Hunters

Themes constantly shift between:
👻 Horror
😂 Comedy
💔 Tragedy
🕵️ Mystery
🚗 Road trip
🏚️ Small-town folklore
One week you're hunting a ghost in an abandoned asylum.
The next you're investigating disappearances in a sleepy farming town.

Family
Perhaps the biggest theme.
Hunters constantly lose people.
They build found families.
Trust is earned.
Sacrifice is common.
The relationships between characters are often more important than the monsters.

Types of Threats
The world contains almost every mythology imaginable.

Ghosts
Often tragic rather than evil.
Sometimes they simply want justice.
Other times they're consumed by rage.

Demons
Manipulative.
Possess human hosts.
Make deals.
Corrupt people.
Usually among the most dangerous enemies.

Angels
Not all angels are benevolent.
Many see humanity as insignificant.
Some become allies.
Others become terrifying antagonists.

Monsters
Including:
Vampires
Werewolves
Shapeshifters
Ghouls
Djinn
Wendigos
Rugaru
Sirens
Skinwalkers
Many hide in plain sight.
Witches
Magic exists.
Some witches heal.
Others curse.
Many occupy the moral gray area.

Ancient Gods
Deities from many mythologies still exist.
Greek.
Norse.
Egyptian.
Celtic.
Hindu.
Some have faded into obscurity.
Others remain immensely powerful.

Heaven and Hell
Unlike many fantasy worlds, Heaven and Hell are active parts of reality.
Both influence humanity.
Neither is entirely good or evil.
Explores free will more than simple morality.

Men of Letters
Long before modern hunters, there existed a secret scholarly society called the Men of Letters.
Imagine a combination of:
historians
archaeologists
librarians
scientists
They studied the supernatural.
Collected artifacts.
Recorded every creature they encountered.
Built enormous hidden archives.
Hunters generally use the information the Men of Letters preserved.

Hunters
Hunters aren't superheroes.
They're ordinary men and women who have learned how to fight things that shouldn't exist.
Most don't work for an organization.
Instead they form a loose community.
They exchange information.
Share lore.
Warn each other about cases.
Occasionally work together.
Many learned from parents or mentors, while others were forced into the life after losing someone.

The Hunter's Philosophy
The unofficial motto of hunters is:
Saving People. Hunting Things. The Family Business.
Their first priority is protecting innocent people.
Killing monsters comes second.
A good hunter doesn't enjoy killing.
They do it because someone has to.
Knowledge Is Power
Every supernatural creature has rules.
Ghosts are bound to unfinished business.
Vampires have weaknesses.
Werewolves transform under certain conditions.
Demons require rituals.
Nothing is invincible.
Most cases begin with research rather than combat.
Libraries.
Old journals.
Newspaper archives.
Local legends.

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