Dawn

Introduction
The Dawn Mercenary Company was originally a group consisting of many competent and training warriors from all walks of life within the Horde - a group of idealists devoted to fighting not the Alliance (Though targets of opportunity were completely acceptable), but those greater threats that plagued Azeroth. Unfortunately, the sharp increase of racism within the Horde, along with the mysterious disappearance of the Dawn's combat leader, caused most of those who had another place to go to use those options, instead of taking their chances with being led by a blood elf. Those who hadn't by the time a riot destroyed the Dawn's chapter house in Orgrimmar left shortly after. The few that were left scattered and simply tried to get by. When their combat leader came back, he did something uncharacteristic both for the Dawn and himself - he did not respond with violence, but instead regathered his forces and began making allies elsewhere. The Dawn now serves as a mercenary combat group that no longer accepts bounties against the opposing faction outside of structured combat zones, with its own motives.

The Dawn Today
The Dawn has lately been operating out of Dalaran, with multiple two-man teams in the field. While their members formerly came only from the Horde, there have been a few Alliance members spotted wearing the distinctive white gold sun charms that mark a Dawn mercenary. The Dawn's stated goal has remained the same - defend Azeroth from the forces that seek to ruin or rule it. To this end, the Dawn hires its mercenaries out to whoever they feel can manage to fight off the numerous threats for at least a little while longer. While its members can take their own jobs for hope of pay, to retain the services of a Dawn team for longer than a couple hours is never cheap...