Red Banner

The Red Banner is a Mercenary Company of the Ymaryn Empire. They are some of the most elite forces of the Ymaryn, mostly composed of spearmen equipped with iron scale armor and shields.

Campaign History
The Red Banner is the first Mercenary Company in the history of Paths of Civilization. They were founded by Rulwyna I with Ynarthyn and Sobtuthyn in the update Banners heralding change and was used to drive away the Hathatyn from the Hatriver valley system.

The first foreign hire was with the Thunder Speakers in their rebellion against the Xohyr Empire and then the hire of the Highland Kingdom in their conflict with the Xohyr Empire in Rain, mud, and mosquitoes. They distinguished themselves with the ability to turn the tides of these wars, first ensuring that the Thunder Speaker rebellion was successful. And following that the Red Banner held with the Highland Kingdom when one of their main war bands was destroyed in a flood due to the Great Climate Change, and in doing so let the Highland Kingdom held long enough for the Xohyr Empire to deliver favorable terms of peace.

In Competing interests, they were then involved in a disastrous campaign with the northern nomads that ended in the death of Rulwyna II's son and heir, Ylrulthyn.

Afterward, they were used by Phygriff of the Heaven's Hawks to take out Xohyr itself, before turning their effort against the Highlanders.

While Tinriver was being set up in Sea conflicts, the company ensured its defense and on occasion sent retaliatory expeditionary campaigns against those who steal rather than trade.

In Strain of Justice, they were hired out to the Highland Kingdom together with the other MC without any fees as a sign of goodwill. They were used to stamp down religious fanatics.

It was involved in the final battle in The Horsemen Ride Once Again that ended in the total annihilation of the Forhuch cavalry forces and ended Forhuch as an independent kingdom.

During the campaign against the Highlander aggression in Rumbling Omens, the Red Banner along with Blood Rain fought together in the pass on the western front. While they were unable to make headway in the pass, they did prevent the breakout of the highlanders.

Trivia

 * During the Burning of Xohyr in the update "Great fun" they were described as "Iron scorpions".