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The Hunters are a global organization of monster hunters.  Anyone who wants to become a Hunter can; they’re most often humans who have survived monster attacks, come from hunter families, or monsters/entities the Hunters have persuaded to helping the cause.  Most of the Hunters focused on in the stories are humans, but there are a couple outliers:
A werewolf
Three dhampirs (a breed of vampire), though they’re technically Kinslayer liaisons
A huldra (Nordic fae)
An elf
A cambion (human-demon hybrid)
A wereowl
A godling son of Old Man Coyote
Several catamounts (think a were-mountain lion)

I love the little traditions too!  As for my favorite that I’ve come up with, ummm….probably the Eya ribbon traditions?  The Eya are a subgroup of the Kithnarya, a cultural mix of the Middle East and India and Turkish.  The Eya are more informally known as gypsies, and part of their heritage that is passed down is the skills of tablet weaving and weaving with inkle looms.  These make ribbons.  The colors and patterns of the ribbons have special significance.  A Ram’s Horn patterned ribbon is a sign of leadership; you weave it and give it to someone you respect.  The ribbons a woman wears in her hair indicate her relationship status.  There’s so much symbolism in the ribbons that a woman accused of a crime can plead guilty in their court without saying a word by wearing green ribbons.