Camazotz

Camazotz

(Deity)

Titles

Lord of Stolen Blood
Master of Black Wings
The Hungry Dark

Realm

Argahoz, the Abyss
House of the Bat, Xibalba

Alignment

Chaotic evil

Areas of Concern

Bats
Blood
Caverns
Nocturnal predators

Edicts

Slake your thirst with blood, stalk prey from the shadows, subvert the trappings and comforts of civilization

Anathema

Do reckless harm to bats, spill blood without reason

Follower Alignments (1E)

LG	NG	CG
LN	N	CN
LE	NE	CE

Domains (1E)

Animal, Chaos, Darkness, Evil, Trickery

Subdomains (1E)

Deception, Demon, Fear, Fur, Moon, Night

Sanctification (2E)

Must choose unholy

Domains (2E)

Abomination, darkness, indulgence, trickery
Alternate: Air, moon

Favored Weapon

Javelin

Symbol

Bat-shaped rune

Sacred Animal

Vampire bat

Sacred Colors

Black, red

Source: Inner Sea Gods, pg(s). 316 (1E)
Divine Mysteries, pg(s). 132 (2E)

Alignment details are sourced from Inner Sea Gods.

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The obscure god Camazotz appears as an enormous and terrifying man-like bat that takes delight in hunting mortals during the darkness. An ancient and obscure deity, Camazotz shows little real interest in the affairs of his mortal followers except to receive offerings and sacrifices. He expects fanaticism from his followers, and perceives failure as weakness.

History

Camazotz was originally a vampire bat in the demiplane of Xibalba. After learning how to traverse the planes, he traveled to the Outer Rifts, where demons noticed him hiding in the plane's shadows and used him to send messages to their mortal worshippers in exchange for blood. His nickname of "the Hungry Dark" arose from his affection for hiding in the shadows and being paid with blood to drink.

He eventually traveled to the Land of the Eleven Deaths, a part of the Darklands beneath Arcadia, where his rampant feasting eventually empowered him to godhood. Camazotz's priests originally had a strong presence in the Land of Black Blood in Orv, but were expelled by followers of the demon lord Abraxas. The dead demon lord Vyriavaxus may have been one of his spawn.

Realm

Camazotz dwells in three different places in both Golarion and the Great Beyond. The first is the Abyssal realm of Argahoz, a cavernous realm dominated by an enormous pit. The second is the Land of the Eleven Deaths, a Darklands realm beneath the continent of Arcadia; while the third is the House of the Bat in the realm of death, Xibalba. This lack of a single true divine realm actually grants Camazotz greater ability to rove around more freely than most other deities.

Avatar

Camazotz's avatar has fur the color of blood-red and is bat-like, granting echolocation and fangs that inflict bleeding.

Relationships

Camazotz largely lives a solitary existence, with only fellow Xibalba resident Ah Pook for a friend. Chief among his enemies is Dajermube, goddess of eclipses, who has pursued Camazotz since her ascension from mortality.

He is also a member of the Children of the Night pantheon, which also includes Nin, Urgathoa, Yaezhing, and Zura.

Sacred animals

Though he favors bats most of all, Camazotz has a fondness for all nocturnal predators, including spiders, vultures, and wolves.

Cults of Camazotz

Mortal worshipers of Camazotz strive to subvert the trappings and comforts of civilization and spread fear. Ceremonies to the Hungry Dark always involve blood sacrifices, preferably drawn by the fangs of living creatures, which are fed to statues of Camazotz. Vampires are numerous among his following, and rumors that were yet to be substantiated as of 4724 AR suggested that he was the first vampire.

References

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