Know Your Kindred – Huitzilopochtli

Name:  Huitzilopochtli (aka Shaitan)
Clan:  Baali
Generation:  4th
Embraced:  4500 BC

Throughout history there have been several who claimed to be Shaitan, but they have all been charlatans. Even Nergal used the name “Shaitan” in a failed attempt to awaken a slumbering demon lord.  Truth be told there are many different tales of Shaitan and his actions; some of these stories contradict each other.

Originally a slave born in the Second City, Shaitan was so beautiful that he was elevated to favored servant by the Antedeluvian, Cappadocius.  After he was Embraced, Shaitan was found to have been consorting with the Children of Lilith, a direct violation of Caine’s commandments, so Shaitan and his followers were banished from the Second City.

Shaitan went east and established his own city in Kala-At-Shergat.  It was then that Shaitan met Baal, a greedy and powerful demon.  Shaitan swore loyalty to Baal, wanting to get revenge against the Cainites who mistreated him.  Shaitan and his followers began to call themselves Baali, and they made great sacrifices to Baal and did as he command.

Eventually the Second City fell and a wave of Brujah, Assamites and Cappadocians fled to Shaitan’s lands.  They launched an assault on Shaitan’s city and easily overtook it.  But Baal had already warned Shaitan of the danger beforehand and they had vacated the city, leaving behind demonically-altered childer to be fodder for the battle.

The Baali went their separate ways and spread out to the far corners of the earth.  Shaitan came to South America, where he took on the name Huitzilopochtli, the Aztec god of war.  For the last 2,700 years he has played a major role guiding Mexico, either in person or by proxy.  He still rules the area, but hasn’t made a public appearance in over 400 years.

Melinda Galbraith, the Regent of the Sabbat, fell under the influence of Huitzilopochtli.  He slumbered beneath her city and slowly twisted her mind.  Melinda was in the process of bringing Huitzilopochtli out of torpor, when a group of Camarilla vampires interrupted the ritual.  A major earthquake and explosion occurred as a result, killing thousands. Huitzilopochtli disappeared, having either been destroyed or returned to his unending sleep.

Huitzilopochtli stands over 8 feet tall.  His infernal activities have changed his body and left him as hideous as a Nosferatu.  His skin is a translucent white with a texture similar to sandpaper.  His eyes are slitted like a reptile and his face has demonic characteristics, including ram horns growing out of his skull.  He is effectively a demon in a vampire’s body.

– Sources:  Chaos Factor, pg 118-122.  Unbeholden, pg 174.