The Lanterns

"Follow the lanterns." The Lanterns are a freelancing group of five Huntress-dropouts traveling Remnant. Typically doing oddjobs here and there, they constantly move from one small village or area to the next. They've garnered a whispering reputation for the work they've done, especially the elimination of Grimm and rescues where officials could not. The five ex-students often clash but support each other's endeavors. They are led by Celina Cavell and constituted by Aurelia Riore, Talia Ceres, Zephryn Hollow, and Ylisse Aberforth.

History
The five students once attended the same academy, but were scattered across different teams apart from Celina and Aurelia. Their interactions were fairly limited at the start of their freshman year. However, they began to take notice of one another as the school year went on. Even though they didn't agree or appreciate the individual outlooks, a respect developed between them.

After the Battle of Beacon, each of them opted to leave the academy for their own individual reasons. Despite not being the oldest of them, Celina took over as the general leader due to her moral weight. She was the first to leave rather than seek refuge after the invasion due to a sense of responsibility and guilt for her brother's death during the events. Out of concern, Aurelia followed her in hopes of supporting her in whatever way she could. Talia joined them of her own choice as her team split up and returned to their hometowns. Zephryn, for unknown choices of her own, also followed in suit much to the concern of her partner and leader, Dally. Ylisse, feeling that she could do more good as a freelancer than waste time training for a provisional license, ended up joining as the last of the current members.

Celina claims that the name for the group came from Aurelia's lantern-like weapon, Firefly. However, the rest of the group believes the name stuck with them due to Celina's own light-bearing semblance.

Members
Celina Cavell
 * Having lost her idol and brother Elion in the Battle of Beacon, Celina refused to return to her schooling. She decided to pack her bags and roam Remnant hoping to do what good she could do on her own. Once full of optimism and hope, Celina clings to a desperate hope and solemn outlook. She helps others out of what she believes is her responsibility, taking up Elion's notion of deontology. Though she refuses to admit it, her choices are often driven by other's emotional plights.

Aurelia Riore
 * With her partner and friend leaving, Aurelia weighed her reasons for staying and decided to follow. She worries constantly that Celina's desperation of duty will lead her to injury or worse. Generally the heart of the group and the team mother, Aurelia makes it her priority to keep relations smooth and arguing to a minimum, especially between Celina and Ylisse. On rare occasions of great stress, her old delinquent manners of anger and shouting overtake her normally kind demeanor and cow the others into listening to her.

Talia Ceres
 * Talia enjoys her freedom more than anything else. With her team dissolving after the Battle of Beacon, she had nowhere to go but everywhere. She chose to follow the Lanterns for some company and gets dragged into their various acts of service much to her chagrin. Despite being the oldest of the group, she defaults to other's decisions so long as they don't hamper her own actions. Talia's crude manner of talking often gets on people's nerves. She likes keeping her wings stretched as a Swift faunus.

Zephryn Hollow
 * Quiet beyond reason, Zephryn speaks the least of the group and often follows what the others are doing. No one really knows why she chose to leave with them instead of sticking with her team except herself. Due to her silent nature, when she does speak, the group is all ears and her opinions weigh heavily. She's never seen without the company of her rifle.

Ylisse Aberforth
 * Arguably the most sophisticated and charming of the group, Ylisse usually regrets joining the group instead of returning to her luxurious home. She considers her duty towards the good of Remnant above nearly all else, even above her own comfort most of the time. Choosing to follow the proper choice over the moral choice, Ylisse often butts heads with Celina. She likes to take charge of social relations when the group comes across new people and generally distrusts the others to make a good first impression.