Who you gonna call?

Recently, apparently supernatural entities have been terrorizing the area. Fortunately, almost immediately after that started, a group called The Hadja showed up to deal with said supernatural problems. Their success rate is phenomenal, as are their rates. They like to be flashy when they take out gibbering monstrosities, and everyone knows about them now. They even have TV commercials.

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There is also the distinct possibility that they aren’t what they say they are; at least three people investigating them have vanished. No one can get close to The Hadja, but then, they seem to be doing a very good job.

Possibilities

1 The Hadja are exactly what they say they are. They’re a group of hunters of the supernatural. They’re very good at what they do. The people who vanished were killed by the monsters they didn’t believe in before The Hadja could prevent it. The group might prove to be great allies of the investigators, if only for their experience in dealing with the supernatural. They have no Mythos experience, though.

2 The Hadja are merely an experienced group of con artists. All of the “supernatural enemies” were just created by sleight-of-hand, smoke and mirrors, and a lot of very expensive equipment. They just make up their own monsters to con the gullible out of their money. The people who vanished were either bribed or threatened into leaving The Hadja alone. If left alone, The Hadja will eventually bleed all they can out of the area and move on, taking their “monsters” with them.

3 Con men The Hadja may be, but they’re also a cult devoted to Nyarlothotep. They summon mythos entities as part of their ceremonies, then let them run amok and “destroy” them. The activities of The Hadja are two-fold: hide their own occult activities and make an ungodly amount of money. The people who vanished were caught snooping around their headquarters and were promptly sacrificed to Nyarlothotep.

(Inspired by Phantom Quest Corp.: Lover Come Back to Me)

© Megan McKnight