Marauders Mercenary Company
Founded within Vanreth, the Marauders are a mercenary crew mainly built and trained for small scale conflicts rather than standard adventuring and monster slaying. Instead, they're hired out as security guards, soldiers, and muscle by those looking to avoid or get into a conflict. The Marauders are known to have been around for a hundred and fifty years, and have been hired out by multiple Vanrethian houses to fight in civil wars. This would come to a head when the Greyflag Keep south of Swordhold was sacked. This sent the Marauders west, to Requiem.
The Marauders work in a grey area for many things. Their members are often found functioning in illegal activities or around criminals - hired to work as guards. However, these are Guild members and will claim to merely by hired muscle with no information on the activities other than "stand guard" or "look tough". This has helped keep the guild alive during this time of peace. The Marauders also help supplement guard garrisons when towns have bandit issues, as they're far more trained in killing sentient humanoids than monsters.
The Marauders also still hire themselves out to Vanrethian houses (as well as sometimes Drow houses or Lordless Lands bands) but thanks to their base now being in Requiem they're safe from attack from those they upset in their small wars. The Marauders Guild Hall is also a tavern open to the public, which helps fund guild activities.
The Marauders logo is a skull with a gold tooth holding a dagger in its mouth.
