Drew: Great. Another ancient secret society that doesn't actually do anything.
Hartsdale: Have you seen the Apocalypse? No. And that's because the Watchers are on the job. We are the thin tweed line against the darkness.
--1.8 Little Green Men
The Benandanti ("Good Walkers")
Headquarters: Italy.
Founder: Melina Demetra.
Leader: Melina Demetra. Oh, wait, I mean she's their prisoner. Yeah, their prisoner. Really.
Purpose: Four times a year at the "time of ashes" they all go to sleep and send their souls out to fight the forces of evil – the Malandanti – that rise at these times.
Resources: Initiates who are adept at astral projection and dream magic; werewolf allies.
We Care About Them Because: One of them has a personal vendetta against Tori's father, one of them used to have Kevin as her babysitter, and one of them thinks Drew's really hot.
The Bricklayers
Headquarters: Solomon, Massachusetts.
Founder: The Order of St. Germain.
Leader: Unknown.
Purpose: Keep the necromancer buried under St. Germain's from escaping.
Resources: A pissed-off British guy who could really use an answering machine; contacts in the Order of St. Germain, of which they are an offshoot.
We Care About Them Because: We don't, actually.
The Followers of Mars
Joshua: What kind of snow cone do you want?
Tragnor: Cherry.
Yarrik Cherry.
Lenth: Strawberry.
Joshua: You do realize that Tori had cherry?
Drew: Congratulations, you just caused the Great Schism.
--3.9 The Greatest Tori Ever Told
Headquarters: Solomon, Massachusetts.
Founder: Some Martian.
Leader: The Incarnation (Tori to her friends).
Purpose: Kill, maim, pillage, burn, follow Tori's every whim.
Resources: Battleaxes; an army of really tough and fanatically loyal demons; stuff they won in fights at biker bars.
We Care About Them Because: We go to school with their goddess.
The Nordic Dragon Gymnastics Club
Headquarters: Solomon, Massachusetts.
Founder: Coach Franz Gramlich.
Leader: Coach Franz Gramlich.
Purpose: Wake the Midgaard Serpant; bring about Ragnarok; win Olympic Gold.
Resources: Horn and magic helmet! And a sword.
We Care About Them Because: If we don't stop them soon, John Tesh will do one of those "overcoming adversity" features on them during the '96 games in Atlanta.
The Order of Saint Germain
Headquarters: Solomon, Massachusetts.
Founder: Elizabeth "The Blood Countess" Bathory.
Leader: The Dean. Not sure who that is this week, but you can bet they're evil.
Purpose: Provide an outstanding educational experience for their students; collect mystic artifacts.
Resources: An excellent, if easily deceived, faculty; a collection of magical artifacts; a Superfund site.
We Care About Them Because: They keep sticking their noses into our demon hunting and are occasionally usually led by psychotic serial killers.
The Rascona Crime Family
Headquarters: Atlantic City, New Jersey.
Leader: Uncle Carmine.
Purpose: Generate income in a completely legal and aboveboard manner; whack people they don't like.
Resources: Wiseguys; bank accounts; international arms conglomerates; a lakeside timeshare.
We Care About Them Because: They're friends of Joshua's family. Used to owe Sam, Drew, Erik, Joshua and Tori a favor. Also, we're sort of indirectly responsible for the death of their last Don. Oops.
The Sect of Leaning Heaven
Headquarters: China.
Leader: Deceased; unclear if they've been replaced.
Purpose:Knock down the pillars of heaven, letting demons escape into the world.
Resources: Chinese restaurants.
We Care About Them Because: We think we killed them. But, if we didn't, they're probably pretty irritated with us.
The Temple of Solomon
Headquarters: Israel.
Founder: Unknown.
Leader: Unknown.
Purpose: Fight evil.
Resources: Worldwide network of agents, many with supernatural abilities; large bank account; computer network of questionable security; magical prison with even worse security.
We Care About Them Because: Our mythology teacher works for them. Plus, we now seem to be associate members or something.
The Watchers' Council
Hartsdale: We're a 2,000 year-old mystical organization with connections all over the world and you're telling me we can't come up with a couple million dollars?
--2.4 The Lyre, the Snitch, and the Wardrobe
Headquarters: London, England.
Founder: A bunch of Australian shamen.
Leader: Some balding British guy who's name escapes me.
Purpose: Train and guide the Slayer.
Resources: Really good library; worldwide network of agents.
We Care About Them Because: They like to keep someone close to the Slayer. Also, there are those books of theirs we stole.
Wolfram and Hart
Headquarters: Los Angeles, Californian.
Founder: ?
Leader: ? (Okay, it's the Senior Partners, but we don't know that.)
Purpose: Practice law; rule the world.
Resources: Lawyers, black helicopters, alternate dimensions, vampire minions, cool spy gear, experimental death ray satellites, an abandoned theater.
We Care About Them Because: Tori's dad works for them. Plus, they bought our secret base out from under us.