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ORG CREATION
R&D: Using less-than-quality “parts” for a Thaumat-
echnological Endowment means the hunter suffers a per- Compact or Conspiracy
First step: how big and how old is this hunter organiza-
sistent Flaw while the item is attached. Choose from any
tion going to be? If it’s relatively local, it’s probably a second-
of the Flaws found on pp. 218–219 of the World of Dark-
tier compact. A compact can be ancient, mind you (imagine
ness Rulebook. Any flaw can apply, with the Storyteller’s
a group of Ethiopian hunters in the city of Axum, whose sole
agreement (consider that even something like “Notoriety”
purpose over the last thousand years has been to guard the
can apply if the tattoos on the arm you just implanted
Ark of the Covenant from monstrous hands), but isn’t glob-
belonged to a notorious serial killer — and those tattoos
ally reaching like the third-tier conspiracies.
seem to resist being concealed). In accepting this flaw, the
Conspiracies are often ancient (though some can be
character may halve the Practical Experience necessary to
relatively new, à la Task Force: VALKYRIE), and are cer-
develop the new Endowment.
tainly far-reaching. While their numbers may not be enough
The Peleus Guild to comprise a genuine army, they still likely go well beyond
Cheiron was the wise half-horse, half-man who gave the city limits, and very possibly beyond the borders of one’s
medicine and healing to man (and who gave immortality to country, as well. In addition, conspiracies have access not
Prometheus), and once saved a hero by the name of Peleus only to common resources, but also to Endowments: secret
from attack by a band of maddened centaurs. The surgeons, (and often supernatural) weapons with which to hold back
academics and scientists who belong to the internal and un- the forces of darkness.

official Peleus Guild are the most gifted the conspiracy has. Common Purpose
And they, like Peleus, were saved by Cheiron. Some might
Yes, it’s possible that hunters band together just to stay
have been addicts. Others were crippled or near death, and
alive. In a city truly besieged by a seemingly endless tide of
Cheiron saved them with top-grade Thaumatech. All consid-
monstrous corruption, hunter cells may need no other pur-
er themselves indelibly in debt to the organization and will,
pose beyond “survive,” and then “take back our city.” A
for a price, help a hunter develop just the Thaumatechno-
compact known as the Detroit Seven might comprise seven
logical Endowment he so desires. The true number of mem-
hunter cells from wildly different backgrounds who, in the
bers within this internal “secret society” remains unknown,
vein of the Candle Compact, have managed to put aside all
though most suspect it doesn’t go beyond a couple dozen in-
differences for now to turn the tables on the creatures of the
dividuals.
World of Darkness.
R&D: The hunter must take one of the Peleus Guild
Usually, though, that’s not enough.
as a four-dot Mentor (spending the experience points as is
Take a peek at the hunter organizations in this book.
proper). Doing so also necessitates impressing the individual,
They have shared purpose. Null Mysteriis seeks to study and
of course, though before that the hunter must first fi nd the

explain the paranormal. The Long Night aims to push through
Peleus Guild. Once the Mentor is in place, any new Thau-
this monstrous Tribulation so that Christ may come and bring
matechnological Endowments the hunter develops from that
mighty Armageddon. The Cheiron Group sees monsters as
point forward are done with the help of that mentor, and thus
resources, and gladly harvests their parts to make new skin
earn a -2 discount to the Endowment Equation.
creams, chemical inhibitors or prosthetics (and from this, one
could suggest that their common purpose is to make money).
Org Creation What is it that binds the hunter cells together? To what

dogma do they hew? Is it political? Are they anarchic fire-
The compacts and conspiracies listed in this book are by brands who seek to break the monsters’ tainted grip on big
no means exhaustive. They’re meant to serve as examples: government and big business? Could they have a religious
yes, maybe they all exist in your Hunter: The Vigil story, function, like a group of hunters who believe themselves the
and together they form a rich and bloody tapestry of politi- incarnation of angels, or a conspiracy of men who cling to a
cal intrigue and human violence. Alternatively, it’s possible Manichaean party line (all flesh is evil, thus corporeal mon-

your story only features a handful — or even just one — of sters must be destroyed to release their spirits)?
the organizations listed. If you feel a story featuring only the It’s even possible that they only hunt one manifestation
schemes and actions of the Cheiron Group is the one way to or “type” of monster. The Foes of Belial only hunt demons.
hammer home the tale you hope to tell, then by all means, The Jacksonville branch of the American Ghost Hunters Al-
do so. liance hunts…well, only ghosts. The Sons of the Mind might

In this section, however, we provide you briefly with the be a group composed of the children of cult members and vic-
resources necessary to create your own hunter compact or tims who have banded together to put a stop to the various
conspiracy. Whether you create this organization as a Story- cults and sects that call the American heartland home.
teller hoping to put these guys as characters into your world,
or whether you create it as a troupe of players building upon Shadows of History

the motives and needs of a nascent cell, you should find ev- How long have these hunters been doing what they do?
erything you need below. Maybe they’re a relatively new phenomenon. Task Force:
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