Reaver Mercenary Co.

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However, if faction B now decides not to pay you, why would faction A want you back? You stabbed them in the back and then shot at them for payment from their enemies.

A faction would have to be seriously ignorant to rehire you. Once the payment is up, you would just be back to hunting them. Surely they would seek a Mercenary company that is more loyal, loyalty pays in the long run.

I wonder the same thing, to be fair. However, they do hire us back. Why? Hell if I know.

In the case of the Corsairs, for example, it wasn't "Oh, board's closed, let's vamoose." It closed once, we waited a couple months, it opened for a short time, then closed again. We waited another couple of months and the board still wasn't open again. Reavers used to be very loyal to the Empire, but when they closed that board a second time and it wasn't looking like it was going to be opened again soon, we needed to seek out more work. The Hessians, who we shot at for some time on behalf of the Corsairs, were kind enough to support us with a board after we "earned their trust" with a trial contract.

Again, the problem here doesn't stem from the Reavers directly. If anything, we're one predictable constant in the ever-changing Merc business - we go where the money is. Can't feed the family/booze addiction when you're not bringing anything in.

In this light, I do implore you to take up said diplomacy issues with the factions who employ us. Why would a faction want to employ a group of mercs likely to stab them in the back for a buck or two? I can't answer that for you, only the employers can. All I know is that if they're going to give us the opportunity to earn some money, we'll most likely take it provided it doesn't conflict with a current employer who's keeping us happy.

Addendum:

mer·ce·nar·y/ˈmərsəˌnerē/
Adjective: (of a person or their behavior) Primarily concerned with making money at the expense of ethics.
Noun: A professional soldier hired to serve in a foreign army.