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A '''hiring hall''' is a designated area on a world where [[mercenary unit]]s can go to be hired. They are essentially common meeting grounds, though some are more high tech than others. Prior to the [[Fourth Succession War]], the premier hiring hall in the [[Inner Sphere]] was on [[Galatea]], then known as the [[Mercenary's Star]]. After the Fourth War, [[Wolf's Dragoons]] was given the world of [[Outreach]] by Prince [[Hanse Davion]] and worked very hard to make Outreach into the premier hiring hall.
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A '''hiring hall''' is a designated area on a world where [[mercenary unit]]s can go for training and to meet potential employers. They are essentially common meeting grounds, though some are more advanced than others.  
  
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Mercenary contracts throughout the Inner Sphere used to be brokered by [[ComStar]] who provided a hiring agency through the [[Mercenary Review Board]] (MRB). Through the MRB, ComStar held a monopoly on hiring, arbitration, general administration and other clerical services surrounding the mercenary business. The trust universally placed into ComStar was lost following their collaboration with the [[Clans]], however, and the MRB collapsed in [[3052]]. In its stead, the [[Mercenary Review and Bonding Commission]] (MRBC) set up shop on Outreach, only returning to set up a satellite office on Galatea in [[3067]] after the 'Mech Riots damaged the trade there during the [[FedCom Civil War]]. This move proved to be fortuitous as the [[Word of Blake]]'s first target during their [[Jihad]] was Outreach, which was conquered and devastated through the use of nuclear weapons.  
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Mercenary contracts throughout the [[Inner Sphere]] used to be brokered by [[ComStar]] who provided a hiring agency through the [[Mercenary Review Board]] (MRB) that was based on [[Galatea]], the [[Mercenary's Star]]. Through the MRB, ComStar held a monopoly on hiring, arbitration, general administration and other clerical services surrounding the mercenary business.
  
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Other halls dot worlds with large, famous mercenary units, like [[Northwind]] and [[Arc-Royal]]. In a similar fashion to what [[Jaime Wolf]] did for Outreach, [[Morgan Kell]] built up his home of [[Arc-Royal]] to the mercenary trade, though it was never granted the legitimacy of Galatea and Outreach through an official MRBC office. Nonetheless, it became quite popular during the Jihad due to its relative safety. Northwind became a hall somewhat accidentally, as employers who were turned away by the [[Northwind Highlanders]] and [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarriors]] who attempted and failed to join the famed unit met up and started doing business together.
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The trust universally placed into ComStar was lost following their collaboration with the [[Clans]], however, and the MRB collapsed in [[3052]]. In its stead, the [[Mercenary Review and Bonding Commission]] (MRBC) was set up on [[Outreach]], only returning to set up a satellite office on Galatea in [[3067]] after the 'Mech Riots damaged the trade there. This move proved to be fortuitous as the [[Word of Blake]]'s first target during their [[Jihad]] was Outreach, which was conquered and devastated through the use of nuclear weapons. This made Galatea the old and new center of the mercenary trade.
  
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Other worlds like [[Noisiel]] and [[Solaris VII]] are frequented by employers looking to hire skilled pilots for real warfare, while [[Westerhand]] and [[Fletcher]] became havens for MechWarriors who were down on their luck.
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Hiring halls in the classic sense only cater to the accepted and legitimate mercenary business and are expected to at least cooperate with the MRB/MRBC, if not featuring a satellite office.<BR>In a broader sense, the term "Hiring Hall" can be used to refer to any mercenary hiring center, in a similar fashion to the term "Mercenary's Star".
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Those few units who wander into the [[Periphery]] and choose to stay sometimes call [[Astrokaszy]] or [[Herotitus]] home.
 
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While numerous worlds can be expected to have minor hiring halls, major or at least notable notable hiring halls on are the following worlds:
 
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*[[Outreach]]
 
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*[[Galatea]]
 
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*[[Arc-Royal]]
 
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*[[Solaris VII]]
 
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*[[Northwind]]
 
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*[[Fletcher]]
 
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*[[Noisiel]]
 
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*[[Westerhand]]
 
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*[[Astrokaszy]]
 
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*[[Herotitus]]
 

Revision as of 08:48, 7 January 2009

A hiring hall is a designated area on a world where mercenary units can go for training and to meet potential employers. They are essentially common meeting grounds, though some are more advanced than others.

Mercenary contracts throughout the Inner Sphere used to be brokered by ComStar who provided a hiring agency through the Mercenary Review Board (MRB) that was based on Galatea, the Mercenary's Star. Through the MRB, ComStar held a monopoly on hiring, arbitration, general administration and other clerical services surrounding the mercenary business.

The trust universally placed into ComStar was lost following their collaboration with the Clans, however, and the MRB collapsed in 3052. In its stead, the Mercenary Review and Bonding Commission (MRBC) was set up on Outreach, only returning to set up a satellite office on Galatea in 3067 after the 'Mech Riots damaged the trade there. This move proved to be fortuitous as the Word of Blake's first target during their Jihad was Outreach, which was conquered and devastated through the use of nuclear weapons. This made Galatea the old and new center of the mercenary trade.

Hiring halls in the classic sense only cater to the accepted and legitimate mercenary business and are expected to at least cooperate with the MRB/MRBC, if not featuring a satellite office.
In a broader sense, the term "Hiring Hall" can be used to refer to any mercenary hiring center, in a similar fashion to the term "Mercenary's Star".

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