The WBC is the real life Church of Eva

... from Breath Of Fire II.

They're not regular people; they're demons whose primary objective is to use human suffering to wake their demon god.

That's exactly what I would expect of the War Bureau of Consultants! What sane human would think biological warfare is a good idea? And if they're not the church from BoF2, they could be from an equivalent Demiurge cult.