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attracted a number of anti-nonhuman zealotsFB-89 running around screaming that the fae and werewolves and all the rest are dangerous and need to be exterminated when their job was supposed to be learning about the supernatural world and acting as intermediaries between the preternatural world and the governmentFB-144 rhetoric they're spouting is that they want the power to go wolf hunting before some other agency gets it; tired of having to call the cavalry because they can't have their own armyFB-144 Cantrip has been a dumping ground for the screwups for yearsFB-144 Blackwood sells his stun gun to … certain government agencies who want to question prisoners without showing any harm. It’s a lot hotter than anything Taser makes. Not legal for the civilian marketBC- Cantrip was dangerous. There were people in Cantrip who would love to see supernaturnals just disappear, maybe into Guantanamo Bay—there were rumors, unsubstantiated, that a whole prison block was built to hold shapeshifters and fae.NB Cantrip, as it was an even newer agency than Homeland Security, having come into being when the werewolves outed themselvesFG Though funded and authorized by the government, their role was “to collect and share information about nonhuman and altered-human groups and individuals,” which left them a lot of leeway. FG They had two main offices, one on either coast, and otherwise seemed to travel around the country to concern themselves mostly in criminal cases that involved fae, werewolves, or anything else that looked odd to them.FG Under the Humanity Act that established CNTRP the discretionary detention provisions in the Patriot Act. They can detain any supernatural indefinitely as a possible terroristNB

an agency formed specifically to deal with the various preternaturalsFG-32 tended to have more chair sitters than the FBI didFG-52 Les Heuter was the poster child for CantripFG-57 people tended not to take Cantrip seriouslyFG-57 came into being when the werewolves outed themselvesFG-57 funded and authorized by the government, their role was “to collect and share information about nonhuman and altered-human groups and individuals”, which left them a lot of leewayFG-57 they have two main offices, on on either coastFG-57 they travel around the country to concern themselves mostly in criminal cases that involved fae, werewolves, or anything else that looked odd to themFG-57 they have no authority to arrest or detain anyoneFG-57 one of the government agencies required to go armed at all times - and they carried guns with silver bulletsFG-57 not required to have the same weapons training as the FBIFG-145 they have a fae database that lists full and half-blood faeFG-147 Cantrip takes a lot of Quantico graduates who don't get on with the FBIFG-152 it's less time-consuming than the FBI or Homeland Security, and it pays better than most police departments; it's less dangerous because they don't actually do anything but collect informationFG-152 the new agency formed specifically to deal with the various preternaturals. They pronounced it “Cantrip.” Nick called them Trippers because whenever they involved themselves in an investigation he was in, he tripped all over themFG