Mercenaries are the hireable henchmen in Fable and Fable: The Lost Chapters to assist the player character in some quests. To hire a mercenary, the player must go up to the mercenary, identified by wearing a mask and calling out to the player, speak to him and agree to hire him. To dismiss a mercenary, the player must speak to the mercenary again and "fire" them. The player may only hire two mercenaries at a time. Upon hiring a mercenary, the player will begin to lose 10 gold per mercenary every 10 minutes.