When I made my first merc, Halberd of Death, at first I played him as a merc looking for the odd job and bounty.
Downside? In disco, there are so few bounties, you can't play as an honest merc, so you get bored. What I did was become an unlawful merc, helping whoever needed help/was willing to pay, so I hung around NY, helping out Xenos, the HF and the odd criminal in dire situations.
Recently Halber'd been hired as a hitman, which has worked out great so far, but as before, jobs have dried out... So again I'm not quite sure what to do..
A lot of merc's have this problem, it's not just you, but still Halberd's my favorite character so far, probably coz I've been writing a story about it, and I know where the story's going.
Best not to, LN will go on an indy bash about how some indy group is starting the war. Which goes against LN's authority, and how there's a lot of work involved in starting a war, etc.