A mercenary company: what it is like depends on its commander’s morals. It polices Baldur’s Gate under contract. With a good commander it is good; with a corrupt one it can become more like an organised crime protection racket (Kintergas).
In Port Nyanzaru (S3):
- based at Fort Beluarian, with its own harbour and no harbour tax
- commanded by Blaze for nearly a year; the previous commander was effective until “that nasty business”
- above Blaze is Marshal Valerian, who rarely visits except to flog someone
- arrested Kito as a “spy” and caused a market scuffle
- the princes ignore them; Zindar wants them in the port, just not under Blaze
- Symbol: a black gauntlet in flames on red. Uniform: maroon tabards over steel. Recruits: red wristbands from Pickering.
- People: Blaze · Fred Johnson · Mute Fist Guard · Pickering · possibly a son of the dye master
- Elias has a cut-down Fist tabard and an alter ego: Ember, Flaming Fist Intelligence.