Sample Hirelings

The following is a list of example mercenary companies you might choose to include in your campaign, and that give a good idea of how to use the rules at the beginning of the guide.

The Raiders of the Bound. A spellsword mercenary company led by Naadiya el-Abdo, the master of swords, and Zaahira al-Sharifi, the master of spells, both neutral female humans. Under their command are two spellsword sergeants, two war mages, four skirmishers, four spellswords, and sixteen bandits (see end of document for statistics). Though they can be contracted in groups of as little as 7 (one spellsword seargeant or war mage, one skirmisher, one spellsword, and four bandits) at a cost of 8 gp/day, they prefer to fight as a whole (including the two leaders), and provide a substantial discount (80 gp/day, 20-day minimum) if this can be arranged.

The Bland Band Adventuring Party. A painfully stereotypical but good-hearted group of adventurers, for hire on tasks great and small. They include Robert, a neutral good human veteran; Urist, a lawful good dwarf priest; Primrose, a chaotic neutral halfling spy; and Anastrianna, a neutral elf adept mage. They accept payment only as a group, and charge 18 gp/day with no minimum term of service.

Circle of the Shaewood. A close-knit circle of druids that join together twice a year at the vernal and autumnal equinoxes. During this time, they accept assignments in accord with their ethos that last no longer than three months. The circle consists of one archdruid, four ovates (two of which can Change Shape), eight druids, and eight aspirants. All members charge twice the normal rate for their CR by default (using the minimum term of the highest-CR individual), or three times the normal rate if hired in groups that cost less than 50 gp/day. If more than half of the circle is required for a task, they require that the entire circle be commissioned. Hiring the entire circle costs 550 gp/day, and has a minimum term of twenty days.

Goblinoid Shock Unit. A standard hobgoblin-run mercenary unit. A hobgoblin captain leads ten hobgoblins, twenty goblins, five bugbears, two ogres, and four half-ogres. They except payment only as a single unit, at a cost of 50 gp/day with a minimum term of five days.