Mercenary Corps

An Era IV Empire Improvement which grants the ability to convert an army made up of Mercenaries to Privateers, which appear to all other factions as a roaming army. However, Privateers will have an increased upkeep cost, and cannot perform the Bribe, Parley, or Search army actions.

The Roving Clans are not able to research this technology, and instead have the Freelance Guards technology, which provides the same function, but is available in Era II.

Lore
Commanders occasionally prefer hardened professionals to local recruits, believing that they gain in experience what they lose in patriotism.