Green Banner Company

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The Green Banner Company, also known as The Banners, were a mercenary free company founded in 1418 B.E in Eskaya by wealthy merchant Taras Vorona.
The company was known for being an extension of the Vorona family and was often under its employ. It was first led by the brother of Taras, Stepan. Although initially it saw little interest, it took on substantial numbers around the time of the First Halesche Crusade in 1419 B.E. It went on to serve in the war with distinction.
It adopted the motto "Our banner, right and true!" after the Battle of Khurland, where the green banner of the company could be seen holding the right flank alone after the Eskayev ranks collapsed.
For this feat alone they would become legend amongst the Halesche soldiers that fought alongside them, and would come to take on many of them by the end of the war.
== Organisation ==
The company was founded as a free company, accepting members of any rank, gender or race. Despite this, it retained an almost exclusively Human population, although featured a wide diaspora of cultures including Eskayev, Artayev, Leobische and Halesche soldiers. At some point it also recorded a Temirçe in its book of brothers.
The company never utilised cavalry, but did maintain fleets of transports by provision of the Vorona merchant company. These were used as baggage trains, but also were used to store loot.
== Tactics ==
The Banners fought with the popular military trends of the Blessed Era, preferring to use regular formations in combat aided by a commander placed by the rear. Every 200 men were placed into units bearing their own green banner. These were used to locate and identify each one to the commander, who used a trumpeter and riders to give orders to his or her men. This fighting style was widely popular across Eskaya and Halengard, ensuring unit cohesion was followed even after initial contact with the enemy.
Outside of combat, the Green Banner Company favoured outmanoeuvring their would-be opponents and playing the attrition game. Under Stepan Vorona, it would often stalk an enemy for weeks, picking off scouts and foragers until the enemy army started to slowly die. These strategies were crucial to the financial success of the company.