Pulling some stuff together from a couple threads.
So why a former member?
- They couldn’t do the job anymore, for physical, ethical, or personal reasons
- They retired because of a life-changing event, like having a kid
- They were forced out, perhaps by sparing (or hurting) someone they ought not have, but were liked enough to not be punished for it
- They saw an opportunity to expand what the Vigilance does, or can do, by settling down into a new job - for example, relaying intel from the underworld