Brotherhood of Steel

The Brotherhood of Steel is a ninja coalition that is dedicated to the peace of the ninja world, either through diplomatic or forceful means. They have a selective group of experienced members travel the world under the guise of merchants or other occupations in order to recruit those who would otherwise be missed, in order to keep their numbers at an appropriate level and have a standard for skill.

Organization
The Brotherhood has a fairly simple form of organization, but it also lacks a direct way of communication from the lower rank to the highest.

Since there are only about a hundred ninja in the group, this form of organization is all that is needed, despite its shortcomings. The ranks are as follows:


 * Patriarch: This rank is, obviously, the highest one achievable. It only changes every once in a long time, normally when the original patriarch dies. This person acts as the leader of the organization, and has the highest skill in fighting. He is also normally known for his silver tongue, and as such can even settle disputes without wasting any energy.


 * Chief: This rank is the second highest achievable. There are about ten chiefs, each with an even number of ninja under his command. He has a level of skill between the patriarch and foot soldiers, and may have certain special skills.


 * Brother: This rank is the rank that every Brotherhood member starts out as. These members have often been referred to as "foot-soldiers", "grunts" and "greenhorns". This is a terrible myth. Recruiting takes time, and is often only initiated when an appropriate skill level is met. For instance, the Brotherhood does not recruit genin, but normally a higher chunin to jonin level fighter. This not only keeps their numbers down, it also ensures power that the Brotherhood can hold.

Notable Members
In the relatively short history of the Brotherhood, spanning just over a century, there have been many switches and replacements to not only the Patriarch, but also the Chiefs.


 * The first patriarch was a man named Jinsho Kurowari. He founded the Brotherhood of Steel, and is supposedly the most powerful patriarch from then on. Not much is known about him, but he is seen as the best leader that the brotherhood ever had.


 * There was once a chief that went simply by Garan, who had a completely unique weapon. He wielded a gauntlet with claws formed around the fingers, and he often wrapped a chain around it for grappling attacks or transportation. He lead a war on a criminal ring, and when he was on the battle field, there was never a single loss of life for the brotherhood. He died one day, in a fight with a vengeful leader of said crime ring, and he has since then been buried near the Brotherhood's outpost, a large, ornate cross over his grave.