I'd just like to butt in and say that I'm still interested, [i]and[/i] everybody's spitballing sounds awesome! I agree that an independent group would be better than a government controlled one - then perhaps we could involve them getting into trouble with authorities for breaking laws or something. But I do also like Stitches idea of them being a freelance kinda monster hunting group. Maybe set up by some obscure branch of the government that likes to stay out of the limelight so much, they don't really pay attention to who they're employing for these outside jobs. I feel like [url=https://twopalswiththoughts.files.wordpress.com/2015/09/independence-day.jpg]this[/url] guy should be in charge haha.

An idea I had was an amateur photographer/videomaker/YouTuber or something, and (if secondary characters were to be permitted) a friend who's kinda a skeptic. Not quite Mulder and Scully, but the skeptic could be trying to think of scientific explanations behind things rather than just saying "Ah! Magic!!" like his/her videoing friend would be. Said videoing friend would be trying to blog/vlog their adventures, but always get's told his/her stuff is fake and photoshopped. And if they do find some decent footage, it mysteriously vanishes before they can post it, courtesy of shady government employers.

As for cryptid members, I think a handful could be interesting. Maybe put a cap on two or three cryptid characters only, depending on how many character's we have overall?