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Hunt: Showdown 1896 The Shadow Under the Cowl adds the Hunter The Cowl, two weapons, a tool and an Avatar.

The Cowl

Once called Horatio, The Cowl grew up fascinated by insects. He confused ant colonies’ pheromones to make them march in spirals, watched bugs settle on his outstretched hand, and bottled, studied and confided in them because he had no one else. He came to see similarities between insect colonies and human groups: both gather under leaders and common goals, sometimes for betterment and sometimes not. His belief that a hive’s queen was worth the lives of a thousand workers fed an obsession with undoing hierarchies.

Like his father, Horatio attended an Officer Academy. His philosophy eventually drew notice, and he was dishonorably discharged. He pitied his insects, which depended on one another and were vulnerable alone, so he used what he knew to make a living by thrusting his blade where it could cause the most destruction. That work brought him to the bayou.

During his first Hunt, Horatio faced the Assassin, which slashed open his chest in a single stroke. Left for dead and enveloped by beetles, he saw that a swarm could have no leader yet still act on a shared instinct toward a greater purpose. He emerged as The Cowl, seeking to supplant the Target and become a truer instrument of the Corruption.

Weapons and tool

• Rib Burster: A Springfield M1892 Krag Bayonet rifle issued to The Cowl during his military service. He kept the reliable weapon after his dishonorable discharge as a reminder of how far he had come and how far he still had to go.
• Eye Taker: The Cowl’s Hunting Bow, whose near-silent strum precedes its victims’ deaths.
• Swarm Cutter: Throwing Knives The Cowl sharpened while recovering from his encounter with the Assassin, channeling his pain into training for a chance at ascension.

The DLC also includes The Cowl as an Avatar.