Adventurers,
A group that exists outside the mainstream structure of society, complex and contradictory.
They hunt demons in exchange for Gold Coins, saving farmlands and villages from disasters, allowing many who would have starved in alleyways to have a meal, and their vast profits nourish countless industries that take them as their core pillar.
At the same time, the relatively low entry barrier in the industry and the individual power far surpassing that of ordinary people make this group a mixed bag of good and bad.
Snatching food, harassing women, pillaging villages, and fighting to the death over a disagreement are all too common.
They are an unstable factor in society, a potential source of danger.
For the noble lords in their lofty castles, they require adventurers to accomplish some dirty work that their noble blood both cannot and scorn to do, yet they also view these armed individuals, not tied to any land, as a threat.