NationStates Jolt Archive

Attention all nations, The mercenary empire of Bladehallow has come about. Our soldiers are trained from a young age and are ready to be used in combat. We are available for hire from any nation that is willing to pay the price.

-Signed
Evictus Darkeye, Mercenary king, Ruler of Bladehallow.

That is good to know...

We see that you have made your stance on the slavery issue very clear. Before you continue down that path, we'd advise you to look closely at the nations represented at the Pearce Anti-Slavery Summit. Remember, the chances are excellent that most of their nations would happily wipe you from the Earth like a rather nasty stain if you continue trading slaves at such a magnitude. For now, consider this a friendly warning - mercenary nations are undoubtedly valuable, but not as a smoking carter.

[Out of interest, how many soldiers would you say you had, given a population of six million. If my instincts are correct, you'll attempt the "my entire nation are soldiers", and that shit just doesn't work because you'd have no economy. You would be nomads, and poor nomads at that.]

We see that you have made your stance on the slavery issue very clear. Before you continue down that path, we'd advise you to look closely at the nations represented at the Pearce Anti-Slavery Summit. Remember, the chances are excellent that most of their nations would happily wipe you from the Earth like a rather nasty stain if you continue trading slaves at such a magnitude. For now, consider this a friendly warning - mercenary nations are undoubtedly valuable, but not as a smoking carter.

[Out of interest, how many soldiers would you say you had, given a population of six million. If my instincts are correct, you'll attempt the "my entire nation are soldiers", and that shit just doesn't work because you'd have no economy. You would be nomads, and poor nomads at that.]

OOC: Are you familar with the Mongols? Or the barbarians? Nomadic people and nomads are not always poor. When playing a nation of mercenaries I think its assumed anarchy. He'd still have to follow the general rules, but he's playing in a different way, giving him more IC options to be internationally exempt from law as a whole and be able to do what he wants as long as it is not a big enough threat for any nation to invade and try to set up law an order in a foreign land. (See Iraq)

[Undoubtedly. The issue is how he plays the military society; if it's a society that does it's own thing, I've got no problem with it. If he tries to claim that he can have a million men attack a nation, i.e. having a vastly oversized Armed Forces, then it's broken, and I have problems with it.]

OOC: He made no such comment, if he does then your comment is relevant. Until then, just be quiet.

The Black agents has established themselves as a society of Assassins and nothing more. Our money comes from our Ancient past and current day stocks, oil, and private gold mines. Our " Government " is not anarchy and is quite stable as of yet. So it is possible to have a " nation " of military people and still have an economy to support it. It just takes time to establish the money lines. Give him time to see how he works out.