Goc hyVremä
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About
- Other Names
- Goc hyVremä - Band of Five (Kythus)
- Type
- Mercenary Company
- Location
- This band is primarily based out of freetown of Arketh, Kythus.
- Description
- A band of Kythan noblemen whom formed a mercenary troop. The group membership has grown, and varies, but the name remains in recognition of its five founders. Since their founding the group has grown to over one hundred members with a ratio of one noble knight officer for every nine common soldiers. They are all horsemen, armed in plate for the officers and chain mail for the common soldiers. Weapons vary, but a lance and shield, sword and mace are popular. At least one currently serving knight of the order prefers to fight with a hammer. While they don't always fight on horseback, being a fully mobile unit, the whole band can travel fairly quickly to flank or cut off enemy forces. Originally they purchased their horses as would any other aspiring knight. Starting about ten years ago, the band acquired a large herd of horses and now breed their own. Several ostlers who are bonded to the company maintain and train these mounts for war.
- Heraldry
- The standard of the fighting order is a semicircle of five silver swords pointing towards a copper cup on a divided field of blue over dark green. The five swords represent the five founding knights. Pointing inward towards an oath cup; a tradition in Kythus is to drink pure water from a copper cup when swearing an oath of loyalty, in this case it was to each other. The blue and green represent the sky and forestland of Kythus.
History
- Founders
- The founders were successful in securing landed titles in payment to from a few wynu whom employed them against political enemies. Having a small manor and village of one's own secured their eventual retirement, as the leadership of the band was passed to other knights who joined up later.
- Founding
- Goc hyVremä is a mercenary group which was originally formed in 367 YG by five landless knights from Kythus whom wished to make a name for themselves.
- In the 34 years that the order has been employed throughout Kythus fighting on behalf of different Wymü in minor territorial and other disputes. They have earned a reputation for being a well coordinated unit, and were instrumental in ending the Siege of Tënas Pelabyger in 390 YG.
