International League of Hunters

The International League of Hunters (ILH) is an adventuring guild focused on researching, eliminating, and utilizing monsters. They have influence throughout most of the civilized world, but they are not affiliated with any governmental body. Instead, they are apolitical and merely provide services around their expertise in monsters
Their members, known as hunters, are individuals from all walks of life. They are generally considered with a high level of prestige, especially amongst the more elite hunters. While some become hunters to make it their sole career, others join the league to use its influence in other parts of their lives. Regardless of their intentions, hunters are always capable warriors against monstrous creatures, and they are often the most knowledgeable folk in monster activity.

Activity

The majority of work for the ILH is through contracts. Individuals, organizations, and governments make requests to the guild for monster-related services, and hunters accept them for a reasonable cost. Generally, these contracts involve eliminating monster threats, providing consultations on monster intelligence, or collecting resources from monsters. For each contract, the ILH evaluates the level of challenge and makes the job available for any hunters with the appropriate experience. The hunters then choose from available contracts and work through them as they see fit.

Structure

Unlike many guilds, the ILH does not have a linear system of promotion for its members. Instead, a hunter chooses amongst fives specialties to rank up separately, and they generally work within one or two for their career. When an individual first becomes a hunter, they have no ranks in any of the specialties; they are a Green Hunter. Over time with training and experience in a particular specialty, the hunter is rewarded with advancements in rank.

Specialties

• Research
  • Studies monsters in the wild or captivity
• Propagation
  • Breeds and trains monsters
• Extermination
  • Kills or captures monsters
• Production
  • Harvests food, medicine, and other materials from monsters
• Expedition
  • Travels far from civilization in search of new monsters

Ranks

• Master
• A
• B
• C

Titles

• Default
  • Specialty with the highest rank, e.g. "B-rank Extermination Hunter"
• "Green Hunter"
  • Has no rank in any specialty
• "Grandmaster"
  • Has Master rank in three specialties
• "Supreme Grandmaster"
  • Has Master rank in all five specialties

Type

Guild, Adventuring

Alternative Names

Hunters' League

Demonym

Hunter

Location

Sylvania

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Notable Members

	Varis Liadon