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 ==== National Discounts and Penalties ==== ==== National Discounts and Penalties ====
-Some nations have a national discount to acquire certain companies. This lowers the starting bid required to obtain the mercenary company. E.g. ??God's Enforcers?? are willing to fight for Marignon at a lower price than other nations.+Some nations have a national discount to acquire certain companies. This lowers the starting bid required to obtain the mercenary company. For example, ??God's Enforcers?? are willing to fight for [[Marignon]] at a lower price than other nations.
  
-Other nations, like [[ermor-ma|MA Ermor]] and [[lemuria-la|Lemuria]] pay a higher initial price to bid on mercenaris. This represents the unwillingness of said mercenaries to fight for those nations.+Other nations, like [[ermor-ma|MA Ermor]] and [[lemuria-la|Lemuria]] pay a higher initial price to bid on mercenaries. This represents the unwillingness of said mercenaries to fight for those nations.
  
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 If a mercenary is stolen through this method, it can be annoying to have the remainder of their retinue follow them around as the entourage can limit movement. One way to remove them is to kill them off. A safer method is to equip the leader with a ??Ring of Water Breathing?? and attempt to move them underwater, selecting the option to leave troops behind that cannot follow. The ring can then be removed, the movement order cancelled, and the units will no longer be under the mercenary's command. If a mercenary is stolen through this method, it can be annoying to have the remainder of their retinue follow them around as the entourage can limit movement. One way to remove them is to kill them off. A safer method is to equip the leader with a ??Ring of Water Breathing?? and attempt to move them underwater, selecting the option to leave troops behind that cannot follow. The ring can then be removed, the movement order cancelled, and the units will no longer be under the mercenary's command.
-====Strategy====+=====Strategy=====
  
 Mercenaries can improve early game expansion for nations with a poor starting army or national troops. This cannot be relied upon as other players may be bidding for the mercenaries themselves, but it is always worth checking the mercenary tab in year 0 to see if any are worth hiring. Alternatively, if you are playing a nation with relatively easy expansion you can hire good mercenaries simply to deny them to your less fortunate opponents. Some mage mercenaries have a very low minimum bid and can help with research as well as site searching for magic paths your nation lacks.  Mercenaries can improve early game expansion for nations with a poor starting army or national troops. This cannot be relied upon as other players may be bidding for the mercenaries themselves, but it is always worth checking the mercenary tab in year 0 to see if any are worth hiring. Alternatively, if you are playing a nation with relatively easy expansion you can hire good mercenaries simply to deny them to your less fortunate opponents. Some mage mercenaries have a very low minimum bid and can help with research as well as site searching for magic paths your nation lacks. 
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 | Farstrikers  | Guillaume, ??Captain#291??\\ 30×??Longbowman#55??  | {{gold}} 160  | All  |   | | Farstrikers  | Guillaume, ??Captain#291??\\ 30×??Longbowman#55??  | {{gold}} 160  | All  |   |
 | Ferdinando's Footman  | Ferdinando, ??Captain#291??\\ 30×??Swordsman#287??  | {{gold}} 160  | Middle, Late  |   | | Ferdinando's Footman  | Ferdinando, ??Captain#291??\\ 30×??Swordsman#287??  | {{gold}} 160  | Middle, Late  |   |
-| Ferrus, the Iron Wizard  | Ferrus, ??Adept of the Iron Order??{{path>E2S2,100%FAES}}\\ 5×??Mechanical Man??  | {{gold}} 110  | All  | Ferrus comes with an ??Amulet of Antimagic??.\\ You can hire him to forge {{misc:magic:earth.png?14}}{{misc:magic:astral.png?14}} items, such as ??Crystal Coin?? and ??Crystal Matrix??.  |+| Ferrus, the Iron Wizard  | Ferrus, ??Adept of the Iron Order??{{path>E2S2,100%FAES}}\\ 5×??Mechanical Man??  | {{gold}} 110  | All  | Ferrus comes with an ??Amulet of Antimagic??.\\ You can hire him to forge {{misc:magic:earth.png?14}}{{misc:magic:astral.png?14}} items, such as the ??Crystal Coin?? and ??Crystal Matrix??.  |
 | Fish Master Sogg  | Sogg, ??Hydromancer??{{path>W3}}\\ 1×??Monster Fish??  | {{gold}} 120  | All  | Can only be hired and used underwater (while the Monster Fish is still alive).\\ Can forge you a ??Robe of the Sea??.  | | Fish Master Sogg  | Sogg, ??Hydromancer??{{path>W3}}\\ 1×??Monster Fish??  | {{gold}} 120  | All  | Can only be hired and used underwater (while the Monster Fish is still alive).\\ Can forge you a ??Robe of the Sea??.  |
 | Fordo Boggit's Elite Warriors  | Fordo Boggit, ??Hoburg Champion??\\ 40×??Burgmeister Guard??  | {{gold}} 220  | Middle, Late  |   | | Fordo Boggit's Elite Warriors  | Fordo Boggit, ??Hoburg Champion??\\ 40×??Burgmeister Guard??  | {{gold}} 220  | Middle, Late  |   |
mercenaries.txt · Last modified: 2023/07/31 21:22 by brightsideguy

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