I am the esteemed instructor of the Pokke Training School. I am currently looking for as many students as possible to join my hunter's training school. It was ten years ago that this school started with a dream... a dream held by hunters who burn with the desires of youth, a dream held by those who wish to become real hunters, a dream held by hunters looking to perfect their skills, a dream held by hunters looking to tie their hopes onto me in their three legged race to first class status! The gate to my Training School is always open, especially to my fans!
- Hunter Training School Master Azrar
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The Hunter's Guild is the central governing body within the Monster Hunter universe. The Hunter's Guild unifies and regulates all hunting activities on which many people make their living. The guild aggregates hunting and gathering requests from far and wide, and posts them within their gathering halls and outposts throughout the land for professional hunters to undertake. These "quests" can have many purposes, including defense of citizens or towns, or research into monster anatomy and biology. The Hunter's Guild is also well-known for preventing poaching. Any unsanctioned hunting is illegal to the Hunter's Guild and can lead to a multitude of punishments, but most commonly death at the hand of a Guild Knight.
The Hunter's Guild headquarters are located in the city of Dundorma, and all major announcements and actions are made from this location. Beyond this, the Hunter's Guild commands a sprawling territory comprising many districts located in a multitude of regions. Each district has a guild master that manages the district, though not all of them are the best managers. Hunter's Guild-certified gathering halls can be found in all major city centers such as the ones noted above. Smaller Hunter's Guild outposts, commonly set up in less populous and more remote towns and villages, such as Pokke Village, Moga Village, or Yukumo Village, and are handled by one or more Hunter's Guild-employed representatives. These smaller outposts are considered to be a part of the larger districts in which they are located.
Though the Hunter's Guild is connected together, each district of it prefers to work alone. This means that not every district is aware of new discoveries made by the other, such as locations and monsters.
The Four Swords of the Guild
The Hunter's Guild crest has four symbols on it. Each symbol on the crest has a meaning that the Hunter's Guild follows: The north represents Respect for nature, the west represents Life as a community, the south represents Crafting from nature, and the east represents Prosperity from nature.
Goal of the Hunter's Guild
The Hunter's Guild doesn't exist to annihilate all monsters, they exist to harmonize society with nature. Their primary goal is to prevent further damage to the monster populations, so they can prevent other monster species from going extinct like some ancient species. However, if a monster threatens lives, towns, cities, etc, then hunters are allowed to hunt it to prevent destruction. If the monster is rare, the guild will sometimes seek to repel the monster rather than kill it.
The Hunter's Guild also seeks to minimize poaching. Any kill or capture unsanctioned by the Hunter's Guild is illegal in the eyes of the guild. Poaching can lead to a multitude of punishments, but most commonly death at the hand of a Guild Knight.
Furthermore, the Hunter's Guild is responsible for discovering and determining specific hunting grounds throughout the land. Only when a swath of area is officially within the guild's jurisdiction can it be embarked upon for the purposes of undertaking quests. Even despite this, the guild will sometimes only allow hunters within a specific city or region to accept certain quests.
Finally, the Hunter’s Guild seeks to rid the world of the monsters that succumb to corruption. These creatures are treated with the highest priority and are one of the few creatures allowed to be killed outside of a hunting ground.
Fate of Most Captured Monsters
Usually when a monster is captured, it is torn apart in its sleep with ease by the corporation that requested it. This is due to said corporation wanting to research the body parts and organs of said monster, allowing them to better understand a certain species. The corporations that request for monsters to be captured include Elder Dragon Observation Team, Wycademy, and the Royal Paleontology Scriveners. Only on some rare occasions, is the monster tamed and becomes a person's pet.