Effect dismissing has on equipment If the Dragonborn sends their follower away, i.e. dismisses them, and later decides to recruit him/her again, the Dragonborn will find the follower wearing their original equipment. If the Dragonborn chooses to “reset” their follower, they will use new or better equipment again.
What happens when you part ways with a follower?
Re: ‘parting ways’ with a follower No, it simply means that they’ll return to ‘home base’ and wait for you to recruit them once again. In the case of a huskarl like Lydia, they’ll go back to the house in the city that you earned the rank of Thane.
What happens when you tell Lydia It’s time to part ways?
If the Dragonborn and Lydia part ways, she returns to Dragonsreach. If Breezehome in Whiterun is owned, she will return there instead. If enough time was spent with her, she may gift the Dragonborn with a radiant item upon reuniting with her.
Why does my follower go back to life?
Your follower should go back to life. If for another weird reason, your follower is still not near your vicinity after doing this, they may have been “disabled” from the game (might happen with NPCs that are long dead), making them not appear in the game. Type enable in the console to remedy this.
What to do if your follower is dead?
If for some weird reason, they are dead (happens sometimes), use the console command resurrect 1. Your follower should go back to life.
What to do if you can’t find your follower?
If you want your stuff, you’ll want to find where they died. If she was with you up to just recently, backtracking shouldn’t be too difficult. They bugged out. This one’s pretty easy to resolve: enter a new area or fast travel somewhere. They’ll be right behind you. They went home. This is what the message refers to.
Why does my follower not appear in Skyrim?
If for another weird reason, your follower is still not near your vicinity after doing this, he/she may have been ‘disabled’ from the game (might happen with NPCs that are long dead), making him/her not appear in the game. Type enable in the console to remedy this. If he/she still isn’t up, type resurrect 1 again.
