sentences:  In the "Total War" series, battalions of mercenaries can be hired at inns (in " 1") or in the field (in "").In two "Fire Emblem" games, "" and "", the protagonist Ike is the leader of a mercenary group employed by other kingdoms in heroic causes; additionally, in most other games in the series, the "mercenary" is a basic sword-wielding character class.Along with these, the Beowulf archetype in the series applies to characters who only join the player's army if paid a large amount of G. In the "Treasures of Aht Urgan" expansion for "Final Fantasy XI", players are recruited into the "Salaheem's Sentinels" mercenary company, for which they can take on various missions called "Assaults" for various rewards.