Board Thread:Suggestions forum/@comment-29145474-20180824160408

I propose a new type of NPC called a mercenary. They would spawn in camps of 3 - 6 throughout middle-earth, and each camp would be lead by a mercenary captain. From a mercenary captain you could hire the mercenaries.

Each mercenary would only start off with bandit gear, however like all hired soldiers you can replace the gear of mercenaries. Mercenaries can attack any faction regardless of your alignment with them.

Having mercenaries could help factions especially with civil wars, since players on both sides might not want to loose a ton of alignment with their faction. Mercenaries could allow players to resolve things like civil wars without having to fight troops of their own faction.

Also mercenaries could help out with barbarian playing styles, where you go out and rampage all across middle earth, killing any faction you see.

All in all, mercenaries would help out a lot, especially in making civil wars easier. 