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Hunters (헌터) are human warriors who possess magical powers and use them to fight magic beasts and clear dungeons.

Overview[]

Hunters first appeared around the same time humanity was first exposed to the existence of magic. Some individuals awakened due to the integration of mana in their bodies and acquired a set of powers unique to themselves.[1]

As hunters turned out to be the only ones who could kill magic beasts and close gates, a global billion-dollar industry eventually developed around them as a result. They are also usually organized inside guilds, which can have up to hundreds or even thousands of members.

Hunters are ranked by an international S-E system to show how strong they are, with E being the weakest and S being the strongest and can possess a wide range of abilities. A hunter's rank and stats are determined at the time they receive their powers and cannot be increased. However, there are rare cases of hunters receiving a second awakening and climbing up in rank. It is also estimated that only 0.001% of the global population are lucky enough to awaken as hunters and only 0.0002% have ranks of C or higher.

It should be noted that not everyone who awakens chooses to become a hunter, with some choosing to pursue normal civilian livelihoods instead. Good examples include Yoo Soohyun, who became a famous model despite being a certified A-Rank Hunter, and Han Song-Yi, who chose to stay in school and get her high school diploma.

While there is no direct proof, it has been suggested that genetics might play a role in the awakening process; notable examples of hunters who are biologically related to each other include Sung Jinwoo and his father Sung Il-Hwan, along with Soohyun and her cousin Jinho.[2]

Classes[]

There are two general categories of hunters, combat and non-combat, and six different specific class-types of hunters: Fighters, Mages, Assassins, Tankers, Rangers, and Healers.

Licensing & Regulation[]

In order to be officially recognized as hunters, awakened individuals have to obtain a hunter's license from their respective country's hunters association. This license grants them the authority to enter gates and dungeons. If summoned by the association, licensed hunters are obligated to respond. Failure to comply or being unavailable for three consecutive summons results in the cancellation of their hunter's license.

Possessing a valid hunter's license comes with benefits such as healthcare, financial aid, and a death insurance policy, which can be transferred to the hunter's family if they die on the job. These advantages were key motivators for Jinwoo to become a hunter, as it enabled him to financially support both himself and his sister, pay for his mother's medical bills when she was in a coma from Eternal Slumber, and make sure that his family would be paid a large sum of money if he were to ever die in the dungeons.

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