====== Hirelings ======


Some people have specialized training that makes them valuable to an expedition. The listed price for a hireling employs the individual for one quest. Hirelings perform the services for which they are hired but might be convinced to do more if well treated; conversely, they might do less or even quit if they suffer poor treatment. As humans have the largest population in the Borderlands, most hirelings are assumed to be human. All hirelings speak Common, plus any other languages the Sage decides.

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^Name^Rarity^Price^
|Laborer|Common|5 cp|
|Professional|Common|1 sp|
|Bodyguard|Uncommon|2 gp|
|Hedge mage|Rare|5 gp|
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//**Bodyguard:**// These trained warriors protect their employers and take risks, even sacrificing themselves if need be. Bodyguards do not throw their lives away for no reason, though; employers who show no regard for their safety might end up with no protection at all.

//**Hedge Mage:**// Hedge mages hire out spells for a steep price and cast them as needed. In addition to Common, a hedge mage also knows Arcane.

//**Laborer:**// Workers, drivers, pilots, stevedores, porters, sailors, butchers, servants, valets, and more fill the ranks of laborers.

//**Professional:**// Any commoner with special training counts as a professional. These characters include guides, entertainers, healers, and scholars.