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A '''follower''' is a type of [[NPC]] often encountered in the dungeons. Followers are generally part of quests of various complexity, and are somewhat akin to smarter, more clingy versions of the wandering NPC Barbarians found in Act 5 of Diablo II.
They are not meant as replacements[http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/hirelings-in-diablo-iii/] for true mercenaries; you do not equip them or gain benefits from their special skills, you can not heal them directly, and they do not accompany your character through numerous battles and travel with you between towns or Acts.
There may be true mercenaries in Diablo III, akin to the {{wl|[http://diablo2.diablowiki.net/Mercenaries mercenaries]}} hired, equipped, and resurrested in Diablo II. The [[D3 Team]] has not yet committed to this feature, though.
