Pious

Sitting in the darkened cabin with his legs crossed, two steel balls rolling in his left palm and facing the door, was the resplendent Reverend Pious Hunter. His supernaturally white shirt matched the glow of his white hair, interrupted only by the slim black tie resting lazily down his front. His smart black trousers seemed to disappear downwards into the darkness, punctuated by the gloss of his leather shoes. The headlights of a passing automobile flashed across the cabin windows, revealing for a moment the shadows of giant ethereal wings clearly cramped in the small room and extending from the priest's shoulders. A perfectly round halo ring responsible for the supernatural glow was also exposed in the passing light. But like the shadows of wings, the halo's shape disappeared, probably to a realm beyond human vision.

"You are the one called Big Game" said the reverend, exiting his seat and offering the career hunter a handshake. "Sorry to have startled you, but by your reactions I assume you also, know who I am. I must however clarify that 'tis not by Hell that I come but in the name of the Heavens."

Hand still outstreched, the priest moved closer to the gun-wielding hunter. "We have a common enemy... so if I may, I suggest we work together."

"Well then" said the Priest, turning on his heels and heading back to the Lamborghini Diablo. "Sage... don't suppose your car is built for eight giant demons?"

Now looking at that list and those three maps, Pious would've been wrong about the location of Antonio Gar and the children of Bastet. As pagans (non-Abrahamic), they'd be in the first circle. However, Antonio is wrathful so maybe he is in the fifth. Hmm, I see plottage here. Our characters could have differences in opinions, squabbles and what have you.

A pack of large wolves had crawled out from an underground cave in the greens of Steel Canyon, their leader Wolfman was in human form. His tall and muscled figure was cloaked in a dark cape and masked by a pointy-ear cowl. Before receiving the broadcast over comms, he'd heard it uttered from a distance.

[PCPD] WARNING: Supernatural activity detected in Steel Canyon.

"Great" he growled, looking over the city as fires claimed the smaller buildings. Office lights that would normally be on through the night were going off one after the other, as its inhabitants evacuated. Citizens on the streets had reduced to panicked running, some cowering in fear of the invading demons. "Wolves, this has Thorns written all over it. Let’s get out there and claw 'em to shreds!"

That's a little more plausible. The whole Pious gave it to us free comment totally threw me. At any rate, it’s great that you're running this plot by me (and everyone else) first before taking it further. Government breach and a second 'Moth Cathedral' type Thorns attack? Sure, could be fun. Although unlike the Dark Astoria ghost town, Steel Canyon would likely be swiftly won by the countless 'city' heroes out there. I don't think TRINNITY or the Thorns will last long. Either way, just as Tomb's subplot might bring doom over the vampires, this TRINNITY breach would cast a wide shadow over MAGI's security. So yeah, an OK idea.

So a team of seven rogues attack the Circle of Thorns, steal their stuff, plant a dead hero in fake Nighthunter garbs and confuse the Thorns into believing Pious and his friends were responsible? Bit long winded but okay, could be a passable plot. But to clarify, it was the Court who uncovered the NH base location. Circle of Thorns don't yet know about it. I don't remember Pious giving away any such Intel either, save MAGI and the FBSA sharing it with other heroes.

Hells knew it would be an insult to harm the bounty hunter any further while in the presence of his pacifist team leader. The best manoeuvre then would be to overpower the wolf quickly and efficiently. As it charged for him claws outstretched, Hells teleported out of the way and reappeared behind the now bleeding werewolf. "Alright cut it out Snoopy" he suggested. "You're already hurt and since I'm not allowed to kill you right now and damn you straight back to hell, I would advise you to stand down and play nice."

Hells pulled out a pair of handcuffs and made to arrest the would-be saint killer. As he did so, he began spewing out his status report as requested. "I been tailing your man past couple weeks boss. There's been a few developments involving Big Game in this 'Open Season' story. I first caught on to Game in St. Martial, during his trip to the Store. That crazy wizkid Tomb runs the joint but my visit wasn't altogether too welcomed. I latched back onto Game's trail after he left. His empty ammo pouches were now filled, sporting various kindsa grenades and other more conventional munitions."

"I followed him back to Darwin's Landing, to a boat I believe he owns. He approached it real cautious like, spent a lot of time staking it out before going in. Clear sign he was expecting or had previously faced trouble there. Some time passed by before I saw any action. Strange looking guy wrapped in rags stepped out and made off into the darkness. I hadn't seen anyone else go in except Game so the natural assumption was, he'd donned a disguise."

"It worked 'cos I eventually lost his trail. I tasked Sister Altair to help me track him down. When I put myself in Game's shoes, it didn't take long to work out where he was heading. But the Bar of the Damned had a number of branches dotted across the Rogue Isles, so we hit every single one. At the last branch I met the Countess's puppy Jack Wolfe. I couldn't pass up the chance to leave him a message for Bathory. Game was there too in his disguise, using a false moniker; Wraps. He left after a couple vampires started getting heated. So I followed."

"Not much else happened for a few days. But Game had gotten wind of the Corporation's arms auction; the Mercenaries Ball on Sharkhead Isle, once held by the Immorality League. I thought the Corporation's stance on the open season was wholly financial and in league with Bathory but I figured Game might reach out to his old allies anyway, so I trailed him. As always, my hunch was true. Game arrived in disguise, a cautious measure that suggests he originally attended to siphon Intel. But during the gathering he announce as Wraps, his intention to hunt Big Game which drew a reaction from Techbot Alpha, the Corporation's sentient artificial intelligence. Another member, Iron Alligator scratched Game's name off the copy of Bathory's bounty posted there. As a detective, I detected this was a sign of at least one Corper either claiming Big Game or not supporting Bathory's bounty."

"After a lengthy discussion with Techbot Alpha, both robot and Big Game or rather 'Wraps' left together and quickly disappeared. I noticed the pair had a brief but casual conversation outside before suddenly drawing weaponry and sneaking off. Techbot went to air and Game followed, stalking something or someone. The two of them together was hard to follow, the trail went cold."

"Today has been a little more frantic, lots of movement here in Saint Martial. I thought I had caught hold of Game's trail in an apartment block not too far from here. Latched onto a clue laying on the floor; one of Big Game's rifles sliced in half. Obviously there'd been a scuffle of some sort. This followed a transmission intercepted by Sister Altair. She identified the owner of the voice as one Sword Runner, member of the Court of the Blood Countess. That right, Silver Wolf? Bathory sent you to ambush the Priest and this Sword Runner to take out Big Game, didn't she?"