The Office of the Witch-Hunter General is an office of the government of the Kingdom of Heghom, created in response to repeated incidents of vigilante attacks on alleged witches and epidemics of witchcraft accusations in the mid-to-late 17th century. It is charged with rooting out witchcraft in the Kingdom and given an exclusive mandate to investigate illegal use of magic and prosecute it before the courts. Although ostensibly formed in response to the "epidemic" of magical crime, from the beginning it served more as a moderating influence, ensuring that standards of evidence were rigorously upheld in its witchcraft prosecutions. Accordingly, there were few convictions after its establishment, to the chagrin of some who were more convinced of the problem.


''Note - Though likely well known to many PM player characters, much of the information in this article is not common knowledge.''
The Office of the Witch-Hunter General is nowadays controlled by infiltrators owing their allegiance either to the [[PM/Magical Establishment|Magical Establishment]] or its patrons. Accordingly, its "witch-hunting" efforts mostly consist of either debunking witchcraft claims, or relocating actual rogue magic users to Walfende Manor for training.