Church of Vindicated Faith

The Church of Vindicated Faith is a Hunter Organization.

Overview

For an organization receiving the degree of media scrutiny that it does, the Church of Vindicated Faith's secrecy remains surprisingly intact. Regarded with suspicion by public officials and local law-enforcement agencies, this insular collective based in California approaches the hunt with a religious fervor that crosses the line between devotion and fanaticism. With the new millennium, the Vindicated expect nothing less than the fulfillment of the Revelation. The leader's identity is a matter of widespread speculation among nonbelievers. His disciples refer to him only by the title "Crucifer," when they speak of him at all. He is supposedly bold, unyielding in his convictions, and utterly certain that he and his followers are the very Elect of God. The Crucifer and his disciples actively pursue others who have undergone the metanoia, usually seeking them out among other congregations and inviting the worthy to worship at the Church. The CVF also urges those who Witness the metanoia and the minions of the Beast to join their ranks. It supplies miraculous incentives to encourage their devotion. These Witnesses are the eyes and ears of the Vindicated and provide meeting places and the necessary funds with which to fight the Final Battle.

Through the metanoia, God imparts His Elect with the powers necessary to exorcise the world of its demons, a task these paladins take to assiduously. The Vindicated are not averse to direct confrontation, but they prefer to stalk and analyze an enemy over a period of days or weeks, followed by a highly coordinated and lethal strike. While driven, these hunters are careful to leave no trace of their nocturnal activities, especially when directed against demonic wolves in sheep's clothing. Despite their caution, the Vindicated have not escaped encounters with the law entirely. Police know Kyle McBride and John Tang, early disciples of the Crucifer, through two separate stalking incidents that brought the CVF to the attention of the district attorney and other hunters.

The attention currently focused on the group by the local judiciary is lax compared to the scrutiny other imbued apply. The chiliastic viewpoint of the Vindicated, combined with their fanatical devotion to the Revelation and the hunt, unnerve other imbued who have dealt with them or followed their activities. Outsiders worry at the increasing extremism displayed by the group. They point to a recent attack on the walking dead - and the deaths of several defenseless - as justification for their concerns. Rumors of communion taken with the blood of monstrous victims and of a reliquary containing artifacts recovered from successful hints fuel these concerns. There is a growing consensus among West Coast hunters that the Church needs to be contained.

Naturally, the CVF regards any interference with its activities as tantamount to alliance with evil. Some hunters, the Vindicated say, are merely misguided. If they do not accept the Divine Truths imparted to them by God through the metanoia, at least they act in accordance with the Truths' tenets. Others, however, have clearly not escaped enticement by the minions of the One Below. To all appearances, such reprobates are no different than the misguided, but direct interference with the Church betrays the true allegiance of these fallen servants of the Lord. Additionally, ongoing investigation by the police and media eventually convinces the CVF of the Devil's involvement in these institutions. It seems that the forces of Hell are everywhere and in direct opposition to the Vindicated. "Many are called, but few are chosen," quotes the Crucifer, and his congregation had no doubt which few the Lord will elect to salvation and who will suffer preterition when the Revelation is fulfilled.

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