The Red Hood Society
The Red Hood Society
“Let no beast stalk beneath the moon unchallenged.”
Origins & Myth
The Red Hood Society traces its roots to medieval France, born from the grim legend of the Beast of Gévaudan—a monstrous lupine terror that devoured dozens in the 1760s.
According to Society records, a cabal of aristocrats and royal hunters, led by a woman known only as La Chaperonne Rouge (“The Red Hood”), swore a blood oath to eradicate every trace of the “Moonborne” from Europe.
Over centuries, they evolved from superstitious noble militia into a clandestine, highly-organized paramilitary guild of werewolf hunters, now operating across Europe, the Americas, and select outposts elsewhere.
Unlike the Vatican Knights—who see lycanthropy as a tragic curse—the Red Hood Society regards it as a heritable blight and existential threat. Their approach is eradication, not redemption.
Philosophy & Doctrine
Core Beliefs:
Lycanthropy is an ancient scourge predating civilization.
Werewolves are inherently predatory and will inevitably harm humans.
The only moral response is systematic elimination.
Any who harbor or sympathize with werewolves are collaborators.
Their dogma is called “The Scarlet Code,” a collection of operational tenets and philosophical justifications, taught to all initiates.
Structure
The Society is organized like an exclusive secret order crossed with a private military contractor:
The Grand Matron: Supreme leader of the Society, always addressed as La Chaperonne—a title inherited through rigorous trials, not bloodline.
Circle of Scarlet: An inner council of seven elders who oversee regional chapters.
Hoodmasters: Veteran operatives commanding cells of hunters.
Hounds: Fully initiated field agents, highly trained in weapons, tracking, and occult countermeasures.
Unblooded: Probationary recruits, tasked with proving their worth through successful hunts
They operate out of hidden safehouses, often disguised as hunting lodges, antiquities societies, or elite clubs.
Methods
The Red Hood Society combines:
Traditional weaponry (silvered blades, crossbows, traps).
Modern arms (suppressed rifles with silver bullets, UV flashbangs).
Occult tactics (binding runes, blood hexes, lunar wards).
Signature practices:
The Tally: Each kill is marked by the removal of a fang, set into the hunter’s personal rosary.
The Rite of Confirmation: A final test where an initiate must hunt and slay a werewolf alone.
The Moonbound Ledger: A black book recording the genealogies of known werewolf bloodlines.
Symbol & Regalia
Emblem: A crimson hooded wolf’s head within a silver circle.
Colors: Red and silver.
Uniforms: Traditionally a crimson cloak or hood worn over practical black field gear—though in modern times, many cells adopt covert attire and carry the hood as a symbolic sash or lining
Relations with Other Factions
The Vatican Knights: An uneasy truce. The Knights condemn the Society’s extremism, while the Red Hoods consider the Knights naïve for believing in “cures.” They sometimes share intelligence but rarely work together.
Independent Hunters: Some see the Red Hood Society as ruthless but effective
Werewolf Packs: The Society is universally feared and hated among lycanthropes.
Supernatural Underground: Even non-werewolf beings distrust the Society for their single-minded crusade.
Notable Equipment
Red Hood Carbine: A custom-engineered silver-jacketed rifle, suppressed and optimized for close-quarters hunts.
Moonshard Blades: Ritual daggers forged with meteoric iron, said to disrupt the transformative state.
The Lupinomicon: A grim compendium of werewolf lore, maintained since the 18th century.
Scarlet Wards: Alchemical charms that temporarily inhibit transformation.
Modern Presence
Today, the Red Hood Society operates cells in:
Paris
Berlin
New York
Buenos Aires
Prague
Edinburgh
They maintain global surveillance networks to monitor suspected bloodlines and “lunar anomalies.”
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