Board Thread:Off Topic/@comment-24993958-20151020211700/@comment-108.237.225.76-20151022034737

Founder: Sabie Luminos, former Valish knight.

Primary Mission: To make money off of their combat skills.

Originally a group of elite noblemen that fought in the War (the big one referenced by Ozpin in his explanation of the CNR), they were disbanded as part of a global change away from absolute monarchies and nobility in general. Stripped of all but their weapons, their skill, and their honor, the group took up mercenary work in order to get by. As time passed, they began to allow outsiders in, thickening the groups ranks. Eventually the group evolved into a full-fledged mercenary guild, with an official warrant of operation from the Councils of  all four kingdoms giving them the right to build a guild hall and operate within all four kingdoms. Currently lead by Cobalt Luminos, son of Sabie.

I kinda figured there would need to be some form of certifications before what essentially amounted to a paramilitary organization was actually allowed to operate within a country's borders unmollested. Dunno if any of that really helps.