Soldiers of fortune

Usage examples of mercenaries.

To be sure, many of its contingents were composed of mercenaries sworn to the temporary service of diverse fee captains, and not Cosian regulars.

To obtain these, however, they will be required to 'disappear,' serving in the Fluvannian Fleet as mercenaries in what will be known as the Imperial Volunteer Group, or IVG for short.

After all, history tells us that mercenaries in general have a very good record of loyalty to their paymasters.

The mercenaries hurdled their twitching bodies and raced on into the grounds.

Madigan led his people though the open gate and into the grounds, smiling quietly at the chaos his mercenaries had caused.

The mercenaries fell upon them like starving wolves, and blades flashed dully in the rain.

All across the grounds the defenders were being killed or beaten back, and mercenaries were streaming into the House itself.

He paused just long enough to congratulate the mercenaries who were guarding the door, and then led his people quickly through the panic-filled corridors, ignoring the screaming servants who scattered before the terrorists' bloody blades like startled geese.

Here and there the House's defenders still struggled with Madigan's mercenaries, but they were clearly outnumbered and outmatched.

Twenty mercenaries surrounded the guests with drawn swords, and a small pile of mostly ceremonial swords and daggers at one side showed that the prisoners had already been disarmed.

Two mercenaries quickly gathered up the weapons and put them with the other confiscated blades.

Madigan had disappeared with his people some time back, leaving twenty mercenaries to watch the hostages.

Talking wasn't allowed, and the mercenaries had taken an almost sadistic pleasure in denying the hostages food or drink while taking turns at stuffing their own faces.

Time dragged on, and the mercenaries grew bored while the hostages grew restless.

All he had to do was press a section of the paneling in just the right place, the wall would open, and he'd be gone before the mercenaries knew what was happening.