Marriage in Skyrim is easy enough: There are plenty of eligible bachelors and bachelorettes waiting for a strong Dragonborn to whisk them away. You impress your potential spouse enough that they like you and hang around in some appropriate jewelry to see if they'll take you up on the offer, and more often than not, that's all done and dusted.

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Not everyone is open to your affections, however. There are some potentially perfect spouses in the province who you will never be able to propose to in a vanilla version of the game. They are completely oblivious to your advances, and if you want their attention, you'll have to turn to modding your game to get it. Love isn't easy.

10 Jarl Balgruuf The Elder 🎐 🀅

Jarl Balgruuf in Skyrim

168澳洲幸运5开奖网:One of the first Jarls you're likely to run into, Jarl Balgruuf is arguably one of Skyrim's more kind and most responsible nobles. He hates the Thalmor and worships Talos, yet he is very unwilling to let Whiterun be dragged into the civil war. He believes in you and helps you early on.

There's no sign of a spouse in Balgruuf's life, though there are indications that his youngest son Nelkir's mother is not the same as the mother of his older siblings.

Skyrim's data on Balgruuf lists his class as Warrior, with proficiencies in Heavy Armor, One-handed, Archery, and Block.

9 Sapphire

Skyrim screenshot of Sapphire sitting down facing player.

Sapphire, first seen intimidating Shadr on one of Riften's walkways, maybe does not give the best first impression. She's 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:one of the Thieves' Guild, and her bristly personality is quite clear to anyone who meets her. However, if you take some time to speak to her, you'll soon realize why she is a prickly character. Mistreated and subject to awful abuse for most of her life, even her name is a moniker she's adopted to stop anyone from getting too close.

While it does make some sense that she is closed off, it would be nice to be able to show some kindness and affection to someone who hasn't seen much of it. Maybe she'd have finally told you her name.

Another not-so-surprising one - Skyrim's Sapphire data cites her as a Thief for class. Light Armor, Sneak, Archery, and One-handed are her best bets in battle.

8 Saadia

Skyrim screenshot of NPC Saadia in The Bannered Mare

Working in The 🍷Bannered Mare in Whiterun, Saadia might seem🦄 a fairly ordinary young woman at first glance. This could not be further from the truth.

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Saadia is a false name. Her real name is Iman, and she is a noble from Hammerfell's House Suda. Even more interesting, she is a fugitive. If you believe her, she is being hunted by Alik'r mercenaries for 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:speaking out against the Thalmor. Her pursuers say otherwise - she's either a valiant lady or an excellent liar. Depending on the type of playthrough, either could have an appeal.

Not everyone's programming notes get lumped into the predominant 'combat classes'. Saadia's 'class' is Food Vendor. The game still includes information on any potential skill proficiencies, however, and Saadia's is One-handed.

7 Teldryn Sero 🌠

close up of Teldryn Sero in Skyrim Solstheim

In a world of followers with questionable attributes, Sero has always got your back. A Dunmer mercenary 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:found on the isle of Solstheim,ꦐ Teldryn Sero combines some impressive melee skills with sorcery and summoning. His ability to call a flam🌃e atronach can get you out of many tight spots.

His face is typically hidden away, covered by a chitin helmet, though removing it lets you get a good look at the mysterious dark elf, and you might like what you see. Unfortunately, Sero is apparently married to his work and doesn't want to talk much other than business.

Teldryn is a Spellsword by class, with proficiencies in One🎃-handed, Light Armor, Conjuration, and Destruction. As a follower, his perks are also referenced within the files: Adept Destruction, Agile Defender,🌠 Atromancy, Augmented Flames, Bladesman, Fighting Stance, and Custom Fit.

6 Astrid

Skyrim Astrid Looking At The Player

A bit of a risky choice, admittedly. First, Astrid is married. Second, she's a ruthless assassin who murders people as a day job. Third, one of the people she tries to have murdered is you.

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If you can put all these problems aside, there may be reasons to warm to the merry murderess. If you're one of the Dark Brotherhood, you'll spend a lot of time together and make some interesting and grisly memories working your way 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:through Skyrim's population. Unfortunately, Astrid's story is not likely to end well, so you won't get much chance to offer her your hand. Even if you did, you'd probably get eaten by her werewolf spouse moments after.

Astrid is - wait for it - listed as an Assassin. She's proficient in the arts of One-handed, Sneak, Archery, and Light Armor.

5 ꧟ Balagog gro-Nolob

Screenshot of NPC Balagog gro-Nolob

While ꦜthieves, assassins, and adventurers are well and good, perhaps you long for a more domestic partner to contrast your life of tomb raiding and dragon slaying?

Balagog gro-Nolob is a mysterious Orsimer staying 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:at a remote inn. He's well-spoken, quite affluent, and rather lonely. He wants to talk but acts as if he needs to keep things secret. There's a good reason for this, as Balagog is secretly The Gourmet, one of the Empire's most famous chefs. The dream of a life of domestic bliss with an orcish chef is shattered when you realize you'll have to murder him and hide his body in the wine cellar. Don't you hate it when that happens?

Balagog is a Rogue. One-handed, Block, Sneak, and Heavy Armor are his spotlights. The combination of Sneak and Heavy Armor truly tells us he's an Orcish rogue, you know?

4 🙈 Elisif The♍ Fair

Skyrim Jarl Elisif the Fair on throne

Poor Elisif. The widowed wife of High King Torygg, 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:she is Jarl of Haafingar and a potential inheritor of the throne of Skyrim. Unfortunately for her, she was never trained to be a Jarl or a Queen. With Torygg gone, she's been thrust into a position in which she's visibly uncomfortable holding.

Admittedly, even if she did have feelings for you, it might be a little inappropriate to pursue a relationship, given the recent death of her husband. That's not even considering the political turmoil involved. Still, the heart wants what the heart wants.

For all her royal inheritance, Elisif's class within the game data is Citizen. So it goes. She does have an impressive skill spread: Alchemy, Smithing, Enchanting, Light Armor, Speech, One-handed, and Two-handed. It's almost too bad we never get to see her fight!

3 Brynjolf

player looking towards brynjolf in the thieves guild with other NPCs standing around

Your first and closest friend in the Skyrim Thieves' Guild, Brynjolf has always been on your side. From the moment he catches your eye at 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:the Riften marketplace and offers you a part in his scheme, it's clear the charismatic conman has seen something in you.

He is a loyal friend throughout the 168澳洲幸运♌5开奖网:ups🔯 and downs of the Thieves Guild quest line, even when you show up with the woman who apparently murdered the previous Guildmaster. Sadly, it seems like this lovable rogue only sees﷽ you as a friend.

A Thief, Brynjolf's proficiencies include One-handed, Archery, Sneak, and Light Armor. As a potential follower, his perks are Bladesman, Dual Flurry, Hack and Slash, Fighting Stance, Savage Strike, and Stealth.

2 ꧅ Avulstein Gray-Mane

Skyrim screenshot of NPC Avulstein Gray-mane

The Gray-Manes are one of the most easily-spotted families in Whiterun, with their distinctive white hair. Whether young or old, their locks are silvery white. That might be one of the ways you can work out who the man hiding inside their house is, even if he shouldn't be there.

Avulstein Gray-Mane is a wanted man with the Thalmor on his tail. He is staying in Whiterun for one thing: to try and save his brother from imprisonment. If you wish to help, he'll lend his sword to the cause and even bring some trusted friends along. Sadly, he won't stick around after this. If he did, who knows what might have been?

Avulstein is a Warrior, through and through. One-handed, Heavy Armor, Block, and Archery are his proficie💧ncies.

1 Serana

A screenshot of NPC Serana, with an Elder Scroll.

Serana, 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:the best vampire in Skyrim. She joins you early into 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:the storyline of Dawnguard and remains by your side throughout the ups and downs of the DLC quest. More dynamic than most followers, it's quite easy to warm to the woman's personality as you travel together.

Trapped in the power struggle between her parents, it feels a lot like you may be one of the few people who could be trying to operat♉e in her best interests, perhaps the ꦆfirst person to truly do so. Sadly, a life of domestic bliss and chasing horkers out of the garden is not on the cards for her. Maybe she just has too much going on right now.

Serana's class is Vampire. Kind of on-the-nose - it's not like the Nords' class is Nords, or the Redguards are Redguards. But we digress. Sneak, Conjuration, Light Armor, and One-handed are Serana's best bets, and as a follower, her perks include Necromancy, Magic Resistance, Hack and Slash, Augmented Frost, Bladesman, Custom Fit, and Fighting Stance.

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