An Explanation of the Different Races That Hunters Can Be
There are currently five different races that Hunters can be; human, vampire, lycanthrope, altered human or demon.
Human- This is the default choice for Hunters. Most Hunters are human, since humans are the ones most threatened by vampires, werewolves, and demons. They are not as psychically strong as any of the other races, and have no special powers. But they make up for these lacks with intelligence and skill. They are usually better at using weapons than any of the other races, and have the intelligence needed to exploit the weaknesses of their enemies.
Vampires- The living dead, vampires gave up their mortal life long ago, or possibly they had it forcefully taken from them. Vampires usually prey on humans, but for some reason or another a few occasionally will side with humanity to fight against their brethren. Since this is an unusual occurrence, you must make sure that your vampire character has a good reason for being a Hunter; perhaps they were banished or otherwise made an outcast from their own kind, or something else entirely. Vampires are physically tougher, faster, and stronger than normal humans, but they are highly vulnerable to fire and can't go out into sunlight.
Lycanthropes- Lycanthropes, or werewolves, are a humanoid race that can change into beasts. Like vampires, they normally view humans as either enemies or prey, but some also side with the humans. Once again, a lycan character must have a good reason for why they are a Hunter. Lycans are strong and tough, they have highly improved senses, and their inner beast gives them a ferocious fighting ability. But they are burned by the touch of silver, and silver nitrate bullets are very deadly to them. Not only that, but they must fight to maintain control of their animal instincts.
Altered Humans- This is a very broad group. Altered humans are mutants, cyborgs, ESPers, a human being merged with something, the result of medical experiments, or something else entirely. They are separated from normal humans by the fact that they have special powers or are physically different from normal humans. If you're playing as an altered human, be sure to state what powers or special abilities they have. As Hunter moderator, I have the final say on whether or not your altered human is acceptable.
Demons- Another very broad group. The demons fall into certain classes onto themselves, and the only reason they would have to be a hunter is if they were exiled from the demons as a whole.
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Hunter Types
An Explanation of the Different Types of Hunters
Each Hunter has their own type. This determines what sort of Hunters they are, how they behave, how they hunt, how they work in a group, and so on. There are six different types of hunters; martyrs, hunters, slayers, casters, guardians, and zealots
Martyrs- Martyrs are the hunters that are willing to do crazy and dumb things to kill off whatever they hunt. Being a Martyr is almost suicide, most don't live long at all. They will hunt with whoever is willing to go with them.
Hunters- These Hunters aren't always Hunters, they have a life outside of killing. They normally just kill for revenge. They either hunt alone or with two or three people normally.
Slayers- A Slayer's whole life is about killing. They are born warriors, adrenaline junkies, and thrill seekers, addicted to the fierce joy they get from fighting in life and death battles. They normally go after vampires but can go after lycans and demons as well. They usually make sure that they have at least somebody to back them up, and hunt in groups of about two to as many as fifteen people.
Guardians- Guardians are like the Hunter version of a cop. They aren't out to kill members of other races, they just want to keep other people out of danger and keep the peace. These are Hunters with a strong sense of duty and a knowledge of right and wrong. They will seek to resolve conflict with other races peacefully or will incapacitate a member of another race, but sometimes they just have no choice but to kill. Usually work in groups of two, sometimes in larger groups with as many as six or eight Hunters.
Zealots- Usually former clergy or other highly religious people, Zealots are motivated by religious fervor. They honestly believe that the other races are evil beings sent by the Devil, and feel that it is their calling to cull such vile infestations from the Earth. They are fearless, believing that if they die they will be rewarded in the afterlife, but they won't take insane risks like a Martyr will. Because of their beliefs they are often intolerant of non-human Hunters, but won't kill them since the non-human Hunters are obviously trying to "atone for their sins". Zealots work either alone or in a group of up to three to five, and aren't afraid to work with Martyrs.
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There is no name for our group, some call it simply: The Group. Others do not speak it. We are not your ordinary hunters, we are more of a mercenary group working for any race. They come with money, we do as they wish. Pawns? No. We are the ones that they come to if they can't do the task themselves. All transactions with clients are confidential.
