The Association



The Association is a world renowned gang of mercenaries. The origins of most members is unknown. The group consists of seven members, all of whom are extremely skilled fighters with a broad range of abilities. There are two ways to become a member of The Association. First, you can become a member by killing a current member and taking their place. If you kill a member, without the intention of replacing that member, the leader of The Association, The Boss, will fill the vacancy either with a new member or by promoting a current member and replacing their vacancy with another person.

There are three tiers of members in the group. The lowest tier are the three soldiers. One tier above that are the three commanders. Finally, the top tier is the leader. Positions in The Association are not permanent. Soldiers can move into a Commander role either by killing a commander and taking their place, or by internal promotion from The Boss. Similarly, a Commander can take become the leader of The Association by killing the current leader and replacing him. Because of the manner of promotion, the leader is the most powerful member of the group, followed by the commanders, and finally the soldiers. Though not a rule, a Soldier can jump straight to Leader if they kill the leader. However, this is extremely uncommon.

Because all members are at least decently powerful, the members have a decent level of respect for each other.

The Association is notorious for many murders and kidnappings. The add to their notoriety after it is discovered that they perpetrated the Merodes Massacre. Two members communicated directly with Serpentus. This included The Boss and The Phantom.

Members

 * The Boss
 * The Impaler
 * The Enforcer
 * The Detonator
 * The Illusionist
 * The Reaper
 * The Phantom