Takes inspiration from the Welsh Rangers,who held no allegiance to any Welsh Kingdom and would only fight invaders of the country(usually Merica or from the late 900s onwards England) It also takes huge inspiration form my favourite book series "The Rangers Apprentice" Based on stealth as-well as mastery of the longbow,and a pair of daggers. Of course in CoE weapon choice will be more free,but this is a guild for those that want to master the Bow.

Structure:

It will be a meritocratic guild where you will move through the ranks according to your skill and efforts. The leader will have the most say on decisions,however the the guild shall be run by a council of the officers(not seeing enough Democracy in these guilds so thought I'd throw some in)

Officer Corps:

This will be made up of the leadership of the guild,each division head will fall into this category as-well as their division. This will be Where the decisions will be made,promotions will be decided and tasks will be assigned.

Ranks in order-First ranger(Leader) -Second ranger(Second in Command) -Division Heads(The leader of each corps) -Junior Officers(Rangers of great skill but not in charge of a Division)

Field Corps

This will probably be the biggest corps in the Guild. These are the rangers that will perform the main roles in the wilderness:exploration,bounty hunting,removing bandits from highways,etc. They will be in the most danger on a day to day basis and will most likely develop the best combat skills out of the Corps.

Ranks in order-Division Head(Leader of the corps) -Senior ranger(Skilled Field ranger with a long service) -Ranger(Proven fighter,and field agent) -Apprentice(New to the guild,or swapped form another corps)

Crafting Corps

This will be where the weapons and armour of the guild shall be made. As-well as the source of research for the guild. This will also be the source of the Guilds income so is by no means a lesser Corps than the Field Corps.

Ranks in Order-Division Head(Leader of the corps) -Sectional Head(In charge of a specific craft e.g. head of Blacksmiths or Armoursmiths) -Crafters(Will be the main source of production and income) -Apprentice(Taught by crafters,could be a ward or new member)

Shadow Corps

The group that deals with the darker side of affairs,assassinations,theft etc. They will be taken from the Field Corps for their specific skills. They are by no means evil,they just do what needs to be done.

Ranks in order-Division Head(Leader of the corps) -Master Shadow(A proven member of the corps) -Shadow(Skilled member drafted from the Field corps)

Elite Corps(Possible)

This will be(if created) the corps for those of extraordinary skill,it will also include any members with combat based talents that may join. These will be the rangers that do what none other can,what others do not even see as possible. There are no ranks,these Rangers are answerable only to the First Ranger and will all be of equal rank to each other. Following a similar method as the SAS where the person with the most expertise for each operation will lead.

Policy:

We are a guild that works for the betterment of the people,be that clearing out a bandit group,killing a monster,supplying medical aid to a plagued town or even removing a Tyrant. We will do all to uphold the purity and freedom of the World,be it working for a Kingdom of Good,or overthrowing a Kingdom of Evil.

So if your interested in this ideal,drop a message below.Join the Rangers for the good of Elyria.

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