First, you need the Wabbajack which you obtain from completing the quest Mind of Madness: http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Skyrim:The_Mind_of_Madness
Once you have it, take the follower you wish to fix to a secluded place, save *since it takes a few trys for the right effect to happen*, then Dismiss your follower, then use the Wabbajack on them until they transform into something, once they do, hit them and they will respawn with their new updated level/stats/skills. Depending on your level, they will either be at the same level as you or at their max. The list of Followers and their lvls can be found here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/lv?key=0Aly8njaU3H1adGJYTlJaUnRxRUN2RnM5MkxPaU1mQkE&type=view&gid=0&f=true&sortcolid=-1&sortasc=true&rowsperpage=250

Thanks to bobjim123 for finding this out!

If this works I will give you a cookie

Hopefully it works for you! I tested it earlier on J'zargo, i hit him with an Ice Spike before and after. Before i did this, it would take off 60% of his health, after, it barely took off 1/30 of his health

This is awesome if it works... as alas... I already lost poor Lydia a long time ago.

Now... if you come up with the book or fix that keep your hired/follower from pushing you slightly as they catch up... that would be awesome... or keep them from attacking when you initiate a ranged attack.
Can't tell how many times I would be sneaking up ... and getting into position and they slightly push or move me out of it... or sneaking a ranged attack on something and then suddenly hear the cry of my follower as they rush in and garner an entire mob.

Let me know if it worked out for you =p my BF tested this aswell and it worked for him when he tried it on Jenassa.

If this works have this: [img]http://images.uesp.net/c/c4/Fishystick.jpg[/img]

I would make a Youtube of it working, but alas i am stuck on Xrapbox with no way to record it ._.

It does work though, I tested it with a few other followers and they all updated in strength, defence and their health ect all raised up, now Faendal doesnt die in 2 hits, it takes about 10/20 hits now

Edit: Someone made a youtube vid about it... It's kinda lengthy and lots of talking though... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gJdkajr2sM

I would try it since I just got the wabbajack but my character's only level 14 and I don't think it would do anything.

What Follower do you have and what lvl did u get him/her =p

Lydia at like level 7

Whatever It's worth a try

Does this work on Dead Thralls?

give the cookie to the person who found it 1st...this is just their idea copied in a new thread

Havent tried, player enemys usually scale to your lvl/reach their max ect, unless your gonna thrall a Follower, then i would say do this before you kill them/Thrall them.
Mhm =p bobjim123 posted about this, but tbh i dont have a clue who found it out first, the other thread was moved to the land of no return when it should have stayed here or been stickied or something, since many people have a problem with the followers not scaling ect... Just reposting so people know about it, i couldnt find info about it on the UESP so i added it to the Wabbajack section last night =s

P.S: Cookies for everyone!

I meant unique guys like Orchendor

I tried it on my Solitude house Karl, first two hits did nothing but piss her off, third shot killed her. Glad I saved first.

As long as you do it before you kill him and make him your Thrall, then it should xD
Heh yup, killed J'zargo 2 times before i finally turned him into a Bunny.

It works guy ....its been going around for a while now ....right now my lydia (im in love with her) is a tank.....literally...im currently on level 50 and she did not last a blow in most battles after i wabbjacked her she became a monster of power...she currently use the daedric hammer of inferno that burns target 37 pts ....guantlets, necklist and ring fortifying two handed by 21% each ..and i have to tell u that she can handle by herself a drgr deadlord and three other drgur at a time and i dont have to throw a blow.....go ahead and try it ..u wil know if it works if after she turns back to normal from (chicken, bonny or whatever she turns into) she is wearing her initial armor ....that will let u know it worked...

Glad I figured this out ha. To the guy above, I believe dead thralls level naturally as you level, like enemies do, so you don't need to do this.

I've heard that it works from enough people to believe it, but will it be 'fixed' with 1.4?

thx guys for finding/letting usknow about this! x
ps does this reset there inventory?

They keep all items you stored on them ^^

Nope. I cant see it ever being fixed tbh, but i hope they do fix it!

yay cookies! nom nom nom


so whats the land of no return, 3 pages into the forum where threads die?

ow [censored], i created the same topic without checking what yours was about ... ouch.

Hah it's ok, as long as we get the word out, that's all i care about since i know this bothers alooot of people =p


Pretty much

I wonder, if you do this to Lydia, might it respawn her with the correct faction that can be married? If we assume only her basic levels are the ones with faction issues