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==Mercenary Companies==
In MercWorld, players take control of a Mercenary trained by one of the elite Mercenary Companies.  These Companies each have their own special talents, methods, themes, and motifs.  A brief summary of the four Mercenary Companies available are as follows.

;Hound Company:  Formed by the legendary and enigmatic mercenary known only as the Old Wolf, Hound Company is by far the largest Mercenary Company.  Hound Company soldiers use old but proven equipment and tactics, and the teachings of the Old Wolf stress the values of camaraderie, tenacity, and perseverance.  Every Hound mercenary is an orphan or unwanted child born from conflict and they are taught to revel in the chaos of war, making the battlefields of the world the home they never had.
;Tsarkovsky Royal Academy:  When the old empire of Varan underwent a revolution, the exiled nobility formed their own Mercenary Company, selling the talents that had once protected their homeland to the highest bidders.  The noble houses of the Tsarkovsky Royal Academy (TRA) undergo extensive gene therapy and utilize strict eugenics program to create their super-soldiers, believed to surpass the limits of the human body without desecrating its form.  The TRA values honorable combat above all else, saving left-handed methods for their own internal affairs.
;Meridian Arms Technology:  This relatively new Mercenary Company was born from the Meridian Technological Institute.  Declaring themselves independent contractors, the Meridian Arms Technology (MAT) soldiers modify themselves extensively with the latest in cyborg technology and arm themselves with impressive directed energy weapons.  MAT acts upon the whims of the Technological Institute, and thus approach every battle with a litany of orderly combat protocols, equipment for field testing, and an eye for quick profit.
;Sidika's Foundation for the Gifted:  The smallest of the Mercenary Companies, Sidika's Foundation was formed by the famous mystic Sidika, who used her powers of prophecy to advise military and political leaders around the world.  Sidika's Foundation recruits solely from other gifted individuals; those with great psychic potential and a talent for combat.  Due to its size and the unsettling nature of its students and their training regimens, Sidika's Foundation is often seen working in conjunction with another Mercenary Company, serving as specialists and advisers just as Sidika did long ago.