spoiler!first how is astrid going to help you if she is well.....cooked.
i would like the cleaning ladies of dragonsreach as followers, they look like very danferous people.
Miraak. No question
You can have Barbas as a follower indefinitely if you just don't fulfill his quest. You can dismiss him and recruit him at any time at Haemer's Shame.I, for one, nominate Barbas as a follower. I think it would be cool to have a talking dog with an attitude and great accent.
Yeah, I quite like Valdr. Having a hunter follower (other than Faendal, the ear of the Thalmor) would be cool. I even based a character off of him.Valdr should be available as a follower as well.