Re: Chapter 5 - OOC
The Freelancers are basically a guild of professional adventurers/mercenaries. They are not necessarily soldiers or of any particular profession; rather they are an organization of professionals who undertake often odd or unsavory missions for a monetary incentive.
The origins of the organization were after the fall-out of the Zhen Halan Empire, with so many soldiers, engineers, mages and the like out of work some banded together to help the fledgling nations of the day. The Freelancers, by definition, by no national affiliation and work as and absolutely independent organization for the betterment of all members (ie. employees). The later part of the above statement leaves much to be interpreted though, as ultimately it is the upper echelons of the Freelancers Guild that determine which jobs are appropriate or not. Over their history though it has been generally perceived that they favor only themselves and not any particular nation.
While this may seem a rather cold outlook, the Freelancers have been know to undertake humanitarian missions of their own volition, and occasionally in contravention of a particular nation's mandate. To this end the Freelancers are seen as a more universal force, rather than nation specific. It is widely rumoured among the elite of Kahluyn that the Freelancers maintain chapters on other worlds through the Nexus Gates, though this has never been confirmed.