Mercs were very common in this time period, so it's not correct to reduce their availability. Iberians, Celts and Greeks lived basically by hiring their services to foreign powers. You will definitely get more mercs in those regions. Along the ages, mercs have always been expendable - even today you can find them in the toughest areas, where the regular soldier doesn't want to go due to high attrition rates.
In EB2, they will be a bit costly to hire, but come with more experience and stats than other similar units, and will have a lower cost of upkeep.
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