Spoiler: 1. Huskies
You must complete the quest A New Order to recruit them. That means you have to side with the Dawnguard and get as far as listening to Isran mouthing off. What you do after that point is up to you.
They aren't quite immortal - what they are is Protected, which means they can only be killed by a direct hit from the Dragonborn. They won't die from NPCs, fall damage, or stuff like that.
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Depending on which platform you want to play Skyrim on this can be changed with mods 😅
No clue, sorry.
It looks like dragons tend to spawn more often after fast traveling. For vampires, it looks like frequency of attacks escalates as time goes on: https://steamcommunity.com/app/489830/discussions/0/1648791520840376016/
It’s definitely possible to survive without these, but survival is easier with them. I recommend playing the game for a few dozen hours, then go to Whiterun and use all of your stores-up materials to binge on smithing. Alchemy and Enchanting didn’t matter as much to me as Smithing did.
Enjoy having fun with a great game!
I’ve played Skyrim a lot and didn’t level any of those skills. I played so much that I just crawled the map and tried to complete every quest. There is a good chance that I did, but I could have missed one or two. I never knew about the huskies though.
Some spoiler tags might be appropriate in this post. Your questions give away some things that are more fun to discover as surprises.
I mean....Skyrim has been out fooorrrr....12 years? I think spoiler warnings are a bit moot at this point.
I like to avoid spoiling classic games for patient gamers just as I like to avoid spoiling classic books for avid readers. There are always more of us who are just now finding time for them, and there is no expiration date.
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