The difference between a party of eight and an army of two hundred was, of course, great. Therefore, Mercenaries were often resented and envied for having such an advantage. But it wasn't as if they couldn't hire a lot of people to fight.
I had not yet experienced it, but according to the download, fighting a soul-bound group was incomparable to fighting a reaper mob. And while many wanted to be able to form armies like us, only we had the right to do so.
Granting such benefits to a group called Death Seekers naturally didn't sit well with most people. This benefit was, of course, because of what we do.
Armies were allowed for the sole purpose of being used in large-scale defense or the suppression of rebellion. Such an advantage naturally translated into power.
'If you think about it, mercenaries were like nobles in feudal times.'
While the rules were enforced by the Revenant.
