With a standing average of 80 promoted heroes a year (that is, 80 New Cazerns elevated from recruit status to true hero status), The Cazerns is the largest single private security NGO force in the world — and, the largest international, intergalactic and interdimensional organization on Earth. Based out of Arbor Estate within The Garden Academy itself, the Cazerns' and The Garden are both world-famous for education, moral code and empowered developments. With an annual private endowment of nearly $3 Trillion USD from the WishAlloy Foundation the Cazerns provide their heroes, recruits and student-teams with sufficient funding for all activities on an annual expense of roughly $87 Billion USD.
Of the 6 million students enrolled actively across the academy network, there are roughly 100 active recruit teams. Most members join teams as an act of comradery, using the free housing, allowance and occasional mission stipends to supplement their lifestyles and necessary fundings. There is no contract to any team and some students are active on multiple teams, or feature as a rotational member in various teams, assigned only to missions rather than individual groups. No student may join a team until they are 18 years of age — this is an unbreakable rule thanks to the nature of public personas, licensing and franchise options all Cazern heroes are afforded. Also, kids dying sucks.