they do not, but you have to be careful cause they aren't sorted from what i've heard.

picking your char at the start would be so much better

Shoulda done it like the Mass Effect model.

I didn't like that model :S

This gives ultimate freedom

like they did in Demon souls and dark souls was good imo

R.I.P Sven

First companion of mine to die. I really thought he was invincible given how many times he was "knocked down" finally died being trampled to death by a pair of mammoths when knocked down.

Even lived through two dragon fights

ive accidentally killed my companions so many times when they been downed, good thing i quick save like every time i get in a fight lol

I unfortunately did not, my last true save point was an hour before.

Oh well, new companion time. LOL

i usually save every so often, i learned this when i died and lost 1 hour of progress due to no auto-save...
but i like lydia, i'm hoping she doesn't die haha.

lmao shes awesome everytime she dies i reload not matter how far back my save is