Board Thread:Custom Lore Development/@comment-26535281-20171021002448

Venandi or more commonly known as 'Hunters' are a strange from of cop, paramilitary, and private contractors hired out by the state and the Vigilistum to hunt down targets across the Empire. These can be from a simple run and gun mission, hunting down a target upon a transit ship, or years of detective work to hunt down the most dangerous threats to the Empire.

Usually Venandi are ex-military or game hunters who have run down on their luck or do such work on the side. No matter where they came from they are all expected to take a basic test, examination, and 'information session' to see if they really have the right stuff for the State's dirty work or if they are unfit for such work (to trigger happy). Generally those rejected by the state become seedy bounty hunters or hit men for who ever is paying.

Individuals that do pass the basic tests are given a imperial pass (to get around the Empire with ease), communication equipment, and some funds for their mission. At the end of a mission they receive payment of what ever has agreed upon before or something of equal value.

The two most important pieces of equipment the Venandi receive are:

- Their gun which is either standard issue laser pistol or their own private side arm (at times they may loan a rifle of some sorts). This is the very heart of a Venandi with the 'way of the gun' being their life code and the gun itself keeping them alive and their prey dead.

- Their ship of either standard issue or their own ship (if private it receives Imperial markings and code so it can pass through inspections with minimal difficulty). The ship is their home and transport in between missions and sometimes during them. Not all Venandi receive ships how ever some are used on a planetary level and receive basic ground transportation and a apartment of sorts.

Venandi are split into two main 'classes':

- Monster Hunters hunt down mutants, rouge beasts, and all sorts of dark and disturbing creatures within the Empire. They could be hired for long distance/term missions, but this is rare at best. Most are hired locally to deal with beasts that have lurked out of the under city and have decided to maul or eat local citizens. Think of Monster Hunters as your pest control save they don't use nets instead they use lethal force.

- Man Hunters hunt down fugitives across the Empire (Political prisoners and other such individuals are generally handled by the state's own assassins) and usually shot to kill although in some cases the State wants the target alive. Most Man Hunters are hired for medium or long length terms/missions in which they are expected to stalk their target for a few days before actually hunting them down.

Venandi as individuals are really divided into two types of people: those who enjoy the hunt and those that hate their job, but still trug along. For the first it is not uncommon for such Venandi to take trophies from their kills and to openly boast about their successful missions. For the later it's not uncommon to see them drinking heavily after a mission in some shady establishment. 