Mercenary

This article is about generic NPCs. For other uses, see Mercenary (disambiguation).

Mercenary

(This NPC's appearance may change randomly.)

Race

Various

Locations

• Arborstone
  (Cantha)
  
• Fort Trinity
  (Straits of Devastation)
  
• Lion's Arch Aerodrome
  (Kryta)
  
• Fort Marriner
  (Memory of Old Lion's Arch)
  
• Postern Ward
  (Lion's Arch)
  
• Wildspine Hills
  (Harathi Hinterlands)

Mercenaries are fighters for hire. Mercenaries found in Lion's Arch Aerodrome and Arborstone can be seen using unique armor and weapon skins available to players.

Locations

Cantha

• Arborstone

Kryta

• Lion's Arch
  • Postern Ward
  • Lion's Arch Aerodrome
• Memory of Old Lion's Arch
  • Fort Marriner

• Queensdale
  • Demongrub Pits (Dead)

• Harathi Hinterlands
  • Wildspine Hills

Ruins of Orr

• Straits of Devastation
  • Fort Trinity
    • Caer Aval

Story involvement

Personal story

• Chapter 2: Shadows of the Past
  • The Informant
• Chapter 2: Everyone Makes Mistakes
  • The Semifinals
• Chapter 3: Justice for Riannoc
  • A Splinter in the Flesh
  • Trouble at the Roots

Living World Season 1

• Episode 2: Sky Pirates
  • Ceremony and Acrimony

Living World Season 1 (historical)

• Episode 7: Dragon Bash
  • Ceremony and Acrimony

Living World Season 3

• Episode 5: Flashpoint
  • Taimi's Pet Project

Heart involvement

Train with the Company (35)

Combat abilities

Wildspine Hills

Skills

• Slash
• Rapid Fire

Effects

•  Blackvein Poison (only in Wildspine Hills if given Blackvein Fiber.)
•  Sharpened Blades (only in Wildspine Hills if given Whetstone.)

Stolen skills

Dialogue

Mercenaries at Wildspine Hills

Hey there.

I've got a poison for your weapon. (if Blackvein Fiber item is in the inventory.)

Care to duel?

See you around.

Need something?

I've got a poison for your weapon. (if Blackvein Fiber item is in the inventory.)

Care to duel?

Nope, just passing by.

Need something?

I've got a poison for your weapon. (if Blackvein Fiber item is in the inventory.)

Care to duel?

Nope.

Yeah?

I've got a poison for your weapon. (if Blackvein Fiber item is in the inventory.)

Care to duel?

Never mind.

What do you want?

I've got a poison for your weapon. (if Blackvein Fiber item is in the inventory.)

Care to duel?

Nothing. See you around.

You look like you have something to say.

I've got a poison for your weapon. (if Blackvein Fiber item is in the inventory.)

Care to duel?

Not really.

What's going on?

I've got a poison for your weapon. (if Blackvein Fiber item is in the inventory.)

Care to duel?

I'm too busy to talk.

What do you need?

I've got a poison for your weapon. (if Blackvein Fiber item is in the inventory.)

Care to duel?

I need nothing from you.

You looking at me?

I've got a poison for your weapon. (if Blackvein Fiber item is in the inventory.)

Care to duel?

Not if I can help it.

You got a problem?

I've got a poison for your weapon. (if Blackvein Fiber item is in the inventory.)

Care to duel?

No problem.

Hi.

I've got a poison for your weapon. (if Blackvein Fiber item is in the inventory.)

Care to duel?

Hi there. See you around

Gallery

Generic mercenaries

• In Central Tyria areas, they can be found wielding hammer, pistol and torch, or sword and shield.

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For mercenaries found during the Taimi's Pet Project, see: Mercenary Bruiser, Mercenary Pistolier, Mercenary Quickshot, Mercenary Skirmisher, Mercenary Sniper

Raider mercenaries

• Mercenaries found in Lion's Arch Aerodrome and Arborstone can be seen using unique armor and weapon skins available to players.
• A short time after entering a raid portal in Lion's Arch Aerodrome, the same NPC can be seen leaving the same portal with  Crippled and walking to the Black Lion Work-Site Medic's Healing Turret.
• These mercenaries modeled after characters played by ArenaNet raid developers.[citation needed]

• Mercenaries in Lion's Arch Aerodrome

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• Mercenaries in Arborstone

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See also

• Resting Mercenary