HUNTERS

The Hunters Guild was established as the ultimate human answer to being low on the totem pole. Men and women not only trained highly in their athleticism and knowledge of supernatural strengths and weaknesses, but equipped themselves with many different weapons and gadgets to take advantage of their supernatural enemies. Hunters have a history with nearly every supernatural race. Their training is one of legend, pushing the human body to its natural limits and training the mind to be tough. Hunters are known to be more resistant to pain and mental or emotional manipulation. Their bodies are in peak physical condition, capable of running fast, climbing, and skills of weaponry.

The largest part of their history and even the origins of the Hunters lay in the war between humans, vampires, and werewolves. Both the vampires and the werewolves had been using humans as their fodder to breed and create more of their kind and inflate their numbers. It was against both these races that the Hunters Guild established themselves as a true presence and threat in the world against all that may target humans. In the Blood Wars of the 18th century, they rose victorious over the vampires, chasing them back into the darkness from which they came and instilling hope and confidence in the human race as a whole.

Hunters soon became the soldiers of the race in a way. They were called to different towns to take care of all threats: vampire, fae, werewolf, possessed. The hunters have always been capable of holding the line against many supernaturals. However, a lot of that is made possible by the witches and warlocks. They provide the hunters with sigils and traps, even spelling their weapons to be more precise and effective against the supernatural races. Because of this, hunters maintained almost an alliance of sorts with the witches. Though, they only worked together when both sides would benefit from it. In the end hunters are loyal to their own as well as the witches

Strengths and Weaknesses

and warlocks. Usually only in the case of covens getting out of hand do hunters go toe to toe with the witch and warlock community. Since witches tend to adhere to very strict tradition and acceptable uses of magic, it is often overlooked when people pushing the boundaries of those rules are confronted by the hunters.

As time passed on, so did the realities of supernaturals in the eyes of the general public. Vampires, werewolves, fae, and posssessed turned into stories and myth and most people did not believe them to be real at all. As a consequence, the number of people deciding to be hunters also began to dwindle and become less and less. Where there used to be many Guilds not only established, but thriving all over many countries, there only exist a handful now. Hunters can often be regarded as delusional or fanatical when they try to make others aware of the very real threat of supernaturals.

Quick Learners: Humans have historically been capable of learning about and adapting to changes around them. When backed into a corner, they are capable of thinking on their feet to possible success. On the darker side, humans have been able to capture individuals of other races for the purposes of experimentation and that is a huge part of how they are aware of so many supernatural weaknesses.

Technologically Advanced: Humans have always had a close relationship to technology and technological advances. They may possess a better understanding and capability of utilizing more technological items than other races.

Morale: Humans are skilled at raising morale high even when they seem to be at their lowest. This ability to remain diligent in the face of poor odds has made them particular hard for any other race to control or dominate.

Top Physical Condition: Due to their intense training, hunters are in top physical condition are are as capable as professional athletes. Since they are typically trained from young ages, a life of fitness and physical training is very natural to them, and it is not unusual for a hunter to have a very strict exercise regimen.

Weapons Training: Hunters tend to be versed in weaponry, especially against the kind of supernatural they are used to fighting. It is extremely rare to see a hunter walking around without being armed in some manner with some kind of weapon for protection.

Short Lived: Humans do not live very long. Though there are recorded cases in history of humans pushing past 100, it is rare for them to live that long at all.

Ordinary: Humans have no special abilities and are limited physically and magically against other races. They have a tendency to be vulnerable on their own compared to others.

Prey: Humans are historically the prey for other species, whether it be for them to feed, torment, or turn into supernatural.

Hunters are dependent on weapons and outside help in order to help them with their goals. These can be anything from weapons specifically catered to the racial weaknesses of a supernatural, to special tonics or sigils (stored spells on an item that will be activated once an action is performed, like adding a drop of blood or something). Using tonics to enhance their speed or strength, however, causes the hunter to become more withdrawn from their humanity.

Hunters tend to be obsessed with their mission, often times loosing sight of all around them in their quest to complete their mission.