Well of Sacrifice (IC)

The Yucatan has long been at best a marginally explored region of Latin America. As one of the great centers of the ancient Mayan culture, it holds many secrets long sought after by historians and archaeologists from around the world. The investigators are a small group of explorers whose mission is to seek out and survey sites for ruined cities and towns on the peninsula. A long lost piece of information leads the group into a dark corner of the Yucatan. What will they find and can they survive the Well of Sacrifice?

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David and Anna examine the alter and carefully begin to clear some of the guano from it's surface. Anna notices something near the base of the alter and she bends over to examine it. A lump of bat guano looks out of place some how and she wipes it clean to reveal a decorative urn. Anna gets David's attention. He places a small rock hammer on the alter and turns to look. David's elbow brushes the hammer and it falls to the floor with a clamor. One or two the bats above twitter a bit louder and shift their hold on the celling. After a few seconds, the bats calm down and return to their slumber.

Percy looks around the cave and sees something on one of the walls. On closer inspection it appears that the walls had been covered in frescos but are now just faded patches.

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Qunito,You got outside into the Cenote and go over to the rope. You call up to Juan and Hernado to pull you up. You hear Juan call back. "Yes Senor, are you ready?" Getting a good hold on the rope you call back. "Yes" and they begin to pull you up. About 15 feet up the rope stops and then slips back down about 5 feet in a jerk and then it completely gives way and you fall the remaining ten feet on to your back. Stunned you hear yelling from up above and then a scream. A body pitches over the edge and you see Juan waving his arms and legs in mid air as he falls. Seconds later he lands with a crash into the brush a dozen feet away.
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Percy try to clean them a bit to see better.
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kabukiman wrote:Percy try to clean them a bit to see better.
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"That was close," whispers David. He crouches down to examine the urn.
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Quinto

Rushing over to Juan. You see blood running out of both his mouth and nose. A arm looks twisted into a impossible angle. His eyes are open but he just stares unfocused towards the sky. Ragged gasps for air escape his lips. Quinto has seen enough to know that Juan is dying right in front of him.
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Percy finds something in the paintings


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"You don't think they are dangerous, do you?" says Anna, shooting a glance upwards. She watches intently as the Professor examines the urn.
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"Only if they wake up," replies David. "As long as we're quiet and out of here by nightfall, we should be fine."
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David and Anna look over the Urn.

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Percy looks over the faded fresco's carefully.

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They resemble those frescoes at Tullum. They depict many traditional scenes of sacrifice over which presides a large bat like monster or god.

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"Impressive," says David, looking to see if anything is inside the urn.
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"Professor, I think I discovered something interesting."

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kabukiman wrote:"Professor, I think I discovered something interesting."

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"An image of a bat?" wonders Anna, examining the urn as well; "bats everywhere!" She goes over to Percy.

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Quinto, exlporer

"Juan! What happened? Who pushed you?"

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David examines the frescoes next. "Hmm..." he says. "Yes, this does look familiar..."
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"Wait I think I have an idea too."- says Percy


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Everyone in the cave can recognize the bat like being as Camazotz.

Mayan Bat God Camazotz was portrayed as a flying bat and was the god of darkness, violence, and sacrifice. He inhabited the Mayan's version of "Hell", Xibalba. The Popol Vuh is a story of two twins, the "Mayan Hero Twins", whose father is killed in a "ball game" against Lords of the Underworld, getting vengeance on these lords, which just so happens to include Camazotz. The twins, Hanahpu and Xbalanque, were waiting in the "House of Bats" in the Xibalba, hiding in their blowguns waiting for the sun to rise so they could escape. Camazotz's name literally means Death Bat. In ancient Mayan mythology, which is mostly preserved in the Popol Vuh, heroes would encounter camazotz, which are bat-like monsters who presumably worked for the god. Hanahpu made the tragic mistake of poking his head out of the blowgun, and it was ripped off by the god Camazotz, and he took it to the gods of the underworld's "ball court" so they could use the head for the next "game". Hanahpu's brother, Xbalanque, then calls upon every animal in the forest to bring him their favorite food. One of the animals brings a squash and Xbalanque uses it to carve a new head for his brother. Eventually they move on through the Underworld and find and defeat Camazotz, and other lords of the Underworld, banishing him from creation.
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