Ranger Corps

"We're rangers, if all you wanted was soldiers, then go call the Rune Knights."

- Kane Vista

The Ranger Corps (レンジャー隊, Renjā-tai) is a reputed organization within the Magic Council tasked with being "problem solvers in the magic world." A job that crosses all paths, rangers are guardians, explorers, peace keepers, escorts, warriors, and most importantly, individuals that approach a complex world in complex ways. They are tasked with protecting magical artifacts, dangerous and benign, and neutralizing the threat of the Black Arts—a relic of yesteryear. The organization's founders created this role to deal with cults surrounding Zeref, dark magics, and the disturbance of artifacts like Nirvana and Lullaby. As an entity, the Ranger Corps are the council's safeguard against the disturbance of balance in the magic world.

A most illustrious order that has left legends in its wake, a ranger's work can take them anywhere where the council's influence touches, and this unit is the most prized component of the council's forces in the present day. These men and women are by nature the elite, and are able operate both independently and collaboratively with fine precision in an arrangement many refer to as a "militarized guild." Rangers represent a group of people with diverse skills honed to the highest level—amongst their ranks are academy prodigies, former members of the Rune Knight elite, etc. Some are heroes, others something greater, some are scholars, others explorers with a romance for adventure, with this job comes specialized access to classified information, experimental technology, travel privileges, and a handsome salary. Few ever meet a ranger, much less become one, but they enjoy a special sort of celebrity when they finally break into the world with a reputation of their own. They are the deterrent to those that wish to disturb the natural order and are the central organization of Fairy Tail: ARISE.

As of X1000, Kane Vista and the rangers of his generation were the first rookies to make it past the corps' qualification trials in more than half a decade.

Trivia

 * The Ranger Corps is inspired by a number of entities, both real and fictional: the US Marshall, Jedi Order, Texas Rangers, US Army Rangers, Marvel's SHIELD, and the Order of the White Lotus.