Whether you’re a noble knight in search of a squire or roguish adventurer looking for someone to take the heat when things get dicey, it’s always useful to have a follower as a companion in Oblivion Remastered.
With all of the loot you collect, carry weight is at a premium, and having your very own Samwise to share to load makes trekking back to town to sell it all off just that much easier.
There are lots of different options for followers in Oblivion Remastered, but not many right at the start of the game. Here’s our selection of where to find the best followers in all of Cyrodiil.
Oblivion Remastered Best Companions
The Adoring Fan
Spawner of countless memes and just as many nightmares, this gurning little creep won’t leave you alone once you’ve completed all of the matches in the Imperial City Arena.
His bandy legs and skinny arms aren’t suited to combat, making him only good for carrying a few pieces of loot and a torch to light the way, but for the true Oblivion experience you have to meet him at least once.
Just don’t let him actually touch your feet.
Completing Faction Quests
The most canonical method of obtaining a follower in Oblivion Remastered is to become the leader of one of the game’s factions.
Three of the main factions give you a lackey to boss about once you’re the head honcho:
- Dark Brotherhood Murderer – Complete the Dark Brotherhood storyline
- Mages Guild Apprentice – Complete the Mages Guild Storyline
- Knights of the Nine – Complete the Knights of the Nine faction quest, which starts with Pilgrimage
The Dark Brotherhood and Mages Guild give you randomly generated underlings to help in combat, carry your things and generally provide company on the open road. They’re all good, useful helpers, particularly for ranged characters who need someone to draw aggro while raiding Oblivion Gates.
Erthor
However, you don’t actually have to complete a full Faction quest to get a follower. Many quests see you collect a temporary companion for the duration of the mission, whether you’re rescuing them from harm or clearing a cave of goblins. With some of these missions the temporary companion will follow you wherever you go, meaning if you never turn in the quest, they never leave your side.
Back in 2006 when I first played Oblivion, the majority of my main playthrough was played with Erthor, the lost mage from the Skingrad Mages Guild, by my side. I called him Bucky.
Bucky doesn’t wear armor and only has an iron dagger, but I’ll never forget the first time I saw him charge into battle with crackling lightning exploding from his fingertips, braver than any knight.
All you need to do to have a Bucky of your very own is to start the quest searching for recommendations to enter the Mages Guild and travel to Skingrad. There you can accept the quest to rescue Erthor from a nearby cave. Then, with him in tow, you just never take him back to Skingrad Mages Guild.
Obviously you can’t do this and progress the Mages Guild Faction quest, but he’s a faithful and useful companion up until that point.
Be aware, Erthor will leave your side as soon as you enter the Skingrad Mages Guild building, so make sure you’ve got everything you need from there before you collect him as a temporary follower.
Frostspire Crag Atronachs
East of Bruma, you find the imposing Frostspire Crag, a huge wizard’s tower that was once home to a powerful and influential mage.
It’s one of the free player-owned houses in Oblivion Remastered that was originally DLC for the base game. All you need to do to claim it is pick open the average lock on the front door.
Once you’re inside, you have free access to use its amenities, including the Atronach Altar – the former owner’s pride and joy.
By offering 3 salts of any type of Atronach – flame, storm or frost – you can create a new magical creature which follows you as a powerful companion.
Castle Battlehorn Man-at-arms
Another one of the free houses gives you a follower too. If any of the Men-at-arms guarding Castle Battlehorn survive their encounter with the marauding bandits laying siege to the fort, then you can ask them to follow you afterwards.
Alternatively, one of the house upgrades you buy from the Imperial City for the Castle is another, sturdier and named, Man-at-arms.
Now that you’ve got a follower to lend a hand, why not take on a quest or two with them in tow. Here’s our map of all Daedric Artifact locations in Oblivion Remastered and their associated quests, or you could also go after all of the Ayleid Statues across Cyrodiil.