I got the impression from a mention in Scroll of Kings that the Rangers were a highly elite fighting force and started getting some preconceived ideas about what they would be like. It wasn't for a long time that I got my hands on the Scavenger Lands and had a look at them properly.
Lookshy stands out in Exalted for having a fairly solid cultural identity (namely Japan.) Although I didn't think they played on this to it's fullest extent. My vision of Lookshy is centred on medieval Japan and I decided to do something about the Rangers. Obviously the thing to do would be to base them on ninjas so I did. But I couldn't use a name as obvious as ninja, so they're called Shinobi instead.
The Shinobi come from Dragon-Blooded clans and are taught hereditary skills in the villages they live in away from the city. The closeness to nature and isolation from civilisation gives them excellent opportunity to learn and practise their skills. The fact that Forest-Blooded Terrestrials have the skills best suited to become Shinobi is an excellent advantage and most Shinobi come from this bloodline.
Shinobi are exclusively Dragon Blooded. Enlightened mortals may practise the martials arts that Shinobi are known for but they lack the ability to learn other Charms that are essential for their use on the battlefield.
The three ranks of Shinobi are as follows:
Genin: regular, rank and file (although highly trained) soldier Shinobi.
Chunin: leaders of small units of Shinobi, often 'fang' sized.
Shonin: leader of an entire clan of Shinobi. A veteran Dragon Blooded of fearsome skill who commands dozens of warriors.
Gunzosha Commandos are another group worth mentioning here. One thing that struck me is their numerical allocation. The Scavenger Lands has 125 Gunzosha Commandos to a unit of about 1300 Seventh Legion warriors. 1 out of 10 is a far too high ratio for such an elite unit. 125 per field force is more realistic and conveys the rarity of such dedicated individuals. Also the effectiveness of Gunzosha Commando Armour should be reviewed. Rather than just being armed with unnamed Essence weapons and great swords and great axes, Gunzosha Commando Armour could make Essence weapons attunable through the suit allowing them to wield devices like Concussive Essence Cannon in a way that normally only Exalted can. Essence weapons are regarded as standard issue among their ranks. Enlightened mortals are welcomed among Gunzosha Commandos as they have a potential longer life expectancy.
