GreyBlade Company

The GreyBlade Company is a well-reputed and well-trained travelguards for hire, from various backgrounds and races. They are a neutral guard, not beholden or serving any cause but their own-which is to provide safety for those they were hired to protect, and to make money doing so.

There are three company owners- one living in WaterDeep, one in Balder’s Gate and one in Amn. Starting from Neverwinter -> WaterDeep ->Balder’s Gate ->down to the bustling land that is Amn- this is the route you will find the Grey Blades since this is the most well-traveled route along the Sword Coast.

One of the company’s “rivals” in the area between WaterDeep and Baldur’s Gate is the Moaskins. The Moaskins are also men-for-hire, but act more like mercenaries than neutral guards. They go for who can pay the highest fee, have deep ties in WaterDeep politics and are hired mostly by politicians who can afford them. Currently they have a base in one of the outlying villages near DragonSpear castle, as well as one in WaterDeep and Baldur’s gate. Since the Grey Blades and Moaskins have mostly different client bases, there is little actual hostility between the two groups, though normal rivalry is typical. See the Moaskin faction page for more information.

It is difficult to get in the Grey Blades company, since they live and die by their reputation. Any action against the people that contracted them is cause for immediate termination, as well as more possible harsh punishment. What the guard does outside of Grey Blade business, is considered their own business. The typical clientele that hire Grey Blades vary from evil to good (though this isn’t asked about nor required information) and vary for different reasons: merchants transporting valuable goods, a rich nobleman’s son, a daughter traveling to her groom, etc. etc.

There are places considered “safe houses” up and down the Sword Coast route that the Grey Blades rely on. The Scarecrow Inn is one of them.

GreyBlade hierarchy is as follows: an entire Guard is composed of 300-500 brothers/sisters. There is one Guard stationed in each of the company owners cities (Balder's Gate, Neverwinter and WaterDeep). Each Guard is divided into Stations. A Station is comprised of approximately 50 brothers/sisters. Within each Station are several Ranks. A Rank is comprised of a tightly-knit group of 4-6 brothers/sisters that work, live closely and function together. Of each of these steps in the hierarchy, there is a leader. Krusk is his Rank's leader. He reports to his Station leader, who reports to their Guard's leader. Krusk is responsible for the members of his Rank- their well-being, as well as keeping them in line for the job.