Friday, April 3, 2015

A to Z of Vampires, Camazotz

Now let's go to Central America where their vampires are gods and still straight up killing machines.

Please allow me to introduce Camazotz the vampire "death-bat" and god.

Camazotz was first made known to me from the pages of AD&D 1st Ed hardcover Deities  & Demigods.   His write up includes the standard stat-block and two thin paragraphs.  None of which help show how awesome this vampire/demon/god/creature is.  No picture either.

So for my games Camazozt is an ancient vampire. So powerful that over the epochs he has become more and more demon like and is now worshipped as a god. Well humans worship him, other vampires fear him and honor him as their king.  In a way like the Red Court Vampire King from the Dresden Files books.  Here he is in Petty Gods format.

Camazotz
God of Vampires
Also known as: The Death Bat, Bat God, Sudden Bloodletter, Slaughter Lord 
Symbol: a bat in flight
Alignment: Chaotic Evil
Movement: 120' (Flight is infinite at night)

Armor Class: -2
Hit Points (Hit Dice): 120 hp (24 HD)
Attacks: Special, see below
Damage: Special, see below
Save: F20
Morale: 12
Hoard Class: XV
XP: 8,600
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Armor Class: -2
Hit Points (HD): 120 (24 HD)
Save: F20
Morale: 12
Treasure Type: Q
XP: 13,600

Camazotz is the demon god of bats and vampires. But he is not truly a god or a demon but rather a vampire that is thousands of years old.  Vampires pay him homage more out of fear than actual piety. Humans on the other hand worship and hope that he will reward them with the gift of immortality (vampirism).  He requires blood sacrifices every new moon.  Camazotz himself goes through periods of extreme torpor and frenzied blood lust.

Camazotz dreams of one day destroying the god of the sun.

Camazotz attacks as a vampire with a claw/claw/bite routine of 1d8/1d18/1d12.  His bite (any natural roll of 18, 19 or 20) will drain 3 points of Constitution per round.  Anyone reduced to 0 becomes a vampire under his control. As a god-like being Camazotz can attack 4 times per round.

He lives in a dark cave like plane know as Xibalba on the Abyss where he serves as a vassal to Orcus. Again this is not out of fidelity but out of fear of the Demon Prince of Undead.  The cave is dark and the floors are stained with blood.  In this cave Camazotz can summon up to 1000 bats to do his will.

He considers the Goddess Nox his "Sister" but whether that is an actual familial relation or merely an affectation is unknown.

Links
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camazotz
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xibalba
http://tashasthinkings.blogspot.co.uk/2014/04/atoz2014c.html
http://demonhunterscompendium.blogspot.com/2012/12/camazotz-death-bat.html
http://www.blueroadrunner.com/camazotz.htm
https://ferrebeekeeper.wordpress.com/2011/04/06/camazotz-the-death-bat/

7 comments:

Sophie Duncan said...

So, with him it seems age has brought some respect/fear. I suppose if you have managed to live that long, folks are going to respect you.
Sophie
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Tasha Duncan-Drake said...

So I'm thinking if he ever does succeed in killing the god of the sun, everyone is in trouble, right? Fear is one way to control your followers and inferiors, just hope they never find and exploit your weaknesses :).
Tasha
Tasha's Thinkings | Wittegen Press | FB3X (AC)

Jeremy [Retro] said...

Glorious killing machine, well creature...

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Anonymous said...

Does he know killing the god of the sun might be a bad idea? I know vampires don't like sun, but it's kinda important. ;)

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Dr. Theda said...

Also (and more commonly referred to as "Zotz".....
.. years back they found the lost city dedicated to this blood-thirsty God.....
It would seem that the thousands of bats that have made the temple ruins their home ... left very deep amounts of "droppings".... this "crap" is far too toxic for even chem-suits.... so sadly this ancient site will never be properly explored...

David P. King said...

Vampires are one thing, but a god of vampires? I really wouldn't want to mess with one of those. :)

Simon J. Hogwood said...

I have to admit, when I first read the description I thought of a different sort of vampire bat-god altogether. . .