Console Commands (Skyrim)/Followers

The following page is dedicated to creating custom followers via console commands and a list of potential characters for the conversion.

Briefing
Most NPCs can be converted into followers if one has their factions and relationship rank altered, since their AI is tied to the factions they are. This allows you to convert character with special service (e.g. blacksmith, spellcasters, unique NPCs) into your followers.

Creating Follower Via Console Commands
By placing character, alternating relationship rank and modifying factions via Console Commands, some NPCs can be converted into followers by force.
 * Step 1: Searching for NPCs, can be town NPC or character with race as the names: Dealer, Hroki, Wood Elf, High Elf, etc. -
 * Step 2: Place the NPC at your desired location, it'll set as their homes:
 * Step 3: modify his/her relationship rank:
 * Step 4: modify player's relationship rank:
 * Step 5: add to player ally faction:  (Player Ally Faction is required for some hostile characters, you may add Marriage Factions also)
 * Step 6: remove hostile factions:  (Bandit Ally Faction and Warlock Ally Faction, mostly)
 * Step 7: modify inventory:
 * Step 8: set essential status:  (0 is non-essential, 1 is essential)
 * Step 9: ask him/her to be your follower


 * Sometimes the follower option might be gone after marriage or death under this condition.
 * Solution: use  and   command to resolve this problem.

P.S. not guaranteed to work on all NPCs, it does not work on randomly generated hostile NPCs as well as deceased characters (except Valie)

Example
Tutorial of converting hostile NPC into follower (Tested on Dealer)

This only works on NPCs not randomly generated.

What To Convert
The following are recommended to convert into followers:
 * Characters with its race as its names - their AI and inventory can be toggled freely without suffering any consequences
 * Citizens - some provides services which are handy, especially merchants and blacksmiths.
 * Spellcasters - they provide decent ranged attack or conjured creatures to assist you.

What Not To Convert
The following are not recommended to convert into followers:
 * Randomly generated characters.
 * Characters involving quest prior to completion.
 * Creatures and Undead.
 * Deceased characters.

Merchants
These characters provide shop services.

Spellcasters
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Melee Class & Archers
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Citizens
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