How to Get Serana as a Follower After Being Banished
To get Serana as a follower after being banished, you can try entering the console command setpqv DLC1NPCMentalModel LockedIn_var False or go to a far location like Fort Dawnguard and wait for three to five days, after which she should start following you again. Alternatively, if you’ve completed the Dawnguard questline and dismissed Serana, you can find her at Fort Dawnguard if you sided with the Dawnguard or at Castle Volkihar if you sided with the Volikhar vampires.
Understanding Serana’s Background and Characteristics
Getting Serana as a Follower
FAQs About Serana
Frequently Asked Questions
- Q: Where is Serana after being banished? A: If you do not want to travel with her, she settles down either in Fort Dawnguard or Castle Volkihar depending on which faction you sided with in the DLC.
- Q: Can you get Serana back after dismissing her? A: After you talk to Gelebor, Serana will start following again but you’ll retain the services of whoever you traveled away to get.
- Q: Can I still have Serana as a follower? A: Dawnguard has more benefits for your character but Serana will stay as a follower as long as you DON’T part ways with her.
- Q: Where can I find Serana after dismissing her? A: Anytime you dismiss Serana she will go to the Dawnguard castle.
- Q: How do I get Serana to follow me again in Skyrim? A: To do this, enter the following command:
setpqv DLC1NPCMentalModel LockedIn_var False. - Q: Can you marry Serana if you cure her? A: While it is possible to turn your spouse into a vampire in the Dawnguard expansion, once you yourself have become a vampire, it isn’t possible to marry someone who is already a vampire, like Serana.
- Q: What race is Serana? A: Serana has Nord blood, which may come as a surprise if you expect her to be an Imperial or Breton.
- Q: Is Serana the best follower? A: Easily the strongest out of Skyrim’s humanoid followers, Serana possesses high levels in the Destruction, Conjuration, One-Handed, and Light Armor skills, making her very offensively versatile.
- Q: Where does Serana go when dismissed in Skyrim? A: If you’ve sided with the Volikhar vampires she will be at Castle Volikhar.
- Q: Can Serana turn you into a vampire after being cured? A: Yes, you can become a vampire lord again if you ask Serana to turn you.
- Q: Can you be cured if Serana turns you into a vampire? A: Should you become a vampire, you will need to be cured in order to continue working with the Dawnguard.
- Q: Can you get into Castle Volkihar after being banished? A: You can just get banished from the castle first, then just glitch through the wall on either side of the gate that blocks the door.
- Q: What happens if you are banished from Castle Volkihar? A: Speaking With Lord Harkon, if you refuse the offer to become a vampire, you will be banished from Castle Volkihar and won’t be able to enter back inside.
- Q: How do I get Serana to her home? A: Follow the marker to an abandoned boat by the Icewater Jetty, which ferries you and Serana to Castle Volkihar, home of the Vampires.
- Q: Is Serana good or bad? A: These are not core facets of her character, so she can skew anywhere from Chaotic Neutral to Lawful Good.