Sorry, didn't see your thread since you replied to someone else's and not a new thread. I split yours off into its own thread for you.
I see the issue, its with the AddOn "FollowItem". It has some strange characters in FollowItem/FollowItem.txt on the title line that Minion can't parse.
If you go to your AddOn directory (C:\Users\<your windows username>\Documents\Elder Scrolls Online\live\AddOns )try deleting the "FollowItem" folder, launch minion and then re-install "FollowItem". I'll contact the author and let him know of the issue.