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Line 4: A '''hiring hall''' is a designated area on a world where [[mercenary unit]]s can go for training and to meet potential employers. They are essentially common meeting grounds, though some are more advanced than others. A '''hiring hall''' is a designated area on a world where [[mercenary unit]]s can go for training and to meet potential employers. They are essentially common meeting grounds, though some are more advanced than others. − Mercenary contracts throughout the [[Inner Sphere]] used to be brokered by [[ComStar]], who provided a hiring agency through the [[Mercenary Review Board]] (MRB). It was originally associated with the [[Lyran Commonwealth]] world of [[Galatea]].<ref name=CM:Mp16>''Combat Manual: Mercenaries'', p. 16</ref> Galatea in particular was known as the '''Mercenary's Star''', a popular term referring to the premier center of mercenary hiring in the Inner Sphere essentially encompassing an entire planet, and the moniker is most frequently used in advertising for the planet and for the flowery books and [[holovid]]s with romanticized views of mercenaries. Through the MRB, ComStar held a monopoly on hiring, arbitration, general administration and other clerical services surrounding the mercenary business. Other mercenary guilds existed at times, but they were invariably short-lived. + Mercenary contracts throughout the [[Inner Sphere]] used to be brokered by [[ComStar]], who provided a hiring agency through the [[Mercenary Review Board]] (MRB) that was based on [[Galatea]], the [[Mercenary's Star]] (essentially, a hiring hall encompassing an entire planet). Through the MRB, ComStar held a monopoly on hiring, arbitration, general administration and other clerical services surrounding the mercenary business. Other mercenary guilds existed at times, but they were invariably short-lived. − However, Galatea was gradually eclipsed as the premier "Mercenary's Star" by [[Outreach]], after [[Wolf's Dragoons]] opened of a provisional hiring hall there in March of [[3032]] and subsequently made an active effort to draw the mercenary trade to their new homeworld.<ref name=MHB55-34>''Mercenary's Handbook 3055'', p. 34</ref> The hiring hall on Outreach was run by the MRBC independently of Wolf's Dragoons despite Outreach being the Dragoons' homeworld. Even after the world was retaken by the [[Capellan Confederation]], [[Sun-Tzu Liao]] declared it an independent barony and didn't interfere with the system's operations.<ref name=CMp45>''Chaos March'', p. 45</ref> After hiring hall operations on Outreach were moved to the renovated Olympiad Stadium in the center of Harlech City in [[3037]], which during the [[Star League era]] had served as the location for the opening and closing ceremonies of the [[Martial Olympiad]], the mercenary business virtually exploded on Outreach.<ref name=MHB55-34/><ref name=CMp78>''Chaos March'', p. 78</ref>+ The trust universally placed in ComStar was lost following ComStar's collaboration with the [[Clans]], however, and the MRB subsequently collapsed in [[3052]]. In its stead, the [[Mercenary Review and Bonding Commission]] (MRBC) was set up on [[Outreach]], only returning to set up a satellite office on Galatea in [[3067]] after the 'Mech Riots damaged the trade there. This move proved to be fortuitous as the [[Word of Blake]]'s first target during their [[Jihad]] was Outreach, which was conquered and devastated through the use of nuclear weapons. This made Galatea the old and new center of the mercenary trade. − The trust universally placed in ComStar was lost following ComStar's collaboration with the [[Clans]], and when this collaboration was revealed the MRB essentially collapsed in [[3052]]. In its stead, the [[Mercenary Review and Bonding Commission]] (MRBC) was set up on [[Outreach]], only returning to set up a satellite office on Galatea in [[3067]] after the 'Mech Riots damaged the trade there. This move proved to be fortuitous as the [[Word of Blake]]'s first target during their [[Jihad]] was Outreach, which was conquered and devastated through the use of nuclear weapons. This made Galatea the old and new center of the mercenary trade. + The hiring hall on Outreach was run by the MRBC independently of [[Wolf's Dragoons]] despite Outreach being the Dragoons' homeworld. Even after the world was retaken by the [[Capellan Confederation]], Sun-Tzu Liao declared it an independent barony and didn't interfere with the system's operations.<ref>''Chaos March (sourcebook)'', p. 45</ref> The Outreach Hiring Hall was located in the center of Harlech City, which during the [[Star League era]] had served as the location for the opening and closing ceremonies of the [[Martial Olympiad]].<ref>''Chaos March (sourcebook)'', p. 78</ref> − Hiring halls in the classic sense only cater to the accepted and legitimate mercenary business and are expected to at least cooperate with the MRBC (or previously, the MRB), if not featuring a satellite office. + Hiring halls in the classic sense only cater to the accepted and legitimate mercenary business and are expected to at least cooperate with the MRB/MRBC, if not featuring a satellite office. + + In a broader sense, the term "Hiring Hall" can be used to refer to any mercenary hiring center, in a similar fashion to the term "Mercenary's Star". The following worlds were notable hubs of the mercenary business for a time at least: ==Known Hiring Halls== ==Known Hiring Halls== − In a broader sense, the term "Hiring Hall" can be used to refer to any mercenary hiring center, in a similar fashion to the term "Mercenary's Star." The following worlds were notable hubs of the mercenary business for a time at least: :''See also:'' [[:Category:Hiring Hall Worlds]] :''See also:'' [[:Category:Hiring Hall Worlds]] − − {{div col|colwidth=25em}} * [[Antallos]]<ref name=FM:MRp10>''Field Manual: Mercenaries, Revised'', p. 10</ref> * [[Antallos]]<ref name=FM:MRp10>''Field Manual: Mercenaries, Revised'', p. 10</ref> * [[Arc-Royal]] * [[Arc-Royal]] − ** [[Arc-Royal Warrior's Hall]]<ref name=FM:MRp17>''Field Manual: Mercenaries, Revised'', p. 17</ref> + ** [[Warrior's Hall]]<ref name=FM:MRp17>''Field Manual: Mercenaries, Revised'', p. 17</ref> * [[Astrokaszy]]<ref name=FM:MRp10/> * [[Astrokaszy]]<ref name=FM:MRp10/> * [[Fletcher (CC)|Fletcher]] * [[Fletcher (CC)|Fletcher]] Line 32:
Line 31: * [[Solaris VII]] * [[Solaris VII]] ** [[Solaris Guild Hall]]<ref name=S7:PBp27>''Solaris VII: The Game World – Player's Book'', p. 27: "Guild Hall"</ref> ** [[Solaris Guild Hall]]<ref name=S7:PBp27>''Solaris VII: The Game World – Player's Book'', p. 27: "Guild Hall"</ref> − * [[Westerhand]]<ref name=FM:MRp10/> + *[[Westerhand]]<ref name=FM:MRp10/> − {{div col end}} ==References== ==References== <references /> <references /> − ==Bibliography== ==Bibliography== − * ''[[Chaos March (sourcebook)|Chaos March]]'' + * ''[[Chaos March (sourcebook)]]'' − * ''[[Combat Manual: Mercenaries]]'' * ''[[Field Manual: Mercenaries, Revised]]'' * ''[[Field Manual: Mercenaries, Revised]]'' − * ''[[Mercenary's Handbook 3055]]'' * ''[[Shrapnel Issue 15]]'' * ''[[Shrapnel Issue 15]]'' * ''[[Solaris VII: The Game World]]'' * ''[[Solaris VII: The Game World]]''
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A '''hiring hall''' is a designated area on a world where [[mercenary unit]]s can go for training and to meet potential employers. They are essentially common meeting grounds, though some are more advanced than others. | A '''hiring hall''' is a designated area on a world where [[mercenary unit]]s can go for training and to meet potential employers. They are essentially common meeting grounds, though some are more advanced than others. | ||
| − | Mercenary contracts throughout the [[Inner Sphere]] used to be brokered by [[ComStar]], who provided a hiring agency through the [[Mercenary Review Board]] (MRB) | + | Mercenary contracts throughout the [[Inner Sphere]] used to be brokered by [[ComStar]], who provided a hiring agency through the [[Mercenary Review Board]] (MRB) that was based on [[Galatea]], the [[Mercenary's Star]] (essentially, a hiring hall encompassing an entire planet). Through the MRB, ComStar held a monopoly on hiring, arbitration, general administration and other clerical services surrounding the mercenary business. Other mercenary guilds existed at times, but they were invariably short-lived. |
| − | + | The trust universally placed in ComStar was lost following ComStar's collaboration with the [[Clans]], however, and the MRB subsequently collapsed in [[3052]]. In its stead, the [[Mercenary Review and Bonding Commission]] (MRBC) was set up on [[Outreach]], only returning to set up a satellite office on Galatea in [[3067]] after the 'Mech Riots damaged the trade there. This move proved to be fortuitous as the [[Word of Blake]]'s first target during their [[Jihad]] was Outreach, which was conquered and devastated through the use of nuclear weapons. This made Galatea the old and new center of the mercenary trade. | |
| − | The | + | The hiring hall on Outreach was run by the MRBC independently of [[Wolf's Dragoons]] despite Outreach being the Dragoons' homeworld. Even after the world was retaken by the [[Capellan Confederation]], Sun-Tzu Liao declared it an independent barony and didn't interfere with the system's operations.<ref>''Chaos March (sourcebook)'', p. 45</ref> The Outreach Hiring Hall was located in the center of Harlech City, which during the [[Star League era]] had served as the location for the opening and closing ceremonies of the [[Martial Olympiad]].<ref>''Chaos March (sourcebook)'', p. 78</ref> |
| − | Hiring halls in the classic sense only cater to the accepted and legitimate mercenary business and are expected to at least cooperate with the MRBC | + | Hiring halls in the classic sense only cater to the accepted and legitimate mercenary business and are expected to at least cooperate with the MRB/MRBC, if not featuring a satellite office. |
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| + | In a broader sense, the term "Hiring Hall" can be used to refer to any mercenary hiring center, in a similar fashion to the term "Mercenary's Star". The following worlds were notable hubs of the mercenary business for a time at least: | ||
==Known Hiring Halls== | ==Known Hiring Halls== | ||
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:''See also:'' [[:Category:Hiring Hall Worlds]] | :''See also:'' [[:Category:Hiring Hall Worlds]] | ||
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* [[Antallos]]<ref name=FM:MRp10>''Field Manual: Mercenaries, Revised'', p. 10</ref> | * [[Antallos]]<ref name=FM:MRp10>''Field Manual: Mercenaries, Revised'', p. 10</ref> | ||
* [[Arc-Royal]] | * [[Arc-Royal]] | ||
| − | ** [[ | + | ** [[Warrior's Hall]]<ref name=FM:MRp17>''Field Manual: Mercenaries, Revised'', p. 17</ref> |
* [[Astrokaszy]]<ref name=FM:MRp10/> | * [[Astrokaszy]]<ref name=FM:MRp10/> | ||
* [[Fletcher (CC)|Fletcher]] | * [[Fletcher (CC)|Fletcher]] | ||
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* [[Solaris VII]] | * [[Solaris VII]] | ||
** [[Solaris Guild Hall]]<ref name=S7:PBp27>''Solaris VII: The Game World – Player's Book'', p. 27: "Guild Hall"</ref> | ** [[Solaris Guild Hall]]<ref name=S7:PBp27>''Solaris VII: The Game World – Player's Book'', p. 27: "Guild Hall"</ref> | ||
| − | * [[Westerhand]]<ref name=FM:MRp10/> | + | *[[Westerhand]]<ref name=FM:MRp10/> |
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==References== | ==References== | ||
<references /> | <references /> | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
| − | * ''[[Chaos March (sourcebook) | + | * ''[[Chaos March (sourcebook)]]'' |
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* ''[[Field Manual: Mercenaries, Revised]]'' | * ''[[Field Manual: Mercenaries, Revised]]'' | ||
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* ''[[Shrapnel Issue 15]]'' | * ''[[Shrapnel Issue 15]]'' | ||
* ''[[Solaris VII: The Game World]]'' | * ''[[Solaris VII: The Game World]]'' | ||