Is there any Minecraft mods that add a follower/companion (like a human)?

Already tried Orespawn, but I couldn't stand the freaking termites so I uninstalled it.

I'd like a follower to just keep me company in single player. A good pet mod would be great too but I'd rather have a human friend. I have Millenaire and Sim-u-Kraft (on separate profiles) so please mention if any mods would conflict with those.

I'm also looking for good mods in general (for 1.6.4 preferably) as my Minecraft doesn't have very many mods. If you know of any good shaderpacks that don't lag that would be good too, thanks.

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While the Orespaen mod is the best known, there are other mods.

Warning: I have not tried most of these mods, I just searched for them.
Charlotte is one that adds a companion much like the Girlfriends of the Orespawn mod.
Doggy Talents can be used to vastly upgrade dogs, making them far more useful.
The Familiars mod doesn't add a full companion, but adds something sort of like Navi from The Legends of Zelda, but more helpful.
Witchery lets you create animal familiars, most of which have more HP than you do.

I'm a big fan of the following mods:
NEI, InventoryTweaks, OpenBlocks, Extra Utlities, Thaumcraft, BuildCraft, Applied Energistics, Thermal Expansion, Zans Mini-map

Thomas S