Horn/Drum....................4 Inf. (20 points)
+1 Courage for all members of the Battle Company as long as the bearer is alive.

Company Standard..........10 Inf. (30 points)
+1 Fight for all members of the Battle Company as long as the original bearer is alive. If the bearer is slain, place a marker on the table to mark where the standard fell. Anyone may pick up the fallen standard and carry it off the table (treated like a light burden). If the standard is recovered by the owning Company, the standard is returned to the warrior who dropped it after the battle, or if he should die from his wounds, be passed to another warrior. If it is taken by the enemy, the warrior who captured the standard gains +2 Experience, and a battle should be fought using the standard as the objective. If the standard is not recovered during this second game, then the standard is destroyed.

In addition, a Battle Company that possesses a Company Standard gains +1 Influence at the conclusion of each battle.

You should be specific that ed wild wargs cannot have such equipments.

Climbing Ropes & Grapnels (1 Inf.) -- We never used these...Never saw much of a need for them.

Burning Brands and Torches (1 Inf.)

Whip (1 Inf.) -- Never saw the point in paying for these.
Hunting Dogs (3 Inf.) -- I saw a few of these in Battle Companies. I think they should return.

This may be out side of normal application of the rules but what about all wolf or spider factions They would make good campaign or scenario encounters. Would any one want to run them?

I would gladly run them, it's the only way i've ever considered playing battle companies. Also Wanderers in the wild/the wizards/the fellowship should be merc options if evil are gonna get trolls.

I was thinking of creating "encounter" forces for campaign purposes that could be made up entirely of Wargs/Wolves or Spiders, but if you guys think that they need to be standalone companies, we could certainly write them up. There wouldn't be a whole lot of room for advancements, equipment purchases, etc.

What about Barrow-wights, Shades as mercenaries, but they could also turn on you?

I had not thought about including Ruffians or Woses...I could see Ruffians being more likely to form a band of warriors than the Woses, who would avoid giving open battle if at all possible. I was thinking of creating "encounter" forces for campaign purposes that could be made up entirely of Wargs/Wolves or Spiders, but if you guys think that they need to be standalone companies, we could certainly write them up. There wouldn't be a whole lot of room for advancements, equipment purchases, etc.