"Where crowns fail to conquer, coin and courage prevail." _Archivist-General Merenth Val Sionis
1. Structure and Headquarters
Central Guild Headquarters: Located upon the Isle of Blades, equidistant from all four kingdoms. A fortress of blackstone and spellforged steel known for its great hall, The Bloodspire.
Function: Oversees adventurer registration, mission allocation, and treasury distribution.
Annex Branches: Each kingdom hosts an annex in its capital for recruitment, training, and quest management.
2. Guild Divisions
Each adventurer and mercenary is assigned to one of six divisions, marked by badges and rank color:
Blades Division – Frontline combatants and mercenaries.
Fangs Division – Scouts, spies, and assassins.
Wands Division – Mages, healers, and scholars.
Shields Division – Defenders and caravan guards.
Talons Division – Beast tamers and monster hunters.
Crowns Division – Special royal contractors, operating under noble secrecy.
3. Rank Hierarchy
Steel → Bronze → Silver → Gold → Platinum → GuildmasterProgression depends on completed missions, leadership, and survival record.
Few ever rise beyond Gold.
Platinum ranks are eligible for the Guild Council and vote in Guildmaster elections (held once per decade during the Grand Blood Trials).
4. Missions Structures
F-Rank missions: Routine errands such as guarding warehouses, delivering supplies, or scaring off wildlife. Typically suited for Steel and newly promoted Bronze adventurers.
E-Rank missions: Involve minor combat risk, including small beast hunts or short caravan escorts. They are reserved for Silver-ranked veterans.
D-Rank missions: Are considered standard work for trained mercenaries, ranging from clearing goblin camps to securing trade routes. Bronze and Silver-ranked individuals are eligible.
C-Rank missions: Which require skill and coordination; include noble escorts, major hunts, and protection of contested territories. They are reserved for Silver-ranked veterans.
B-Rank missions: Are dangerous undertakings, such as dungeon clearing or defending settlements from large-scale threats. Silver, Gold rank eligible.
A-Rank missions: Pose deadly risks such as fighting dragons, suppressing armies, or confronting magical anomalies. They are reserved for Gold-ranked veterans.
S-Rank: Slay world-class monsters and demons. Deep Gate Expeditions. Reserved for prospective Platinum rankers, Elite Gold rank and newly promoted Platinum.
SS-Rank missions: Are near-suicidal, assigned only to the most elite Platinum adventurers. These may involve closing realm rifts or hunting world-class monsters.
Royal Contracts: Are secret commissions sanctioned by noble or royal decree, offering immense rewards but equal peril.
5. Economic and Political Role
The Guild serves as the largest mercenary organisation and a stabilising force in inter-kingdom commerce.
By maintaining consistent pricing, mission standards, and coin circulation, it effectively operates as an unofficial neutral authority between realms.
Its influence extends into trade, defence, and diplomacy, rivalling that of smaller nations.
6. Scholarly Note
Officially, the Guild represents unity and opportunity beyond borders; a place where any may rise by merit and coin.
The Guild's reach is vast, and its records pristine; perhaps too pristine.