Vito Quijano de Pasamonte

Vito Quijano de Pasamonte
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Details
Race	Vampire Demon
Birthplace	Ixalan
Lifetime	Mending Era
Died	Mending Era

Vito Quijano de Pasamonte was a heretical vampire cleric who worshipped Aclazotz, on the plane of Ixalan.

History

Vito was a fanatical priest of the Church and believed that salvation could only be found through the Immortal Sun. After the vampire saint, Elenda of Garrano, returned with news of the Sun's disappearance and a message of humility, Vito was shocked. As a symbol of defiance against the living saint, he overturned a massive carafe of blood onto the church's floor.

Lost Caverns of Ixalan

Disgusted with the pacifist nature of the Church's new head, Vito helped conduct a schism, supporting a splinter group of the church led by Vona of Iedo, the Antifex. After that, he led an expedition to Ixalan, commanding a force of thirty which included Amalia and Clavileño among other soldiers, to find Aclazotz and bring him to Torrezon to legitimize his dark vision of the church. He brought them to the Temple of Aclazotz and used a blood sacrifice to gain access to Ixalan's inner caverns.

The vampires made their way through the caverns, encountering various traps and hazards. At one point, the planar traveler Kellan joined the party, although Vito was displeased with the decision. Eventually, they happened upon an ancient stone city that held the door to the Core of Ixalan, where a party of various Sun Empire soldiers and River Heralds happened to be. The vampires convinced the party to bring them along into the Core, as Vito knew that Aclazotz would lie inside.

Upon entry, the party encountered the Oltec, who welcomed most of them but imprisoned the vampires due to their distrust of them. Vito engineered a violent escape, and he and other soldiers set out to find Aclazotz. Along the way, he was joined by some worshippers of Aclazotz native to the core and kidnapped Oltec citizens to use as blood sacrifices. When he reached the place of Aclazotz's binding, he fed these people to the ancient god, who broke his bindings. In return, the bat god bestowed his blessing on Vito and his followers, turning them into batlike demons.

While Aclazotz attacked Chimil, the inner sun, to deprive the core of light, Vito and his followers rampaged into the Oltec city, taking citizens to feed to their god. They were met with resistance by the Oltec army and by the Sun Empire party. They enjoined the soldiers in battle and killed Huatli's cousin Inti, but the former planeswalker attacked Vito, killing him with his lance.

In-game references

Represented in:

• Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose

Associated cards:

• Taught by Vito