![]() Joe's decision to reveal the Watchers to Duncan Macleod would have grave consequences down the road.Īfter Joe revealed the Watchers existence in an effort to calm and reassure Duncan, MacLeod spotted James Horton, Joe's brother-in-law, and the mortal who had attempted to kill him. It was not until the untimely murder of Darius in The Hunters in 1993 that Duncan began to earnestly investigate the symbol as it was the only clue to Darius' killer's identity available.ĭuncan's search brought him to Joe Dawson, Joe was forced to reveal the existence of the Watchers to Duncan and admit that he was assigned to Duncan's Chronicle in The Watchers. Known operatives including field and research Watchers.ĭuring his lifetime, Duncan MacLeod ran across mortals wearing a unique symbol or tattooed with it several times. Some are removed after entering seclusion or simply disappearing altogether, with an effort made to reinstate an Immortal if he or she is once again sighted in an active capacity in the world. Similar to the further divisions within the field section, Don Salzer was originally referred to as an Historian, while Adam Pierson was listed in the Research section.Īdditionally, the Watcher organization maintains a regularly-updated database of known active Immortals, officially designated the roster of active Immortals This database is kept up-to-date with the movements of various Immortals, added and removed from the list as their activity in The Game dictates. He managed to be assigned to his own Chronicle which allowed him to manipulate it in order to further obscure and confuse his history. While not necessarily 'unfit' for the field some prefer research to the field.įor instance, Adam Pierson preferred research not only because he was immortal and would have been unable to function as a field operative, but also because he had a talent and enjoyment of languages, history, and technology. Watchers assigned to research usually have advanced skills and aptitude for detailed research ranging from the collection and safe storage of ancient manuscripts and documents to computer, language, forensic, archival and investigative skills. MacLeod was selected due to his reasonably peaceful history and strong moral grounding. David Shapiro, for instance, was assigned to Duncan MacLeod before he had completed his training due to a manpower shortage. Some immortals were considered safer than others for a new field agent. There are further divisions within the field section such as Special Operations. Some operatives were pulled from the field after enduring particularly difficult assignments, such as Amy Brennan-Thomas, who was reassigned from the extremely dangerous immortal Morgan Walker to Research in order to assist on the Methos Chronicle. There is also a philosophical and functional division within the organization between Watchers assigned to the field and those assigned to research.Ĭonsidering the requirements for secrecy and non-interference when dealing with immortals, field operatives often faced the threat of brutal torture and death in order to keep the secret of the Watcher's organization safe. Vemas was replaced by Nathan Stern after Vemas was killed by Kalas. Under the Tribunal were geographic leaders such as Jacques Vemas who was in charge of Western Europe. Prior to the winter of 1996, Tribunal members were not elected, after the Galati Affair, members were democratically elected. The heads of the organization are the Tribunal, three persons responsible for final decisions. So far as anyone is aware, that is the extent of their exposure among their subjects. Through their friendship with MacLeod and Joe Dawson, Amanda and Richie Ryan also became aware of the organization. Kalas killed at least three Watchers before MacLeod killed Kalas, halting his threat to expose them and the Immortals they watch. Kalas and Duncan MacLeod also eventually learned of the Watchers. He, alone among immortals, has been aware of them almost from the beginning. Methos also met his own Watcher in 16th century Italy, and enjoyed a friendship with him. He met and married a Watcher named Ruth at that time. ![]() He was able to infiltrate the organization, thanks to his extremely low profile. the immortal, Methos, discovered the proto-Watchers organization after overhearing a conversation in which immortals he was familiar with were discussed. The Watchers have stated that once all of the Immortals are no more, they will tell the world that Immortals once walked among them. Their mission is to observe and record but never interfere. They are aware of The Game and The Rules. Watchers observe the lives of immortals and record their observations. The Watchers are an ancient order of mortals originally created by Ammaletu the Akkadian after he saw the immortal Gilgamesh come back to life.
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