Mercenaries

''All Player Characters are members of the Mercenary Caste. It can be considered the In Character term for a Player Character.'' There are several important in-game privileges, powers and protections granted to a member of the Mercenary Caste. The following notes are those known to each and every Mercenary.

Recognition of the Mercenary Caste
The Mercenary caste was formally recognised by the Emperor Amora. The Emperor realised that probably the single greatest resource the Empire had were the Mercenaries - creatures driven by some unknown force to explore the worlds and to fight for what they believed in. Mercenaries are indomitable in nature; the harder they are pressed the tougher they become. They are unbelievably stubborn and when possessed of an idea or ideal are unstoppable. Unbeknownst to them, Emperor Amora formed them into a force to defend the Empire and the world of Primus on which it sits. He laid down a single law to protect its Mercenaries from the only thing that truly threatened them: themselves.

“Any mercenary who slays a fellow mercenary, regardless of the circumstances is automatically outlawed by the Empire.”

By Order of Emperor Amora

As a result of this edict the Imperial Seers automatically outlaw any character that slays a fellow mercenary regardless of the circumstances. The consequence of being outlawed means that the character has a price of 100 grulls per level placed on his head and may not purchase goods or skills on the open market. Any goods they purchase cost twice as much as normal as they are purchased on the Black Market.

If the victim of such a killing is subsequently brought back to life, and chooses willingly to approach the Imperium and declare their forgiveness for their slayer, the outlawhood is removed. This might be appropriate in cases where the death was clearly accidental, for example – but there is no obligation.

There are other circumstances in which characters may be outlawed, and ways in which it may be possible to pardoned for crimes. OOC: These are dealt with in greater detail in the 'Realm of Glass' book.