Symbolum Venatores: The Evolution of the Remnants
With October’s past news detailing Mr. Hod’s return in Red Rising as well as several projects within the world of the Symbolum Venatores, this moment has been chosen to provide a history on the Hunters from these historical stories. Best to start at the beginning of their arrival, back in Ancient Egypt.
Symbolum Venatores: The Monster Hunter (1465 BC)
The events of The titular Hunter took place during Queen Hatshepsut’s reign in Ancient Egypt as a sinister cult only known as the Lectors of Apep attempt to transform a peaceful Egypt into a chaotic land full of raging monsters.
Which this threat looming, a new Hunter arrived to protect all those across Egypt from their darker plans. Confronting the mysterious Beholders of the Heka to meeting the Egyptian gods of Anhur, Apep, and others. Once the threat was ceased, The Hunter remained in Egypt as its hidden protector.
Symbolum Venatores: War of The Two Kingdoms (930 BC - 911 BC)
Set in the times of Ancient Israel, following Elrad of Benjamin. A man who keeps to himself is brought into the division of the Kingdom of Israel after the death of Solomon and the succession of his son Rehoboam. What follows besides the civil war between Israel and Judah is Elrad’s introduction to the world of monsters and legends. This story is layered as an origin story for the Monster Hunters themselves. In this story, Elrad is brought into the Symbolum Venatores (Known as the Oth Tsayad during Ancient Israel) by several moving forces.
During the civil war between Judah and Israel, Elrad is taught by Iddo the Seer concerning the ways of the Hunters, bringing him to Egypt and beyond. In the end, he becomes known as Elrad The Hunter throughout all of Israel. His story continued in Elrad’s Chronicles, a direct sequel to War of The Two Kingdoms as a Short Story Duology. Taking Elrad into the historic Battle of Zephath and into the land of the Philistines with Wrath of the Anakim.
Symbolum Venatores: Twilight of the Gods (872 AD)
Set during the Viking Age as it will follows Einar The Hunter on a mission to uncover a mystery which pertains to his Viking heritage and his servitude to the Symbolum Venatores.
From facing the Hagen Brothers to Grendal and Grendal’s Mother, even the legendary Black Shuck, the adventures of Einar and his wife Gyda have only just begun.
SymboluM Venatores (1863-1910 AD)
Following the ten adventures of Gabriel Kane, one of the best and skillful monster hunters/ufologists within the Symbolum Venatores. Beginning his works in the late period of Egypt Eyalet, going across the American Civil War, the late period of Feudal Japan, the Victorian Era, and minor others, Gabriel Kane has come across many familiar faces as well as some unknown.
In The Gabriel Kane Collection, Kane meets such figures like Akhenaten, Abraham Lincoln, Jefferson Davis, Shogun Yoshinobu, Thomas Carnacki, Sherlock Holmes, Dr. Victor Frankenstein, Carmilla, Doctor Moreau, The Invisible Man, The Phantom of the Opera, and Dracula. These ten stories were only the beginning of the Symbolum Venatores and what was to come.
SymboluM Venatores: HOD (1917 AD)
A tale centered on a macabre murder mystery led by Mr. Hod, a peculiar and strange man and Monster Hunter of the Symbolum Venatores.
Set in 1917 in the backgrounds of the Russian Revolution as Mr. Hod goes on a hunt for a spiritual werewolf, something he is deeply familiar with. As for his future, Mr. Hod will return in Red Rising.
Symbolum Venatores: Red Rising (1917 AD)
Following the events of HOD, the titular character makes his return in Red Rising. Set deep within the Russian Revolution as Mr. Hod continues to search for the werewolf that escaped.
Only this time, Mr. Hod is caught between his mission and the political atmosphere that surrounds him. Including the influences of Rasputin.
The History of Symbolum Venatores is a short one, but within the fabrics of time, it is a long one. A very long one. The World of the Symbolum Venatores is scattered across the canvas of history. There are many adventures to uncover other monster hunters and ufologists across time itself.