I spend a lot of time in Skyrim's vast wilderness armed with a bow hunting, collecting ingredients and exploring. In my travels I see other hunters getting killed and living in permanent camps. I was thinking maybe there can make a small community in the wilderness were there can rest, craft their bows, arrows and even make there own clothes and armour. This location can be anywhere but I was thinking in the rift area as it is mostly woodland. It can be in cave with a waterfall or perhaps a bosmer inspired grand treehouse. Whatever the location this should add an upgradable community with plenty of different types of bows made from a variety of different woods and strings, making them faster and stronger (arrows have less drop). Ultra light armour cloak and hood with stealth benefits.

So what is the purpose of this ranger faction well it can be simply the added protection and to make some money. The guild can collect ingredients for healers that can stay with the rangers and provide them with potions from the ingredients they bring in. The jarls can hire the rangers to eliminate undesirables in the hold (bandit camp) and other wilderness issues. They can sell meat and furs to general stores for money. They can make their own powerful traps, enhanced bows, armour and special food with powerful active effects. Hardened steel weapons, simple yet practical weapons. Patrol the wilderness with maybe with a healer to collect plants and to hunt animals for food and set up ambushes for enemies. There will be an independent organisation and will be self sufficient just a small band of like minded individuals.

Just an idea I had while playing Skyrim and reading some of the threads.
Would you like something similar added with an expansion or added to the next elder scrolls game?

The companions were like that. of course that was before Beth [censored] up their storyline.

I'd like that.

sounds like a awesome idea, but it seems like it will need to be made in a mod, maybe have them also have hireable rangers or something also.