MM2 Hirelings add a 7th and 8th member to your party and there are 24 hirelings to find during your adventure. Once you find and rescue a hireling from some dire situation they will fully join your roster and hang out in the Inn awaiting your call. You will be able to gear up your hirelings and you have full control of them during combat as a fully fledged member of your party.
“The greatest adventures are born from the strength and unity of the heroes and will of evil.”
HIstorian
Once in your party, hirelings gain XP and raise level as your main characters do but hireling training cost is free. Hirelings are found at various levels of advancement and some come with secondary skills, spells, and gear but they each can be upgraded or replaced.
The daily cost of a hireling increases as their level increases and payments are made when you Rest. Hirelings that you have found, will hang out in one of the 5 town inns waiting for the call. You can move all the hirelings to the same town inn and this will simplify swapping hirelings when needed. Hirelings keep the gear they are wearing when they are waiting at the inn which expedites swapping the party aground for key encounters.
Full Roster
Once you find all 24 hirelings you will be a force, 30 strong, able to face many challenges you will find on CRON. Some quests are restricted to only certain classes, genders, or races and having a large roster of fully outfit and ready heroes will help you build diverse parties as needed. Check out the Guide page to Main Quest lines.
Class and Starting Strength
Following are all 24 hirelings and the starting details for each.
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| Name | Gender | Race | Alignment | Class | LVL | MGT | INT | PER | END | SPD | ACC | LUC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sir Hyron | Male | Human | Neutral | Knight | 1 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 10 |
| Drog | Male | Human | Neutral | Barbarian | 1 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 11 |
| HK Phooey | Male | Half Orc | Good | Ninja | 1 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Thund R | Male | Human | Good | Barbarian | 3 | 19 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 21 |
| Aeriel | Female | Human | Good | Sorcerer | 3 | 10 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 13 | 13 |
| Big Bootay | Male | Gnome | Neutral | Cleric | 5 | 15 | 7 | 19 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 11 |
| Cleogotcha | Female | Elf | Evil | Archer | 5 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 13 |
| Harry Kiri | Male | Dwarf | Neutral | Ninja | 6 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 14 |
| No Name | Male | Dwarf | Good | Archer | 6 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
| Gertrude | Female | Half Orc | Evil | Barbarian | 7 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 18 |
| Rat Fink | Male | Gnome | Evil | Robber | 7 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 19 |
| Friar Fly | Male | Human | Evil | Cleric | 9 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 13 | 9 |
| Dark Mage | Male | Elf | Evil | Sorcerer | 9 | 9 | 20 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 12 | 15 |
| Red Duke | Male | Human | Evil | Paladin | 11 | 21 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 13 |
| Dead Eye | Male | Elf | Evil | Archer | 11 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 12 |
| Nakazawa | Male | Human | Good | Ninja | 13 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 19 |
| Sherman | Male | Human | Good | Paladin | 13 | 17 | 9 | 19 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 25 |
| Flailer | None | Human | Neutral | Knight | 14 | 35 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 7 | 8 | 27 |
| Fumbler | Male | Half Orc | Good | Robber | 16 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 23 | 17 | 30 |
| Sir Kill | Male | Human | Evil | Knight | 15 | 30 | 15 | 15 | 27 | 21 | 26 | 19 |
| Jed I | Male | Human | Evil | Archer | 15 | 22 | 25 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 29 | 21 |
| Holy Holey | Male | Gnome | Neutral | Cleric | 19 | 17 | 17 | 27 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 19 |
| Slick Pick | Male | Gnome | Neutral | Robber | 25 | 25 | 25 | 30 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 75 |
| Mr Wizard | Male | Human | Good | Sorcerer | 21 | 21 | 90 | 21 | 45 | 60 | 21 | 50 |
How to Acquire
Hirelings can be found along the way by reading dialogues and engaging with the content in towns. Some hirelings are buried deep in the lore of CRON and you may have to follow a clue and set out on a quest to help them.
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| Hirelings | Acquisition Clue | Acquisition Steps | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sir Hyron, Drog | Last seen in Middlegate Cavern | in Middlegate C-2 1,2 Talk to Nordonna in Middlegate Cavern 0,15 Rescue Sir Hyron and Drog in Middlegate 1,2 Return to Nordonna | Easy req: Nordon's Goblet quest complete |
| HK Phooey | Last seen in Sandsobar | in Sandsobar E-4 4,11 Eat Dinner B Wyrm Chop Suey 4,10 Talk to HK Phooey | Easy req: 20g |
| Thund R, Aeriel | Last seen in Vulcania | in Vulcania E-1 3,2 Eat Deep Fried Troll Liver 4,2 Defeat Old Misers and Cripples | Easy req: 500g |
| Big Bootay, Cleogotcha | Last seen in Atlantium | in Atlantium A-4 0,15 Teleport 1 South Spin to interact Teleport 1 North or Surface | Easy req: Teleport to avoid all combat |
| Harry Kiri, No Name | Last seen in Vulcania Cavern | in Vulcania Cavern E-1 Cast Levitate 1,15 Teleport 1S Spin to interact Teleport 1N or Surface | East req: Teleport to avoid all combat |
| Gertrude, Rat Fink | Last seen in Tundara | Will fight White Knights so bring Males in Tundara A-1 15,11 Teleport 1S Spin to interact Run from the Snowbeast to get out of the Anti-Magic area | Easy req: Teleport to avoid all combat |
| Friar Fly, Dark Mage | Last seen in Castle Hillstone | in Castle Hillstone D-4 8,14 Teleport 9S 8,4 Talk to the prisoners | Easy req: Teleport to avoid all combat |
| Red Duke, Dead Eye | Last seen in D-1 | in D-1 14,1 Defeat Bozorc the Orc Carnage Spirit Orc (100) | Medium Carnage Spirit first, they drain stats. Bozorc is second, he is resistant to Sleep.. the orcs are not. |
| Nakazawa, Sherman | Last seen in B-4 | Have a Crusader in party in Castle Pinehurst A-2 10,1 Talk to Peabody in B-4 10,1 Defeat Amazon(10) | Medium Amazons have 90 HP each and do up to 60 damage, control or kill quickly |
| Flailer, Fumbler | Last seen in A-3 | in A-3 Cast Water Walk 8,1 Answer "Yes" | Easy req: Water Walk, Fly |
| Sir Kill, Jed I | last seen in Sarakin's Mine | in Sandsobar E-4 4,11 Eat Phantom Pudding (Low Cal) in Sarakin's Mine A-2 7,1 Teleport 1N 7,2 Talk to Sir Kill and Jed I | Easy req: 250g, Teleport to avoid all combat |
| Holy Moley, Slick Pick | last seen in Dawn's Cavern | in Dawn's Cavern D-4 2,11 Defeat Horned Fiend (4) Fire Devil (2) 4,11 Talk to prisoners | Hard Horned Fiend grants STONED, Drains Stats. Fire Devil casts Fireball and Regenerates health. All are resistant to Poison, Fire, Magic and Sleep |
| Mr Wizard | last seen in D-3 | in D-3 1,13 Move to S of the encounter 1,14 Defeat Monster Masher Lich Lord They both hurt but take out the Monster Masher first, less HP. Be sure to have a second Healer to deal with your Cleric getting knocked out | Hard Monster Masher has Death touch and casts Disintegration 43% of the time. Lich Lord has Eradication touch and casts Implosion. Both have 40 AC, Monster Masher has 500 HP and Lich Lord has 2000 HP |
Attribution
How to obtain a copy of this game:
eBay link – PC version (1988)
GOG link – Digital PC version (includes games 1-6)