Jolly Fellows

The Jolly Fellows of Battles Fought on Lands not Home (Jolly Fellowes for short.) Are a rogue Sellsword company who maintain contracts with ththe Free Cities.

They're made up of mainly Deserters from other states, originally lead by veterans of the War or the Three Thieves.

Early Days
Aenys the Blight was born in Lys, the recordings of his early years are a few and far between, thus many scholars on the subject suggest he was most likely a street urchin who found his way onto the decks of a pirate ship.

After the War of the Three Thieves many of the common soldiers of the losing side fell into a power vaccum, the Jolly Fellows were an answer to a much larger issue.

Their commanding structure is unique and is found in no other Sellsword company, their Captain General is no more than a spokesperson for the company, he is elected for no other purpose than to discuss contracts with clients.

The leaders of the company themselves are referred to as Commanders, very few men have taken both titles simultaneously. It has been set this way to stop corruption, and the Captain General from using his position as a way of gaining lands or titles.

History
Founded in 406 A.C by a number of Pirates found shipless and Captainless after the War of the Three Thieves. Their original objective was to organize themselves and find a ship to continue their life on the seas as cutthroats.

They were employed by a merchant to guard his shipment, and found themselves to be of great help to the Merchant and his men, countering the pirates advances at every take. Aenys who would go on to be the Captain General and Head Commander was named "The Blight" due to his ability to counter Pirate attacks.

When told to form an official sellsword company, in a drunken stooper they named themselves "The Jolly Fellows of Battles Fought on Lands not Home" confused by the name many Magisters and Merchants requested that Aenys explain the name and he famously said.

''"It is better we share not our secrets, for then no man would need our blades." Aenys the Blight to unnamed Magister.''

There lack of ethics made them a dangerous foe and many Free Cities refused to hire them even going as far as to name them "Pirates". Although their actions were often questionable they never failed to fulfil a contract, and many used their service vouched for their ability.

The Jolly Fellows, Breakers of Dagger Lake.
One campaign of note, is their efforts against the Pirates of Dagger Lake, hired by a wealthy Merchant who had lost much to the Pirates, the Jolly fellows ventured inti waters theyd yet to tread.