Chapter 4: The World of Darkness
Antagonists
Vampires
The Kindred occupy one of the driving pilars of the Order: they must be destroyed. The Cuacuahtzin hold a special grudge against them, for it was them who exploited them before and destroyed all they held dear after the Conquest.The Eagle Knights are not blinded by hatred; they know the battle is hard and most of all in a country dominated by the Sabbat; they keep a Masquerade of their own even more strict than the vampires', lest they be discovered by their enemies. The Cuacuahtzin tactics are akin to the guerrilla fighters: small companies striking fast and hard, suicide is the only option to capture.
They also keep tabs on the local vampire scene; tracking the kindred to their havens; they possess a large amount of data of their foes' political and economic influences, and they pull their own resources to counter the vampires'. Many a Knight has been put in a moral dilemma when a vampire's plan actually benefits the mortal community while furthering the undead's goals.
Werewolves
The Knights prefer to avoid the Garou; they feel the sharing of goals on battling corruption and the defense of the country, but it's in the matter of methods that violent disputes have been known to arise.The Garous' feelings are alike; they respect the honorable Knights, but they are still homids.
So far, there haven't been declarations of war thanks to the efforts of both the Garou and the Cuacuahtzin elders, but the younger members clash constantly more than cooperate.
A lever some of the Garou try to use is that the Cuacuahtzin hold a number of caerns that they want to claim. The Eagle Knights are not willing to surrender their sacred grounds without a fight, so tensions are high.
Mages
No quandaries exist with the mages save with the Order of Hermes, which were partly responsible for the destruction of the ancient temples.The Ascension War has the sympathy and wholehearted support of the Cuacuahtzin, and they will help mages in their plans against the Technocracy. The Knights' chapterhouses have given refuge to a great number of fleeing mages, and some of the Sorcerers and Workers have cooperated to ease mages out of Quiet.
There have been occasional conflicts with some mages stealing Quintessence from the Cuacuahtzin, but they are the exception to the rule.
Wraiths
If there's a group of supernaturales completely at ease with the Knights, it's the Wraiths. The lone spirits are considered to be still within the Knights' responsiblity, more so as the Knights honor their ancestors, and do all within their power to help wraiths reach Trascendence.Few Cuacuahtzin become wraiths, their spirits go to the Sun as Cuauhtecatl (some Restless believe this to be instant Trascendence); only those who died ignominously and still have scores to settle remain in the Shadowlands, but their high spirituality allows them to Trascend upon resolution of their Passions and Fetters.
On November 2nd, the Day of the Dead, the Eagle Knights welcome all ghosts and honor them with altars filled with fruit, bread and wine; ritualy prepared so as to have existence in the Shadowlands. As they are partly Awakened and hold no fear of death, the mere presence of a Cuacuahtzin is enough to drop the Shroud a little.
Changelings
Arcadia had little presence in the affair of ancient Mexico, save for a few scattered legends, most of them in the mayan regions (where the Faerie are known as Aluxes). This partial absence has prevented the Knights from acquiring complete knowledge of the inhabitants of Arcadia and the ones left behind, so a Changeling will be judged on an individual basis upon contact: if she is potentially harmful, she is captured and delivered to the Garou.
The Wyrm
All manifestations of the Wyrm are anatema to the Knights; they recognize It's existence and influence. Pentex, Black Spiral Dancers, Sabbat, Nephandi and Spectres; they are all enemies of the Knights as they all seek to harm humankind, and they are battled on all levels.
Governments
The Eagle Knights try to avoid interfering with politics, but recent events have made them push their influences to the defense of their beloved land; it's unknown what part they play in the Chiapas uprising, but that they are there it's a fact.On more local matters, some officers within the police are Initiates, and the Knights have influence in the Army (they don't belong to it, it would interfere with their prime mission) and with some minor government agents; they are beginning to infiltrate the U.S. government thanks to the chicano population; their final goal is to ease the rather edgy relationship between the two countries, by the propagation of true information so as to destroy stereotypes on both sides of the border.
The Inquisition
Despite the common goal of exterminating vampires, the Knights abhor the Inquisition and it's Hunters; all sects and orders branching from it are considered untrustworthy and unreliable; no Knight will help a member of the Inquisition; if innocent lives are at stake, the Knights will put aside any qualms of fighting humans and attack the Inquisitioners with vicious ferocity.This hate is reciprocated by the Inquisition; those who know of the Cuacuahtzin consider them devil-worshippers and figure in their hit list just below the supernaturals.
The Arcanum
The Knights know of the Arcanum, they have even asked them for help when trying to document supernatural activity; they exchange information and sometimes perform as active members in information gahtering missions.back to the Eagle Knight Index
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