Black Guard

The Black Guard was a mercenary group founded by Elias Skythran. It began as a group of Ex-Lurvania military personnel seeking to make money by protecting travelers. They were overall a short lived organization, lasting for no more than several decades. Whilst in existence they became a very wealthy, successful, and well connected paramilitary organization.
==Founding==
Elias Skythran and several associates left the Lurvanian military at one point and founded the Black Guard, with the initial purpose of protecting travelers and merchants. This proved incredibly successful and led to the group quickly expanding and taking on more mercenary-related work. From hunting down groups of bandits to putting down riots. These acts gained them recognition from noble lords.
==An Age of Success, and the swift downfall==
For two decades the group served noble lords, whilst also keeping to their original purpose of protecting travelers. Elias Skythran was on his way to becoming a member of the aristocratic class of people when news was spread that the organization had turned to piracy. This news led to Elias Skythran and his organization being ostracized by the noble lords they had served. Internal rifts began to emerge within the organization until finally it imploded, and the organization split into roughly a dozen factions. Each with the desire of eliminating the others.
There were however those still loyal to Skythran, and they aided his escape to what would later be known as Skylyn.
==Roses have many thorns, but are still roses and not tulips==
After several months the dozen factions eventually dwindled down to four organized groups, and one large group that was composed of remnants of the destroyed factions. The five factions reunited and under the new leadership of Iaefuh Dravicus, reformed the original organization. The reformed organization was simply a pale reflection of its former self, and in order to continue existence it had to rely on income made from piracy.
The Black Guard slowly expanded, establishing its presence in coastal towns and villages. Also expanding its business to include smuggling and protection of merchant ships. During the expansion of its business, it also began to expand in terms of ships and personnel at its disposal. Even going so far as to begin expanding into the outer reaches of the Isles of Jarul.
==Expansion still has a price...==
As the Black Guard grew increasingly bold, rich, and overall prosperous, it was met with new challenges. The navies of Esgard and Lurvania were beginning to hunt down the organization. Burning their ships and taking any loot worth having.
WIP still
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