Board Thread:Skyrim/@comment-11204276-20130623203829

I found an NPC (hottie, as this game goes anyway) Vorstag, male, long dark hair and slash of dark grey war paint across the eye area, at the Inn in Markarth, ID # 00000014. He's apparently a warrior, as he's wearing scale armor (I believe) and carrying a shield. I used him once as a sell sword, and he readily equips whatever gear he's given to use. He charged 500 gold, and my guess is that he's 1.0 of my level. We didn't fight together enough to absolutely confirm that. If anyone else has used him I would like to hear how your experience went.

Here's the catch for me--I'm not sure I can trust him. Art does indeed imitate life!

I used him on a quest in which I temporarily lost my items (imprisoned in the mines) and was subsequently unable to find them. In the confusion of battle when I emerged from the mines I found him faithfully waiting for me and he fought well for me--SO unlike Lydia who often disappears on me or shows up late if at all. Later after 'other things' happened (I don't want to do the spoiler thing) I noticed I was missing items which are usually returned after a stint in jail and I do not know if that was the penalty for my not finding my items before escaping, if 'someone else' took them, if Vorstag is a pickpocket or if it's because of the console command I'd previously used to alter my carryweight limit. There is also a slight chance I dropped my weapon in battle prior to being jailed, which sometmes happens when I'm scrolling quickly in the heat of the moment and acciddentally hit R at the wrong time in the process of switching to dual casting magic.

I do know I would prefer him over Lydia who has become erratic, obnoxious and completely unreliable. I suppose being resurrected twice will do that to a housecarl, butI didn't kill her in either case, so I don't know why she's giving ME the attitude! Contrary to Skyrim mythology, NPCs can indeed be killed by powerful enemies. And your "faithful housecarl" who will "defend you with her life" will kill you in a heartbeat too, in the midst of battle, if you use a scroll and she's stupid enough to walk into the AOE. Darling Lydia gets downright salty if by activating some scroll someone gave you you accidentally sizzle some of that excessive collagen out of those trout-pouty lips the face carver gave her! *meow*

Seriously, that woman, I mean NPC, is going rogue! ...and that is never a compliment in my book. But at least it's forced me to have excellent "saving habits". At the moment I have actually lost her because I had to make her sit and stay like a bad dog, and having been unwell have subsequently forgotten precisely where. I need to retrieve her weapon and armor then we're parting ways and I'm trying my new guy again.

I'll keep you posted....much more briefly next time, I promise!

At any rate, I hope the information about the NPC is of some use. Faedinout (talk) 20:38, June 23, 2013 (UTC) 