Blood Hunters

Blood Hunters are a rare group of Monster Hunters. They collect the blood of there prey and use it in mutagens to augment there abilities. This allows them to engage with more dangerous foes. There are some professional guilds but by in large most blood hunters are part of shady and amateur groups. Many of these groups are underfunded and undersupplied and often fight with them selves as well as with other hunting organizations.

Career

Qualifications

The only qualification is the willingness to risk your life fighting unspeakable horrors.

Career Progression

The only progression a blood hunter can look forward to is the progression into the grave. But also to survive long enough to obtain better equipment and more wealth.

Payment & Reimbursement

The profession of hunting monsters pays well in most cases. Blood Hunters are normally rewarded with large sums of money and resources to help in future jobs.

Perception

Purpose

The Blood Hunters serve an important role in society they serve as the protectors and avengers for the populace. They hunt monsters that threaten the lives of many.

Social Status

Blood Hunters are seen as an honorable profession and an necessity for societies continued well being. The Main Guilds are looked on with honor and respect but the shady amateur groups are looked down upon and with suspicion.

Demographics

These professions are rare and most of the population employed in the profession are lower class individuals desperate enough to risk there lives hunting dangerous foes.

History

The Blood Hunters origins start with the theft of the Darklight's special concoction known as Black Blood. This gave them more resistance to damage and corruption as well as increased abilities. It also serves as the base mutagen in other alchemical elixirs and concoctions.

Operations

Tools

The main tools used in the field is weaponry. As well as body armor and other such tools. The most important tool is the blood hunters alchemical mutagens and regents.

Materials

The profession requires alchemical materials, as well as bullets, weapons, transportation and other materials used in the hunting of beast and monsters.

Workplace

The main workplace for blood hunters is in the field in any environment which they are needed in. Most blood hunters spend there days fighting monsters and using there income in bars and on supplies. Some blood hunters spend there days in labs working on the equipment, weapons, tools and alchemical elixirs and concoctions needed to maintain and expanded upon the blood hunters mutations.

Provided Services

Services provided to Blood Hunters varies on the organization and professionalism of the organization. Services like weapon smithing, medical services, transportation, trap making, as well scouting and more may be provided.

Dangers & Hazards

Every hunt risk life and limb as well as ones own sanity. The imbibement of mutagens risk ones own humanity. A bad mutation can cause several negative effects on the imbiber. Some of the seasoned hunters start looking like monstrosities, and covers their forms behind clothing and armor. For this reason any individual who becomes a blood hunter must be fixed before their first imbibement. To prevent these mutations from being passed down into the populace. Though typically the first imbibement has alchemical agents in to prevent the ability to reproduce.  
The Blood Curse is a malady specific to blood hunters defined by the loss of ones consciousness, turning hunters into the monsters they once fought.

Demand

The demand for hunting monsters is high and the ability to fight those monsters on an equal foot is much needed.

Legality

In some countries the profession is illegal this is due to the fact that they are a para military organization. Who willing mutate them selves risking there mind and body in every conflict.