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Mercenaries

A general campaigning on foreign soil may procure mercenary services on a monthly basis. For purposes of London en garde, three companies comprise a battalion. Nine companies, or three battalions, form a regiment. The table below lists costs for contracting said sell-swords, depending on unit type:

Unit

Cost 1

Light Infantry

Military Ability x 100 Crowns

Line Infantry

Military Ability x 200 Crowns

Light Cavalry

Military Ability x 300 Crowns

Heavy Cavalry

Military Ability x 400 Crowns

Artillery

Military Ability x 500 Crowns

Engineer

Military Ability x 600 Crowns
  1. Price to contract one company of a particular unit for one month's service.

His Grace the Duke of Dunkirk, a general campaigning in Northern France, wants to augment Dunkirk's defenses by hiring a battalion of Swiss Guards. As Line Infantry with Military Ability 10, each company of Swiss Guards costs His Grace 2,000 Crowns per month of employment. For a battalion, Dunkirk must pay 6,000 Crowns per month.