Do followers get encumbered?
I just released Serana from my service, but she still has not reached Fort Dawnguard even after going on a world tour (tour of all holds including all hold villages and all my houses).
I did burden her with a lot of junk I could not carry. I mean I hit my cap of 400 capacity untold times during Dragonborn. Each time Serana I need to trade. She protested Better not be things you possibly could not be bothered about.
I am playing with all the unofficial fixes to Skyrim/Hearthfire/Dawnguard/Dragonborn. No other mods.
Is it possible she is encumbered, which would explain her slow progess to Fort Dawnguard?
Best Answer
Followers have a maximum carrying capacity, but they refuse to carry more rather than become encumbered.
More likely she's taking the normal amount of time to return "home", and the amount of time that takes just seems like a lot to you. For whatever reason, every NPC takes eons to walk back to their homes, and this is just normal.