Bek Incident

==The Bek Incident==
Shortly after the end of the Dacian Civil War, several mercenary units, including The Black Brothers and The Great Company of Kamens were unsatisfied with their pay, and were prepared to revolt against the Congress that had hired them. With a promise of payment they were sent to Bek, a city in Sarvuna known for its rich wines and plentiful brothels. The Senate was desperate, and had no way to actually pay the men that would not bankrupt the country. They had relied upon the assumption that the Pishkan rebels could be forced to pay indemnities for the war--only to find that the Pishkans had deliberately destroyed their stores of trade goods and valuables out of spite right before surrendering.
Sarah Gizka, Captain of the Gizka Company, left the proceedings midway through without a word, took her army, and attacked Bek in the middle of the night without warning. Her troops slaughtered the drunken mercenaries in the middle of their revelry, along with most of the city's population, and then returned, not only without having paid the mercenaries, but with most of their treasure in hand. Famously, her men dumped entire sacks full of wedding rings, golden bangles, earrings, and gold teeth in front of the senate house. She was harshly condemned, particularly by Zaza Racoco, who felt her methods were obscene and shameful. She was not censured in any legal manner. This became known as the "Bek Incident," and contributed greatly to Gizka's almost supernatural reputation as a warlord. It cannot be ignored that the Gizka Company at this time numbered only about 800 men, and killed 12,000 in one night.