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Sat Jan 19, 2013 9:21 am Dwarven mercinaries company

Hi! My brother want;'s to play a dwarven fighter and he want;s to be part of some kind of mercenary company. Are those in Greyhawk? Or are those some famous mercenaries groups in general?

Sat Jan 19, 2013 9:31 am

It doesn't matter if one exists or not. Create one.

The City of Greyhawk DOES contain a Guild of Mercenaries. You can find anyone, of any race or skill set, who is willing to hire on for coin.

Get the City of Greyhawk boxed set. It will be a wonderful source guide of information for you. I suggest you have your brother's dwarf hail from Karakast, Greysmere (most likely), or Dumadan, as these dwarven cities are in the vicinity of Greyhawk City and most "Greyhawk" dwarves hail from them.

A back-up source guide would be From the Ashes boxed set as well as The Adventure Begins (booklet) or Player's Guide (soft cover) if you cannot get the aforementioned boxed sets.

Finally, I HIGHLY suggest purchasing the Complete Book of Dwarves. GREAT for information, kits, skills, etc on this demihuman race.

-Lanthorn

Sat Jan 19, 2013 10:42 am

We play in Sterich. so Greyhawk City is to far... Maybe something from nearby, or at least Keoland?

Sat Jan 19, 2013 12:09 pm

Maybe Kordan Badaxe runs a mercenary company now. They could call themselves the Badaxes.

Sun Jan 20, 2013 9:27 am

Sun Jan 20, 2013 11:48 am

Brother made up the "Shield Company" on session, but I will probably used Badaxes as rivals of them. Any other ideas for mercenaries in region?

Sun Jan 20, 2013 4:55 pm

An adventurer really won't be much of a part of a mercenary company. An ex-member perhaps. If a character is a member of a mercenary company, they probably have a contract/have given an oath to serve the mercenary captain so long as the captain provides work, which they will find or even make (there is always plenty of tinder around just waiting for a spark), and for a period of service too. A mercenary company is not some loose fraternity of warriors who can come and go as they please, and its members generally won't be available to do something like go off adventuring whenever they want to. A mercenary company's whole reputation is built upon its fighting ability and reliability.

So, perhaps *former* mercenary company member would be a better thing.
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Tue Jan 22, 2013 4:42 pm

When I run new PCs through The Keep on the Borderlands, they frequently choose to sign on as soldiers for the Keep. Because they have special skills the normal soldiers generally don't, they are used for horse-mounted patrols in the wilderness instead of walking the walls. This allows them to get a little experience in battle while enjoying the protection of another half-squad of well-armed and armored, mounted men-at-arms for protection. Once they get some experience under their belt, they either don't sign on for another term of service or they are given assignments as a small squad that are more along the lines of special forces. Thus, they work for the keep as an adventuring band. Cool

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