HtP 5.4: The Coalition Orgs
Vigilante org. Offers the least ludicrous terms, but still restricts the Hunters' freedom. They only have three big demands:
That the cell pay a recurring membership fee and a one-time entrance fee
That the cell join neighborhood watches and purges (so they can give the government data on their neighborhoods in exchange for resources and freedom of operation)
That the cell not conduct hunts approved by the Union
These still allow D and his family to be Hunters, but only participate in Union-sanctioned hunts.
While the least exploitative, EAU also offers the least aid out of all the contracts. No aid is assured, as it is conditional on whether union members are willing to help with their mission. They are obligated to contribute to the Union, but Union isn't obligated to contribute to their members' individual cases. It only cares about keeping control the safety of its local neighborhoods.
Government org. A "canon" org in Sweden, btw. What Charles says about is pretty accurate to the details in VTM: Second Inquisition, gnomes notwithstanding. Demands:
That the cell hand over all the information on the Black Shuck
That the cell hand over Marckus for government research on umbral affects on the brain
This basically signs away Marckus's bodily autonomy, making him the Swedish government's lab rat.
In exchange, GK offers... a specialist from Project Twilight, maybe two. A few people definitely aren't enough to take down a werewolf, let alone three, but this isn't completely insubstantial. Project Twilight is a government group that has extensive werewolf-hunting knowledge, but they are... well, you know how the FBI allegedly makes activists and suspected communists disappear?
Government org. But I suppose you can also consider them an Academic one, given how they specialize in occult research. Makes sense given their demands are:
That D give up all his research, relics, data, etc. and sign an NDA forbidding sharing the information he has gathered with anyone else.
That D join the ECTU (Extraordinary Counter-Terrorism Unit), the Coalition's military force in London that seeks to exterminate blank bodies.
That Kitten join the Group as a researcher.
This will effectively make both D and Kitten not Hunters anymore, just employees of the Newburgh Group, and displaces them from their local community. They'll also be handing all their hard-earned work and research on their community (the local legends and monsters) to a clandestine operation who can use it for unknown purposes. This is all in exchange for basically was GK is offering. Maybe 4 people from Project Twilight, basically.
Corporate org that's only been in HtP as far as I know, but there are plenty of other corporate orgs like them in the books. Demands:
The family's identifying data, land, identities, human rights, etc.
This contract just outright tells them to sell a child. Undoubtedly the most evil contract out of all of these. The benefit is having access to a well-equipped private army, which is undeniably extremely helpful in this scenario, but at what cost?
Religious org. Some might even call them the religious org. Their demands are simple:
That the family take church vows to join the Inquisition
Arguably, these are the most restrictive terms. With Grandad Foodstuffs, the family might have lost their identities, earthly possessions, and youngest member, but they still had the freedom to do whatever they wanted after that. They could continue hunting or live as they choose. They could even find a way to weasel out of their contractual obligations somehow. But if they agree to the terms of the Society of St. Leopold, their beliefs and actions and day-to-day are now dictated by the Catholic church. If they rescue Marckus, Kitten can't marry or even love him openly anymore. And unlike with everyone else, this contract is one that is impossible to renege on.
Bénédicté may seem more reasonable than Blair, but she's basically asking for their souls. Her org has a proven track record and is probably the most effective out of the lot, but she is demanding they surrender everything while making people believe that complete surrender to the church is a favor to them. She isn't even scamming them because it seems like she whole-heartedly believes surrendering your autonomy to a greater, unknowable power is good. Never mind that Hunters hunt BECAUSE they refuse to surrender to a greater, unknowable power. This is purpose. This is faith. You don't have to be independent, have freedom, or question the morality of your actions when you are god's tool.
It's appropriate that she's the final boss of all the wheeling and dealing. She represents the greatest temptation at the greatest cost.
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