Mercenaries

[m_1512]

Mercenaries will be of 3 types.
-> Rabble: Soldiers relying on numbers, brute force, and shock tactics.
-> Professional: Relatively well trained soldiers. Fight according to orders, but might also flee if battle seems to be lost.
-> Veteran: The old swords or the experienced men. These cannot be scared and made to flee easily, but might sometimes charge without orders.
To prevent players from hoarding mercenaries, they will come on a contract basis.

Company of the Sea Dragon

[Available]
Contract for 4 years of service

Cost: 1,500 florins + permission to loot
Tier: Rabble
Identity: Norwegian (Pagans + Christians)

Composition: 5,000 men
- 3,000 Viking Raiders
- 1,000 Viking Axemen
- 600 Viking Swordsmen
- 400 Norse Hunters (Archers)

The Bulgar Warband

[Available]
Contract for 3 years of service

Cost: 1,600 florins + permission to loot
Tier: Rabble
Identity: Bulgarian (Pagans)

Composition: 6,000 men
- 3,000 Slavic Spearmen
- 1,000 Croat Axemen
- 400 Bulgar Brigands (Archers)
- 600 Bulgar Swordsmen
- 1,000 Bulgar Herders (Cavalry)

Cordovian Jund

[Hired by duke Cesare in 1002]
Contract for 4 years of service

Cost: 1,700 florins
Tier: Rabble
Identity: Iberian (Muslims)

Composition: 5,000 men
- 400 Light Cavalry
- 400 Catalan Javelineers
- 400 Archers
- 800 Cordoban Swordsmen
- 3,000 Castilian Spearmen

The Lombard Company

[Hired by Duke of Toscana] [Hired in 1002 AD]
Contract for 5 years of service

Cost: 2,000 florins
Tier: Professional
Identity: Italian (Christians)

Composition: 4,500 men
- 500 Medium Cavalry
- 1,500 Swordsmen
- 400 Archers
- 100 Heavy Cavalry
- 2,000 Spearmen

Saxon Bondsmen

[Hired by duke of Toscana in 1002]
Contract for 4 years of service

Cost: 1,800 florins + permission to plunder
Tier: Professional
Identity: Saxon (Christians)

Composition: 5,000 men
- 2,000 Spearmen
- 1,500 Saxon Axemen
- 400 Archers
- 100 Heavy Cavalry
- 1,000 Saxon Swordsmen

The Varangian Company

[Hired by Duke of Saxony] [Hired in 1001 AD]
Contract for 4 years of service

Cost: 3,000 florins
Tier: Veteran
Identity: Rus (Orthodox Christians)

Composition: 4,000 men
- 2,000 Varangian Axemen
- 400 Archers
- 600 Boyars (Heavy Cavalry)
- 1,000 Spearmen

[Gandalfus]

Need any help?

Is the pay one time only? So no upkeep?

[m_1512]

Thread open for mercenaries to be hired.

More might be updated into this.

[Gandalfus]

Rolf hires the Varangian company.

[m_1512]

Done

[Gandalfus]

Updated my account, btw.

[ForteS]

Otto hires The Lombard Company.

[m_1512]

Done

[ForteS]

Duke Otto hires Saxon Bondsmen, The Bulgar Warband and Company of the Sea Dragon.

[Jokern]

The Duke of Spoleto hires the Cordovian Jund. Payment made.

[Zeus Almighty]

Great so everything is spoken for lol? War in Italy and I have naught but levies, this will be interesting

[Gandalfus]

There are two companies available.

[Gandalfus]

Updated.

[Zeus Almighty]

Forte said up top that he is purchasing those two left

[ForteS]

Yeah, I'm hiring the Company of the Sea Dragon and the The Bulgar Warband.