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Welcome to the darkness that lurks behind the veil. You now see the world as it truly is, not the lie maintained to keep the masses blissfully unaware. Now you see the monsters lurking within the shadows. To them it doesn't matter how you saw past their deception, there will be no mercy from them. Only further suffering and death. But now you can take the fight to them, you can fight back. You can take up the mantle of "Hunter", a vanguard for humanity against the encroaching darkness. You are not alone in this fight. There are others like you, some who have only recently discovered the monsters from behind the veil and some who have known for years. Men and women of distinguished service, common criminals and drug dealers, young and old, rich and poor. Anyone who is willing to fight can rise to the call.

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The time: December 14, 2015, 00:25. The place: Bedford, Pennsylvania; a "beautiful" small town with forest and parks to the west, south, and east. Estimated population: 2,969. Four days earlier the entire town's population just dropped off the grid. Cell phone coverage for up to thirty miles away has been cut off. No word as of yet to the cause of this, no power within that thirty mile dead zone. Curious souls have wandered to this small town, driven by many different purposes. There could even be people still inside that small town, who knows how. Whatever lies in that small town will soon be revealed, a powder keg waiting for one stray spark.



Being a hunter isn't easy. You know the constant threat of the creatures that lie in the shadow, you yourself are a prime target for those who would rather be kept in the dark, and the survivability of others like you is almost slim to none. Despite this there is still a silver lining: you're still alive so far. Hunters who survive longer than a few days usually organize on one of three different levels: Cells (Small groups usually from one to twelve hunters pretty much alone, usually taken to protecting a town, a neighborhood, a sacred site and the like), Compacts (Regional "guilds" of hunters who have more resources than cells as well as higher numbers ranging from just a dozen or so to several hundred), and finally the Conspiracies (National or Global groups with considerable amounts of experience and resources to combat the supernatural). Though hunters usually share the same foe Compacts and Conspiracies tend to clash with each other, resulting in more than a few situations of conflict with groups of hunters. Then there are other hunters or mere mortals, those that have been warped by the constant killing. These people have become Slashers, men and women of nightmare who excel in killing, almost as if they are artists of slaughter. These next few sections shall explain various aspects of an average hunter's life.

Opposition and Conflict: A hunter would not be a hunter without prey to follow. Usually hunters focus on one or two of the groups listed but it is not unheard of for hunters to take on another quarry.















Equipment: A standard hunter's arsenal should be well stocked, weapons and supplies as top priority. Compacts can provide a hunter with more streamlined and specialized supplies, specifics against certain monsters. For example, bullets that inflict heavy damage on a vampire or silver lined knives. Rumors of Conspiracies giving certain "Endowments" which allow a hunter to be on par with several supernatural creatures have floated around, but none have been able to tell.

Professions: No hunter ever to grace a compact has been without a job, everyone before becoming a hunter had a job be it a soldier, a cop, a firefighter, a teacher, or the like. Most hunters retain their job, using excess funds to help in the effort against the creatures of the darkness.

Slashers: Slashers are, for lack of a better phrasing, killers unhinged by the war against the darkness. These men and women have been warped, becoming twisted and molded into the very monsters they fight. There are two main groups of Slashers, Rippers and Scourges. Rippers are the more human of the two, still holding onto one last semblance of humanity while Scourges toss aside everything in the pursuit of slaughter. Five types of Ripper and Scourge shall be listed here as so. Ripper/Scourge
Avenger/Legend: Dedicated killers. Avengers swear themselves to obliterating a certain enemy where as Legends lose their identity and become figures spread from fear of their killings and who must follow their legend to the letter.
Brute/Mask: Killers driven by a lust for a violence. Brutes, while normally unwilling to talk, still possess some semblance of self despite their homicidal rampages. Masks lose themselves completely, unwilling or unable to speak as they kill, silently watching as they end life without mercy.
Charmer/Psycho: Personable and Sociable killers. Both are able to talk anyone off their feet and into their grave, psychos more liberal with their usage of this.
Freak/Mutant: Ugly, ugly people. More monster than man, these creatures attack all of those who even dare to look upon them, mutants even more deformed than their predecessor.
Genius/Manic: Extremely intelligent, highly dangerous. These Slashers are the most formidable, Geniuses able to plot out entire strategies in mere moments while maniacs can shatter the minds of those around him through will alone.


Ashwood Abbey: Comprised of jaded socialites and devious aristocrats, this Compact is the most infamous of all the hunter organizations. Members of the Abbey often come off as disturbingly amoral even to some of their most inhuman adversaries, what with their preference for torture and... making sport with their prey. This compact will resort to any means to continue the hunt, their members composed usually of brash, rich thrillseekers.
The Long Night: The Tribulation Militia. A collection of various Christian groups, the Long Night holds firm to the belief that the Apocalypse is approaching. Exactly what constitutes Armageddon is not universally agreed upon, though most members believe that for the new dawn will to arrive, they must strive to destroy the many evils in the world.
The Loyalists of Thule: The Indebted. Remnants of the Thule Society predating Nazi Germany, the Loyalists reformed after one of its members had an encounter with a supernatural being. Since then, the Compact has devoted itself to making amends for its (unintended) part in founding the Nazi ideology. Of a scholarly bent, they amass occult lore for use against the minions of darkness, among which they count neo-Nazis and white supremacist groups.
Network Zero: a compact of hunters made up of contacts through an Internet network who do their best to use the media to unveil the truth about the mysterious creatures of the night.
Null Mysteriis: A compact of scientists and other intellectuals who seek determine the truth behind the creatures of darkness.
The Union: The youngest of the compacts, being made of average citizens from all walks of life. What they lack in organization they make up for in numbers and flexibility.





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