Bastard's Sons

The Bastard's Sons is a sellsword company of ancient origin dating back to before the establishment of the Holy Empire. The company is well known for allowing the hiring and training of bastard and heirless nobles who aren't in line for their parent's estate, making up well over the majority of sellswords in the company throughout its existence. The company had made its debut during the beginning of the Paragon Rebellions as a company for hire regularly in service on both sides of the war. Later in history, its service has been extended to most kingdoms within Clamund and even a brief period in the Izdath Continent serving the Sultanate of Sulzar.
The company numbers around 1500 in Clamund split across several captains serving different contracts. Many have heard of their stories and legends and in some regions they are reveled as heroes or destroyers depending who and where they fought. Each member of the company must also be branded with the symbol of the company; which is a Wolf Hound Rampant. The brand is usually placed on the upper left arm of the mercenary and indicates that they served in the renowned regiment.
The Bastard's Sons usually fight in tight formation heavily relying on the use of heavily armoured plate infantry with blunt and piercing weapons. Some armored men are even delegated the use of heavy siege crossbows meant to destroy armor and disrupt formations.
== History ==
The Bastard's Sons were created after the first ceasefire during the First War of Visimar during the aftermath of the Battle of Ansee Abby when an unknown sellsword captain of a destitute company approached a local merchant and proposed a partnership in creating a company to deal with the sudden wave of nobles prior to the rebellion producing bastard children who are now grown and jobless due to their social status, as well as nobles who were lost after having their lands taken for their beliefs in Paragonism. The deal was made and after purchasing several chainmail hauberks, greaves and weapons, the captain and the company soon found employment after months of training.
The company fought as raiders for the Holy Empire of Visimar and they regularly conducted raids on estates surrounding Castle Odin and Broccus, terrorizing serfs and militias in swift cavalry raids.
In 1289, a contingent of Bastard's Son arrived in Yorik and participated in the Battle of Goaham Point led by Captain Wallace Rum where they engaged Gyldenglove's men in a melee that extended for many hours. This decimated the contingent severely as the company was disbanded in order to have its survivors be assimilated into other contingents in Clamund.