Board Thread:The Last Sovereign Discussion/@comment-35396801-20180424191154/@comment-33608411-20180425164738

That's an odd thought to me. Ivastan is a mercenary, so risking his life for pay is normal, but sacrificing his life for someone else's cause makes no sense. After all dead men don't get paid. Actually, I remember Machiavel mentionning that very problem as to why mercenary armies are inherently unreliable; citizens will sacrifice themselves for your nation, mercenaries won't.
 * Hated that during the Third war Ivastan, when faced against Incubus Emperor, run away. Just a stereotipicl bad guy. If he still fought he would be more grey and more interesting.