I used to have an independent mercenary ... but unfortunately that mercenary has since been deleted because there existed at the time a ban on all mercenaries in at least 2 of the house systems (Liberty and Rheinland). My mercenary was designed specifically for escorting traders. So ... that coupled with traders who don't wanna hire escorts is why you don't see many around. The only escorts I've ever seen here in Disco have been those in the same player faction as the trader (IND comes to mind).
