The man is a member of a Condotta, a mercenary troop.
The Brabançons were initially the most successful of these national mercenary troops.
The elephants were hired as mercenary troops with their riders.
One entire ring was dedicated to the mercenary troop that owned the station.
The development company has the money, more than enough to hire fifteen independent traders and a few thousand mercenary troops.
And if not before, then certainly in time to prevent the bulk of the mercenary troops from landing.
The Ligures seem to have been ready to engage as mercenary troops in the service of others.
Even in the big city their support, apart from the mercenary troops, was very thin.
They also, purely by accident, stood between Trade's approaching mercenary troops and the capital.
Other than oats, the only thing of value they can sell are a few strong backs for mercenary troops.