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	=== The Ghost-City of Xibalba ===		=== The Ghost-City of Xibalba ===
	Xibalba, Camazotz' kingdom of ruin in the [[Other Side\|Astral Void]], appears to have once been an alien city of great technical sophistication and complexity and tremendous age, long since come to nameless ruin and abandoned by its long-forgotten builders. Its deserted gardens and vacant buildings are now haunted by strange and reclusive spirits of the ~~Astral plane~~, ruled over by Camazotz and its bat-demons.		Xibalba, Camazotz' kingdom of ruin in the [[Other Side\|Astral Void]], appears to have once been an alien city of great technical sophistication and complexity and tremendous age, long since come to nameless ruin and abandoned by its long-forgotten builders. Its deserted gardens and vacant buildings are now haunted by strange and reclusive spirits of the [[Other Side]], ruled over by Camazotz and its bat-demons.

	Among the ruins are various desolate "palaces" and gardens claimed by Camazotz and his demons, and a hellish court to which the demons are said to carry human victims, and force them to play in monstrous games, such as a "ball" game played with severed human heads, and other, more mysterious performances for mysterious reasons unknown to any earthly beings, but believed to be for the mad, sadistic amusement of the lost and malevolent spirits dwelling in Xibalba.		Among the ruins are various desolate "palaces" and gardens claimed by Camazotz and his demons, and a hellish court to which the demons are said to carry human victims, and force them to play in monstrous games, such as a "ball" game played with severed human heads, and other, more mysterious performances for mysterious reasons unknown to any earthly beings, but believed to be for the mad, sadistic amusement of the lost and malevolent spirits dwelling in Xibalba.

	Legend also attributes Xibalba with a bizarre and repugnant geography, such as the city being built upon the corpse of a dead or dying and diseased god, with canals filled with pus running through the city, pits filled with decayed flesh writhing with vermin, and other horrors of flesh, as well as buildings filled with strange traps to confuse travelers in the [[~~Other Side\|~~Astral Plane]], causing them to become lost in this shadow world, while the voyagers' bodies lay in the [[Daylands]], vulnerable to possession by alien spirits seeking entrance to the waking world.		Legend also attributes Xibalba with a bizarre and repugnant geography, such as the city being built upon the corpse of a dead or dying and diseased god, with canals filled with pus running through the city, pits filled with decayed flesh writhing with vermin, and other horrors of flesh, as well as buildings filled with strange traps to confuse travelers in the [[Astral Plane]], causing them to become lost in this shadow world, while the voyagers' bodies lay in the [[Daylands]], vulnerable to possession by alien spirits seeking entrance to the waking world.

	=== The Bat-Demons of Xibalba ===		=== The Bat-Demons of Xibalba ===
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	Description of Cult: The cult of Camazotz is all but extinct in the modern world, but may once have been popular with shamanistic peoples who traveled regularly in the Astral world, and appeased Camazotz and his demons with human sacrifices in exchange for the gift of fire. Such cults might consist of [[Human Cultist]]s, with priests dressing as bats, ghoulish black-and-white facepaint, employing imagery of fire, death, and darkness.		Description of Cult: The cult of Camazotz is all but extinct in the modern world, but may once have been popular with shamanistic peoples who traveled regularly in the [[Astral Plane\|Astral world]], and appeased Camazotz and his demons with human sacrifices in exchange for the gift of fire. Such cults might consist of [[Human Cultist]]s, with priests dressing as bats, ghoulish black-and-white facepaint, employing imagery of fire, death, and darkness.

	==Associated Mythos Elements==		==Associated Mythos Elements==

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	Sadistic Nightgaunts in service to Camazotz, said to swoop down upon unwary Astral voyagers through the darkness of the [[Other Side]], and inflict upon them various forms of horrible death:		Sadistic Nightgaunts in service to Camazotz, said to swoop down upon unwary Astral voyagers through the darkness of the [[Other Side]], and inflict upon them various forms of horrible death:
	* Hun-Came ("First Death", chief of the Bat-Demons, he who severs the silver cord binding Astral travelers to their physical bodies)		* Hun-Came ("First Death", chief of the Bat-Demons, he who severs the silver cord binding Astral travelers to their physical bodies)
	* Vucub-Came ("Seven-Death", he who destroys travelers on all ~~seven planes~~, including the [[Daylands]], [[Dreamlands]], and the [[Other Side]])		* Vucub-Came ("Seven-Death", he who destroys travelers on all [[Seven Planes]], including the [[Daylands]], [[Dreamlands]], and the [[Other Side]])
	* Xiquiripat ("Flying Scab", demon of blood poisoning)		* Xiquiripat ("Flying Scab", demon of blood poisoning)
	* Cuchumaquic ("Gathered Blood", demon of gangrene)		* Cuchumaquic ("Gathered Blood", demon of gangrene)

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	Among the ruins are various desolate "palaces" and gardens claimed by Camazotz and his demons, and a hellish court to which the demons are said to carry human victims, and force them to play in monstrous games, such as a "ball" game played with severed human heads, and other, more mysterious performances for mysterious reasons unknown to any earthly beings, but believed to be for the mad, sadistic amusement of the lost and malevolent spirits dwelling in Xibalba.		Among the ruins are various desolate "palaces" and gardens claimed by Camazotz and his demons, and a hellish court to which the demons are said to carry human victims, and force them to play in monstrous games, such as a "ball" game played with severed human heads, and other, more mysterious performances for mysterious reasons unknown to any earthly beings, but believed to be for the mad, sadistic amusement of the lost and malevolent spirits dwelling in Xibalba.

	Legend also attributes Xibalba with a bizarre and repugnant geography, such as a ~~canal~~ filled with pus running through the city, pits filled with decayed flesh writhing with vermin, and other horrors, as well as buildings filled with strange traps to confuse travelers in the [[Other Side\|Astral Plane]], causing them to become lost in this shadow world, while the voyagers' bodies lay in the [[Daylands]], vulnerable to possession by alien spirits seeking entrance to the waking world.		Legend also attributes Xibalba with a bizarre and repugnant geography, such as the city being built upon the corpse of a dead or dying and diseased god, with canals filled with pus running through the city, pits filled with decayed flesh writhing with vermin, and other horrors of flesh, as well as buildings filled with strange traps to confuse travelers in the [[Other Side\|Astral Plane]], causing them to become lost in this shadow world, while the voyagers' bodies lay in the [[Daylands]], vulnerable to possession by alien spirits seeking entrance to the waking world.

	=== The Bat-Demons of Xibalba ===		=== The Bat-Demons of Xibalba ===

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	The bat-god Camazotz, worshiped by the Mayan Priests of Tulúm at the ruin city of Xamanik. Camazotz is typically depicted as a powerful bat-like god-monster from the hellish domain of [[Other Side\|Xibalba]], where he presides a retinue of 12 [[Nightgaunt\|bat-things]], demon-lords of Xibalba. Though powerful enough to destroy entire civilizations, Camazotz made a treaty with human beings to bring them fire… but in exchange, he demanded human sacrifices.		The bat-god Camazotz, worshiped by the Mayan Priests of Tulúm at the ruin city of Xamanik. Camazotz is typically depicted as a powerful bat-like god-monster from the hellish domain of [[Other Side\|Xibalba]], where he presides a retinue of 12 [[Nightgaunt\|bat-things]], demon-lords of Xibalba. Though powerful enough to destroy entire civilizations, Camazotz made a treaty with human beings to bring them fire… but in exchange, he demanded human sacrifices.

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	The bat-god Camazotz, worshiped by the Mayan Priests of Tulúm at the ruin city of Xamanik. Camazotz is typically depicted as a powerful bat-like god-monster from the hellish domain of [[Other Side\|Xibalba]], where he presides a retinue of 12 [[Nightgaunt\|bat-things]], demon-lords of Xibalba. Though powerful enough to destroy entire civilizations, Camazotz made a treaty with human beings to bring them fire… but in exchange, he demanded human sacrifices.		The bat-god Camazotz, worshiped by the Mayan Priests of Tulúm at the ruin city of Xamanik. Camazotz is typically depicted as a powerful bat-like god-monster from the hellish domain of [[Other Side\|Xibalba]], where he presides a retinue of 12 [[Nightgaunt\|bat-things]], demon-lords of Xibalba. Though powerful enough to destroy entire civilizations, Camazotz made a treaty with human beings to bring them fire… but in exchange, he demanded human sacrifices.

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'''Camazotz''' (AKA: The Death-Bat, The Bat-Devil, )

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==In the Mythos==


The bat-god Camazotz, worshiped by the Mayan Priests of Tulúm at the ruin city of Xamanik. Camazotz is typically depicted as a powerful bat-like god-monster from the hellish domain of [[Other Side|Xibalba]], where he presides a retinue of 12 [[Nightgaunt|bat-things]], demon-lords of Xibalba. Though powerful enough to destroy entire civilizations, Camazotz made a treaty with human beings to bring them fire… but in exchange, he demanded human sacrifices.

=== The Ghost-City of Xibalba ===
Xibalba, Camazotz' kingdom of ruin in the [[Other Side|Astral Void]], appears to have once been an alien city of great technical sophistication and complexity and tremendous age, long since come to nameless ruin and abandoned by its long-forgotten builders. Its deserted gardens and vacant buildings are now haunted by strange and reclusive spirits of the Astral plane, ruled over by Camazotz and its bat-demons.

Among the ruins are various desolate "palaces" and gardens claimed by Camazotz and his demons, and a hellish court to which the demons are said to carry human victims, and force them to play in monstrous games, such as a "ball" game played with severed human heads, and other, more mysterious performances for mysterious reasons unknown to any earthly beings, but believed to be for the mad, sadistic amusement of the lost and malevolent spirits dwelling in Xibalba.

Legend also attributes Xibalba with a bizarre and repugnant geography, such as a canal filled with pus running through the city, pits filled with decayed flesh writhing with vermin, and other horrors, as well as buildings filled with strange traps to confuse travelers in the [[Other Side|Astral Plane]], causing them to become lost in this shadow world, while the voyagers' bodies lay in the [[Daylands]], vulnerable to possession by alien spirits seeking entrance to the waking world.

=== The Bat-Demons of Xibalba ===
Sadistic Nightgaunts in service to Camazotz, said to swoop down upon unwary Astral voyagers through the darkness of the [[Other Side]], and inflict upon them various forms of horrible death:
* Hun-Came ("First Death", chief of the Bat-Demons, he who severs the silver cord binding Astral travelers to their physical bodies)
* Vucub-Came ("Seven-Death", he who destroys travelers on all seven planes, including the [[Daylands]], [[Dreamlands]], and the [[Other Side]])
* Xiquiripat ("Flying Scab", demon of blood poisoning)
* Cuchumaquic ("Gathered Blood", demon of gangrene)
* Ahalpuh ("Pus Demon")
* Ahalgana ("Jaundice Demon")
* Chamiabac ("Bone Staff", demon of dessication)
* Chamiaholom ("Skull Staff", demon of decay)
* Ahalmez ("Sweepings Demon", demon of the vermin that live in the unswept areas of people's houses)
* Ahaltocob ("Stabbing Demon", demon of venomous stings)
* Xic ("Wing", who causes people to die coughing up blood)
* Patan ("Packstrap", demon of strangulation)

==Heresies and Controversies==


==Keeper Notes==


==Cult==

Description of Cult: The cult of Camazotz is all but extinct in the modern world, but may once have been popular with shamanistic peoples who traveled regularly in the Astral world, and appeased Camazotz and his demons with human sacrifices in exchange for the gift of fire. Such cults might consist of [[Human Cultist]]s, with priests dressing as bats, ghoulish black-and-white facepaint, employing imagery of fire, death, and darkness.

==Associated Mythos Elements==

* race: [[Nightgaunt]]s - "vampire bat-demons"
* location: [[Other Side]], city of Xibalba
* cult: [[Human Cultist]]s of the Cult of Comazotz

==References==

* mythology: Camazotz, his bat-demons, and Xibalba originate in Mayan mythology
* scenario: "[[The Well of Sacrifice]]", ''[[The Mysteries of Mesoamerica]]''

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