Merc Movitations

Bob say:
Tomb,

I agree that their motivation and professionalism will keep them up for
short engagements.  If it starts to turn ugly however no amount of money
is going to sustain them.  Yes, like all troops they are fighting for
their buddies, but when the casualties start to climb they are going to
start looking towards a way out.

[Tomb] I think there are cases where this is not so, but they generally
are mercs[1] serving for some cause other than just money. This includes
the International Brigades in the Spanish Civil War and Finnish (or was
it Norwegian) people fighting in the (Wermacht?) German forces against
the Russians. Some of these mercs actually have very strong resolve. But
they they aren't _just_ in it for the money.

Tomb
[1] merc: someone fighting for a nation other than his own (getting