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Things You May Not Know About The Five(5)Story(Info comes from the Hunter's Encyclopedia)


 * This incident to the Hunter's Guild is only known as the 5. The incident got that name because, five Wyverians went to go hunt down an Elder Dragon and only four came back. Two of these Wyverians were Kokoto Village's Chief and his fiancee.
 * The Elder Dragon they were hunting is suggested to be Lao-Shan Lung.
 * Sadly in the end, Kokoto Village Chief's fiancee died in the battle with the Elder Dragon though the monster was defeated. After that hunt, those four remaining Wyverians retired.
 * Sometime after that incident, the story of what happened became known across many lands. This lead to bad luck on hunts with five or more for hunters, with many hunts leading to the death of comrades in the end. In order to stop the deaths of more hunters and from that story, the Hunter's Guild added a rule that only allows four hunters to hunt together.
 * Despite this rule by the Hunter's Guild there are a few exceptions to this rule, however. With particular quests, monsters, and emergency situations, hunters are able to hunt in more than fours.
 * If an Elder Dragon, or another powerful monster, is approaching a town than there will hire more hunters in preparation to protect the residents.
 * Protecting outposts and Hunter's Guild bases may require more than four hunters, especially against giants like Shen Gaoren.
 * Raviente can require from sixteen to thirty two to even one hundred hunters to take out.
 * Jhen Mohran and Dah'ren Mohran are massive in size so it could require a few boats to even take a single one out.