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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Khorod" data-source="post: 431574" data-attributes="member: 1636">IMC, Mercenaries:are mostly private security forces, in sort of a modern sense but with swords and such.in one nation, one heavily overshadowed by a hashishim like assassin order, every soldier is essentially a mercenary- you don't get into the game without bargaining for a good deal.  But then, you don't break or betray a contract.  Most contracts are for multi-year terms of service, giving opportunities for renegotiation, but maintaining long term service.in one continent, mercenaries are as in Novindus, of the Serpentwar series by Raymond Feist.  I suggest those books for mercenary inspiration, they have some of the *best* examples of fantasy mercenary bands with history, colorful reputation, and so on, that I've read.AFAIK, letters of marque were given to 'pirate hunters' because the nation didn't have the naval forces or training to take care of the matter themselves.  On land, the army, guard, etc, would have been able to take care of such matters.     Of course, if most of the army is on the southern border fighting a war their might easily be room for expanding into mercenary security for those not conscripted into the army.  Or maybe the last generation was wasted, along with the national resources.  Its all the nation can do to maintain the integrity of the borders and prevent civil unrest, so selling letters of marque in an effort to get semi-official security wouldn't be a bad idea.</blockquote>

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