The Hammer

A mercenary guild whose missions often oppose or parallel the missions of The Shield. This band of mercenaries will take up almost any job regardless of the ethical implications of the work, provided the coin is good and they stay on the 'right' side of the law. This means that they are often hired to do the dirty work of rich nobles and politicians, people who are virtually untouchable for regular law enforcement. Some of their mercenaries will fly The Shield's sigil while engaged in particularity nasty work, just to try and drag their rival guilds name through the mud. Their mercenaries have been known to attack The Shield's agents if they happen upon them in a cave or in the woods. Izzit Brittlebeard, a gnome artificer and sworn enemy of Ipaben Bilmorn, works for them as an engineer.