MM2 Hirelings

MM2 Hirelings

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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NameGenderRaceAlignmentClassLVLMGTINTPERENDSPDACYLCK
Sir HyronMaleHumanNeutralKnight1158515151710
DrogMaleHumanNeutralBarbarian1174817121311
HK PhooeyMaleHalf OrcGoodNinja113131313131313
Thund RMaleHumanGoodBarbarian31951317151821
AerielFemaleHumanGoodSorcerer310191513171313
Big BootayMaleGnomeNeutralCleric5157191791611
CleogotchaFemaleElfEvilArcher515161216191913
Harry KiriMaleDwarfNeutralNinja617131315171714
No NameMaleDwarfGoodArcher617171717171717
GertrudeFemaleHalf OrcEvilBarbarian7185217151518
Rat FinkMaleGnomeEvilRobber71515316181619
Friar FlyMaleHumanEvilCleric91015181518139
Dark MageMaleElfEvilSorcerer99201317181215
Red DukeMaleHumanEvilPaladin1121151917171713
Dead EyeMaleElfEvilArcher1119191417192112
NakazawaMaleHumanGoodNinja1319151517172119
ShermanMaleHumanGoodPaladin131791915191725
FlailerNoneHumanNeutralKnight143532267827
FumblerMaleHalf OrcGoodRobber1617131319231730
Sir KillMaleHumanEvilKnight1530151527212619
Jed IMaleHumanEvilArcher1522251719232921
Holy HoleyMaleGnomeNeutralCleric1917172719171719
Slick PickMaleGnomeNeutralRobber2525253025252575
Mr WizardMaleHumanGoodSorcerer2121902145602150

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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HirelingsAcquisition ClueAcquisition StepsDifficulty
Sir Hyron, DrogLast 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 PhooeyLast 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, AerielLast 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, CleogotchaLast 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 NameLast 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 FinkLast seen in TundaraWill 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 MageLast 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 EyeLast 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, ShermanLast seen in B-4Have 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, FumblerLast seen in A-3 in A-3
Cast Water Walk
8,1   Answer "Yes"		Easy  req: Water Walk, Fly
Sir Kill, Jed Ilast 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 Picklast 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 Wizardlast 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)