Editing /TG/heim:Dulac's Damnation (Middenheimer Mercenaries) (section)

==Deceased and Dismissed==

'''Lucien Dulac''' (torn in half by Ogre Mercenary Griggs): ''Many Questing knights spend years on the hunt for the Grail - and while the bard songs will tell you it is all saving damsels in distress and slaying dragons, the reality is that bills must be paid, horses must be re-shoed, warriors must be fed, swords must be re-sharpened, and so on. Debts dog at the heels of a Questing knight - for those with lands held in escrow these are easy to pay. Others, like Sir Lucien Dulac, are not so fortunate and soon resort to less than honourable methods to pay them: selling their swords to the highest bidder. But a mercenary's life involves debts as well, and sometimes desperate times call for desperate measures...''

'''Thumb''' (killed by a Witch Hunter warhound): ''Thumb is little more than a vicious thug, but one quickly learns in the soldiering business that luxuries like good breeding, fair speech, and general courtesy cost quite a few gold crowns extra and don't really provide much in the way of tangible battlefield benefits.''

'''Dietrich''' (killed by a Witch Hunter warhound): ''A former hand-gunner from Hochland province, Dietrich is the only member of Dulac's company skilled in the maintenance and care of temperamental black powder weapons. Most Bretonnians tend to disdain such equipment, but Dietrich's employment is either a mark of his cynicism, pragmatism, desperation, or some combination of all three.''

'''Viktor''' (slain by a Witch Hunter flagellant Karl): ''An Ostermark guide hired for his familiarity with the province, and the lands around Mordheim, Viktor has been receiving some basic tutelage from Emilio.''

'''Ignatius''' (slain by Eshin Sorceror Balandbar): ''Ignatius rarely speaks of his past, but traces of his accent and choice of words speak of a former affiliation with the church of Sigmar. A dark look crosses his face every time the Grand Theogenist is mentioned, leading many to dub him "the Heretic" in jest - though how true this may be of him is anyone's guess. Dulac considers him his right-hand man and he holds the purse-strings for the company. With Dulac slain, he has taken the reins of the mercenary company and has vowed bloody revenge on the Vampire and his minions who slew him - a testament to the unlikely friendship they had.'' 

'''Emilio''' (slain by Skaven Assassin Roland Goldtooth):''Emilio is a Tilean bravo has boasted that he's traveled all over the Old World and has seen it all. His flamboyant dress and manner is at odds with Dulac's dour demeanour. He's the most highly paid of the regulars and has the sword skills (and swaggering ego!) to match. His pride was struck after a sword duel with a Vampire, but it has spurred him to train all the more furiously.''

'''Jacques''' (pushed off a rooftop by a Skaven servant): ''Jacques is one of the other few Bretonnians to have stuck with Sir Dulac from the beginning of his quest, most of the other various men-at-arms and yeomen being killed, dying of dysentery and other diseases, or simply being dismissed or leaving when the coffers have run dry. With Dulac dead, Jacques is the senior Bretonnian left in the group, and has decided to stick around to keep a watchful eye on young Pierre.''