Minion

A Minion is a minor character which can be recruited by an Old One to help their Agents accomplish their goals. Minions are attached to particular Agents and while attached will reserve some of the Agent's Command points. In exchange they can help defend the Agent in combat, make Challenges easier, provide Traits to the Agent which might open up new opportunities and provide Labour towards projects like excavating a ruin looking for Items. Minions span the gamut from Orc raiders intent on pillaging and burning to subtle Courtesans who can help your Agent manoeuvre through the back-room politics of a great city.

Minions are recruited from a specific POI, and which are available may depend on modifiers. For instance, one cannot recruit vampires unless the POI has vampires, i.e. the Children of the Night modifier.

All Minions share the basic statistics of Health, Attack and Defense ratings and a "basic attack" command. Elite Minions will have a special ability which they can use instead of their attack; this may be a spell or a different kind of attack.