Freelancers

"I am the master of my own destiny."
 Freelancers are Adepts with no Chapter affiliation. They are, effectively, a "tribe of the tribeless" within Adept Society. Whether out of personal choice or because they are unable to join any Chapter, they function alone, ostensibly relying only on their own wits and resources to make it through the world. 
This isn't to say that Freelancers need be loners, but they will definitely have to make up for the fact that they have no wider organization to turn to for material assistance. 
Status: Active.
== Facts: ==
-The various reasons that being a Freelancer is a dangerous choice seem pretty obvious: lack of buddies to watch your back, no larger organization to turn to for material assistance, and the potential for enemies to view you as weak and vulnerable. 
-But there are actually several reasons that being a Freelancer is a good thing. Without any Chapter affiliation, a Freelancer need not share the stigma of any single organization. No one will be seeking to harm them based solely on the company they keep. 
-Also, membership in a Chapter often costs something. Adepts in any real Chapter must allocate time and energy to serving the Chapter's goals as a fulfilment of their membership. Freelancers have no such burden. They operate as their own agency dictates. 
-Freelancers also have the benefit of being more mobile than most. They keep uproot and relocate much more easily than others who may have social connections that need to be assessed and readjusted. 
== Loyal only to the Order: ==
Ideally, an Adepts allegiance to their Chapter runs secondary to that of their Order. And this is usually the case, at least with most Adept Orders. But Adepts aren't perfect, and sometimes situations become too blurred by conflicting loyalties for an Adept to handle everything effectively. 
For the Veterans in any Order, having someone on hand who owes allegiance to nothing except the Order itself is a boon. 
This is why Freelancers, even though they lack the benefits of having Chapter connections, may instead benefit from an increased connection with the upper-echelons of their own Order. This is especially the case with large and well-established Orders. Veterans and other leaders from within the Order may be more willing to work with (and pass out favors to) Freelancers from within the ranks. Category:Freelancer
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