Faendal is DEAD!!!!!

[Rye01]

I played Faendal as a follower in my last build - he is great! He used the armor and weapons I gave him and he is a good warrior.

Last night, we were clearing out a bandit cave (you know the one with bandits, a chief bandit and a chest ) and he was killed. No biggy, I'll tilde to consul and resurrect....it did not work!!!! I went over to one of the dead bandits, resurrected, they jumped up and started fighting again. I went back and tried to resurrect Faendal again....but he just layed there.

Maybe this was a Princess Bride effect, the bandit was only "Mostly Dead".

RIP my friend.

 

[J'rejii-Dar]

You know if you kill him you get a letter from Sven saying thanks..

 

[Psiberzerker]

I played Faendal as a follower in my last build - he is great! He used the armor and weapons I gave him and he is a good warrior.

Last night, we were clearing out a bandit cave (you know the one with bandits, a chief bandit and a chest ) and he was killed. No biggy, I'll tilde to consul and resurrect....it did not work!!!! I went over to one of the dead bandits, resurrected, they jumped up and started fighting again. I went back and tried to resurrect Faendal again....but he just layed there.

Maybe this was a Princess Bride effect, the bandit was only "Mostly Dead".

RIP my friend.

It happens. Faen is probably my favorite starter, so I can save Jenassa for later on without having to Wabbajack her. That's the thing, he's a low level follower, so at some point, you have to move on. Even if you do take him up to 30, he's just not that strong in the mid game.

So, what level are you, and have you been inside the Drunken Huntsman at all? Here's the trick, every NPC is leveled with you at whaterever you where when you first enter their cell. They're supposed to advance with you, they don't, there are fixes. You can manually set their level in the Console, or use the Wabbajack (there's other effects, but none so easy, and relatively glitch free) to advance them you your level (Just turn them into anything else, when they change back, they reset, but save first. We are talking about the Artifact of Sheogorath here, so it can, and will go horribly wrong.) Hopefully, you'll get a bunny, but it could be a Dremora Lord, Shower of Gold (that doesn't turn back) or just kill them outright.

Or, if you already nerfed her level, there's other decent choices like Belrand, Eola, Aela, and Mjoll. The first two add a little magic to the party, but also use armor, and weapons well, s they can get some use out of the caddy bag full of random loot you have them hauling around. The latter two are a Heavy Archer, and Immortal masher of a tank, I have builds for all of them, if you're interested.

Or, if you're really just that in love with Faendal (I fully understand, I wish he was marrigible) go back to your last autosave. I usually reserve that for irreplaceables like Eola (She dissappears if you dismiss her, and aren't married so she just goes Home) but I do have a soft spot for pretty little Faen...

 

[J'rejii-Dar]

I thought they fixed the levelling issue?

 

[Psiberzerker]

I thought they fixed the levelling issue?

Not to my knowledge. The last one I had to Wabba was Uthgerd because she got squishy. She's usually pretty unbreakable, level dependant, but it eventually becomes painfully obvious that she's still at her starting health total. I even had her in mid level smithed up heavy Chiton.

 

[Rye01]

Just leveled at 8 when he died. I picked him up in Riverwood after leaving Helgen. I've had some mid game crashing issues so I've started a new character as a "trouble shooting" attempt. So, I'm getting a lot better with Riverwood and the Bleak Falls Barrow and the early game. I have to admit, climbing the stairs to see the old men is getting a bit tedious, especially with the frost troll up there and a low level build.

 

[Psiberzerker]

Just leveled at 8 when he died. I picked him up in Riverwood after leaving Helgen. I've had some mid game crashing issues so I've started a new character as a "trouble shooting" attempt. So, I'm getting a lot better with Riverwood and the Bleak Falls Barrow and the early game. I have to admit, climbing the stairs to see the old men is getting a bit tedious, especially with the frost troll up there and a low level build.

Didja miss my shortcut to HHG? Fast Travel back to Helgen, head East to the valley with Orphan Rock, climb the side until you can stickyfoot around the ridge. You should be high enough to just run up the snow covered slope to the Path just pass the Beefgate Boss. I never do the 7000 steps any more.

Until about level 20-25, I suggest Uthgerd unless you're going for a Sneaky type. She's disposable (unless you are in love with her like I am) and drops some nice armor for you, Lydia, or anyone else who will wear it. I usually give her Farkas' Toothpick until I can get Rahgot, and Volendrung. Then, she's pretty unstoppable until you level the world past her. Also, she pays YOU 100 coin for beating her up.

 

[Mighty Pecan Pie]

At my playthrough he's dead too. dragon attack..

 

[Rye01]

Thanks for the tip, I did not know the tip about going to HHG from helgen.

I wanted to make the climb one more time after reading that you are supposed to "read" all ten of the stones on the way up and I also took the bag of supplies.

 

[Ritterkreuz]

I travel alone 95% of the time, but when I do take a follower it's almost always Mjoll. She's marked as essential and therefore cannot die.

 

[Psiberzerker]

I travel alone 95% of the time, but when I do take a follower it's almost always Mjoll. She's marked as essential and therefore cannot die.

I agree, Uthgerd is just a pale reflection of Her greatness, but until you fight your way down to Grimsever, get rid of her Ducky, and do all the other things to make her a viable follower, UTUB is a reasonable substitute. Also, MtL really fills out her Steel Plate . I use basically the same build for both, Volendrung, and Rahgot, either SP, or Orcish Armor from the Cursed Tribe if I'm up to that tier in Smithing.

In Solstheim, I went with the Helm of the Unburned (Fire Resistance is Nice there, in Skyrim it's Yngol's) and Heavy Chiton to match my Light. Honed Ancient Nord Greatsword of Burning, because I haven't even bothered to go down to Riften yet, much less Forelhost. Maybe after I loot Miraak..?

Spoiler

The guy in the Retching Netch is at least as good as Eola, or Belrand in the Spellsword department.

 

[Ritterkreuz]

Uthgerd is an ugly beast. All I've ever used her for is the Boethiah quest. I really wish one of the Kajhit. Iona is another tough one. Just for kicks I Fus Roh Da'd her off the Throat of the World on an old build once. Two days later she came running back up to me as if nothing had ever happened!