I was thinking that is would be cool to be able to hire nps ships to guard you. You would have to pay wages, but it would be something for traders, but you could not have them in duels.

omg this thing has already been in like a thousand threads so please for everyones sake check first

http://www.vendetta-online.com/x/msgboard/3/11151 and this was on the second page and i am scared at how many others there are

Yes, this has been mentioned before, and it is already planned for The Future.

in the meantime you can ask any active Viper for an escort. Its free and allready implemented ;)