@sgtmickey Didn't say they were complete slaves...
Well, if they are team mates - I could think of hiring them. Maybe Dracula could bribe them to go with him.
@sgtmickey Sure. That's what I was planning on. What I was trying to say was that they could still be working together with others, without one being dominant and one being subordinate... for example, they could meet your characters (who are subordinate to someone else, if you want them to be...
@sgtmickey Sure it can be an option. Just your opening post sounded like it was the only option, and Count Dracula just isn't the type for this. He loves to be dominant, yes. But he also loves adventure, and to have friends...
@sgtmickey How about letting them work together without one being higher than the other? They don't need to be mercs and masters in order to work together properly. They could be equally-righted instead.
@sgtmickey The escape wings they use there (it's a thing that allows you to instantly leave the cave) might be a solution if our characters get into a dangerous situation they can't handle.
@sgtmickey Do you know "The Enchanted Cave"? It's a game that just came to my mind. In that game, you have to go to an enchanted cave and fight monsters to finde treasure...
@sgtmickey Might be so... although I know some really nasty girls who just bully anyone. They're so stupid that they don't even notice that their claims make me laugh.