Can countries hire mercenaries?

Governments can outsource compartmentalised jobs to mercenaries or private security contractors, without much international oversight. Often governments, big companies operating in conflict zones and UN agencies hire PMCs for operational support in military missions or just to ramp up security.

Why would you hire a mercenary?

Why Do People Want to Be a Mercenary? Mercenaries are typically thought of as soldiers for hire. Most choose to pursue employment as a mercenary due to the higher pay than seen in the military and police forces in addition to a greater opportunity to travel across the world.

Is it against the law to be a mercenary?

The use and recruitment of mercenaries are legally forbidden by the 1989 International Convention against the Recruitment, Use, Financing and Training of Mercenaries. A mercenary is defined as any person who is specially recruited locally or abroad in order to fight in an armed conflict.

Can anyone hire mercenaries?

Mercenaries are essentially individual soldiers who can be hired by whoever pays them. PMCs, on the other hand, are recruited into an organization (the private military company) that serves as the intermediary between the professional soldiers they employ and the governments that seek their services.

Are mercenaries rich?

Some mercenaries make $500 to $1,500 per day. Interrogators are rumored to make up to $14,000 per week. The salary ranges from $89,000 to $250,000 per year. Employer, experience, expertise, specialty, location, and danger potential ultimately determine the paycheck.

Where can I find mercenary liaisons?

Mercenary Liaisons can be found in the Plane of Knowledge as well as all starting cities and will allow you to hire mercenaries based on their race. The Liaisons within the Plane of Knowledge will allow you to hire mercenaries of any player race. These merchants can be found using the Find ability.

Is there a fee for hiring mercenaries?

Yes, they will have a specific initial “hire” fee, and then a different “upkeep” fee that will have to be paid every 15 minutes. This is why coin is weightless now, so you can carry plenty of it around to pay the upkeep for your mercenary.

Can you have a pet and a mercenary at once?

Yes, you can have a pet and a mercenary up at the same time. So we can have two pets at once now? Not exactly…a mercenary is not a pet. It’s a mercenary. What classes can I hire as mercenaries? Currently, only tank and healer mercenaries are available. More might be available as time goes on (like DPS or CC mercenaries).

Is it better to kill mercenaries or not?

When the mercenaries get close, don’t kill them. Everything you do will be more of a challenge. The mercenary may close in while you’re talking to a blacksmith or quest giver. Scouting a location and planning an attack is more complicated if you have to avoid a mercenary while you’re doing it.