

Increase Carrying Capacity with Perks, Stones, Stats, and Enchantments Creep Clusters, Giants Toes, Hawk Beaks, River Betty, Scaly Pholiota, and Wisp Wrappings all have the Fortify Carry Weight stat for potions.

They removed the Feather spell from Oblivion, so now the only temporary solution to your weight limit is through potions. Ria is another of The Companions that will follow you after the Glory of the Dead quest, and is also a fighter type. Njada Stonearm can also be found in The Companions area, and has the same criteria as Aela, but she is more of a fighter type. Jenassa is more of a light armored archer / rogue type if that’s the type of companion you need.Īela the Huntress can be found in The Companions area in Whiterun (the Jorrvaskr building), and she will follow you after you finish the Glory of the Dead quest for The Companions.

There is a Dark Elf mercenary named Jenassa in The Drunken Huntsman in Whiterun that will follow you for 500 gold. Uthgerd is a pretty hefty tank, which can be really handy if you’re a mage or other ranged or light armor type. There is Nord named Uthgerd the Unbroken in The Bannered Mare in Whiterun that will follow you for free if you can manage to beat her in a hand to hand brawl, which is fairly easy. Lydia is a fighter type primarily, and tends to run headlong into battle, and can tend to die quite easily. There is a Nord named Lydia that will join you for free once you finish the Dragonsreach quest line in Whiterun. There are also several followers in Whiterun. They were both archers, however Faendal seems to have higher moral standings, and will criticize you for breaking into houses. If you encounter Sven first, he will ask the same against Faendal, and either one will follow you if you complete the quest for them. You can have a follower as early as Riverwood. Faendal wants you to deliver a note to Camilla Valerius in Riverwood Traders slandering another man named Sven.

Most followers can carry just about as much as you can by default, so this nearly doubles your carrying capacity immediately. Get a Follower to Carry Your Goodsįollowers are great at helping you take down enemies, but they’re great at being pack mules as well. Here are some tips to help fellow loot horders like myself get the most bang for your buck when it comes to carrying capacity. You can make multiple trips to town and back, but this is time consuming and no one wants to do that. In The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim for the PC, PS3, and Xbox 360, it can be pretty frustrating when you’re crawling through a dungeon, and then you hit your carrying capacity and can’t carry out any more of that precious loot to use or sell.
