The Action Company
The Action Company is the elite cadre of adventurers within the Warmongers, the mercenary guild of Vansreik.1
History
The company began with four members. The wood elf Dhori Whitefang was one of its founders: after joining the Warmongers he sought out like-minded allies, and together they formed the Action Company.2
Its great campaign was against the black dragon Zher’kresk and its goblin clans. Jax and Kerwyn, newly arrived in the city and newly aligned with the Warmongers, were sent on their very first mission to help the company stop the dragon’s army from reaching the great cities of the Empire and to keep Vansreik from falling into its claws. The two parties formed a lasting bond during the mission, and Jax and Kerwyn eliminated important targets and played a key part in the dragon’s death. Two of the company’s original four members died in the fight against Zher’kresk, and Jax and Kerwyn took their places.3
For saving the Western Provinces from the goblinoid threat, Valakar and his fellow Warmongers of the Action Company were awarded the relics of Vansreik by Matheo, head priest of the Church of Shamyaza.4
Members
Dhori Whitefang works only with the Action Company, and so does Kerwyn, who also serves as the head assassin of the Warmongers. Jax, after returning to the city in triumph, became the Warmongers’ ambassador to influential figures of the church and the nobility. Valakar is also named among the company’s members.5
Notes
Sources
This article draws on:
- MCMercenary Compendium(Bad Badger Games, 2024), pp. 46, 84, 92, 144
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