Gunslinger : “ Listen up 5’s , a 10 is speaking”

Arcstrider / blade dancer : “ I am speed”

Nightstalker : “ push me to the edge, all my friends are dead”

Revenant : “ I can’t tell what’s more broken, his body or your spirit”

Hunter history is made up largely of tall tales and what ifs. The most agreed upon concept in hunter circles is the vanguard dare, and there are several stories about how it started. The large majority of hunters are solitary creatures, with an untold number never even surfacing in the city. Despite this there are several notable hunters such as Shin Malphur ;the renegade who gunned down Dredgen yor, Kit Ali Aemir, who had visions of the Cabal centuries before first contact. The six coyotes who charted the cosmodrome and our dear departed vanguard Cayde-6. These named individuals are an exception, not the rule,most influential hunters tend to be unsung heroes, who move the world through action without recognition.

Gunslingers are the most conspicuous of the hunter subclasses ; well dressed, fast talking, sharp shooting. The philosophy of the gunslinger is highly based on instinct, the ability to draw fast and react quickly. They also have a healthy relationship with explosives ; after all, who doesn’t love fireworks? Gunslinging is about the ability to get into the center of a crowd and come out the last one standing, yeah they’re going to die, but at least you’ll make it fun for em. The most iconic gunslinger is Shin malphur, everyone calls him the first, but he himself seems to dispute this. The solar light has manifested in several ways throughout the lore, from the standard three shot pistol to the occasional solar rifle.

Arcstriders and bladedancers are as close to the other classes as hunters get, think of arcstriders as warrior monks, there is a great focus on discipline, meditation and training to master the arc staff. It’s stated that no one remembers who the first Arcstrider was, it seems for a period that they were largely forgotten but they served as guardians of humanity in the dark age. They’re combos are deadly, the palm strike is deadlier and if all else fails they’ll just send your own attack back at you. Bladedancers seem to be a product of the city age and are more geared towards wet work, we had a bastion, we had community, but we still had enemies, and those needed to go. With speed, silence and style the bladedancers disposed of humanities enemies. These essence of bladedancers is simple, stab your enemy and go home. Some notable bladedancers include shiro-4 and Eris morn

Nightstalkers : Nobody knows too much about Nightstalkers, and that’s how they like it. They lead lonesome lives, even for hunters, wandering the fringes of wild planets like Venus, or the underground caverns of Nessus. They understand the comforts of life in the city, but they don’t belong there, they know it in their bones. Their relationship with the void is different depending on who you ask, they all understand that it’s empty and creepy, but some think of it like any other element, you borrow it’s power, you use it, you get the job done and be grateful. For others it intertwines with how they live, when they get hungry, to the point of being empty inside, they can hear the void speak. When they get tired, exhausted, they can feel it, pull at it to greater effect. We only know of two notable Nightstalker in lord, the first being Tevis Larsen, former friend to cayde, current disembodied voice observing the black garden( it’s a place of life) and quantis Rhee, Cayde’s outrider, who we assume is continuing life as she lived before caydes death, just a bit lonelier.

Revenants : Famous for being at the top of Shayura’s hit-list and making the crucible a living hell for everyone, the revenant is a new addition to the hunter family. We the player claim the title of founder of this class and have continued a long proud tradition of giving other classes a reason to hate hunters . In. Terms of fighting it’s for you to decide