Hunters

**Hunters** are humans who are dedicated to destroying all manner of supernatural beings, vampires, werewolves, witches and Kemiya's

**History:**

Hunters have been around since the late 11th Century when rumors and whispers were heard of supernatural creatures were roaming the lands. The first hunters originated in France and often hunted in packs together. Some groups were successful, others were not, depending on the skill of the hunters, and the skill of the prey in question. It wouldn’t be for another 200 years that the supernatural, such as Werewolves and Vampires were becoming known to the populous and more important, how to kill them. It would be another 300 years before the Musket Rifle became a common weapon. Kemiya’s also became the target of Hunters, but Kemiya’s more often than not proved too powerful for Hunters. This changed in the late 18th Century, when a witch helped a hunter to render a Kemiya powerless, coupled with the teaching of a new, powerful technique to deal with any supernatural threat, The Destruction technique

Hunter tactics evolved as did the weapons and tools used in hunting. Hunters began to less in smaller groups until it became a lone wolf profession

**Nature:**

Ever since the 16th Century, Hunters have a strong sense of duty to rid the world of evil beings, Vampires, Werewolves and Kemiya's. In the modern world they are trained from a young age, much like Kemiya's and are highly skilled in armed and unarmed combat. They are calculating, relentless and will not honour an opponent by fighting fairly. They often work alone, but are not opposed to working in groups to take on stronger opponents or a group of opponents. They often are good to their fellow humans. Some hunters can in fact tolerate the actions of the supernatural if they do no deem them a threat and have been known to work with Witches they deem to be 'good', but most Hunters have a black and white view of the world. They live by a motto

**“Illud prognatus of Malum manus , vadum Intereo per mei”**

**“Those born of Evil’s hand….shall die by mine”**

**Powers:**

**Destruction**  Hunters have the ability to stop at the second of the alchemic process and only destroy the molecular bonds that hold matter together. They can even separate hydrogen and oxygen from water. But they cannot destroy matter itself

**Peak Human Abilities**  Hunters are trained extensively and have peak human, reflexes, speed, agility and incredibly strong wills

**Peak Martial arts**  Hunters are taught  how to hunt supernatural beings. They are taught advanced hand to hand, how to move when in danger and how to be smart when facing a stronger opponent

**Perceptive Combatants**  Hunters do not often charge into a fight half cocked. They have been known to lure targets into traps and fight on their terms, and not their opponents. Even in the midst of battle they constantly think and plan

**Equipment:**

**Weapons/Ammo**  Most hunters will choose a particular weapon and stick with it. Some hunters use swords and axes, others use guns and long range weapons loaded with caster shells, projectiles immune from magic and can break through alchemical forged metal barriers but not personal pieces.

**Suppressing Amulet**  Hunters carry a special amulet that renders magic users near powerless when nearby. This amulet works on Kemiya’s and Witches. Kemiya's will still be able to transmute, but these reactions occur much slower and are not immune to being broken, no matter how much control a Kemiya has. The amulet they carry glows when a magic user is nearby if a hunter cannot spot them. The Amulet can render a Hunter undetectable by a witches locator's spell, undetectable to a Kemiya’s sensing power and even immune to a Vampire’s persuasion (Due to the infusion of Verbena within the amulet)

**Weaknesses:**

**Mortality:** Hunters may have a vast array of weapons and equipment, but are still mortal and can be injured and even killed by conventional weaponry, melee or long range

**Damaged Hands:** Like Kemiya's, Hunters have a destruction Array painted on the palm of one hand. If this circle is damaged or broken, it renders the Hunters destruction ability useless

**Distance:** A hunters Amulet only works within a short range (50ft) If a Witch or Kemiya is outside of that range, they will have full access to their spiritual power and can kill a hunter from a distance, but this can be a hunters advantage as well