Witch-Hunters

Witch-Hunters are a group of people that have existed for hundreds of years with the purpose of hunting and killing as many witches as possible.

Pre-ASFS
Witch-Hunters were formed sometime before the infamous Salem Witch Trials with the objective of hunting down witches and killing them. Even when the witch population was at an all-time low, they kept their hunt going until in 1809, a Witch-Hunter names Theobald Silver infiltrated the witch capital of Atlantis with the intention of murdering King Merliniad I. This assassination attempt failed and resulted in the death of the king's wife, thus triggering The War For Witches.

The War for Witches was an over two-hundred-year conflict between witches and Witch-Hunters which was only resolved in 2010, though the peace was only really beneficial to witches.

ASFS
Witch-Hunters make their appearance in the novel as an organised cell in New York State lead by Jax Turner, corrupted and under the influence of Cassandra Thorne. They track and capture The Salem Four. Argo, Jax's second-in-command, tortures Ashton Moore as a retaliation to his defiance of Cassandra. Jax's son, Marcus, remains unaffected by Cassandra's influence for a while and helps the Salem Four escape. Mary Cassel frees Ash and, upon seeing what happened to him, kills Argo.

Marcus soon succumbs to Cassandra's corruption and deserts his group, meeting up with Beatrice. Together, they go to Salem Common and Marcus, aiming at Mary, end up shooting Florence Gale. Immediately, Reginald Denham forces Marcus to shoot himself, killing him instantly.