Here's the working table of contents. Font sizes correspond to heading levels. Anything indented and in italics is a box. As for what's under the headings . . . I leave that to the collective imagination!
Introduction
Using the Templates
Allies
Hirelings
Low-Powered Delvers
Custom Delvers
Recommended Books
About the Hirelings
1. The TemplatesNiche Substitution
Standard Henchmen
Agent
Customization Notes
Apprentice
Customization Notes
Archer
Customization Notes
Brute
Customization Notes
Cutpurse
Customization NotesPower-Ups for Henchmen
Initiate
Customization Notes
Killer
Customization Notes
Sage
Customization Notes
Skirmisher
Customization Notes
Squire
Customization Notes
Bargain HenchmenLivery
Cultist
Customization NotesCeremonial Magic
Guard
Customization NotesPerks for Guards
Sacrificial Block
Sacrificial Parry
Shield-Wall Training
Laborer
Customization NotesWhen Bargains Pay Off
Servant
Customization NotesRecipes
Recipe
Torch-Bearer
Customization NotesNot Without My Torch
2. The Use and Abuse of Henchmen
As AlliesPros and Cons of Allies
Pros
Cons
Point Cost
Allies Table
125-point PCs
250-point PCs
Frequency of Appearance
Appearance Rolls as Loyalty Rolls
Modifiers
Not Just a Power-Up
Design
Play
Player Rights!
GM Rights!
Money
Remuneration
AdvancementWhere Did You Find This Guy
As Hirelings
Loyalty
Random Traits
Random Hireling Traits Table
Secret Menace Table
Pay Scales
Pay Rates Table
As Low-Powered Delvers
Junior Delvers
Mixed Power Levels
Troupe-Style Play
Two Can Die for the Price of OneAdvancement and Junior Delvers
As Custom Delvers
IndividualityWhat Works and What Doesn’t
Adept
Burglar
Champion
GadgeteerOther Optics
Genin
LearnedBack in My Day
Flashbacks
Curses!
Monk
Priest
PsiNonhumans
Treasure-Hunter
Troubadour
VeteranPower-Ups Revisited