The Misled Jackals

The Veteran Mercenaries

The Misled Jackals are a mercenary group that was founded on the idea of giving

A Service for Veterans

In the late 700s, the Misled Jackals were formed by a human woman named Cathe Vinkrekt. Cathe was a soldier in the Nerodil army who was sick of fighting other peoples wars, especially as she was forced to fight against the Dragon Lord known as Zome, Lord of Red.

The Jackal by Jarhed

Cathe felt out of place in the world, as she abandoned the Nerodil army, but as a soldier she had nowhere else to go.
She founded a group that would give soldiers and mages a place to belong. A place where they could use their skills for what they wanted, rather than what some tyrannical leader wanted. If they were to die in battle, they may as well do it for themselves and an organization they could believe in.
The title Misled Jackals came because Jackals are pack hunters, cooperative creatures that work together. These Jackals, the mercenaries, had been misled into fighting for corrupt armies, yet now, the Misled Jackals meant they finally had their own place.

The Jackal

However, it wouldn't be until the 900s that they would grow to international prominence, when a woman going only by the title of "The Jackal" would take over the organization. She was a member of the Paragons of Unity, a cult around the 67th Grand Wizard, the Mighty Herald, and so she knew how to dig her claws into peoples minds.

Veterans

The Misled Jackals are an organization that was founded by veterans for veterans, and throughout their history, they recruited those who had fought in everything from small scale battles to large, international wars.
Whoever they could help find a home, they would.
During their boom in the 900s, there were many groups and armies that the Jackals recruited from. These included:

• Veterans from the Draqiroth War
• Veterans from the Triarchy War
• Orcs from Zok's Grand Clan
• Korvian exiles
• Mages who failed the Grand Magic Tournament
• Criminals on the run
• Magic College graduates
• Former Paragons of Unity cultists

Nolos Davanzath by fyrcracker

The Jackal did not simply offer invitations, but personally recruited soldiers around the world who participated in all forms of conflicts. She wanted them to truly have a home, and this included prominent figures, most notably the Nereid soldier Nolos Davanzath.
Alongside this, she led the Misled Jackals in many operations and created a more ambitious goal for them.

"If we were Misled, then it should be our job to make sure no one else is. We must stop those who led us down those false paths, who got those we cared about killed, and who ruined our lives and the lives of millions. They shall be our target... and when the Jackals hunt, they do not stop until their prey is dead."

— The Jackal

She also would say that even those that left the Misled Jackals never were truly gone, whether they were dead or simply didn't believe in the cause anymore. She said that no matter what, they would still be Jackals, and that she would be waiting for them to return.
When the Mighty Herald died, it is said that the Jackal retreated for some time into the shadows, but returned again to recruit more people. After all, that is why the Jackals existed:

"It is the most important thing that we recruit as many Jackals as we can. That we give a home to the soldiers who were mistreated so that they may find happiness again in our ranks."

— Cathe Vinkrekt