Skyrim Tip #32 Follower Death

Followers can only rarely be killed by enemies. Usually, you’ve hit them by accident.

Skyrim Tip #23 Followers

 Some followers (like Farkas) will immediately report any seen crime, including yours. Some others (like Jenessa) will commit any act.

People of Skyrim: Lydia

Lydia

Class: Follower, Warrior, Blade, Marriage prospect

Race: Nord

Morality: Will not trespass, but will steal items

Skills: One Handed, Heavy Armor, Block

Location: Dragon’s Reach (Whiterun), Breezehome (Whiterun)

Quest Given: None

Info: Is the Housecarl appointed in Whiterun. Will live in Breezehome or Dragonsreach. Her level cap is 50. She had unlimited arrows when given only one and can be married. When she dies, the dragonborn receives her inheritance (100 Gold) by courier. You gain access to Lydia after Main Quest: Dragon Rising.

Skyrim Tip #22 Vampire Players

Followers will allow vampiric players to feed off of them, if you tell them to sleep.

Skyrim Tip # 21 Follower: Kharjo

Kharjo is a khajit follower who will leave his caravan to follow you. He will commit any act short of murder.

People of Skyrim: J'Zargo

J’Zargo

Class: Sorcerer, Blade, Follower

Race: Khajit

Morality: Will not trespass, but will steal items. Will not attack the innocent.

Skills: Destruction, Restoration, Illusion, Heavy Armor, One Handed

Location:  College of Winterhold, Sky Haven Temple

Quest Given: J’Zargo’s Experiment

Info: His level cap is uniquely at level 81. Even though he equips one-handed weapons, he is known to use spells until he runs out of magicka. He may have a weakness for frost spells or magicka, and he has high health. His health regenerates relatively quickly. To gain him as a follower, do his quest: J’Zargo’s Experiment. 

People of Skyrim: Kharjo

Class: Follower, Blade, Warrior

Race: Khajit

Morality: Will do anything except attack and murder townsfolk.

Skills: One-Handed, Heavy Armor, Sneak, Block, Archery.

Location: Travels between Dawnstar, Windhelm and Riften, sometimes passing through the Labyrinth, can be a Blade (Sky Haven Temple).  Appears at a city maybe once a week.

Info: Kharjo is a follower whose service is gained by doing a quest to find a Moon Amulet in a random bandit camp. He is an ideal Blade, because after becoming a Blade, he will stay in place, rather than travel with the Khajit Caravan, where he is employed as a bodyguard to Ahkari and Zaynabi.

Skyrim Tip #8 Follower: J'Zargo

 J’Zargo (of the College of Winterhold) is the character with the highest level cap (level 81 as opposed to level 50).