Vigilante

Vigilantes are individuals hired by the Novus Orbis Librarium to capture criminals and bring them to the organization for a monetary reward. There are rules and legislation that keep vigilantes in check.

Information

The vigilante system was established sometime after the Dark War when the NOL needed power to deal with the various hostile wildlife that was spawned after the collapse of the ecosystem and mutated creatures birthed from the Black Beast's seithr. During this time, crime also spiralled out of control. With the establishment of the Hierarchical Cities, this profession was no longer needed, and they essentially started working for the NOL as a force to capture criminals since the organization recognized that they would have difficulty doing it by themselves. There are no exams or forms that one must sign to become a vigilante, and as such there is no official position. Because of this, essentially anyone can become a vigilante. Despite this, there are certain rules that individuals must adhere to, known as the Four Vigilantes' Agreements.

As they work for the NOL, vigilantes must follow their every command. Aside from capturing criminals, vigilantes are also obligated to give any information they have to the organization. Vigilantes are given a binding Ars Magus to restrain criminals, and then must take them to the Hierarchical Public Office in any Hierarchical City and tell them the binding code. If a vigilante is incapable of using Ars Magus, then they can manually immobilize them and hand them to area officials but doing so costs money. Vigilantes can also bring officials to where they have restrained a criminal but again, this incurs a service charge.

The NOL does not deploy their soldiers to deal with common criminals since they are usually considered the best of the best, and they often move in units, making it impractical - this is another reason why vigilantes are required to enforce the law.

The vigilante system relies on reports from civilians. When a crime is reported to the NOL, they create a wanted poster of the criminal with their name, face, and bounty printed across it. These posters are then issued to the Hierarchical Public Offices in each major city and are plastered in designated areas. In the case of criminals whose identities are unknown, the NOL will disclose information on the target to vigilantes who will investigate and then report back with information to determine the identity of the criminal. In the case of Ragna the Bloodedge, the NOL officially designated the bounty and issued a warning to those who pursued him. Grades are also issued with the wanted posters, showing what should be done with the criminal once encountered - this includes apprehending them; beating them to an extent; and in some cases, ending their lives. The grade and the bounty do not necessarily reflect one another, meaning that a low bounty criminal must sometimes be killed and vice-versa.

A guild for the vigilantes exists for them to exchange information on certain targets. The guild is fairly small and is considered a low priority target by the NOL, so even though it is technically in breach of the Four Vigilantes' Agreements, they do not actively pursue it. In some cases, they will act as proxies for a vigilante who has restrained a criminal but for whatever reason cannot collect their monetary reward; in this case, a small fee is deducted.

The profession is considered very dangerous, and individuals have died in the line of duty, but the monetary rewards are considered significant enough for some people to justify the work; some vigilantes also have normal jobs. They are similar to, but different from mercenaries since they only chase criminals wanted by the NOL, and do not accept missions from other potential clients, like Sector Seven.

Known Vigilantes

• Carl Clover - known as the Last Vigilante.
• Taokaka.
• Bang Shishigami.
• Platinum the Trinity.

Four Vigilantes' Agreements

1. Obey instructions from Librarium personnel.
1. Provide information to Librarium personnel.
1. Do not harm civilians, or involve them in danger.
1. Do not form organizations.

All are numbered one since they are all of the same importance.

Wanted Criminals

• Kokonoe - the first SS class criminal formerly wanted by the NOL. She erased every file they had on her.
• Ragna the Bloodedge - the second SS class criminal formerly wanted by the NOL. No longer exists in the current world. Bounty was 90,000,000,000pd, the highest ever recorded.
• Arakune
• Mori P. - Bounty is 2,500,000pd.
• Doo En Boo Doo - Bounty is 320,000pd.
• Young Gang Chaos - Bounty is 160,000pd.
• Wild Wiseman - Bounty is 750,000pd.
• Miceal Bomber - Bounty is 460,000pd.

Library Entry

Vigilantes

This independant armed group was initially formed to deal with the large number of hostile creatures spawned by the influence of the 'Black Beast,' and the collapse of the ecosystem.

Presently, they capture or eliminate people with monetary rewards on their heads, designated by the Librarium. Also known as 'bounty hunters'. Bang and Carl could be considered part of their ranks.

Four Vigilantes' Agreements

One, obey instructions from Librarium personnel.

One, provide information to Librarium personnel.

One, do not harm civilians, or involve them in danger.

One, do not form organizations.

Vigilantes are obligated to obey these four laws. All are numbered one because they are all of the same importance.

Wanted Poster

A document that describes details about a wanted target and monetary rewards. They're mainly used as references by Vigilantes hunting for criminals, but the portrait of Ragna on his wanted poster doesn't resemble him at all.