Quote:the Word of Blake

Quote:Craig Hinton?

Quote:REED’S BREW:

MORE FILLING, LESS FLAVOR

As the Federated Commonwealth fed unit after unit into the meat grinder of the Clan Invasion, individuals began to realize that following their orders was effectively a death sentence. Several soldiers ordered to the front banded together and fled to the Periphery. Calling themselves “Reed’s Brew” after their commander, Burly Reed (and his legendary affinity for alcohol), this handful of deserters made their way to the Circinis Federation, where they immediately found work bolstering the Black Warriors.

The Brew was happy for the most part with their assignment to Clayborne II, with the sole difficulty being the lack of adequate beer. Quite vocal about this drawback, Burly Reed was finally told by one of his many bartenders in 3056 that if he was not satisfied, he should go and brew his own. That’s exactly what Reed did.

By 3060, “Reed’s Beer Brew” had become the most purchased beer in the Circinis Federation. Though still legally under contract to the Federation, Reed’s mercenaries became more of a corporate entity, providing security to Reed’s own massive brewery and the nearby cities at their leisure and enlisting more soldiers to protect their modest facilities elsewhere. As a combat unit, the Brew did not see much action until the Marian Hegemony invasion of 3066, when a brief raid by Marian forces near the brewery forced the mercenaries into a battle that claimed Major Reed’s life. His younger brother, Lucas ”Hurly” Reed took control of both the command and the brewery, and decided that not only were the tensions between the Periphery powers more than he was comfortable with, but that Reed’s Beer Brew had reached the point where it should expand its market. After several weeks of deliberations, Lucas and his staff decided to open up a second facility on Galatea as soon as their contract expired in early 3067.

Though popular in the poor Circinus Federation, Reed’s Beer Brew has only struggled alongside the more established brands found on the Mercenary’s Star. To cover all the expenses in moving and building a new state-of-the-art facility, Major Reed has had to move his unit from brewery security back to traditional mercenary operations. Unfortunately, lack of combat experience over the past few years has withered their Dragoons and experience ratings, preventing any employer from taking them seriously. The Brew thus remains unemployed at this time.

Reed’s Brew’s parade colors are dark blue with red highlights. Their insignia is an Atlas toasting with an overflowing mug of beer.