[Falstaff]

I'm not sure if this is a great idea or a terrible one. You could allow guilds to purchase a mercenary. One thing this would do is make it so members trained at their guild houses thus creating more interaction and camaraderie with guild mates. I remember back before there were mercs when i played UO we would spar each other at our guild houses. It was during those times you would get to know your guild mates. Just seeing other guild mates around sparring and training up skills raised morale and made it seem like the guild was active.

One thing i foresee with having the merc camp is that guild houses/compounds no longer will be training areas for combat skills and thus they won't be as lively with members interacting.