Late last week AusGamers chatted to Diablo III Lead World Designer, Leonard Boyarski about the recent unveiling of the Followers; rag-tag characters you can recruit to join you in your quest and also help with their own quests.

Essentially these guys are the Diablo III version of the Hirelings from the first games, and there are three in total you can utilise throughout your adventure.

In our interview with Leonard he reveals the intricacies of each of the Followers, how they compliment your chosen class and just what sort of rewards you can expect for using them. We also have a host of new screens, UI examples and artwork specific to them you can check out by clicking the thumbnails below. A full video showing off the Followers can also be viewed embedded below, or in HD by clicking here.

Click here for the full interview.