Originally Posted by Thrasher 
Thanks for the info.
I too found the priest/mage at Dawnstar intriguing for some reason. I may try out Mjoll, too, when I play my berserker.
For my future destruction/conjuration mage, it seems no companion except conjurations is the best way to avoid many reloads for death of follower from friendly fire.
I've played well over 400 hours, and I still haven't even made it to Dawnstar yet or joined the Dark Brotherhood.