Hirelings Details and Unlocking:
When the Barracks has been restored, Hirelings can be recruited at the Stronghold. Hirelings help to protect the stronghold and offer additional bonuses to Prestige and Security, but they do not accompany the party out in the wild. Some Hirelings leave the castle if you stop paying them, but others wait around to get paid again. There’s a standard list of common hirelings who fill common class roles and give differing levels of Security and Prestige to the stronghold. There are also guest hirelings and visitors who have much more dramatic effects on the Stronghold.
Some hirelings of varying classes are constantly available as a standard. Guest hirelings are available as a result of special events and the player’s faction reputations. Their availability at the house may only be for a limited time, or their loyalty might be contingent on the player’s continued good graces with a particular faction.
These Hirelings are not immediately available upon acquiring the Barracks:
Korgrak – Ogre 7th Level
- 50cp/5 Days
- +12 Security
- -10 Prestige
How to Unlock: Unlocked by traveling to the Ogre cave in Dyrford Crossing. If you speak with the ogre instead of killing him, you can convince him to come and work at your stronghold for a fee.
Crucible Knight – Paladin 5th Level
- 20cp/5 Days
- +4 Security
- +8 Prestige
How to Unlock: You will unlock him by completing Winds of Steel for the crucible knights.
Dozens Mercenary Captain – Fighter 5th Level
- 20cp/5 Days
- +6 Security
- +4 Prestige
How to Unlock: You will unlock him by completing The Bronze Beneath the Lake for The Dozens.
Avenger of Skaen – Priest 7th Level
- 65cp/5 Days
- +7 Prestige
- -5 Security
How to Unlock: Once you agrees to side with Wymund in the quest Blood Legacy by letting Aelys return to Lord Harond with her mind poisoned.
Doemenel Thug – Rogue 5th Level
- 20cp/5 Days
- +8 Security
- +2 Prestige
How to Unlock: You will unlock him by completing The Changing of the Guard for House Doemenel.
Guest Hirelings:
Here’s a list of hirelings that visit the stronghold periodically, looking to be hired.
Glanfathan Soul Hunter – Cipher Lvl 6
- +3 Security
- +5 Prestige
Fellow of St. Waidwen – Paladin Lvl 6
- 90 cp/5 Days
- +6 Security
- +1 Prestige
Aedyran Noblewoman
- 250 cp/5 Days
- +12 Prestige
Vicious War Criminal – Fighter Lvl 9
- 350 cp/5 Days
- +8 Security
- -8 Prestige
Brutish Warrior – Barbarian Lvl 6
- 50 cp/5 Day
- +6 Security
- +2 Prestige
Dunryd Psion – Cipher Lvl 5
- 100cp/5 Days
- +4 Security
- -2 Prestige
Brothel Hirelings:
The following hirelings can be found in the Salty Mast in Defiance Bay. Only one can be recruited in a given play through of the game. The options to hire them are given if the player makes an attribute check of Constitution 19 and Dexterity 19 after sleeping with them.
Aldwyn – Big Durmsey – Gjefa – Iqali – Lyrinia and Orico
Note: They all will cost 10cp / 5days and will increase +3 Prestige
Attacks and Warden Bounties
Monster attacks occur when hordes from the Endless Paths of Od Nua infiltrate your stronghold. However, these attacks can be negated entirely if corresponding floors in Od Nua are cleared:
- Clear Level 1 – Wood Beetles and Spear Spiders
- Clear Level 2 – Xaurip and Wurms
- Clear Level 3 & 4 – Trolls and Oozes
- Clear Level 5 & 6 – Skeletons
- Clear Level 11 – Shades and Forest Lurkers
- Clear Level 12 – Vithrack
- Clear Level 13 – Caen Gwlas and Spectres
Warden Bounties:
After building the Warden’s Lodge upgrade, you begin receiving bounties from the Warden when you speak to him. You have to complete each tire before the next group of bounties becomes available.
Tier 1
- Warchief Iklak
- Nalrend the Wise
- Sly Crydel
- The Dweller
Tier 2
- Songsmith Roska
- Daroth Grimault
- Thorfen
- Glasdial
Tier 3
- Devwen
- Captain Muarumi
- Foemyna
- Galen Dalgard
Tier 4
- Naroc the Prophet
- Sserkal
- High Arcanist Ysly
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