The giants and their allies invaded the holy lands, killed some people, captured the weak ones, and burned everything in their path.
They even had mercenaries, who were allowed to kidnap, torture, rape, and commit massacres.
That was because the Mercenary Guild, despite forbidding such acts, had a few exceptions. One of these exceptions was war.
The Mercenary Guild was a neutral faction, so whenever a war started and two different kingdoms asked for mercenaries, they wouldn't be able to control these acts.
Preventing the mercenaries from choosing a specific side would look like an act of enmity, and preventing them from choosing either side would force the kingdoms to hire illegal mercenaries and criminals.
That would even encourage the people to become illegal mercenaries, ignoring the Mercenary Guild completely, as the wars were considered gold mines for those who survived them.
Thus, the Mercenary Guild had no choice but to make an exception.
