Who is the Leader of the Companions?

The leader of The Companions is a man who goes by the name of Kodlak Whitemane, although he does not give orders to any of the companions, he is well respected across all of Skyrim. The Companions follow the path of Ysgramor, who led 500 companions into Skyrim, and their leader is based in the city of Whiterun, within the mead hall Jorrvaskr.

Frequently Asked Questions

About the Companions

1. Where are the leaders of the companions?: They are based in the city of Whiterun, within the mead hall Jorrvaskr.
2. Can you become the leader of the companions?: A grand total of five different factions let you become the leader of the entire faction in Skyrim, including the four main factions (The Companions, The College of Winterhold, The Dark Brotherhood, and the Thieves Guild) and the vampiric Volkihar Clan in the Dawnguard DLC.
3. Who is the founder of the companions?: The Companions’ namesake is the Five Hundred Companions: the army raised by Ysgramor to get revenge on the Snow Elves.
4. Do the companions quest ever end?: The majority of the “extra work” quests are radiant and never ending, and “Glory of the Dead” is the final quest of the “main” questline in the Companions.
5. Who is the strongest companion in Skyrim?: Serana is considered the best follower in Skyrim, as she is a powerful necromancer that will raise all types of dead enemies to fight alongside her and the player in battle, even switching to melee weapons when her mana pool runs dry.

Becoming a Werewolf and Curing

6. Can you complete Companions without becoming a werewolf?: Becoming a werewolf is a mandatory part of the questline, however, remaining a werewolf is optional.
7. Are the Companions anti-elf?: The companions are not currently an anti-elf institution, but restoring the axe is a pretty weird quest, given that it is an explicitly anti-Elven symbol rather than just a symbol of the companions.
8. Can you cure werewolf in Skyrim?: If the Dragonborn has contracted Lycanthropy and players wish to remove the disease entirely, there are ways for them to do so, including curing it during “Glory of the Dead“, the final quest in the questline, so long as they have acquired a Glenmoril Witch Head.
9. How do you become a werewolf after joining the companions?: Follow their questline toward becoming a Companion until you reach The Silver Hand quest, and it is here that you can choose to partake in a secret ritual, in which you drink another werewolf’s blood to turn you into a werewolf.

Companions’ Characteristics and Interactions

10. Are the companions werewolves?: Sometime during the late Third Era or the early Fourth Era, the Companions entered a pact with the mysterious witches, making the members of the Circle werewolves, granting them the ability to change into a werebeast and superhuman strength.
11. Can I cure the companions?: To cure both them and yourself, you have to purify the 2 companions first, then yourself, by using a Glenmoril Witch Head.
12. What race are the companions?: Eight out of ten companions are all elves of one sort or another or humans, with the other two being a demon elf and a githyanki.
13. Are the companions honorable in Skyrim?: The Companions are an organization in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, and they are an order of honorable, leaderless warriors who are paid to help people with problems.

Interactions with Other Factions and Characters

14. What happens if you join the companions as a vampire?: You can still progress with the companions, but you will lose your vampirism when you drink the werewolf blood.
15. Can you become a vampire if you join the companions?: You HAVE to become a werewolf to progress with the companions, but you can use Serana to change back into a vampire lord later, after you are done with the companions.