Players may want to note the following major changes to their functions: Since their introduction, some important changes have been made to mercenaries.
In order to hire a mercenary meet at least one of the following conditions:
When you hire or summon a mercenary it takes up a group slot and you must 'pay' them with in-game currency (gold, plat etc.) every 30 minutes they aid you. Mercenaries (a.k.a 'mercs') are NPCs for hire. Please see the Related Topics section near the bottom of this page for links to pages with more detailed info. This page aims to provide generalized info about using mercenaries.