Bloodcrows

The Bloodcrows are a notorious mercenary company that operate mainly around the northwestern regions of Sevicia, primarily in the Northlands and the Cape. They are known for their allegiance to Eris Farlan, the Sevician statesman and general, who has bankrolled them for a number of years. Their sigil consits of a red crow, a 'bloodcrow,' on a grey field, with a golden border. Their official words are, 'For the bold, for the true.'
===History===
Little is known about the origins of the Bloodcrows beyond the fact that they appeared in name in the Annals of Sevicia as being founded sometime in the third or fourth centuries as a mercenary battalion somewhere around Loth Laean, or higher in the Lothor Mountains. Their name comes from an old Sevician superstition that, on the eve of a person's death, they will be visited by a large red crow, commonly called a bloodcrow, as a symbol of mortality.
===Conflicts===
The Bloodcrows saw minor action in the First Duscadorian-Sevician War, where they served as a mercenary contingent of the Sevician land army and fought in a number of pitched battles against the armies of Duscador. The only time in the company's history that they have broken contract came a decade later, when they were hired by the rebel Anaean League to fight against the Empire of Sevicia. Fearing reprimand, or worse, the Bloodcrows broke contract and retreated to the colder reaches of the Cape. 
===Military strength===
The present-day Bloodcrows are a relatively small company, consisting of between 2000 and 3000 men at any one time, though most are military veterans. The writer and historian Cyppias claims in his Annals that the Bloodcrows once were a sort of penal battalion that accepted the worst of society - "pickpockets, cutpurses, and unrepentant murders from wherever they may hail from" - though this is no longer the case.
===Location===
The Bloodcrows have spent the entirety of the history, excluding the first war with Duscador, in operation around the northern regions of Sevicia, specifically in and around the Cape and the Northlands. Their permanent camp is located west of Loth Laean, not far from the city of Greenhorn. Their commander, Robert Cettayne, is a Morosean native of noble birth. A number of former Bloodcrows who have left the company have made Castle Farlan, the home of Eris Farlan, their home.
Category:Military organisations