Wayfarer Society

The Wayfarer Society is a unified, global organization of mercenaries recognized by the various national powers as individuals that work for the betterment of the world as a whole, founded in 1,982 A.R. by Markel Kilgrave. As such they are given unique privileges within the various nations and act as a politically neutral party. Even being granted emergency control over guards and soldiers depending on the Wayfarer's individual rank and status.

The organization was formed out of mercenaries tired of being betrayed, shorted, or generally looked down upon. Due to this, it has foundational benefits that all members enjoy. This includes a specialized subsect that works under the Seekers (see Branches) as law specialists. Working closely with merchants and military members to ensure the fairness of safety and contracts with their members.

Wayfarers are also offered medical treatment and limited paid leave for rest and recovery after all successful jobs and failed within reason on a case-by-case basis. Numerous guilds also offer limited discounts to Wayfarers based on their rank, Inn's owned by certain guilds as well as various shops often obtain their resources and protection from the Wayfarers on jobs and in return offer the Society these discounts to encourage healthy business relations.

Alongside this, Wayfarer's are offered the option to take jobs under their hand. These jobs are guaranteed by the society and the various civilian guilds backing them, having gone through an approval process with local military to ensure safety and communication. Taking these jobs allows them to choose things associated with their specialties, and work with groups to help better cover for one another's weaknesses. This encouraged team-play is often termed as "partying".

The rewards for these jobs are generally ten to twenty percent lower than normal, but are long-term contract-free and instead are managed through the Society to ensure multiple parties work together if they both wish to handle a single job. The cut amount of the reward is then funneled back into the Society to maintain its standard benefits, as well as the increased benefits based on the rank an individual Wayfarer may have reached.