Silent Crusade

The Silent Crusade is a monster-hunting guild established to eliminate "Master Monsters", boss-leveled monsters that roam and control other monsters. It was first introduced in GlobalMS's "Age of Triumph" patch of Chaos. It was revised in Alliance Rising and again moments after Justice.

MapleStory: Chaos
At first, the Silent Crusade was dispatched all over the Maple World. Players accept quests from Wence and Sodane, who appear in almost every town, and set out to enter Master Monster Portals to destroy the threat that lies within. A Silent Crusade Supply Box near both NPCs supplies items, however the player must achieve higher "ranks" through Crusader Coins (supplied through daily quests) and upgrading one's Silent Crusade Medal in order to purchase more items. Each Master Monster Portal requires a party created (although players can enter by themselves) for entry and can only be entered once per hour.

Through the 25 quest chain, the storyline follows with the player eliminating various monsters assigned by Sodane. Along the way, the male Mapler meets Starling and the female Mapler meets Crow, both who are "rivaled" and infatuated with the player in many scenarios. The most common scene between the player and the NPC involves the NPC saying "I hate you!" to the player. However, it all comes to and end when Bastille, a "sponsor", betrays the player for having attempted to gain wealth for his/her death, but is foiled when Starling/Crow takes the hit. Bastille then summons Coco, his dog companion, and flees. Wence announces that all missions are put on hold, and that Starling/Crow has temporarily quit the guild in order to train harder in isolation, having left a note. The note reads "I hate you!"

MapleStory: Alliance Rising
Upon Alliance Rising, the Silent Crusade placed their base within Edelstein, and only Wence who is located there sells items, however potions are no longer in stock. The items are purchased with Crusader Coins instead of Mesos, and Crusader Coins are obtained through Master Monsters themselves rather than daily quests. Master Monster Portals were replaced with Mystic Gates, which no longer requires a party to enter and can only be accessed 15 times per day as opposed to one hour. Finally, higher Silent Crusade Medals as well as are given through the stream of quests.

Unlike the original storyline, Starling and Crow are encountered regardless of player gender. Sodane no longer assists Wence and two new NPCs, Lora and Krag, are encountered. Bastille now actually works for the Silent Crusade and does not "betray" the player, however Coco is still fought in two instances.