Venom Mercenaries

The Venom Mercenary Group are a band of mercenaries hailing from Asmodean, represented by the legendary Gast Venom. Traveling together in search of work, each member fights together as a single unit for their employer but otherwise acts largely on their own.

Foundation
Sometime after EC 478, the group was founded when the famed mercenary Gast Venom and a number of other mercenaries chose to travel together in search of work. Growing into a sizeable army, the company traveled around the region from employer to employer. Commanded by Gast in combat, the group gained a sizeable reputation. In EC 500, the group was hired by the Kingdom of Lucifenia to help defend the nation as the Green War continued. While Gast lived in the Royal Palace, the rest of the soldiers lived in the city and caused mayhem throughout Lucifenian.

Lucifenian Revolution
During the outbreak of the Lucifenian Revolution, the mercenaries were deployed in Rolled to defend the city against the rioters. After suppressing the riots, an unidentified army arrived to reinforce the Resistance and, faced with overwhelming numbers, the mercenary group retreated back to the capital. During the ensuing battle at Lucifenian, the group failed to protect the royal palace from invasion. Supporting the Royal Guard, Gast defended Princess Riliane but was later slain by the Resistance's leader, Germaine Avadonia, and the palace was taken.

Aftermath
After Gast had been killed during the palace invasion, the group fell apart and sewed chaos in the streets. Soon after, they were repressed by the Marlon military and the troops were picked a part and executed. Despite this, several managed to escape and became pirates along the Hawk Sea between the main continent and Marlon.

Conceptualization and Origin

 * The group's service to the Lucifenian Royal Palace is inspired by the foreign mercenaries hired by King Louis XVI, whose presence began the initial riots of the French Revolution.

Curiosities

 * Despite his claims to not being their leader, the group largely followed his command and disbanded with Gast's death.