Those who study dark magic, who bargain with devils, or who gather in profane cults to hasten the apocalypse promised by the Demon Lord’s shadow must do their dark deeds in secret lest their activities draw the attention of witch hunters. These individuals, commonly associated with the New God’s cult, search the Empire’s lands for the corrupt. When they find the guilty, witch hunters drag them out from the shadows to face the justice their villainy earned them, which most often involves being tied to a stake and burned alive.
A great many witch hunters choose this path to do good in the world. They safeguard innocents from the depredations of bad people. A few, however, have other, darker reasons. They might be little better than bounty hunters, putting their talents to use tracking down and capturing notorious magic-users who have crossed the influential and powerful. Others have become so twisted by their faith that they see anyone who subscribes to a different religious belief as their enemy and round up initiates of the Old Faith, witches, and magicians along with the cultists and devil-sworn, making no distinction between them.
Most witch hunters work with or for inquisitors, acting with the full authority of the temple. Others are freelancers who drift from place to place, listening for rumors and watching for the telltale signs of corruption in the body and the mind.
Level 7 Witch Hunter
Attributes. Increase three by 1
Characteristics. Health +4
Languages and Profession. You can speak another language and add a profession.
Interrupt Casting When a creature within your reach would cast a spell, you can use a triggered action to attack the triggering creature with a weapon. On a success, the creature must get a success on a Will challenge roll or the spell fails and the casting is wasted.
Menacing You make attack rolls with 1 boon when you attempt to intimidate a creature in a social setting.
Resist Dark Magic Creatures attacking you with a spell from a dark magic tradition make the attack roll with 1 bane, and you make challenge rolls to resist spells from dark magic traditions with 1 boon.
Level 10 Witch Hunter
Characteristics. Health +4
Bane of Magic Your weapon attacks against creatures with Power scores of 1 or higher deal 1d6 extra damage. Against creatures with Power scores of 3 or higher, increase the extra damage by 1d6.
Sense Corruption You can use an action to choose one target creature you can see within short range. Make an Intellect attack roll against the target’s Will. On a success, you learn the target’s Corruption score.