Followers

**Followers** are humanoids or creatures that accompany heroes as combat support.

## Overview

Followers can be hired or obtained through other means. Each hero can have a maximum of 6 hired followers. Additionally, heroes may also acquire, as followers, skeletons animated at the Temple to Krypta, charmed creatures (Priestesses and Cultists only), as well as followers obtained via items that cast summoning spells. Heroes that can access the Temple to Krypta may have up to 9 followers, while Priestesses and Cultists can have up to 12 followers, through the use of their charm spells.

Like heroes, followers gain experience in combat. Followers gain experience only if they inflict some amount of damage to enemies in combat. The amount of experience that they gain depends on the amount of damage inflicted in combat. Some followers can upgrade into another type after attaining sufficient experience. Since experience is shared between all members in the hero's party based on the amount of damage inflicted, heroes who fight in combat with followers may have their own experience gain reduced.

Followers can be utilized to support the hero in combat, particularly in the early stages of the game. However, followers do not keep up with the combat ability of monsters past the early stages. For purposes of the combat system, followers have the same set of attributes as enemies. Another function of followers is to increase a hero's total weight capacity. The amount of weight capacity that is added depends on the follower's strength, which is combined with the hero's strength and the strength of any other followers to determine the hero's total weight capacity.

Followers who have died can be revived either at the Temple to Agrela or the Temple to Krypta. Dead followers do not "take up" gained xp from the hero, nor do they affect combat or contribute to weight capacity in any way. Barbarians are unable to revive followers since they have no access to either of the aforementioned temples.

## Human followers

The basic Fighter, Archer, and Hooligan followers can be hired at the Fighters, Rangers, or Rogue guilds in Valmorgen. The remaining followers can be hired at the Mercenary Guild in Mayhew. The followers listed below will upgrade through the line. For example, a Fighter will upgrade to Veteran Fighter, and eventually to Elite Fighter, upon gaining the requisite experience.

### Fighter line

Fighter

Veteran Fighter

Elite
Fighter

### Archer line

Archer

Longbowman

Marksman

### Hooligan line

Hooligan

Thug

Ruffian

### Hedge Wizard line

Hedge Wizard

Shaman

### Bondsman line

Bondsman

Oathman

## Human followers stats

\*Recruitment costs listed above are for recruiting from Valmorgen. Costs are higher in Mayhew.

## Creature followers

### Creature followers available to most or all classes

* Varg – Can be purchased for 100 gold from Howling Moon Varg Farm on Central Plains. Purchased vargs count toward the hero's limit of 6 hired followers.
* Skeleton – Can be obtained from the Temple to Krypta, which can be accessed by all hero classes except Healer, Paladin, Monk, and Barbarian. Skeletons can be upgraded all the way to Skeletal Overlord.
* Shadow Beast – Can be summoned using a Shadow Gem. Shadow Beasts can be upgraded to Shadow Stalker.

### Creature followers available to Priestess

Priestesses may summon skeletons at any time using the Animate Skeleton spell. Additionally, the Priestess' Control Undead spell can be used to charm the following creatures. Creatures marked by an asterisk (\*) cannot be charmed, but can be upgraded from a charmed creature.

* Skeleton → Skeletal Warrior → Skeletal Knight → Skeletal Champion\* → Skeletal Overlord\*
* Zombie → Plague Bearer
* Vampire
* Shadow Beast → Shadow Stalker\*

### Creature followers available to Cultist

The Cultist's Control Undead spell can be used to charm the following creatures. Creatures marked by an asterisk (\*) cannot be charmed, but can be upgraded from a charmed creature.

* Giant Rat → Huge Rat → Gargantuan Rat\*
* Giant Spider → Huge Spider
* Roc
* Varg
* Hell Bear
* Rust Spitter → Rust Guard\*
* Wendigo
* Werewolf
* Mountain Lion
* Medusa

## Special followers

* **Quest followers** – Quest followers are obtained during the events of a quest. Quest followers stay in your follower roster, but do not count toward a hero's follower limit.
* **Temporary followers** – Temporary followers are reinforcement units that are specific to an upcoming battle, and do not count toward a hero's follower limit. Temporary followers are provided during the City Patrols in either Valmorgen or East Cheswick and during the The Siege of the Ratman Fortress and The Siege of the Goblin Fortification quests. Temporary followers are not viewable in the followers page.
* **Special event followers**