Zaras Lithos, the most powerful battlemage on Nirn, has arrived in Skyrim. Recruit him as your follower and lay waste to all who oppose you. Zaras comes equipped with modified spells, the ability to train the Dragonborn in Destruction magic up to level 100, and stunningly good looks that is the embodiment of "tall, dark, and handsome."
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This mod adds an Altmer battlemage follower and Destruction magic trainer named Zaras Lithos. He is essential, marriageable, and levels up with you indefinitely. Zaras tolerates any crime and he can be found in Solitude's Hall of the Dead from 9 AM to 12 AM. At which point he'll leave and walk to Dragon Bridge's Four Shields Tavern where he'll stay until 9 AM then return to where he came from. All of Zaras' spells are modified to make them stronger than their vanilla counterparts and he is also a master of stealth so he won't trigger pressure plates or alert enemies.
He is balanced for late game (level >30) on Legendary difficulty so play with those conditions if you don't want him to cut your battles short. At long range he'll smite enemies with Lightning Bolt, at short range he'll scorch them with Flames, and for defense he uses Ebony Flesh, healing spells, and a modified Frost Cloak that allows him to absorb magicka from hostile spells. Additionally, he also knows the Drain Vitality shout so it's a good idea to play with any mod that disables friendly-fire like "SNIFF - Simple No Internal Friendly Fire" to avoid accidentally getting hit by his shout and spells.
Zaras was born with a mutation that made his skin bright grey instead of pale gold like the average Altmer. Disgusted with his condition, his birth parents threw him into the sea but miraculously, he survived. In his inventory are three notes that further detail his backstory. They serve to explain the way he speaks, his religious beliefs, and his motives.
(Note: He won't use his Frost Cloak and Ebony Flesh spells if you recruit him at level 1, he'll need to reach at least level 13 to use those two spells. He is not a custom-voiced follower, he uses the vanilla male Dunmer follower voice. I first made this mod for personal use and it requires "Vokrii - Minimalistic Perks of Skyrim" by EnaiSiaion because that mod is my favorite perk overhaul and when I was making Zaras I wanted him to have Vokrii perks, so I gave them to him)