The original clientele included Ottoman seymen, merchants, hirelings, Serbian guardsmen, etc. Factionalist propaganda portrayed the "Junimists" as "Freemasons" and as "hirelings" of the external enemies. The government uses these hirelings to provoke resistance. The police arrive and shoot one of her least helpful hirelings. Hobie proved the design flaws during an encounter with Hammer's hirelings. Prices are given for hirelings of various skill levels. Such a court of hirelings and favorites was naturally unanimous for conviction.