Hunter

**Hunters** are the self-appointed protectors of the human community, defending mankind from the threat of supernatural creatures; though they typically focus on Werewolves, they have also been known to hunt other supernatural creatures as well, including but not limited to: Berserkers, Werejaguars, Demons, Witches, Vampires, and Kanimas.

This organization has been around for centuries and are located all around the world, and they usually consist of large, old human families who also recruit among their friends. The Hunters have their own rules and hierarchy within their organization; the most notable among these rules is that, because they recognize that most wars have been started by men, they have a matriarchal leadership in which their daughters are trained to be leaders and their sons are trained to be soldiers.

## Overview

### Description

They are usually just typical humans who, unlike others, are aware of the supernatural world. One of the most recurring reasons to go into the hunter lifestyle is a tragedy in their lives that involved the supernatural. However, there are other reasons to decide being a supernatural hunter, such as being raised as one.

Hunters are stationed almost all over the world and while many would travel in order to track a supernatural phenomena that is occurring in a specific part of a country some remain within their homeland due to the constant rising of unnatural entities that roam about their abode. Hunters can also gather into groups and form organizations dedicated to the destruction of the forces of darkness. These organizations hold far more resource, weaponry, and power (though it varies) than a single hunter and some have been known to even employ supernatural entities to fight on their behalf as well acting as their trump cards.

### The Bestiary

A Bestiary is a system of documentation collected over the years by Hunters who use it to keep records of everything they have hunted, particularly if they come upon "new" supernatural creatures their ancestors had yet to encounter, or if they learn any additional weaknesses of these creatures that can be used to their advantage.

The Argent Bestiary has been shown in the series to include information on Werewolves, Kanimas, Wendigos, Hellhounds, Berserkers, and many more.

### Hunter Weaponry

Hunters use a variety of weapons when hunting. Because they are human, they typically would not stand a chance against supernatural creatures; as a result, what they lack in supernatural speed, strength, agility, and accelerated healing, they make up for in an abundance of weapons. They often use a number of different firearms, from shotguns full of buckshot cartridges (a favourite of Kate Argent), to assault rifles with large magazines (a favorite of Chris Argent), to small handguns or revolver pistols (the latter of which is a favourite of Araya Calavera). Hunters also often make the ammunition even more deadly by coating or filling the bullets with wolfsbane to poison their targets.

They also use various types of bows, such as longbows, compound bows, and crossbows with a variety of different arrows, including those with military-grade titanium or incendiary arrowheads; since shapeshifters can't heal until the arrows are removed, they are a favorite weapon of many Hunters, including the Argents. Blades are also used, though less frequently, and typically only when their bows or guns are no longer an option; for example, Allison was fond of using Chinese ring daggers, while Gerard was best known for using a broadsword to cut Werewolves in half to ensure that they would stay dead.

In addition to lethal weaponry, the Hunters also use non-lethal weaponry, particularly when they're trying to capture a supernatural creature for questioning. These weapons include ultrasonic emitters to corral and incapacitate shapeshifters via a high-pitched frequency, trip-wires, tasers and taser-wands. They also have items such as motion-sensor alarms and infrared goggles to help them better locate their targets in the dark.