Some points have been tossed around via email that I thought would be worthwhile here on the forum.
The question was asked, "Is there like an FBI, CIA, Secret Service "super" like Warehouse 13 government group in the Dresden world?"
I replied, "Yes and no, The FBI much like a local police force will have a Division of their special investigations unit or some group whose focus is "weird" and unexplained crimes and occurrences. In general these units filter the unexplained into the bureaucracy in a manner it will accept but do not have to be 100% clued in themselves."
Then the Venatori Umbrorum and the Venatori were mentioned.
Venatori Umbrorum: An ancient order of humans dedicated to fighting the darker aspects of the supernatural. What they lack in magical or supernatural powers, they make up for in political influence, knowledge, and conventional firepower. Very little is known about the Venatori; Harry describes them as being "like the Masons, but with flame throwers." While they have some armed assets, they excel at using their influence in society to hinder the movement of supernatural predators such as vampires. The Venatori Umbrorum have been credited with freezing bank accounts, cutting supply lines, exposing mortal collaborators, and even going so far as assassinating or kidnapping human agents of the Vampire Courts. They are allied with the White Council in the war against the Red Court. The order's name, Venatori Umbrorum, is Latin, and translates to "The Hunters of Shadows". The group acts as unwitting cover for an even more secretive group referred to simply as the Venatori (Hunters in Latin) who specifically exist to stamp out knowledge of demonic gods, a task they call the Oblivion War.
The Venatori (hunters) founded the Venatori Umbrorum as their foot soldiers, with their name intended to mean 'shadows of the hunters', not the other way round as commonly believed. There are approximately 5,000 Venatori Umbrorum and 200 Venatori. Thomas Raith, Harry Dresden's vampiric half-brother, and his sister Lara are among the Venatori.
What other groups are out there, either mentioned in the books or not?
The question was asked, "Is there like an FBI, CIA, Secret Service "super" like Warehouse 13 government group in the Dresden world?"
I replied, "Yes and no, The FBI much like a local police force will have a Division of their special investigations unit or some group whose focus is "weird" and unexplained crimes and occurrences. In general these units filter the unexplained into the bureaucracy in a manner it will accept but do not have to be 100% clued in themselves."
Then the Venatori Umbrorum and the Venatori were mentioned.
Venatori Umbrorum: An ancient order of humans dedicated to fighting the darker aspects of the supernatural. What they lack in magical or supernatural powers, they make up for in political influence, knowledge, and conventional firepower. Very little is known about the Venatori; Harry describes them as being "like the Masons, but with flame throwers." While they have some armed assets, they excel at using their influence in society to hinder the movement of supernatural predators such as vampires. The Venatori Umbrorum have been credited with freezing bank accounts, cutting supply lines, exposing mortal collaborators, and even going so far as assassinating or kidnapping human agents of the Vampire Courts. They are allied with the White Council in the war against the Red Court. The order's name, Venatori Umbrorum, is Latin, and translates to "The Hunters of Shadows". The group acts as unwitting cover for an even more secretive group referred to simply as the Venatori (Hunters in Latin) who specifically exist to stamp out knowledge of demonic gods, a task they call the Oblivion War.
The Venatori (hunters) founded the Venatori Umbrorum as their foot soldiers, with their name intended to mean 'shadows of the hunters', not the other way round as commonly believed. There are approximately 5,000 Venatori Umbrorum and 200 Venatori. Thomas Raith, Harry Dresden's vampiric half-brother, and his sister Lara are among the Venatori.
What other groups are out there, either mentioned in the books or not?