Vigilance



Vigilance is a canine companion that can be found most of his days at the Markarth Stables. Once there, you will see a guy named Banning. Talk to him, and you will have the option to buy the dog for 500 gold. You can also ask a few questions about Vigilance.

Note: Once you get Vigilance, if you ask him to go back home, you'll have to pay another 500 gold to get him back to follow you. If you command the dog to wait and then leave him for too long, he will return to Banning. Can not be a companion at the same time as you have Meeko.

History
When talking to Banning, he mentions that he and his family have been training dogs for the Jarl (and for his own use). He also refers to the dog as a War-Dog, and rightfully so. He is from a litter of dogs that were bred for fighting and protecting, which is probably why he is known as a 'vigilant war-dog.'

Combat
This dog is fast and agile, meaning he can track down enemies rather easily. It also has the tendency to dart towards an enemy, and can be utilised as a meat-shield, if need be. Although, this can be annoying for melee-specific players, as the dog may often get hit.

Like every other companion, Vigilance changes stance when the player draws his/her hands, weapons, or spells. Instead of drawing a weapon like other followers, though, Vigilance starts to snarl and lower his body, creating an 'intimidating' look.

Bugs
If Vigilance is killed, Banning will not offer to sell another dog to you. Any attempt to resurrect Vigilance with a cheat code will resurrect the dog in the Neutral team and not as your companion. This means that Vigilance will return to Banning's side; however, he still will not offer to sell him back to you. (Confirmed on PC: Unpatched, and the problem may exist on other versions.)

No solution has been found as of yet to regain Vigilance once he has died.

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