The Blademarks Guild is a mercenary branch of House Deneith. It employs mercenaries from across Khorvaire (some associated with House Deneith; some independent contractors), and guarantees both a high level of professionalism and steady work for its hirelings. Deneith’s leadership often arises from within the guild, and the Blademarks are considered the core of the house’s financial success.
The cost to hire a Deneith mercenary depends on the experience of the soldier. Hiring fees may be lower in places where there is more competition, such as Sharn.
Source: Dragonmarked
Most ambitious members of the house spend a year or two serving as soldiers in the Blademarks Guild. The guild has fewer soldiers than it did five years ago, to be sure, but those blademarks under contract are as busy as ever. The end of the war just meant that the blademarks were available to be hired by entities other than armies in the field, such as other dragonmarked houses, local nobles, and countries beyond the Five Nations.
Source: ECG
The Blademarks Guild manages mercenary activities across Khorvaire. Members of House Deneith serve as officers, trainers, and strategists, but the rank-and-file soldiers of the Blademarks are largely hired mercenaries. The hobgoblins of Darguun and the elves of Valenar both have strong representation in the forces of Deneith, but most of the house’s sol- diers are human. One noteworthy troop is the League of the Bitter Blade. This mercenary band is composed of soldiers who served in the Queen’s Guard of Cyre and are now left with no war to fight and no kingdom to return to.
Source: ECS