Editing The Endless Wilds (section)

==Protection==
Towns are protected from the Wilds by the '''Guardsmen''', the stalwart protectors and police force rolled into one. They often patrol the edges of the town, watching for monsters or other Wild attacks. As well, they maintain law and order (although most larger cities have a separate police force, smaller settlements rely on the Guards for this task). When not dealing with mundane crime, the most experienced Guardsmen often search for dreaded '''Druids''' as well as others who have been corrupted by the Wilds. The only group that equals the Guardsmen in bravery and martial prowess are the Hunters, the brave or crazy individuals who make their living escorting convoys between villages, scouting out the Wild Unknown, or delving into the Dungeons in the hopes of a lucrative find. These frontiersmen are regarded as both heroes and threats, as not everyone who delves into the Wilds returns unchanged. When a new settlement is to be established, Hunters find good sites and fight off the Wild while helping a squad of Mages from the Consortium assemble a Mana-Siphon.