Bog Wraiths
The Bog Wraiths are a mercenary company that operates out of Castle Wydmoor, a few miles southwest of Wydmoor Free City proper. This group is primarily responsible for defending the Wydmoor region, and maintains a number of defensive fortifications in the area. The organization is run by the Lord General, a position currently held by Ralth Onorodil.
Despite its current role as the defenders of Wydmoor, this organization predates the city's autonomy by some time, and was originally nominally attached to the Ubrekti government. Their affiliation with Wydmoor began in during the Thid Interregnum, when the Wraiths allied with the heretics that occupied the city to break the siege of Odriss Rockheart. Rockheart eventually reconciled with the heretics, and the Wraiths became an instrumental supporter of Rockheart and helped to end the Interregnum.
When Rockheart assumed the Arch-Wardenship in 712 FI, the Wraiths became his honor guard. Under the terms of the Rockheart Charter, the city of Wydmoor was granted self-determination, and the Bog Wraiths came to provide 1/3rd of the manpower for the Sentinels of the Stand, the Arch-Warden's elite mercenary guard, for which they would receive an annual stipend from the church. Afterward, they played a key role in the Convention of Autonomy and the creation of the Stones of Law.
The Bog Wraiths currently maintain a number of defensive fortifications, including the Wydmoor Rampart, Castle Wydmoor, and a number of lesser outposts. They are also rumored to maintain a magical non-tunnel system connecting Castle Wydmoor, the Cathedral of Origin, and the Keep of the City Magius, possibly in conjunction with the City Magius himself. Drawing on their defensive role and their history, they have become master engineers and siege breakers,
Today, the Wraiths survival is inexorably tied to the Church and Wydmoor--a significant amount of their funding comes from the church and the mines of Iros Forge. Although their days of contributing to offensive campaigns are no more, they do maintain some level of autonomy. From time to time, they are contracted by sovereign nations for medium scale and precision military engagements, such as rooting out dens of servitors or disbanding bandit camps.
Game Notes
- May have attacked the PCs when they were returning from the temple.
