TheGreil Mercenaries (Japanese:グレイル傭兵団Greil's Mercenaries) are a mercenary force based inCrimea.

Overview

The band was founded byGreil at some point after the year 626, following his departure from theDaein army and after spending some time as a mercenary inGallia under KingCaineghis; his deputy wasTitania, a former Crimean knight whom he met in Gallia. Following Greil's death, his sonIke succeeded him as the band's leader, with Titania continuing as his deputy andSoren now as their tactician. For most of their existence, they devoted themselves to serving Crimea.

Inthe year 645, the Greil Mercenaries rose to prominence in their role in theMad King's War. While on a scouting mission to observe the onset of the war, the Mercenaries encounteredElincia, the errant Crimean princess, as she fledMelior pursued byDaein soldiers. They entered her service to escort her to refuge in Gallia, during which Greil was slain by theBlack Knight in a duel. After consulting with Caineghis, the Mercenaries and Elincia departed to Begnion to attempt to raise support from ApostleSanaki for opposing Daein, and in order to do so were tasked with investigating SenatorOliver of Tanas. Once this task was accomplished, the Mercenaries – now with the support of Begnion's army under GeneralZelgius – traveled back to Daein and conquered it, before pressing on to reclaim Crimea and defeat KingAshnard.

In the War's aftermath, the Mercenaries disbanded temporarily while Ike served as a Crimean noble, but reformed them after departing the Crimean court 2 1/2 years later^[1]. From there, the Mercenaries spent most of their time taking on smaller jobs which didn't pay particularly well^[2], until they were hired byBastian to act as a fail-safe to stopLudveck's civil war, intervening only at the last moment whenLucia was about to be executed.

Their next job was with the Laguz Alliance, assistingGallia,Phoenicis andKilvas in their war onBegnion. Late in this war, the Mercenaries were assimilated into theApostle's Army when EmpressSanaki allied with them in opposition to her nation's treacherous senators, with Ike again serving as the army's general. FollowingAshera's judgement upon the world, the Greil Mercenaries, along with other members of the united forces, temporarily formed theGreil Army while traveling to theTower of Guidance. After the restoration of the world, the Greil Mercenaries continued their work, serving under an unspecified leader following Ike's departure; some members, like Oscar and Mia, also departed.

Members

Ike	Greil	Titania	Soren	Boyd	Oscar
Rolf	Shinon	Gatrie	Mist	Rhys	Mia

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