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Lydia is one of the almost commonly known followers in Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, simply she can also be the almost difficult to proceed rails of. She intentionally takes a longer, merely less complicated, route to follow you, making it hard for you to know where she is at all times. Unlike some other followers, Lydia is not essential (immortal), and can exist killed without yous knowing about information technology. Merely with her unlimited pointer supply, heavy armor, and the fact that she appears early in the game, she might be worth the trouble for beginner players. Luckily, whether she is lost or dead, you can discover and bring back your housecarl with several methods! Annotation that console commands only work on PC, so you cannot revive her if you're non using a PC.

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    Look back to where you lot last saw her. Sometimes NPCs may get stuck in particularly rough terrain while post-obit you. Or, she might have been killed (Lydia's body does not disappear from the place where she died). She might have besides been preoccupied with hostile NPCs or enemies, which she may have attacked.

    • Try to go dorsum on the same route that y'all took. She might just be slow while running after y'all, then you might even crash-land into her when going back to observe her!
    • She will continue fighting fifty-fifty if yous run abroad from enemies.

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    Think about whether y'all told her to stay somewhere or not. If you tell her to stay in a sure spot, she will stay in that same spot for a few in-game days and won't move for that time period. It'southward easy to forget if you told a follower to stay, then check if y'all did this.

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    Look in Whiterun's Dragonsreach or Breezehome. If you expect for more than a few in-game days afterwards telling Lydia to stay in the aforementioned spot, she will walk back to Whiterun. She will ordinarily hang around where you establish her or she may be most Breezehome, so check those places.

    • Make sure she follows you in one case you lot meet upward with her. If there is a dialogue option of "Follow me. I need your help," so click on that. Otherwise, she won't follow you.

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    Apply the Notice Life spell. This Skillful spell comes from the Alteration school of magic and can help distinguish and pinpoint enemies and friends if they are nearby. It even works through walls and rooms. Although the spell does not identify specifically what animate being/NPC is nearby, blue dots bespeak friends and red dots indicate foes. Apply this spell to bank check if Lydia is around you (she will be indicated past a blueish dot).

    • You tin can get the spell tome as random boodle in the kickoff chamber of the Labyrinthian, from Stalleo later completing the quest "Infiltration".
    • You tin can likewise buy it from Tolfdir in the College of Winterhold or Wylandriah at the Mistveil Keep.

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    Attempt moving her to y'all with a console command. On your keyboard, press the Tilde key ~ located side by side to the ! mark ` key. This will open the console.

    • Type in this exact lawmaking

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a2c94.moveto player

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    • Press the enter key.
    • Type in this exact code

resurrect

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    • Close the console by pressing the the ~ primal that you used to open it, and see if she appears right adjacent to you.
    • If she doesn't appear, she is dead. You will have to revive her before moving her to you.
    • This command does not change her inventory.

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    Endeavour alternate console commands. Unfortunately, these commands will reset her inventory and armor, so if you gave her items in the past, make sure you won't heed the losses. Here is a list of alternating commands (make sure to blazon them in exactly equally they are, spaces and everything):

    • a2c94.disable
    • a2c94.enable
    • a2c94.moveto actor
    • You lot have to close the console each fourth dimension afterwards you lot put in a command, so don't put them in all at once.
    • If she still doesn't appear afterwards the commands, she is dead and you'll take to revive her commencement.

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    Detect her torso, if you can. This volition make information technology easier for yous to remove needed items from her inventory if you gave her any (her inventory might reset after resurrection), and go far easier to bring her back to life. This way, yous won't accept to worry about console commands that volition bring her to y'all (as explained in the previous part of this article).

    • When expressionless, her body volition not disappear or motion, so go to where you last saw her live. You cannot employ console commands to bring her trunk to you, unfortunately.

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    Revive her using a console command. Open the console and click on her torso. A code will appear. Simply type "resurrect" into the panel, press enter, and shut the console. She will exist resurrected.

    • This method likewise works to resurrect other NPCs/characters.

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    Revive her using a dissimilar console command if you cannot notice her torso. Open the console and blazon in this verbal code: a2c94.resurrect

    • This also works for other followers; just supersede "a2c94" with their respective Ref IDs (you don't accept to put the "000" correct before every ID). You tin notice the Ref IDs of NPCs here.

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    Check if you have actually revived her if you can't run into her body. If yous are successful, after pressing enter, the console will testify a string of code that says "Lydia is NOT bleeding out". Close the console, and she volition be alive!

    • Use console commands (as described in the first part of this article) to bring her to you afterward.

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    Clone her regardless of whether or not you can discover her body. This will create a new Lydia and remove the old Lydia. To do this, type in this verbal command: thespian.placeatme a2c8e

    • Since it's a new Lydia, her inventory will reset. If you can, take all the items you lot need from her earlier doing this.
    • The new Lydia will automatically be placed adjacent to you.
    • This can work on other followers too. Replace "a2c8e" with the applicable NPC's Base ID. Yous can find NPCs' Base and Ref IDs here.

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  • Question

    I play on Xbox and tin can't use commands then do I just utilize raise zombie?

    Danielle

    Danielle

    Customs Answer

    Raise zombie volition temporarily bring a follower or NPC dorsum to life, ordinarily for near a minute. Afterwards, they will turn into a pile of ash and then in that location is no way to permanently bring them back.

  • Question

    What do I do if I'g playing on panel (PS3, Xbox 360, etc)?

    Danielle

    Danielle

    Community Reply

    Unfortunately, console commands don't work on consoles. If you save your game frequently and lose a follower, y'all'll be able to load a previous save where they are still alive. That manner you won't have to make a new relieve file.

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  • Always salvage earlier using console commands, just in case something goes incorrect.

  • Lydia tends to follow a more simpler path to follow you, so attempt not to go through mountains ridges and otherwise hard terrain.

  • If yous killed her yourself, she will not be hostile toward you upon resurrection. Just make sure you enquire her to follow yous over again.

  • You can get Lydia after completing this quest and condign Thane of Whiterun. If you purchase the house Breezehome, Lydia will come with the house every bit a housecarl, where you can enquire her to follow you.

  • You lot can prevent Lydia from dying by finishing off foes for her. Enemies volition initially avoid attacking all followers when their health is low (you will know if the followers start kneeling), but if at that place are no other targets, the enemies will start attacking your follower again.

  • If she is dead and you take items from her inventory, and and then revive her, she volition have those items reappear in her inventory.

  • Requite her better armor/weapons (she works well with heavy armor) past selecting the dialogue option to trade with her. If you requite her items, she will equip the i with the about damage or armor rating.

  • If she dies, a courier will requite you about 300 septims' worth of gilded considering of her will (minus thirty because of the Jarl's tax). Simply have the money and revive her again for no loss.

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  • Don't rely on console commands all the time to find or revive her. If, for some reason, panel commands aren't working, you'll be stuck without Lydia.

  • Effort not to apply console commands to bring her to y'all or revive her when you are on highly sloped or uneven terrain. This might ruin the orientation of her body. Drag her body to a smoother area. As always, save earlier using whatsoever commands!

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