Darka/School of Obedience

The Mercenary Way

The Merceny way is seldom understood outside of Darka. You are new to Darka, and in being so it is important you understand a few things that separate our way of life from ALL OTHER realms in Atamara and the rest of the world. These ideals are imperitave to our future and in keeping us one of the strongest, and most profitable, realms in the world. Study these ideals intensly and keep them forever close to your heart and mind, for forgetting a single one can result in your untimely death or removal from our steel-strong realm.

• You are a Merc. Meaning, unlike most Nobles of this world you do not make choices based on morals, free will or emotion. You are here to kill for, and support Darka. Darka tolerates no lazy man or woman, and will never allow orders to go unfollowed due to personal feelings on "right or wrong". Darka takes no stance on politics of morality when it comes to war. We are the ONLY realm that goes to war for one reason...gold...and lots of it. We do not care if the war is right, justified or fair...we only care if it brings profit to Darka and those who fight for it. We are perfectly happy going to war against those who can not defend themselvs, just as we are happy marching into a war where we are outnumbered or outclassed...if the Contract is signed by our King, we march...and we do not hesitate one moment in doing so.

• Most realms have qualms with our way of war. We are often called pigs or savages for the way we operate in war. many realms have nothing but hatred or digust for the fact that gold is our only motivation for war...but almost ALL realms have called on our services at one time or another. meaning one thing: We are piggish savages only when you do not need us. When a realm calls on Darka for our help in war, we only ask two things; that the gold be good and the contract be signed by the proper officials.

• Sometimes (often) Darka's warriors will have to sit and wait on frontlines with little or no action for weeks. Long periods of time may pass where you are simply instructed to sit and wait for further orders. Not all of our information on attack will be openly shared with you. As a Merc you will be expected to follow orders and do so without complaint. If you get bored sitting in a trench for weeks on end, without a single clue to as if you will be actually attacking or simply sitting there as a form of "intimidation with no real chance of entering war", then please be a perfect Merc and allow the time to pass without complaint. We are Mercs...we wait, we war, we follow commands, nothing more.

• In Darka a powerful heart, body and mind are all equally considered valuable to our way of life. Unlike most realms that rest on fake images of soft-handed Noble-talk, and fancy pants aristocratic tomfoolery...we are Darkans!!! We roar when we wish, we bark louder then a dog in war, and we hate, love, and laugh with passion. We do not strive to be like any other realm...for we are the only mercenary-realm to exist in the realms of man. We are proud and we live or die with pride.

Vashmere 01:02, 19 August 2007 (CEST)