So a little background worldbuilding I whipped up in preparation for my Ironhead gang’s lore:

The Svardhol Oath-Companies

Chartered Prospecting Companies of the great Svardhol Mining Clan, the Oath-Companies are a relatively recent development among the militant ranks of the Svardhol; having first been chartered in 916.M41 after envoys from the Norgyr League brought warnings of future peril to the twelve clans. Though the Leagues’ warning had gone unheeded by the Imperial House and its lackeys, their Ironhead kin were far less circumspect in doing so. Charter Lord Svardson was himself among the first of his august station to act, knowing that that the Svardhol would no doubt come to be relied upon for their martial might by the other Mining Clans in whatever strife was to befall Necromunda.

As such, the Charter Lord resolved to ensure that they would be ready to answer that call with a true Kinhost, worthy of the Ancestors of old, equipped with the most potent arms and armor their smiths could provide, and girded with the steely resolve of the Votann themselves. In order to do so, the squat lord chartered a selection of new companies to form an elite battle group of hardened Drill-kyn empowered by oaths of loyalty to him personally. It was these new formations which would be dubbed collectively as the “Oath-Companies”, each such prospecting band said to be comprised of only the most skilled and courageous among of Necromunda’s squats.

Ever since, the Oath-Companies have been entrusted with the task of venturing into the most dangerous places in the world to collect the finest ores, gold, and gems, and other treasures found therein. These precious resources are to be used in the crafting of weapons of power rivaling those made by the ancestral Brôkhyr of old, which Lord Svardson has named “Doomstrikers” in honor of their intended purpose of striking down the encroaching doom foretold by the squats’ stellar cousins. Furthermore, as a reward for their bravery and dedication, the Charter Lord has promised that when the Doomstrikers are finished, it will be the Oath-Companies and their champions who carry them into battle at the head of any future Svardhol Kinhost.

Many a Svardhol Charter Master has answered the call of their liege in response to his promises, and as many as a score of Oath-Companies have been formed since. These range from the venerable Skullkeepers and Oathbearers, who were among the first to swear themselves to Lord Svardson’s cause, to more recently formed bands such as the Sump-Wardens, famed for their deadly war with the Oil Run Stalkers, and the Cliff-Keepers, who patrol the deadly Caustic Chasms. Regardless of their origins, however, each Oath-Company is a force to be reckoned with; a reminder to the Clan Houses and Wasteland Nomads alike that they are far from the sole defenders of Necromunda.