Venator Coterie

The Venator Coterie is an elite group of monster hunters that has undergone many changes over Quaartheim's history.
== First-wave Venator Coterie ==
The original group known as the Venator Coterie was a widely respected, honourable organisation created with the sole purpose of protecting those who need protection, specifically against monsters and wild animals. At the time, though there were individuals hunting down the dangerous creatures of Quaartheim, there wasn't an organised group with the resources to do so on a large scale. Hence the Venator Coterie was founded.
Agents of the Venator Coterie were simply known as 'venators', and were trained with a few weapons made of different materials, which they carried at all times. The agents were known for their 'up-close and personal' style of combat.
== Second-wave Venator Coterie ==
The Venator Coterie were almost destroyed when false rumours were spread about them, leading the majority of the populace to attack venators in large numbers, eliminating them by sheer mass. The group realised that they were no longer welcome as keepers of the peace, and began to take up contracts subtly, under the guise of being bounty hunters. Eventually, they revealed that the organisation had returned, and - although they weren't welcomed - they were accepted once again as a part of society, though they now required payment for their services.
Venators were trained to use a vast variety of tools, including short and long-range weaponry (mainly swords, crossbows, traps) and some would even dabble in magic, notably pyromancy and aeromancy.
== Third-wave Venator Coterie ==
The most well-known evolution of the Venator Coterie is the third wave - the currently active group. It is unknown when or how the transition from second to third-wave happened, but the change was massive nonetheless. The third wave is led by an elitist inner circle who dictate the actions of the society. While previous iterations focused on slaying wild, uncivilised beasts, the third wave is content with killing lycanthropes and sanguinarians, instead of breaking their curses. One of the primary goals of the group is to rid Quaartheim of fusions, despite their biological and social identicalness to humans. Their reasons for this are unknown.
Agents of the third wave are known to be fierce and relentless, and will stop at nothing to fulfill their duties (in truth, the third wave is more like a cult than an organisation). They are trained in hand-to-hand combat, as well as archery, swordfighting and cryomancy. They are known to also use traps and explosives.
The third wave is also allied with the Quaartheinian Royal Guard, with whom they work to eliminate fusions.Category:Quaartheinian Factions