Make companion stop following without knowing where they are

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I had a person following me but I lost here somewhere and she hasn't returned. When I try to get a new person to follow me, I get the "looks you already have someone with you" when I don't. How can I force a person with unknown whereabouts to leave me?

score 5 · Accepted Answer · edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:09

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If your follower isn't around anymore, they most likely went home. Go back there and you should see them again, allowing you to summarily dismiss them for the cowardly and lazy follower that they are.

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answered Nov 13 '11 at 00:29

score 3 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 18 '11 at 03:03

I ran into this because I was on the Companion quest 'Proving Honor'. I forgot that Farkas was waiting at the dungeon entrance for me, and apparently even though I'm not actually with him yet, this counts as a follower. So watch out for that and similar quest partners.

score 2 · Answer 3 · edited Nov 13 '11 at 20:18

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Try fast traveling. It worked for me once.

edited Nov 13 '11 at 20:18

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answered Nov 13 '11 at 19:21

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score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Nov 14 '11 at 05:01

You're talking about lydia, happened to me too; sometimes she'll appear in whiterun if you buy the house, you lost her cause of the initiaiton quest with the companions, I got a feeling once you do that mission she'll come back too but I haven't tried yet.

Make companion stop following without knowing where they are

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