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orgs and agencies in Philadelphia; has taken on more global The Lucifuge: Conspiracy. Hunters who purportedly belong
and mythic prominence in modern nights. to the bloodline of Lucifer himself. They strive against the destiny
cancer cell: A cell said to be infi ltrated by monsters. of their blood to bring Hell to the monsters. Sometimes referred to
The Cheiron Group: Conspiracy. Seemingly modern hunt- as the “Children of the Seventh Generation.”
er organization lurking at the center of a European pharmaceuti- Malleus Malefi carum: Conspiracy. Papal-sanctioned
cal and medical conglomerate. To them, monsters are resources witch-hunters. Also known as the Hammer of Witches, or

to be exploited and sold; their agents are fitted with strange grafts the Shadow Congregation.
harvested from the monsters themselves. The hunters themselves Manhunter: A hunter whose Vigil is devoted to normal

belong specifically to the “Field Projects Division.” humans as well as the monsters. Often seen by other hunters
cell: A group of two to 20 hunters who work together. as morally dubious and outright criminal.
cellmate: A member of your hunter’s cell. Network Zero: Compact. Ragtag army of hunters devot-
changeling: A creature left behind when a human child ed to capturing monsters or monstrous phenomena on various
is stolen from the world by extra-normal entities — it plays forms of media. Also called the “Secret Frequency.”
at being human, but plainly isn’t. The Nibiru: Babylonian hunters, believed to be the fi rst
Code, the A hunter’s individual Code of Morality (see hunter “cell.”
Appendix One) Null Mysteriis: Compact. Science-minded hunters who be-
compact: A hunter group composed of many hunter cells. lieve that all paranormal occurrences and creatures can be stud-
Smaller and more localized than a conspiracy; does not have ied and explained. Sometimes refers to themselves as the “Orga-
access to Endowments. The term “compact” likely refers to the nization for the Rational Assessment of the Supernatural.”
Chestnut Street Compact, a.k.a. the Candle Compact. Organization: Hunter cells gather together for common
conspiracy: A global and sometimes ancient hunter or- purpose or to battle a common enemy. Smaller organizations
ganization; provides its hunters with access to special mon- are “compacts”; larger and more ancient organizations are
ster-hunting resources (see “Endowments”). considered to be “conspiracies.”
cult: Group of zealots often supported by a potentially pariah: A hunter who has supposedly “retired” from the Vigil.
supernatural cult leader or instead serving and worshipping Reanimated: Corpses animated with mystical power. Of-
some kind of creature or supernatural phenomenon. Cults ten appear human, but glimpses of stitches and corpse-fl esh can
serve as dangerous as well as morally questionable targets for sometimes be seen. Some manifest as zombies or muddy golems.
hunters (as many cult members are ostensibly human). rogue: A hunter who betrays his cell, compact or con-
demon: Infernal tempters: sometimes bodiless, other spiracy for some purpose. Used as “he’s gone rogue.” Other
times quite corporeal. Other names include devils, daemons, terms include “gone off the reservation,” or simply, “gone
incubi, succubi. south.”
Endowments: Supernatural or high-tech resources avail- safehouse: A hunter cell’s place of sanctuary, however
able to those hunters who belong to the third-tier hunter con- temporary.
spiracies. slasher: A serial killer; often exhibits supernatural traits.
ENEs: Extra-normal entities. Technically, it’s a Task Some hunters whisper that going too far on the Vigil can lead
Force: VALKYRIE term, but other hunters use it as a more one to become a slasher.
offi cial name for the various fi ends and monsters they hunt. Tactics: The concerted strategies enacted by hunter cells
Fallen: Those hunters who have become truly monstrous against monsters.
(sometimes as slashers; see below). They are often insane and Task Force: VALKYRIE: Conspiracy. Clandestine govern-
quite dangerous. ment Joint Task Force established to investigate and eliminate
ghoul: generic name for any monster, though can refer monstrous threats. Sometimes called the “Men in Black.”
specifically to flesh-eating graveyard haunters or to the slaves The Union: Compact. Blue-collar hunter organi-

of vampires. Sometimes ghûl. zation, ultimately decentralized. Concerned more with
hunter: One who has taken up the Vigil and hunts the the defense of local neighborhoods and citizens than
horrors and mysteries of the World of Darkness. any larger ideals. Sometimes called the “Regular Janes
The Long Night: Compact. Modern Christian hunter orga- and Joes.”
nization; believes the glorious Apocalypse is on its way and must vampire: Undead blood-drinker. Other names include
be ushered forth. However, the world is in the period of Tribu- bloodsuckers, the Damned, leeches, licks, ticks.
lation, and the monsters must be destroyed to pave the way for Vigil: A common name for the hunt, as in “on the Vigil”
Christ’s return. Sometimes called the “Tribulation Militia.” or “carrying the Vigil.”
The Loyalists of Thule: Compact. Occult investigators werewolf: Lycanthropes who change from man to wolf. Oth-
of the secret world. Strive to make up for the fact that two er names include loup garou, beast-men, lupines, vargr, wolfmen.
of their members and some of their theories went into the witch: A manipulator of magic. Other names include
founding of the Nazi party. Also known as “the Indebted.” Crowley, mage, magician, sorcerer, warlock.

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