Father Micheal's Journal
Basic equipment Equipment every hunter should keep with them at all times.
Salt: Salt is considered pure and will ward off evil. It works against almost anything that's not corporeal. Non-solid for those without a dictionary.
Flask of holy water: Holy water has so many uses. I advise pouring it into a flask filled with wine and offering it to a friend every time you see them to make sure they weren't possessed. It will burn demons and the undead. It takes a s**t load to kill something but is very effective for ratting them out.
Silver: Silver kills a good portion of creatures. At least a large enough amount to keep some stowed away. Whether it be knife, sword, or bullets just keep something on you.
Iron: Pure Iron will ward off spirits and demons can't cross it. Pretty much the same effect as salt but an iron rod is harder to dodge than salt.
Flashlight: This has more uses than one would think. Vampires, werewolves and various other monsters are sensitive to light. Plus you'll probably be going into a lot of dark areas.
Lighter+Fluid Your gonna be burning a lot of crap. You'll find homemade flamethrowers very handy.
Sword: This is a great last resort. I have yet to see anything corporeal [solid] that can survive a beheading. Though this is only as a last resort. Heads don't really come off as easily as the movies make it look.
*If your having trouble finding these items or just need information be sure to stop at The Moan and Dove in Amherst, Massachusetts. Ask for Jonathan MacCarther.
Creature appendixLycanthrope: More commonly known as a werewolf Lycanthropes are nasty things. There are two types. Voluntary Lycans and involuntary Lycans.
Voluntary Lycans are transformed through a pact made with Satan and a long ritual. They are usually cannibals looking for an excuse to gnaw on human flesh. A voluntary Lycan hasn't been seen since the 14th century.
Lycanthropy is spread like a ******** STD. Its as common as the AIDs epidemic really. The effects aren't immediate though. Three months of freedom. The transformations only happen during the REM cycle during sleep. Its not just on the full moon either. Lycans transform unpredictably. Its normally close to a monthly cycle but not always. Because of this finding the bastards is near impossible.
During transformations they take on the form of a tailless wolf that stands on two feet and are larger than your average man. They gain increased strength, speed, and senses. They also lose control of their animal instincts, suddenly craving meat, any type of meat, and are sometimes known to do...unholy things to victims before gnawing out their throat.
Warding them off can be done with rye, mistletoe or wolfsbain. If you wanna kill it its easiest to do while they're human. As a human they die like a human. Sometimes that isn't an option though. Silver will break skin while its transformed. Theres any number of options here. The wolf skin regenerates fast so anything you do to kill should be an immediate kill. Bullet to the heart or head will do.
Modern Vampires: Vampires weren't always as we know them today. They didn't exist until about the 11th century. Some weird mating thing between a Strigoi and vrykolakas. Creepy thought.....
But between these two is where most of the lore behind vampires came from. To kill a strigoi one would drive a stake through the the corpse of the spirit.
To kill a Vrykolakas one would destroy the body, usually with fire. Thus Vampire's weakness to fire.
Vampires look just like humans. Normally pale, red eyed and have white hair but not always. Always make sure its a vampire first, as even their common features are close to that of an albino. Also despite what many think they don't have fangs. Fangs aren't even mentioned in original folklore. Its amazing how people ruin original folklore as if it isn't interesting enough as is. But normal teeth will rip through human flesh just as well.
The Vamipric disease is spread through blood to blood contact. Not through biting. Biting kills though as they always aim for a main artery for more blood.
Vampires have increased speed and strength much like werewolves except their boosts are more based on speed than strength. They require human blood to survive.
A vampires senses are heightened so garlic will usually keep a vampire away as it smell horrible. Holy water will burn them but not kill. A crucifix will not help you any unless its wooden. Then you can stab them with it. A wild rose's thorns can also harm them. Decapitation works well. Flash a bright light in their eyes and it will hurt like hell. UV rays will burn them but not kill. I really just suggest staking them. Whatever you do don't burn them. It works but because of a vampires speed is a pain to hit.
Also most vampires fear salt even it won't actually do anything to them.
Shapeshifter: A shapeshifter isn't really a supernatural creation, more of a genetic screw up, but someone has to stop the trouble makers. There really isn't much to say on them. They were born so ugly that many families tried to kill them. The creation of a goblin was based off the original form of a shapeshifter.
At the age of five the shapeshifter should have its first seizure. That seizure will change it to look just like the last person it saw. From then on the shifter will probably have periodic convulsions and shift without meaning to. Most will learn to control these fits and put on a single skin for the rest of its life so it can live like a normal person. Every once in a while they will instead cause trouble, killing people and taking their place to commit crimes or get laid.
To kill one is simple. It is human after all. A bullet to the brain should do it.
Tricksters: Tricksters....well to start with Tricksters are awesome. Tricksters are often seen as gods. They have the power to alter reality. They like to take the high and mighty down a few notches with tricks and jokes. In older cultures Tricksters were viewed as the guardians of humans against the gods.
Like shapeshifters for the most part Tricksters don't cause much trouble. Usually they play jokes, like false alien abduction, on people who deserve it. But sometimes they go too far. As fun as I'm sure it is to drop someone into a worm hole its not exactly right.
Things that make it obvious that a Trickster is in the area? A series of unrelated weird events. Raining indoors, alien abductions, lack of gravity.
Tricksters also have a sweet tooth. Look for buildings with lots of candy.
To kill a trickster is well.....unknown. How do you kill a god? But there are pentagrams to trap them and leave them powerless.
Spirits: Spirits come in many shapes and sizes but the basics for each is the same. Salt will ward them off. So will iron. They are all connected to something. An object, a person, or their own remains. Burn the remains, all of them. Destroy the object.
If they are attached to a person you'll have to get the person to realize that they are still around and have that person send them off. That or kill the person. Your choice.
Note sometimes its best to figure out the reason a ghost is around before killing it. They are always necessarily causing trouble.
Zombies: The new horror game favorite. Zombies are not created through a virus of some sort. They are created through various necromantic rituals. Most the time they are summoned by someone who loved them. What they don't realize is that a zombie doesn't have its soul returned to it. The ritual creates a new soul, and that soul is usually dangerously bi polar.
Killing one is easy enough. Nail it into a coffin and bury it. Eventually the new spirit will tire of being buried and let the body die. If you can't manage that burn it. Having a flaming dead thing chase you isn't pleasant but eventually the flaming thing will die.
Ghouls: The common misconception between ghouls and zombies is noticeable in most common zombie lore. Zombies are like regular humans, except dead. Ghouls are slow moving brain eaters.
Destroying a zombies brain won't help you any. Headshots will kill ghouls.
Note ghouls aren't dumb. Despite being slow moving they are strong and usually only attack at night to avoid being seen. Ghouls also aren't undead. They are like any other race. They have to breed. They reside in nests of seven or eight, normally in graveyards so they can feed off the dead bodies when pickings are slim. If you find a ghoul infested area make sure you get them all.
Revelation TheoryAh revelations...the result purely of superstitions. Funny how superstition will bring about the end of the world when I've spent the last thirty years of my life killing what most people thought of as nothing more than superstitious nonsense.
But heres how it works. There are six billion human beings on this planet. There are six hundred and sixty six greater demons and ten thousand lesser demons in existence. Do the math, the demons fear us. They know they can't win in a straight out war.
Oh but silly humans. We have to come up with theories about the end of our existence and even put dates on them. Then the demons can play off that, they just have to make it look like we we're right and most of humanity will sit back and let itself die.
They are gonna make themselves look like gods and take over our world. And we as a whole are the only ones to blame.
But, but ,but I'm a little ahead of myself. You see the gates of hell have to be opened to release the six hundred and sixty six greater demons below. Hell is locked by forty locks, and all the keys were long ago destroyed. New keys would have to be made. Who would make new keys for the bastards?
No one on the surface. Or so we would think. But look at the Satanic worship. Every myth has some truth. I think some of the more radical groups have somehow made new keys....just how and what are these keys?
I doubt I will survive long enough to find out.
