MacLeod discovered the existence of the Watchers from the Watcher journal Darius had kept. When they killed the immortal Darius, who had given up violence to become a priest, the group earned the attention of his friend Duncan MacLeod. This alerted certain immortals to the fact that someone was hunting them down. The group spent months using their records to hunt down and behead immortals. Some enjoyed the killing due to their own prejudices. Some hunted believing it was the best way to protect humanity. He gathered together several other Watchers who felt similarly and they secretly became a sub-group known as the Hunters. In the late 20th century, a high-ranking Watcher named James Horton concluded that immortals were abominations and that humanity would suffer and be enslaved no matter who won the Prize, believing none of them could resist being corrupted by such power. Unknown to the rest of the Watchers, the young operative Adam Pierson assigned to the Methos Project is actually Methos himself. Some are assigned to research areas of history and legends that require more factual evidence, such as the "Methos Project" where Watchers tried to uncover the truth behind the legendary figure said to be possibly the oldest living immortal. Others work in the field, monitoring a specific immortal they've been assigned to watch until such time as it is decided the assignment will be done by another Watcher. Some Watchers work in the archives, cataloging and managing incoming information and recovered artifacts. The Watchers have specific bases, libraries, and safe houses located in estates and buildings owned by the organization. The Watchers seem to have vast resources and wealth, but several such as Joe Dawson run their own businesses to provide a cover identity as well as independent income. Later in the 1990s, his friends Duncan MacLeod, Hugh Fitzcairn, and Richie Ryan learned of the Watchers and told certain trusted friends. An immortal priest named Darius somehow came into possession of a Watcher's journal and kept it with him for years. Despite this, they have occasionally been discovered by other immortals. Such a crime can lead to expulsion or even execution. It is considered a serious crime among the Watchers to falsify or omit vital information in their official records or to aid an immortal with killing other immortals. Such information could aid evil immortals in hunting others and could ultimately lead to an evil immortal winning the Prize. Secrecy also protects against corrupt immortals forcing Watchers to share sensitive information on other immortals. The Watchers are meant to keep their existence secret so that the general public does not hunt immortals out of fear and ignorance. Watchers are to observe and record the activities of immortals, not just their battles but their accomplishments and the lives they lead outside of the Game. In modern times, each Watcher has the symbol tattooed on the inner wrist, usually in blue ink. To identify each other, Watchers wore medallion decorated by the symbol of their organization. Different cells of Watchers were created all over the world to watch immortals in their respective areas. The organization was created by Ammaletu the Akkadian after he witnessed the warrior Gilgamesh coming back to life. It is said that once the last immortal has won the Prize, the Watchers will share their information with humanity and tell the world the truth about the immortal people who walked the Earth and helped shape history. We want the truth about immortals to survive, not a bunch of old wives' tales". When you get through all of life's crap, the only thing that matters is the truth. We observe, we record, but we never interfere. In the season 2 premiere episode of Highlander: The Series, "The Watchers", Joe Dawson explains the purpose of his organization: "For as long as your kind's been around, we've been watching. Since then, they became an integral part of the series and Duncan MacLeod's adventures, particularly the Watcher named Joe Dawson who became a series regular starting in season 2. The secret organization of the Watchers was introduced in the season 1 finale of Highlander: The Series as a cliffhanger for the subsequent season.
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