Bracer Guild

The Bracer Guild is a non-governmental organisation acting to keep the peace and protect civilians wherever its numerous and continent-spanning branches reach.

Its members are known as bracers.

Background
The Bracer Guild was founded in S.1152 in Leman. Before they were united in a continent-spanning guild, bracers are said to have been active as early as the Middle Ages.

Bracers are investigative and combat specialists who work to protect civilians and maintain the stability of their respective regions. They aid the community in various ways such as exterminating monsters, preventing crime, finding lost items, and escorting people and goods. The Bracer Guild, which has established branches across the continent manages the affairs of the bracers in each region.

Due to its international and neutral nature, it often mediates between disputing powers, and it even played a role in ending the Hundred Days War and several other large-scale incidents in west Zemuria. However, as a consequence of the various roles the Bracer Guild is required to fulfill, it is often short-handed.

Guild Code
Furthermore, the Bracer Guild has a long-standing policy of non-intervention when it comes to a nation's military, as stated in Article Three of the guild code: "Bracers and Non-Involvement in Military or Political Matters. A bracer will recognize a nation's sovereignty, and may not interfere with nor arrest any person of national military or political standing."

Trails in the Sky FC revealed, however, that there exists a loophole in the aforementioned policy as Article Two of the guild code states: "Bracers and Their Duty to the People. In the event of unjust imperilment of citizens, the bracer's sworn duty is to bear the responsibility for the citizen(s)' safety."

Crossbell
Two more bracers, the Hero of Lightning (雷鳴の勇者) and the Ocean Monk (大海坊主), are mentioned by nickname by children in Crossbell's Armorica Village.

Rank
As bracers advance within their guild, they are assigned a "rank". Junior bracers, as shown in Trails in the Sky FC, advance from 9th Class to 1st Class before becoming senior bracers, by performing well in their training. Senior bracers, as shown in Trails in the Sky SC, may advance from G Rank to A Rank, due to their achievements.

Trails in the Sky FC Rewards
In Trails in the Sky FC, Estelle and Joshua are given rewards as they advance through the classes as junior bracers.

Trails in the Sky SC Rewards
In Trails in the Sky SC, Estelle is given rewards as she advance through the ranks as a senior bracer.