[quote=@Cynder]
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Ah, shame, we'd love to have you. But if you want to do that, then that's fine. I'm not sure what exactly they'd do, though!
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Like I said, their purpose would be to basically add cannon fodder/bolster numbers.

If the actual player characters are like "hero" units, then they would be something of just allied mooks.