The Black Brotherhood

The Black Brotherhood, sometimes referred to as "the B.B's" (a trend started by Dr. McDermott) are a cult dedicated to the Horrors. Their constant goal is to find Horrors that will communicate with them and attempt to bring them into this world for the purpose of conducting an Armageddon that will end all life. These B.B.'s are normally very young, impressionable teenagers, whose angst has been driven by the older members. One Black Brotherhood cult in Rhode Island would gain members by sending out a gang member who had been shot and then resurrected by the Brotherhood magicians. He would show his gunshot injuries to teenagers - gunshot injuries that should have left him either dead or braindead - and then go on to show them how they could levitate, start small fires in their hands, or alter their own appearance in subtle ways. This is indicitive of the common method used by the Black Brotherhood to gain members.
At first, the cult seems like a gang, and the kids team up to survive on the streets or in haunted locations the group takes over to use as headquarters. Only when a member has proven an aptitude for magick and a true hatred for humanity do they learn the cult's mission. Other members are fed Gospel-like stories of what the group stands for, and even these lower-level members will fight tooth and nail for the group. The Rhode Island cult was known to use their acolytes for murder, and the youngest member who was caught doing so was 13-year-old Dennis Teach.
ESPER understands the true force of this cult, and even though most of their membership consists of angsty teenagers they are one of the groups foremost enemies (especially considering they target teenagers for membership and teach them about magick). Some of ESPER's biggest battles have been against the Black Brotherhood, and it is rumored that a branch of the B.B.'s was partially responsible for the Mestoph Incident. They are based mainly out of the U.S. and Europe, and have countless smaller scions all over these continents.
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