The Steel Ravens

The steel Ravens is a storied mercenary outfit from Syr. Their Freeport outpost serves several important functions for the company, though the presence of an organized military unit in the city makes some uncomfortable. The company is named in protest after the Silver Raven Warriors guild.
History The Warg Company owes its success and longevity to the driving ambition of one man: Jander Bladewyn. He founded the company forty years ago and molded it into a fearsome fighting force. He has applied for membership to the Silver Ravens, but was denied as he could not pass the stringent requirements for membership. After learning that there were many others in the same situation, he founded the Steel Ravens. He suddenly had a lot of competant fighters and decided to go into mercenary work. Now the Steel Ravens have many warbands fighting in far-flung corners of the world and even owns four warships to facilitate their deployment. Jander and his staff coordinate those efforts from one of several permanent outposts. Although Bladewyn is approaching sixty years of age, he still dons his armor every day and leads campaigns every summer.
The outpost opened for business three years ago and has three main functions. First, it acts as a recruiting and training station for the Steel Ravens. With all the people who pass through Freeport, there is always new blood to be found. Aspiring mercenaries sign on to the company, receive some initial instruction, and then sail to another company outpost elsewhere to complete their training. Second, it is a rest center for the company. Men who’ve been on the front line for too long are periodically rotated to Freeport for relaxation and recuperation. Third, it sells mercenary services to the people of Freeport. Few jobs require more than six men, and they are commonly hired as bodyguards. The Steel Ravens are not as elite as the Silver Ravens, but they are also not as expensive.
Publicly, Enoch Holliver reacted to the concerns of other councilors by limiting the number of Silver Ravens men in Freeport at any one time to fifty. The watchmen on the street, however, have been told not to worry about the Company. Since mercenaries are constantly coming and going, and some of the men on leave stay in inns anonymously, the true number of Ravens in the city on any given day would be difficult to judge in the best of circumstances. Typically, there are twenty men stationed at the outpost, another thirty to fifty recruits undergoing training, and a similar number on leave.

Structure

The Head of the Steel Ravend is Called the Comander. Each Regimant is headed by a Captain. Regimants are broken into companies, headed by a ieutenant, who is supported by several Sargeants.

• Commander

  The Commander of the Steel Raven is the leader of the Mercenary Company.

  • Captain

    A Captain is in command of a regiment, usually consisting of f-5 companies of soldiers.

    • Lieutenant

      A Lieutenant is in command of a Company of soldiers.
      Company are usually borken into smaller group that perform certain role, but unlike companies and regiments,
      a soldier often moves groups whithin the company often depending on need.

      • Sargeant

        A Seargant supports the lieutenant with the comand of a company. They usually break the company into specific role with a sargeant ocerseeing each one.

As deadly as a raven with feathers made of steel

Highpoint Great Hall by Patrick Jensen

Founding Date

833

Type

Guild, Fighter / Mercenary

Alternative Names

The Ravens

Training Level

Professional

Veterancy Level

Experienced

Leader

Jander Bladewyn

Location

Western Aranthar