

Fenris is an upgrade to the nameless Dark Minion that comes with the Vile Lair DLC. He is a Dunmer vampire nightblade and he will follow you into battle after you've done a thing or two first.

If you thought that Rowley Eardwulf was a cheat and a swindler, you are not alone. Your great-uncle's Sanctuary used to house a group of assassins, not just one, so what did Rowley do with the rest of the furnishings? Why don't you ask him that.

If you are happy with Rowley's replies, this mod will have no further effect and you might as well uninstall it. However, if you thought that Rowley should be getting his comeuppance, then go for it, and afterwards go see Borba in Cheydinhal - perhaps she can do better sourcing furniture for you.

Once that task is accomplished, Fenris will be so grateful that he'll offer to assist you, whether or not you are a vampire yourself. He will even promise not to feed on you, in case you're still mortal...

Fenris has a horse stationed near Deepscorn Hollow, but you cannot write letters to him - don't be silly! Remember that he's a vampire, and guards or overly righteous citizens may attack him on sight. Or may be not - it's Oblivion!

The shrine of Sithis is modified slightly: whether or not it gives you a blessing, depends on the number of murders that you committed, not your overall infamy. Thieves Guild need not apply! Sithis wants blood, not loot. He is an Old God and therefore not interested in mortal affairs: whether you also steal or perform good deeds, he does not care. As long as you spill innocent blood, you are welcome. Innocence is life's greatest illusion, brother.

This mod upgrades Deepscorn Hollow with an extra room for which Borba can provide furnishings. It also gives you a bigger dining table and more beds so that Deepscorn Hollow starts to look like it could house a group of people, not just one. You still have to start by purchasing all the upgrades from Rowley, but if you play your cards right, you can get most of your money back from his corpse afterwards.

Note that because of the upgrades to Deepscorn Hollow, this mod will likely conflict with any other mod that also upgrades Deepscorn Hollow.

These companions are fully developed and are going through final testing now. They will soon be ready for release.

Geralt of Rivia - a witcher, Bruma


Jowan Angwin - a blood mage, Fade walker, Bruma


Dylan - a Mazken warrior, Passwall, Shivering Isles


Scorpio - an elemental sorcerer, Crucible, Shivering Isles