The Hirelings — Greg Strandberg

It's been six months since the horrendous incident atop Mount Misery, the incident that broke Beldar Thunder Hammer's band of adventurers apart. Now Beldar's putting the band back together with the aim of heading back up Mount Misery to end the Kingdom's Hireling system for good. Of course that would upend the whole socio-economic balance of The Kingdom and usher in a time of peace and plenty for all. The powers-that-be can't have that, and they'll do everything in their power to thwart Beldar and his band of Hirelings from bringing that about.