Redbrand Company

The Redbrand Free Company is a group of mercenaries that were once paid by the Townsmaster of Phandelver to protect its people from outside threats.

History
A successful company for decades, the Redbrands got their name as frontiersman who helped secure the Dagger Hills from goblin threats. The Redbrands were not necessarily agents of good or law, but rather sought only ways to line their pockets with an ever expendable wave of goons either exiled from the military or from society. Their leader took up a contract with the townsmaster of Phandelver to protect them from outside threats and serve as bounty hunters if necessary.

The Redbrands suddenly turned on the people of Phandelver, apparently at the bidding of Nifilus. The Redbrands seemed to be decimated by the nothic, some of them even reanimated to do his bidding, albeit shortly. It is not certain why Nifilus turned on the Redbrands.