Association of Bloodhunter Orders

The Association of Bloodhunter Orders (ABO) is an overarching organization that bring together and govern the individual Bloodhunter Orders. Is is through the Association and their connections with the authorities of Verdai that Bloodhunters gain clearance and license to operate as professionally trained mercenaries.
As per ABO guidelines, each country houses two different Orders, but different detachments of Orders can be commissioned to work across the continent. Depending on the needs, Bloodhunters can work independently or as part of an order or faction, and this distinction is included as part of their licenses. Bloodhunters can be commissioned on an individual basis, such as hunting a local monster terrorizing a village, or they can be commissioned in larger groups as part of protection details, or to work alongside country authorities, such as a king commissioning a group of Bloodhunters to lead a detachment of soldiers through monster-infested areas.
While ABO members recognize a chain of command within their own order, they are often referred to as mercenaries rather than soldiers given the nature of the Bloodhunter Orders and greater Association.
Representatives of Orders are often granted their rank by regional representatives, and regional representatives are often elected based on the needs and values of the Orders they represent. There are currently 6 regional representatives and 12 order representatives.

Structure

There are two orders in each country of Verdai, each order has a representative that communicates with the country's representative. Each order has linear forms of authority.
The country representatives make an overarching council.

Culture

ABO is the formal coalition of Bloodhunter Orders and is used as an independent body to protect these specialized and highly skilled mercenaries.

Public Agenda

The Association works with all official authorities across Verdai and aims to remain neutral among country conflicts. Their main goal is to help manage growing monster populations and to minimize threats to civilians across the continent.

History

The ABO came out of Aknir and Halbergair as a counter-effort to the outpouring of monsters from the Wound. A Lokrenian arm was soon formed as they were also experiencing distressing volumes of monsters. As populations of civilians and monsters grew there was an evergrowing need for more mercenaries who could act outside of and/or in tangent with the law, hence the growing of the Bloodhunter Society into the current ABO.

Type

Guild, Fighter / Mercenary

Alternative Names

Bloodhunter Society

Training Level

Professional