Dark Hunters

The Dark Hunters are an Organization of Bounty Hunters.

Overview
They are not exactly good or evil but rather amoral, taking any job that pays well enough. However, their practices are rather shadowy and violent, and they are often hired by evil groups such as the Brotherhood of Makuta. As such, they are often rightly considered villains. Dark Hunters are generally at least as powerful as heroic Toa, and almost every Hunter has a story of when they killed a Toa on a mission. The Dark Hunters are led by a mysterious figure only known as The Shadowed One, and command some mutant Rahi.

History
The Dark Hunters have been at the forefront of two major wars. The first was against the Toa: Turaga Dume had refused to let the Hunters build a base in Metru Nui so the Hunters attacked the city, and hundreds of Toa came to Metru Nui's defense. The war ended when Toa Nidhiki betrayed his brothers and helped the Dark Hunters set a trap, only Toa Lhikan found out and set a counter trap that defeated the Hunters.

Shortly after the Great Cataclysm, another war was declared against the Brotherhood of Makuta because Makuta had killed two Hunters, Nidhiki and Krekka. The war has lasted for a thousand years and is still ongoing. The Dark Hunters have fought using guerilla war tactics compared to the larger armies used by the Brotherhood of Makuta. Roodaka is known to have played parts on both sides, though neither side knows she works for the other.

At a time when relations between the Dark Hunters and the Brotherhood of Makuta were still good, the Hunters made up part of a Brotherhood army that included Visorak and Exo-Toa.

Types of Dark Hunters
The Dark Hunters are divided into 5 groups, because there are so many species:


 * Criminal Nature: Dark Hunters that are evil, violent, and enjoy destruction for the sake of destruction.


 * Social Outcasts: They join the Dark Hunters because they have been shunned becase of their appearances and behaviour.


 * All Brawn, No Brains: These are the ones who just like to destroy things. (An example is Krekka).


 * The Victims: These Dark Hunters were tricked into making them believe to become Dark Hunters, or something happened that may make them believe that they cannot leave. (A Victim Dark Hunter is Nidhiki).


 * The Cunning: These are the Dark Hunters that have only one dream: overthrow "The Shadowed One" and take over the Dark Hunters).

Bases

 * Odina

Unnamed members

 * Two Hunters have been tasked with monitoring "Vanisher". One has been assigned to monitor Vanisher, while the other has been assigned to monitor Vanisher and his fellow observer.
 * Seven thousand years ago, a "tall, thin, winged figure" was tasked with stealing the Makoki stone, but sold his information to Hakann. Hakann got a partner, Vezok, and they stole the stone themselves, but were caught by other Hunters (at least Ancient, possibly working with others) and brought in for recruitment. The winged Hunter was then executed in front of the two thieves and the other four future Piraka as a warning against betrayal.