Kayden, the Merc Captain and Morek the Dwarf, freed Jex the Drabarian bounty hunter from slavery. In turn, he gave them information of a Hidden fortress in the mountains, where his previous employers resided (they betrayed him and sold him into slavery themselves). A fortress of 50 outlaws. With the help of a sly Elven Rogue named 'Secret' who fed Kayden information, they invited a ragtag group of sellswords and mercs to meet Kayden and Morek at an old ruined guard tower at the outskirts of the wilderness. There, Kayden invited them to join his Mercenary company, for there was a Mercenary competition and whatever group brought back the biggest haul into the city of Starkvale would not only be allowed into the crowded city, but given a Guildhall and become a legitimate organization of soldiers for hire. Once they promised to join, Kayden told them of what he found out via Secret that the next day, the Bandits in the Fortress would attack a caravan of a traveling Noble, splitting their forces. Kayden led a strike team into the Fortress, and the other Mercenaries attacked the bandits who were raiding the Noble caravan. In one fell swoop, the Mercs destroyed the bandits and took over the fortress, though not without their losses, and not without fighting a Dark mage and a Death Knight at the climax (as well as an Ogre and a few Gnolls along the way). Now, a week later they are within the city limits with their own Guild. Some of the Mercs are resting at the taken Bandit Fortress 'Hillcrest' while Kayden and a few are in the Guild hall accepting new members to their growing group of Mercs.