# Cubs Cubs are the Free to Play entry to the world of Gemhunters. Every Gemhunters player starts with 4 Cubs and you may recruit up to a maximum of 12 at any given time. To recruit extra Cubs you first need to purchase a Lodge in the Barracks for a small amount of $BERAMO. Each Lodge comes with a newly recruited Cub and once you promote this cub to a Brave it will free the lodge up for you to recruit another Cub (again for a small amount of $BERAMO). Cubs obtain Shards instead of Gems when they go on missions, as well as loot that is on average less rare than their more powerful brethren. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.beramonium.io/beramonium-chronicles-gemhunters/the-warriors-of-beramonia/cubs.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.