Adventures in newbie land....
I am on act II - I have a level 23 barbarian. I had a good merc from Act 1 that I liked - she was my level and she helped me a lot. Anyhow, I hired an act 2 merc, just out of curiosity, not realizing my act 1 merc would be totally deleted and I couldn't get her back. Now I'm stuck with this lame level 12 defensive merc who gingerly pokes away at devils with his spear, does hardly any damage, and gets himself killed all the time.
1) Can I get my old merc back?
2) If not, what's the fastest way to get this bozo experience so he can actually help me? Does he get experience when I kill things or just when he kills things?
3) I also noticed that there is now an intermittent blue aura around our feet since I got this merc - what is that and what does it mean when it comes on?