The maximum number of followers you may have is equal to your [Prestige rating](https://a5e.tools/rules/prestige-rating), increased by any bonuses you might have from owning a stronghold, or as a reward by the Narrator for accomplishing great deeds. [General Rules for Followers](https://a5e.tools/rules/followers) As followers gain experience, they retain the abilities they possessed previously. So an experienced follower will always retain the abilities of an inexperienced, etc. [[03-Mechanics/4-Equipment/Followers/Apothecary|Apothecary]] [[03-Mechanics/4-Equipment/Followers/Bodyguard|Bodyguard]] [[Caretaker]] [[Cleaner]] [[03-Mechanics/4-Equipment/Followers/Cook (Follower)|Cook (Follower)]] [[Coutier]] [[Cryptographer]] [[Digger]] [[03-Mechanics/4-Equipment/Followers/Diviner|Diviner]] [[03-Mechanics/4-Equipment/Followers/Footpad|Footpad]] [[03-Mechanics/4-Equipment/Followers/Healer|Healer]] [[03-Mechanics/4-Equipment/Followers/Interpreter|Interpreter]] [[Inventor]] [[03-Mechanics/4-Equipment/Followers/Minstrel|Minstrel]] [[Operative]] [[03-Mechanics/4-Equipment/Followers/Porter|Porter]] [[Prodigy]] [[03-Mechanics/4-Equipment/Followers/Sage|Sage]] [[Sailor]] [[03-Mechanics/4-Equipment/Followers/Smith|Smith]] [[03-Mechanics/4-Equipment/Followers/Squire|Squire]] [[03-Mechanics/4-Equipment/Followers/Teamster|Teamster]] [[03-Mechanics/4-Equipment/Followers/Torchbearer|Torchbearer]]