There's stuff I've seen, and stuff I know about because of who my family is. Until about 5 generations back, my ancestors were part of a pretty horrible organization, one that killed a lot of people for what they were and wiped out whole species- animal and otherwise- that they deemed "unnatural."

My family's been trying to make up for it ever since. Conservation work, mostly, but I've had to get my hands dirty to protect people before, dealt with people who'd steal cryptid children or hunt intelligent species for trophies.

I had the advantage of being raised to know what to expect and how to survive, but nothing really prepares you for your first fight for you life, even if your first trip to the gun range was in second grade and you learned to pick locks before finishing kindergarten.