Soul Hunter
Soul hunter hunt and harvest lost souls that are condemned to death and return the soul-less hollow bodies to their families, which will bury them within their graves afterward. They are also known as shadowblades because they mainly hunt during moonlit nights.
Career
Payment & Reimbursement
A soul hunter is a kind of assassin that is hired by the families of lost souls. They usually get rewarded by their clients after the soul-less hollow body has returned to them. The reward type or payment is dependent on the client and ranges from various goods like clothing items or food to money.
Other Benefits
Soul hunter can benefit from recommendations of previous clients to potential new clients. They can gain recognition and fame from completed missions.
Perception
Social Status
The perception of this profession is split in half. On the one hand, some people are grateful for them as they have helped their family return a lost soul. For those, it is considered a highly respected profession. On the other hand, people who didn't have contact with lost souls in the stage condemned to death yet and therefore don't have a high perception of them. They consider soul hunters as mavericks or see the profession isolated and therefore consider them assassins and dangerous individuals.
Alternative Names
Shadowblade
Demand
The demand is dependent on the occurrence rate of lost souls in the area.
Comments
Author's Notes
This article was inspired by the words MOON, HUNT, HOLLOW, GRAVE, HARVEST, BLADE, and SHADOW of the Spooktober Flash Challenge.