Methods & Capabilities
- Mercenary military service
- Mutual aid among surviving veterans
The Torn Banner
Former Mercenary CompanyDisbanded Or Scattered
A former mercenary company once commanded by Loza Blade whose scattered veterans continue to aid one another.
Faction profile
Overview
The Torn Banner was a mercenary company formerly commanded by Loza Blade. By Episode 1 it no longer exists in its former organisational form. Loza and Teor continue taking contracts and helping surviving members, while Casimir assists the failed escape plan and Tunk attends Thjazi’s Farramh among old Banner veterans.
Role and operations
Purpose, Doctrine & Operations
People within the organisation
Command, Members & Veterans
Former Members & Veterans
4Former commander
Loza Blade
Loza commanded the Torn Banner when it existed.
Former member
Casimir
Casimir is explicitly called an old member of the Torn Banner.
Former member and veteran
Teor Pridesire
Teor travels and works with Loza while helping old Banner members.
Veteran of the old Torn Banner
Tunk
Tunk is identified among the old Torn Banner warriors.
Present campaign state
Where They Stand
Current Operations
- Former members continue to help one another and accept contracts independently
Campaign and historical record
Major Events
Transcript-backed claims
16Evidence Ledger
Statements are labelled by how the transcript establishes them, so direct depiction, testimony, belief and disputed accounts remain distinct.
13 Confirmed3 Reported
Loza Blade was formerly the commander of the Torn Banner.
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Teor and Loza Pay Their Respects · Commander of the Torn Banner That Once Was
Loza refers to the Torn Banner as an organisation that once existed in its former form.
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Teor and Loza take contracts and help surviving members of the Torn Banner wherever they can.
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Teor says that he and Loza have struggled to find one permanent place to remain.
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Azune asks Teor whether he wants answers and tells him to meet outside in five minutes, where Azune may be able to lead him to them.
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Finding the Broken Link · Do You Want Some Answers?
Azune, Occtis, and Teor meet outside the Fang home. Occtis confirms that he knows the house where Thimble was working, and the three depart through Dol-Makjar as rain begins to fall.
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Finding the Broken Link · The Search for Thimble Begins
Teor remembers Thimble as Thjazi’s constant partner in crime, adventure, war, and heroism. Wherever one travelled, the other was usually beside them.
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Thimble Between Life and Death · Thick as Thieves
A former member of the Torn Banner named Casimir was responsible for providing the wagon needed for Thjazi’s extraction.
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Reconstructing the Failed Rescue · Casimir Provided the Wagon
Cyd was supposed to drive Casimir’s wagon into position so that Thjazi could use the glyph to appear inside it.
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Reconstructing the Failed Rescue · Cyd Was to Position the Wagon
An imposing figure appears in the entrance to Thimble’s hideout. Occtis does not recognise him, but Thimble, Teor, and Azune immediately know the man as Kattigan Vale.
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Kattigan and Wulferic · A Ghost Appears in the Doorway
Teor recognises Kattigan as someone he has not seen for approximately ten or fifteen years. The two greet one another with familiar insults and affection.
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Kattigan and Wulferic · Teor Greets an Old Comrade
While introducing Kattigan to Occtis, Thimble explains that Kattigan abandoned their old companions after a battle. Teor nevertheless describes him as a fierce warrior and a good man.
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The Crow Keepers’ Attack · Kattigan Left After a Battle
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Loza tells Wicander that she is retiring and intends to return towards her family, who live further into Kahad near Dol-Rungja.
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Noble Tensions at the Farramh · Loza Is Retiring
With her retirement approaching, Loza recommends Teor to Wicander as a loyal, shrewd, and capable guardian who has served noble houses and causes throughout Pasitar and other realms.
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Noble Tensions at the Farramh · Loza Seeks a Place for Teor
Wicander offers to make arrangements to employ Teor himself or to seek a place for him through House Halovar. Loza agrees to call upon him at Villa Aurora after the funeral.
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Noble Tensions at the Farramh · A Possible Position with Wicander
Tunk is a boar-headed beastfolk warrior identified among veterans of the old Torn Banner.
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The Stone and the Silver Box · Tunk Offers to Watch for the Stone
Source-linked campaign appearances
Operations & Appearances
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Campaign 4
3 scenesEpisode 1
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Mourner Arrival
56:18–01:17:24Teor and Loza Pay Their Respects
Referenced onlyTeor Pridesire and Loza Blade arrive at the Fang home after witnessing Thjazi’s execution. Loza performs an Old Path farewell beside Thjazi’s body, while Teor reunites with Azune and questions what has happened to Dol-Makjar.
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Investigation Reconstruction
02:36:30–02:39:21Reconstructing the Failed Rescue
Referenced onlyThimble remembers the masked figures who interrupted her before she could deliver the escape glyph. The survivors reconstruct each stage of the rescue plan and discover that the bodies of at least three attackers Thimble killed have been removed.
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Lore Revelation And Cliffhanger
04:19:25–04:27:02The Stone and the Silver Box
Referenced onlyBolaire recalls the funerary purpose of the Stone of Nightsong while Thaisha retrieves a silver box connected to Thjazi. When Vaelus speaks Thimble’s name, the box opens and shattered black clay begins forming a mask resembling Bolaire’s.