The Anti-Humanist League
When the Earth portals open again in Altairus after ten long years, Jack Thunder and his friends must face down the most well-known hate group in all of Altairus: The Anti-Humanist League. Presided over by the notorious Ivy Butternut, the AHL, as it is sometimes called, will do anything to seize power once again in the world of Altairus.
Public Agenda
The AHL is considered a hate group by most governmental powers of Altairus, including the Summer and Winter Courts. Put quite simply, they do not believe that humans belong in Altairus, and they will resort to anything, including murder, to make their vision a reality.
After The War of the Wendigoes, the AHL's leader, Ivy Butternut, preyed on the fears and prejudices of the Summer and Winter Courts to skew their members in favor of sealing the Earth portals. In the Post-Separation Era, the organization was fairly inactive, with members sometimes harassing colonies of humans who had become trapped in Altairus when the portals sealed.
Spoiler for Jack Thunder and the Dawn of UnityBut when Stephanie Granger is sucked through a portal, Ivy sees her arrival as an opportunity for a power grab. She hopes that by reviving the AHL, she can stir up enough unrest to convince world leaders to give her all the power she desires.
Assets
Despite its troubling reputation, the AHL is more or less a toothless tiger. It does not have much in terms of financial assets, and the majority of its members are either teenage hoodlums who just want an excuse to riot and break things or marginal members who only signed up for the Sunday potlucks.
The only particularly dangerous person in the AHL is Ivy herself. Cunning, ruthless, and able to put on a sweet facade, there is nothing that she won't do to become the most powerful being in all of Altairus.
Demographics
The Anti-Humanist League's membership spans all across Altairus. However, most members are from the lower classes. Many of them have signed up to get the fringe benefits associated with membership (let's face it; when you are a poor farmer and facing hunger every day, the promise of at least one free meal every week is tempting).
The irony is that the group's agenda is actually against many of the members' best interests. As the AHL deteriorates following Ivy Butternut's demise, its dwindling leadership desperately begins a campaign to oppose the construction of the Wishing Star Express. This proves to be unsuccessful, and the train line is established.
When the communities touched by the interdimensional train see economic growth, many members realize that the AHL does not care about them and quietly break off from the group. That leaves only the few that truly believe in the group's cause and those seeking power.
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