The Bloodforged

**The Bloodforged** is the largest and most well known organization of monster hunters in the land of Bray. In addition to their reputation as monster hunters, they are also known to have no political affiliation.

## Structure

The Bloodforged is made up of 7 ranks, with every member starting from the bottom rank and having to work their way up regardless of their skill or status. The ranks are as follows:

* Disciple (Base rank)
* Shadow (10 Missions completed)
* Hunter (20 Missions completed)
* Veteran (40 Missions completed)
* Master (100 Missions completed)
* Crimson Blade (Elite members, hand-chosen by the Bloodsworn. They are assigned the hardest missions, and also act as bodyguards for the Bloodsworn when necessary. There are a total of 14 Crimson Blades at any one moment).
* Bloodsworn (The rank of the council members, the strongest of the Bloodforged) Members typically work in small groups of 2 or 3 people while on missions, however Veterans and above will often be seen working alone.

### Recruitment process

Anyone can join the Bloodforged, regardless of race, gender, background, etc. To do so they simply have to find and speak to a recruiter. Recruiters are typically people who have been saved by the Bloodforged in the past, and have agreed to spread word of the organization to people they meet, Many recruiters are merchants and simple townsfolk, who simply keep an eye out for people with a desire to hunt monsters. Once contact has been established with a recruiter, they will provide the potential recruit with the information required to get into contact with a trainer of the Bloodforged. Trainers are often members of the Bloodforged who have either grown too old to continue hunting, or who have suffered injuries great enough to force them into retirement. This trainer will be responsible for training the trainee's physical and mental capabilities up to what is required to combat monsters, providing the trainee with a Katana, and then sending the trainee to the Bloodforged headquarters for their final examination.

During this examination, a group of trainees (typically around 40-50) will be brought to a forest full of monsters and instructed to survive for either 3 days, or until all monsters in the forest have been killed (whichever is sooner). These monsters have all been previously captured by the Bloodforged, and have been placed into the forest for the specific purpose of this examination. Members of the Bloodforged will also keep the perimeter of the forest watched in order to prevent monsters from escaping and running wild. The trainees will be given no help from the outside, and must use the skills they've learned through their training to survive. Once the examination has been successfully completed, all surviving trainees will be given their uniform, and officially be given the rank of "Disciple" in the Bloodforged.

### Mission system

All Disciples will be given a Mission exactly 2 weeks after the completion of their examination. They will be told reports of a monster somewhere in Bray, and then will be given some currency and sent to go and find and defeat said monster. Disciples will be given the missions that sound easiest based on reports, and will be expected to slay the monster using their own methods. Once they have slain the beast, they are to return to the headquarters in the Heran Republic, where they will wait until they are assigned a new mission.

At the headquarters they are expected to continue to train casually with each other in order to keep their skills polished, however training is optional. Each rank gets paid a base salary, with the higher ranks being paid more than the lower ranks. In addition to this, when embarking on a new mission, each member will be given a calculated amount of money to cover their food and accommodation costs throughout their mission.