Matias Cazimirsky

Matias Cazimirsky came from a middle class Jewish family in Polanco. That didn’t stop him from falling in with a street gang. Matias worked hard to prove he was as tough and brave and bad as the kids from rougher neighborhoods. That’s why he took a bet to spy on some older gangsters who had a reputation as real badasses. They were actually Sabbat, and they caught Matias. His bluster amused them, so one of them Embraced him instead of merely killing him. That night Matias ate most of his former gang. Matias’ sire, Juan Brazos, was in the Black Hand, so he gave Matias a chance to make it in the world’s toughest gang. Once again, Matias worked hard to prove himself. Brazos recently decided that his protege neededexposure to the Sabbat beyond Mexico City, so they took a trip to New York right in time for the Camarilla’s recent attack. Brazos met Final Death in the battle, leaving Matias to find his own way home (with the help of another neonate, Clova Haines). His sire’s colleagues did not treat Matias kindly; some flatly accused him of cowardice because he survived. Matias was crushed. Becoming a Cainite cut him off from everythinghe’dknownbefore; he invested his identity andsoul in the Black Hand. Rejection cut him adrift. He compensates by pursuing other identities. The Institutional Devolutionary Party took him in, and in retum he set out to prove himself as Mwco h BY NIGHT 68 I \ C the coven’s most enthusiastic soldier. Matias hopes that gloriousdeedswillwinhimasecondchancetojointheBlackHand. His sire also taught Matias to feel pride in his lineage as one of the Assamite untitribu, the Unconquered. The young Cainite now wants to understand his heritage more fully.. . but since so many of the older Angels of Caine left the Sabbat to rejoin their parent clan, Matias can’t find anyone to tell him what being an Assamitemam. He collectsevery scrap of information he can find about his clan. He knows a few fragments of clan history, a few ria that other Cainites think draw upon old Assamite practices, and the names and deeds of several famous Black Hand members. He would very much like to meet a “real” Assamite (such as Ikraam) who could impart the traditions he desires. The Cainites of the PDI would rather have Matias stay with them. General Perfidio particularly values Matias’ skill with his motorcycle and brutal efficiency. Matias was an excellent biker before his Embrace, and he keeps getting better because he can risk stunts that would kilt a mortal. If Matias fails a jump or his bike spins out of control, he just closes the wounds and tries again. Matias is at his best on the streets, but on occasion he’s roared into buildings to chase his prey. Although he carries a pistol and a bowie knife, his favorite tactic is a drive-by slash with a chainsaw and thanks to his Quietus, victims don’t hear him coming.

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