Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-114.108.203.18-20150505124816/@comment-28157605-20180219024510

@Codsakharbingdrinkr : I suggest Marcucio if you want a mercenary or Erandur if you did his quest, they are good mages. I like to use Valdimar too, since he's the housecarl of a homestead I never use (Morthal).

As for myself I don't think I will ever rebuild the Blades because I'd have to kill Paarthie, and that doesn't work with my definition of justice. If I had a way to rebuilt them without killing Paarthie, I would :

- Not give them faction followers because they are MY followers and they already have something important to do. Meaning I'd choose housecarls, mercenaries or quest given followers, preferably people I don't use,

- Choose people in need of a better life if possible,

- Not use Derkeethus or Lydia because they're buged,

- Borgakh seems a good choice for a warrior even if her level cap is a little low (30). She obviously feel traped and doesn't want to marry unless it's the Dragonborn. Either you ask to marry her or choose her as a Blade at least it's her choice. Plus she has a decent sneak stat for a warrior,

- Eola is a nightblade, which means high sneak, high magic stats and decent 1-handed stat. Though she's useful I don't want her at home because I don't want my people to become snacks. This way she'll by close but not too close,

- I'm a bit tired to hear Mjoll the Lioness complain about the Thieves Guild but never do anything about it. There's not even a quest to destroy them (not that I would, but there's one for the Dark Brotherhood, so ...) Let's give her some action!

There you have a good warrior/mage/warrior, that's a good combo to me since I like to play as a rogue/mage character myself.