User blog comment:SideShot/A different kind of threat entirely - a RWBY/BG&E crossover AU/@comment-32064726-20160811074539/@comment-24828824-20160811081652

the idea is that in this setting the entire defense of vale has been taken over by the Alpha Sections forces (kinda like what Ironwood did, which is why i am using him and the Atlesian Army as replacement for the generic Alpha section troops and general) and while there are huntsmen in vale they have been absorbed into the combined Vale/Alphas army. there is no Beacon in this setting or any institution to train Huntsmen beyond the original vale Army and apprenticeship to a rare freelance Huntsman that typically operates with a license from the goverment.

The idea is that we use normal people. a store owner, a mechanic, a courier, a student. while people have a few skills that might come in handy i would prefer to start off without the coincidence that all people present are trained professionals or close to it.