"You look at my face and you think you know what you are seeing. But you don'. Not really. People make such assumptions about us. They rarely live to regret it gringo. I will tell you true. I don' know nothin about no dark god under the sands. I don' know nothin about no Caribbean. I don' serve Set and I never met no Legba.
If you still want to make trouble with me over stuff that I don' know anythin about then let's get it on cabron."
A long time ago there was a priestess gone mad. She fled the embrace of her dark God/Lover and walked the earth seeking sanctuary from his vengeance and hatred. To give her succor in those dark nights she made childer and sent them about the earth making false cults and diverting the attentions of her sire.
The Roman cult of Dionin was one, Los Colibri was another.
Kemintiri came to the Aztec peoples and secreted herself there. She lived fat on their sacrifices and made childer. She told many of them that they had become like the shapechangers or the curanderos. She did not tell them that they no longer lived but told them that they were a fusion of snake and man.
They had no reason not to believe this. Their dark mother was clever and silent when necessary. Were they not cold blooded like the snake? Did they not have to hide from the sun like the serpents do? Did they not feed off of the unwary? Did they not have fierce tempers like the werebeasts?
The werebeasts were less than helpful of course. Other kindred who could set them straight were scarce until the conquistadors came, and by this time their dark mother was long gone.
Los Colibri were a proud people and angry. They often cursed the names of others of their kind that had forever soiled their name, among the only ones who knew their true nature. Setites and Serpents of the Light who cross their paths meet with horrible doom if they aren't careful.
Nickname: Rattlers, or simply Colibri
Sect: Since much of this bloodline hails from areas that are heavily and solidly sabbat it is no surprise that most of them belong to the sabbat than anything. There some Camarilla Colibri but they are few and far between and few are seen outside heavily Hispanic areas where they feel comfortable. If a Camarilla and Sabbat Colibri meet though they often pass pleasantries, talk of old family, and then go their separate ways without violence. the early nights of their existence set the tone for how they would behave with one another.
Appearance: Los Colibri are almost always Hispanic. Males are far more common but the females are all seasoned and blooded warriors. Tattoos are very common and extremely varied.
Haven: Unlike more cosmopolitan clans and their own progenitor bloodline, Colibri rarely keep elaborate havens with ass-loads of presence-struck ghouls. Colibri havens tend to be hole in the wall affairs which are remote and hard to access if you can't assume snake form. Many still simply burrow into the dust wherever they bed down for the day. Those that don't are looked down upon.
Background: Colibri choose those who are hardened by life. Pale shaking Catholics will never be chosen but angry Santeria practitioners and prisoners and gangbangers will be looked at to see if they also possess any native intelligence. Penitentiaries in Colibri parlance are referred to as "Cradles"
Character Creation: Colibri tend to go heavily physical. Colibri life is as hard as the life of any Nomad pack. and they tend to lean on their physical side. As they get older, some get brought in by the elders of the bloodline to learn more esoteric arts (Santeria flavored necromancy and thaumaturgy...a legacy from Kemintiri)
Bloodline Disciplines: Serpentis, Obfuscate, Celerity
Weakness: Since the Colibri were never tortured with the same rites that most Setites and Serpents were embraced with, Colibri do not suffer the same way that other Setites do in the light. Some even flaunt this resistance and use it to tactical advantage. However, Since most of the elders were dominated into believing they were werebeasts, some have internalized this rage over the years and passed it on to their offspring. As such, Colibri are extremely excitable in the same way that Brujah are. and suffer those same penalties.
Organization: Younger Colibri look up to the elders. you don't get to be that old and potent without being tough and smart. Many aspire to be that way themselves. If an elder takes an interest in a younger Colibri, this Colibri begins schooling in Occult esoterica. if they show a talent for it, then the elder will continue to advise them. if not, then they are usually abandoned.
Among themselves, Colibri tend to be very informal and as easygoing as they can manage. This is mainly because they live lives that are fairly short and filled with violence. This tends to lead to extremely low bullshit tolerance. Even elders who go popping off can expect to get beaten on by groups of the youngers.
Those of the Sabbat tend to follow a path that is fairly close to that of the Path of the Warrior. This Path is very popular among the young and old alike.
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