Board Thread:WARNING ALL USERS False Info\Spoilers/@comment-13965604-20140112182436/@comment-19765459-20140113173225

LadyX wrote: That's actually a really good point. The only theory I can give to that is it's like fight club, or the mob, and they deal with their own problems, because that's the way it is. I'm also not too sure about how widespread disregard for the Code really is outside of Gerard and Kate. Sure there were people who followed Gerard's orders,but he's the leader, and pretty scary when he needs to be, I'd probably keep my head down and listen regardless of my thoughts. And Kate, well, she's Kate, his daughter and 'super hot' and also scary in her own right. Again, following her orders despite doubts wouldn't be unusual. If you even doubted anything they told you. And I'm sure there must be other hunter factions than just Argent clan. Unless they're severely inbred. Remember, Chris is the Argent, not Victoria, and Hunters are matriarchal.

I assume in general the most Hunters do with innocent non rampaging Werewolves is some minor stalking, which is hard to prove. Or some 'I've got my eye on you' with some subtle you know I'm packing shiftiness.

But, this is all assumption because the writers never address it

It's funny because, on another thread, I have Paul.rea criticizing me because I apparently whine that the writers don't spell everything out!

This is really funny that you bring up the inbreeding thing (we really are in sync) because I was pondering that just yesterday. The Argent name has been associated with werewolf-hunting for centuries, and yet they are matriarchal. So if leadership rests with the women, but the family name has remained the same, what does that mean?

Fact: we know that Chris inherited the Argent name from his father. It is not a case of him taking his wife's surname (which is rare, but does happen on occasion). We also know that he had at least one uncle (also an Argent) who was old enough to have fathered children before he died.

So, do the the Argent's inbreed?

After all, if a woman is going to be the leader of a werewolf-hunting clan, she obviously cannot be randomly-selected off the street. Chris would have to marry someone who could at least be trained for the position, assuming that she wasn't raised for it (as Allison is being). That would most likely mean that there are Hunter families who raise their daughters for the role. But given what a niche it is, just how many such families are there, and are they all related?