Sniper Raid

"Remember, we're mercenaries — regardless of what we choose to do with our lives or what other might think; this is something that will never change. It's because of this that we will always have a target on our backs. We live in a world where survival of the fittest is the guiding principle; the strong survive, the weak gets eaten. This guild is no different. We risk our entirety in order to get what we want, even if it means stepping on the corpses of those that happen to get in our way; it's a path of constant bloodshed and carnage that only a few are able to stomach. Every day, we are at war with the world — something all of you are well aware of. Despite this, it doesn't hurt to have a comrade or two to depend on at times, now does it?"

- Devin stating the guild's purpose to his new allies.

Sniper Raid (, Sunaipā Reido; lit. "Assault of the Snipers") is recently new guild that's founded by Devin Westbrook — a mercenary who's infamy is known all-throughout Ishgar's underworld and mercenary world respectively; by extension, it's considered to be a subsidiary of the aforementioned guild, but only loosely due to this guild's overall nature and purpose of existence.

It's considered to be one of the few mercenary guilds in all of the continent — filled to the brim from mercenaries and people of *ehem* "various interests". Despite this, it's gained much fame within a short span of time, thus gaining many sponsors from anonymous sources and the like. It's also an independent guild, not being truly recognized by the Magic Council, and at times — called into question by said group because of their ethical values.

History
From what can be pieced together, it was created sometime after Devin's name became well-known throughout the underworld as a high-grade mercenary who goes after the heads of those deems a "target". This made him feared by various criminals, Dark Mages, and all those in-between; it was such that even Demons — who were known to strike fear into the hearts of men with ease using their incredible powers, became wary of his existence. Such a reputation also garnered the attention of his fellow mercenaries, most of whom were around his age. As he slowly gotten to be affiliated with them by unknown means, some of them proposed to form a guild for people like them in order to ensure not only their safety, but strengthening their forces should they come across a threat that not one person or group can handle alone.

Originally, Devin was against the idea — believing that he would needlessly endanger the lives of others in his personal vendetta; however, with much convincing from the other party and seeing the various advantages in this "guild of mercenaries", he finally agreed. Starting off as a little group, it soon expanded into one of the biggest mercenary guilds in all of Ishgar from all the missions that the group accomplished, gaining various amounts of support from clients that either he or his guildmates have worked with or under in the past. They located themselves deep within a vast forest on the outskirts of Bosco — a country filled with mercenaries and criminals alike; it was here that said group would continue to expand — developing many branches all across the continent as they gained more and more members, with Devin at its head.

Laws
In order to ensure civility amongst the large groups of mercenaries, who were known to be naturally unruly and coarse individuals — typically putting themselves above the needs of others, Devin instated some rules that he strictly carries out either personally or through members of the Band of Seven; it's said that because of his largely-feared reputation, there has been no mercenary that's affiliated with the guild that broken these rules as of now — something that displays Devin's supreme authority over them. Such rules also serve to keep the guild's action from being interfered with by either the local government or members of the Magic Council — the one thing that Devin avoids at all costs, seeing it as an unneeded obstacle in his vendetta.


 * 1) As with the laws of the jungle, the strong survive while the weak get eaten; this is a common concept that must always be upheld. Basically, to an extent — you must constantly strive to become stronger, reaching your utmost potential and surpassing your limits. Giving up is not an option!
 * 2) While taking requests, you must always respect our clients. Remember, they're paying your ass! How do think this shit gets funded anyways? What, you thought cash and support came raining from the sky all of a sudden? If you did, then you're a fucking retard. However, in the instance that they prove to be involved in something amoral or exhibits traits of such, eliminate them on sight! We're better off with most people like that dead.
 * 3) I encourage you to settle any personal matters with any of the guild members in private; I don't care if you guys kill each other, just do it in a place where it doesn't cause unnecessary attention to either myself or those in the guild.
 * 4) When you're on your given assignments, do your best not to mess with other legal guilds and government officials. The last thing I need is a shit load of complaints from other office heads and guild masters concerning your behavior towards them. However, if you happen on a dark guild — anything goes. Collect their heads and steal anything they happen to hoard for themselves.
 * 5) Not really a rule, but more like personal advice: if you find a chance to gain extra from your mission, I suggest you take it! The more the better. Remember, most of your earnings go to the guild to keep the shitfest running and help ease your lives a bit, so it's good to have some extra on the side if anything happens. It also helps me not deal with your bitching later on when me or the members of the Band of Seven come to collect.
 * 6) If you betray your comrades or the guild in any matter, I will hunt you down personally and execute you on the spot — no excuses! If there's one thing I don't tolerate, it's a traitor. I consider you guys a family sorta, so at least act like it.
 * 7) Talk shit about me, and I will hunt your ass down like a wild animal and display your corpse as a personal trophy in my office! Trust me, I have my ways of knowing. I always do! I don't have time to be dealing with your stupid gossip, not when I have my own problems to deal with.

Location
"What, you thought a guild like this would be in the open so that it can easily be targeted by our enemies? Use some common sense."

- Devin's blatant answer to his guild mate's question on the headquarter's location.



Trivia

 * This guild would technically be the first one created by the author ever since he joined this site; this is mainly due to him having little interests in them.
 * It's one of the few guilds on the site that contains a mixture of mages, non-mages, and everything in-between; this is so long as they stick to the theme of mercenary.
 * The name of this guild is a spin-off of the group Night Raid from the anime/manga series, Akame ga Kill!
 * The group name of this guild's strongest mercenaries/mages pays homage to the same group from the anime/manga series Inuyasha.
 * Some of the information will be based off of from the Phantom Bullet Arc and GGO from the anime/light novel series Sword Art Online.