Guilds

Guilds are unions of professional bounty hunters that perform the capturing and/or extermination of wanted criminals. Members of guilds receive job requests from civilians willing to pay a sum for such headhunting. They may also pursue escaped convicts as well as select criminals that the G.B.I. has declared fair game by listing them on the Menace Pyramid.

Typical Guild Hierarchy
Most guilds (especially officialized guilds) share the same system of labelling their members according to their performance and role. These are not to be confused with the ranks of bounty hunters, which are determined by the G.B.I. and are subject to change depending on their future endeavors.

Boss
The Boss of a guild is the leading member and, in some cases, the founder. Bosses are concerned primarily with the standing of their guild and its reliability for the completion of bounty hunts. All Bosses are bounty hunters themselves and most are capable of performing as such. The Boss is in charge of recruiting members as well as expelling them.

Out of all members, the Boss has the most authority and is typically the most powerful. Bosses may retire from the position and elect a new holder of the title. At the time of their assuming of the role, Bosses select an auxiliary Boss for replacement in the event of their unexpected death.

Bounty Hunters
Bounty hunters make up the large majority of guild population. They carry out requests made to their guild as well as the hunting of criminals on the Menace Pyramid. Bounty hunters typically receive a satisfactory cut of their payment, with the rest of the share belonging to the guild itself.

Assistants
Assistants are usually not registered bounty hunters. They are often employed at guilds to provide miscellaneous services. Some assistants accompany bounty hunters for various purposes, often at the request of the hunters. They are usually highly skilled in the trade/service they are hired for. Some examples of the roles that assistants hold are shipwrights, medics, cooks, and shantymen.