
This was one of the reasons why this nightmare lasted for so long.

But even at the time of the 30-years-war, many factions fought with armies consisting of mercenaries, and soldiers not so much loyal to a given flag or nationality or king, but religion. This was a transition that slowly started Europe at the time the socalled "condottieri" formed many of Italy's mercenary armies of the 14th and 15th century. Historically you have to take into account that what separated a mercenary from a soldier is that the latter took the queen'S shilling in that he wears a uniform associated not with private enterprise or just any organisation, but his nation. he has nothing personaly against Neal, he is only doing it There is no way he can compleate his objectives Get paied if he let Neal die he stopped the attacker because he has aĪnnoyed at the lack of sucsess, the third attacker hires an assasin. He didn't stop the attacker because he wouldn't The soldier could have dealt with theĭecides to kill the attacker. Next Neal hires a soldier from the forum members at .īefore long Neal is attacked.

He just did it so he would get paid at the end of the day. He didn't stop the attacker because he likes Neal Situation without killing anyone and still have got paid, but in this case heĭecides to kill the attacker. Lets say that Neal Stevens decides he needs protection.īefore long Neal is attacked. There for the money, the soldier often has a interest in the goals he is trying

The major difference is that whilst the mercenary is, almost by definition, The soldier is much the same as the mercenary in that he/she is hired toĬomplete objectives that may, but don't necessarily, include killing. Out the occasional fire he will still get paid. Server he may have to kill any one who tries to destroy it, but if no oneĮver presents him with such a serious attack and all he ever has to do is put If the mercenary is hired, for example, for armed protection of the subsim Usually required to kill if his objectives can be accomplished without him killing. Isn't blood money in the same way as the assassin.

Order to achieve what ever objectives he has, but it seams to me that this The mercenary receives money and is expected to kill, if he needs to, in It is clear that the assassin receives blood money. However, I suspect you knew that and are looking at a deeper question about Mercenaries are hired to an organization they have no loyalty to other thanĪssassins are hired by an organization they have no loyalty to, other thanįinancial loyalty, to kill particular individuals. Soldiers are hired by one organization to which they remain loyal.
