The Dresden Files groups

groups:avalon_club

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2021-12-03T22:51:48+0000

Avalon Club The parent club (Avalon Club) claims its was founded in England during the 16th Century by several White Court Wizards who were aggrieved that the Council did not more heartily support the Protestant Reformation. The were mostly a group of English wizards who were protesting the White Councils hands-off policy in helping to guide the mundane government. The council frowned on their activities, but did very little to stop them other than a few stern lectures. As the British Empire ex…

groups:black_knights

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2021-12-03T22:51:48+0000

Black Knights Killing Monsters with Superior Firepower The Black Knights is an underground Private Military Company (PMC) that was founded in the United States in July 2001. The membership is limited to those that have “seen what cannot be unseen” and want to do something about killing the monsters. Most of the members are former soldiers with the American Military Forces, but there are a few civilians in the group.

groups:black_mysteries

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2021-12-03T22:51:48+0000

Black Mysteries See: Department 81

groups:carte_blanche_cabs

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2021-12-03T22:51:48+0000

Carte Blanche Cabs Also known as Hack's Cabs in regards to the nickname of its owner. Hack's main office and depot is well down a few back roads and outside the normal belt of hustle and bustle of the NW Reisterstown Road area. Hack's family owned part of the property and when an adjacent lot came up for sale in the last decade, Hack snatched it up.

groups:death_heads

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2021-12-03T22:51:48+0000

Death Heads The Death Heads can trace their lineage back to the resistance against Roman incursion into what was then called Germania. The sacrificial rites of the Germani had drawn the attention of ancient spirits of the land. These spirits forged a pact with a few of the warriors, granting them an eternal life of battle.

groups:department_81

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2021-12-03T22:51:48+0000

Department 81 See Also: FBI Department 81, also referred to as the Black Mysteries Department to people on the inside, is the department within the FBI that gets the “strange and unusual” cases that just do not find a fit anywhere else inside of the FBI. Although it is budgeted under the Counter-Terrorism Division within the FBI, it is the forgotten child of the division. While the other departments are flush with Homeland Security cash, Department 81 is one of those groups best forgotten.

groups:dupin_society

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2021-12-03T22:51:48+0000

Dupin Society Clued-In Observers of the Supernatural In the late 19th century, Frederic Alcott—a fan of Edgar Allan Poe who lived in Baltimore — purchased a trunk at an estate auction. The trunk was full of old papers and assorted junk from an obscure literature professor from Franklin & Marshall College, a specialist in early to mid-19th century American popular literature.

groups:fbi

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2021-12-03T22:51:48+0000

FBI Wikipedia: FBI organization authority

groups:heilsing

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2021-12-03T22:51:48+0000

Heilsing Heilsing is a secret Knightly Order of Britain. The number of people that have been knighted into this order or work for members of this order is known only to the highest members of the British Royal Family. The order works only for the crown (not the British government) although its leaders are given great leeway in their operations - which is monster hunting.

groups:house_usher

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2021-12-03T22:51:48+0000

House Usher House Usher is a small White Court Vampire house that is subservient under House Raith. The house, and all of its members, are located in Baltimore; although before WWI they in fact controlled much of the eastern seaboard. As the ports became more influential House Raith began parsing out the territory to their favored family members and the fortunes of House Usher began to shrink.

groups:merlin

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2021-12-03T22:51:48+0000

Merlin The title of the Merlin is given to the current leader of the White Council of Wizards. The current Merlin is Arthur Langtry.

groups:midnighter_s_club

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2021-12-03T22:51:48+0000

Midnighter's Club First founded in New Amsterdam as a lodge of the Avalon Club. The original lodge was burned during the American Revolution and its surviving members fled to Baltimore, Maryland where they purchased a building near the bay. In 1785 Randall Palmer, the oldest member of the club, purchased land in Baltimore and built a

groups:order_of_the_blackened_denarius

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2021-12-03T22:51:48+0000

Order of the Blackened Denarius See Also: Order of the Blackened Denarius The Order of the Blackened Denarius, usually just shortened to Denarians, is an organization of fallen angels who are bound to thirty ancient silver coins, denariu, and seek to bond with human hosts. The coins are said to be the silver given to Judas Iscariot in exchange for his betrayal of Jesus. Of the thirty coins, fourteen are currently believed to be in the possession of the church.

groups:puritans

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2021-12-03T22:51:49+0000

Puritans This group draws is history from its view of the Puritan movement. The werewolves, faeries, ghosts, and other horrors from a bygone era are God's will as the end times are coming. They seek to save as much of humanity as possible from its hedonistic ways. They accomplish this two ways.

groups:red_court

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2021-12-03T22:51:48+0000

Red Court See Also: Wikia The Red Court is one of the Vampire Courts. Midnighter's Club

groups:sons_of_abraham

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2021-12-03T22:51:48+0000

Sons of Abraham The Sons of Abraham is a Jewish Kabbalist Organization that works worldwide to protect the Jewish people and faith. History While the practice of Kabbalism has been with the Judean people since their earliest beliefs, the Sons of Abraham was founded in Poland in 1938. Aware of the forces that were gathering in Europe that would plunge the entire world into war, several Kabbalists gathered together and formed a group that would stop the darkness. They would do so using techniqu…

groups:spirits_of_eternal_war

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2021-12-03T22:51:48+0000

Spirits of Eternal War These spirits have been around since man first conceived of the idea of large scale warfare. Far more than simply picking up a rock and killing their neighbor or even small raids against a nearby village, these spirits embody the purpose, direction, and discipline of organized warfare.

groups:wardens

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2021-12-03T22:51:48+0000

Wardens See Also: Warden The Wardens are the policing force of the White Council. They are responsible for capturing lawbreakers, magicians who break the Laws of Magic. The Wardens typically are strong in combat magic. They are known to wear gray cloaks which are enspelled to repel blood. They carry specially constructed swords that are attuned to fighting wizards, though the swords are very effective against other creatures as well.

groups:werfel_hounds

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2021-12-03T22:51:48+0000

Werfelhuenden (Werfel Hounds) They are magical creatures created hundreds of years ago by a German wizard named Karl Werfel. His methods for creating them have been lost over time. Attempts to duplicate them have generally failed. Even so, due to the way they are made, it would violate the Laws of Magic in the modern world.

groups:white_council

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2021-12-03T22:51:48+0000

White Council See also: White Council This is the largest organization of human wizards in the world. It is a signatory of the Unseelie Accords and thus has standing as the humans in the supernatural community. Senior Council See also: Senior Council The Senior Council is the ruling body of the White Council. There are seven members on the Senior Council and positions are awards based upon seniority; although more senior members may defer to younger members if they do not feel fit to serve …

groups:white_court

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2021-12-03T22:51:48+0000

White Court See Also: White Court The White Court is one of the Vampire Courts. White Court vampires are the most human-like of the Vampire Courts. They feed off the emotions and life force of their prey. Unlike the other Courts, the White Court prefers to avoid direct confrontation with their enemies. They are for the most part, a court of schemers who prefer to stab each other in the back and use

groups:winter_court

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2021-12-03T22:51:48+0000

Winter Court See Also: Winter Court The Winter Court or Unseelie Court is one of the Faerie Courts, ruling over part of Faerie in the Nevernever. It is ruled by the three Winter Queens. Faeries allied with the Winter Court are, among others, termed Winter Sidhe, or Winterfae.

groups:witches_of_wissahickon

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2021-12-03T22:51:48+0000

Witches of Wissahickon This group was originally founded by Johannes Kelpius, who was a German Pietist who lived in the Philadelphia area. It was America's first Doomsday Cult and it fell apart when the Day of Doom passed peacefully. However, its ashes were rekindled by the rise of the