Editing Mercenary (section)

===Free Companies===
[[File:Yulia Startsev Mercenary ContractIII.png|thumb|Mercenary Contract by Yulia Startsev © Fantasy Flight Games]]
Many sellswords are organized into [[w:Free company|free companies]]. Some are acclaimed for their loyalty and discipline, such as the [[Golden Company]],{{ref|ADWD|2}}{{ref|ADWD|27}}{{ref|ADWD|61}} while others are nothing but rabble joined together in search of loot, like the [[Brave Companions]].{{ref|ASOS|21}}<ref name=SSMMilitary/> Some captains are alleged to instigate wars during peacetime,{{ref|TWOIAF| Ancient History: The Doom of Valyria}} and some companies attempt to conquer the [[Disputed Lands]] when not under contract.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Free Cities: The Quarrelsome Daughters: Myr, Lys, and Tyrosh}} Men of the free companies name themselves as they choose, so some exiles from [[Westeros]] might claim the name of extinct Houses.{{ref|ADWD|24}}

;Known companies
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* [[Adventurers]]
* [[Brave Companions]]
* [[Bright Banners]]
* [[Company of the Cat]]
* [[Company of the Rose]]
* [[Free Company (sellsword company)|Free Company]]
* [[Gallant Men]]
* [[Golden Company]]
* [[Iron Shields]]
* [[Jolly Fellows]]
* [[Long Lances]]
* [[Maiden's Men]]
* [[Men of Valor]]
* [[Ragged Standard]]
* [[Second Sons]]
* [[Stormbreakers]]
* [[Stormcrows]]
* [[Windblown]]
* [[Wolf Pack]]
}}