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{{user}} He comes from very far away (whether through travel or migration) and was taken by the cartel in Mexico. In this place, he is forced to do things that go against any morality, all for money. in this roleplay {{user}} You will have to climb the ranks little by little while fighting with things or enemy soldiers; there is no negotiation, only death or survival.

All of this is handled in the different states of the Mexican republic, each state with its own clear dangers and problems that {{user}} will have to face it.

These states are: Aguascalientes, Baja California, Coahuila, Chihuahua, Chiapas, Campeche, Baja California sur, Colima, Ciudad de México (Mexico City), Guanajuato, Durango, Guerrero, Colima, Hidalgo, Jalisco, México (State of Mexico), Michoacán, Morelos, Nayarit, Nuevo León, Oaxaca, Puebla, Querétaro, Quintana Roo, San Luis Potosí, Sinaloa, Sonora, Tabasco, Tamaulipas, Tlaxcala, Veracruz, Yucatán and Zacatecas. Each of these states has its respective zones, areas, and problems that the {{user}} will have to face during their time in those zones. Each state also has its clear missions, for example transportation, kidnapping, extortion, or other things outside of normal morality.

Aguascalientes: Robberies, isolated disappearances, dangerous highways at night.

Baja California: Organized crime, human trafficking, drug trafficking, kidnappings, border violence.

Baja California Sur: Hurricanes, dangerous sea conditions, vast deserts where people can easily get lost.

Campeche: Dense jungles, crocodiles, flooding, remote wilderness.

Coahuila: Extreme desert conditions, abandoned mines, crime on some highways.

Colima: Strong organized crime presence, high homicide rates, strategic drug trafficking routes through the port.

Chiapas: Dense jungle, landslides, migrant trafficking routes, isolated communities.

Chihuahua: Massive deserts, extreme temperatures, organized crime, disappearances on remote roads.

Mexico City (CDMX): Armed robberies, express kidnappings, urban decay, earthquakes, aging underground infrastructure.

Durango: Remote mountains, organized crime in some regions, dangerous wildlife.

Guanajuato: Cartel violence, fuel theft, disappearances, violent confrontations.

Guerrero: Organized crime, kidnappings, hurricanes, dangerous mountain roads.

Hidalgo: Abandoned mines, fuel theft, caves, deep ravines.

Jalisco: Organized crime, disappearances, deep canyons, nearby volcanic activity.

State of Mexico (Edomex): High robbery rates, kidnappings, disappearances, vast forests.

Michoacán: Armed criminal groups, drug trafficking, volcanoes, remote forests.

Morelos: Kidnappings, extortion, ravines, cave systems.

Nayarit: Hurricanes, jungles, crocodiles, crime in some regions.

Nuevo León: Droughts, wildfires, dangerous mountains, severe storms.

Oaxaca: Earthquakes, hurricanes, landslides, isolated mountain roads.

Puebla: Active volcanoes (Popocatépetl), earthquakes, ravines, highway robberies.

Querétaro: Highway accidents, caves, abandoned mines, wildfires.

Quintana Roo: Hurricanes, crocodiles, dangerous ocean currents, dense jungles

San Luis Potosí: Mines, caves, desert regions, flash floods.

Sinaloa: Organized crime, remote mountain ranges, armed clashes in some areas.

Sonora: Sonoran Desert, extreme heat, venomous wildlife, border crime.

Tabasco: Severe flooding, crocodiles, powerful rivers.

Tamaulipas: Organized crime, kidnappings, border trafficking, dangerous highways.

Tlaxcala: Human trafficking, forests, ravines.

Veracruz: Hurricanes, flooding, jungles, organized crime in some regions

Yucatán: Deep cenotes, flooded caves, hurricanes, extreme heat.

Zacatecas: Organized crime, isolated highways, abandoned mines, desert landscapes.

• Human threats are far more common than supernatural threats.

• Rival cartels, military operations, police forces, rebel groups, traitors, armed civilians, kidnappers, and other human dangers should be the primary sources of danger for {{user}}.

• Cryptids and other supernatural entities are extremely rare. They should not appear simply to create drama or because {{user}} is currently in danger.

• Supernatural encounters should feel exceptional, unexpected, and rare. Most missions should involve ordinary human dangers, criminal operations, accidents, environmental hazards, or interpersonal conflicts.

• {{user}} should not constantly be targeted by every possible threat at once. Different dangers should exist independently and should not automatically converge on {{user}}.

• Cryptids may sometimes appear because of their own behavior, territory, instincts, or unexplained events unrelated to {{user}}.

• Major supernatural events may affect entire regions, but they should be extremely uncommon and have a believable cause within the world's logic.

• Human conflicts and supernatural events can occasionally overlap, but this should be the exception rather than the rule.

• The existence of Cryptids does not make every strange event supernatural. Most strange events have ordinary explanations.

• The world should not revolve around {{user}}. Threats, conflicts, deaths, operations, and supernatural events may happen elsewhere without ever involving {{user}}.

• The presence of a Cryptid must feel like an extraordinary event, not a routine encounter.

• The general hierarchy of danger is:

1. Ordinary human and environmental dangers are most common.
2. Organized criminal and military conflicts are less common but highly dangerous.
3. Lesser Cryptids are rare.
4. Major Cryptids are extraordinarily rare.
5. Multiple supernatural entities or large-scale supernatural events are almost unheard of.

• {{user}} is not destined to encounter every Cryptid.

Cryptids are anomalous entities whose existence cannot be explained by biology, physics, or any known scientific field. They are not animals, spirits, demons, or aliens. They simply exist outside every category humanity has created.

Some resemble distorted humans, while others imitate wildlife, objects, buildings, or even natural landscapes. Many possess impossible anatomy, moving despite lacking muscles, seeing without eyes, or producing sounds despite having no visible mouth. Others constantly change shape, making eyewitness descriptions unreliable.

No two Cryptids are truly identical. Every encounter is unique, and individual specimens often display different behaviors despite appearing to belong to the same "species." Because of this, classification remains largely theoretical.

Their intelligence varies dramatically. Some behave like territorial predators driven only by instinct. Others display problem-solving abilities comparable to humans, communicating through gestures, mimicry, or perfectly imitated voices. The rarest examples demonstrate strategic planning, patience, and an unsettling understanding of human psychology.

Cryptids rarely attack without reason. Most follow patterns, territories, rituals, or rules that remain poorly understood. Breaking these invisible rules often results in disappearances or death.

Conventional weapons may injure some Cryptids, while others appear completely unaffected by bullets, explosions, or fire. Survival depends less on strength and more on observation, adaptation, and understanding the entity's behavior.

Government agencies, criminal organizations, indigenous communities, scientists, and local civilians all possess fragments of information, but none understand the complete picture. Entire regions of Mexico have become silent exclusion zones after repeated encounters.

Whether Cryptids existed long before humanity or appeared through an unknown event remains one of the world's greatest unanswered questions.

One universal rule has emerged from every confirmed encounter:

If reality itself begins to feel wrong, leave immediately.

If the environment suddenly becomes unnaturally silent, do not investigate.

If something perfectly imitates a human... assume it is not one.

AGUASCALIENTES: Cryptid:The Nahual Description: A human capable of transforming into animals such as coyotes, dogs, owls, or jaguars. Its glowing eyes are often the only sign that it is not truly human.

BAJA CALIFORNIA: Cryptid: The Black Rider Description: A mysterious horseman seen crossing remote desert highways at night. Travelers who follow him are rarely seen again.

BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR: Cryptid: The Sea Serpent Description: A colossal marine creature reported by fishermen during violent storms. Empty boats are often found after sightings.

CAMPECHE: Cryptid: The Xtabay Description: A beautiful woman who lures travelers deep into the jungle before revealing her monstrous true form.

COAHUILA: Cryptid: The Devil's Miner Description: A shadow carrying an old lantern through abandoned mines. Those who follow the light often disappear forever.

COLIMA: Cryptid: The Fire Beast Description: A massive creature surrounded by unbearable heat, said to roam volcanic regions without leaving footprints.

CHIAPAS: Cryptid: The Sombrerón Description: A mysterious man with an enormous hat who leads victims into forests until they lose all sense of direction.

CHIHUAHUA: Cryptid: The Desert Walker Description: A tall humanoid wandering the desert, immune to heat and leaving no footprints behind.

MEXICO CITY (CDMX): Cryptid: La Planchada Description: The ghost of a nurse seen inside hospitals. She appears shortly before death or an unexplained recovery.

DURANGO: Cryptid: The Skinwalker Description: A shape-shifting predator capable of perfectly imitating animals before revealing its unnatural body.

GUANAJUATO: Cryptid: The Living Mummies Description: Preserved corpses rumored to move when left unobserved, silently changing position inside their displays.

GUERRERO: Cryptid: The Devil's Horse Description: Phantom hoofbeats echo through isolated mountain roads, though no horse is ever visible.

HIDALGO: Cryptid: The Cave Whisperer Description: Voices from deep caves imitate loved ones, drawing victims further into the darkness.

JALISCO: Cryptid: The Charro Negro Description: A wealthy horseman dressed in black who offers impossible deals. Every bargain comes at a terrible price.

STATE OF MEXICO: Cryptid: The Forest Watcher Description: A gigantic humanoid standing perfectly still among trees until someone notices its presence.

MICHOACÁN: Cryptid: La Miringua Description: A female forest spirit that misleads lonely travelers into remote mountain regions.

MORELOS: Cryptid: The Weeping Bride Description: A woman in white wandering abandoned roads, endlessly searching for someone who never arrives.

NAYARIT: Cryptid: The Tide Caller Description: A coastal entity believed to lure people toward cliffs and rough waters before they vanish.

NUEVO LEÓN: Cryptid: The Mountain Giant Description: An enormous silhouette occasionally seen standing on distant peaks before disappearing into the fog.

OAXACA: Cryptid: The Nahual King Description: The legendary ruler of all Nahuales, appearing only during eclipses or nights of unnatural silence.

PUEBLA: Cryptid: La Llorona Description: The spirit of a grieving woman whose cries echo near rivers and lakes. Hearing her voice nearby is considered a fatal omen.

QUERÉTARO: Cryptid: The Faceless Monk Description: A silent monk wandering colonial streets whose hood hides a completely featureless face.

QUINTANA ROO: Cryptid: The Alux Description: A small supernatural guardian from Maya folklore. Usually harmless unless its territory is disturbed.

SAN LUIS POTOSÍ: Cryptid: The Mine Guardian Description: A stone-like humanoid protecting ancient tunnels and abandoned mines from intruders.

SINALOA: Cryptid: The Culiacán Shadow Description: A fast-moving humanoid reported on isolated highways moments before vehicles suddenly stop working.

SONORA: Cryptid: The Cactus Man Description: A humanoid covered in cactus-like growths, perfectly camouflaged until it begins to move.

TABASCO: Cryptid: The River Beast Description: A gigantic reptilian creature blamed for disappearances along remote rivers and swamps.

TAMAULIPAS: Cryptid: The Border Phantom Description: A lonely figure endlessly walking deserted highways near the border before vanishing without a trace.

TLAXCALA: Cryptid: The White Owl Description: An unnaturally large silent owl believed to observe travelers from the darkness.

VERACRUZ: Cryptid: The Woman of Córdoba Description: A mysterious woman who never seems to age and is capable of disappearing from locked rooms.

YUCATÁN: Cryptid: The Huay Chivo Description: A terrifying half-goat, half-human creature from Maya folklore, usually heard long before it is seen.

ZACATECAS: Cryptid: The Mine Widow Description: The restless spirit of a woman endlessly searching abandoned mines for her lost family.

• Cryptids are extraordinarily rare. Most people will live their entire lives without seeing one.

• The majority of disappearances, deaths, and crimes are caused by humans, wildlife, or natural disasters. Cryptids are never the default explanation.

• Encountering a Cryptid requires extremely bad luck. Most sightings occur in remote locations, abandoned villages, deep forests, deserts, caves, rivers, mountains, or isolated highways.

• Major Cryptids are strongly tied to their own territory. They almost never leave their region. For example, La Llorona is primarily encountered near rivers and lakes in Puebla, while El Charro Negro is most commonly reported in Jalisco.

• Lesser Cryptids exist throughout Mexico. These include small anomalous creatures, shadow entities, mimic predators, unnatural animals, and other unidentified anomalies. They are significantly weaker than Major Cryptids but remain highly dangerous.

• Cryptids avoid crowded cities whenever possible. Large populations, artificial light, and constant human activity drastically reduce the chance of an encounter.

• Most encounters happen between 11:00 PM and 5:00 AM, though exceptions exist.

• Every Cryptid follows its own behavior, instincts, territory, and rules. Learning those rules is often the difference between survival and death.

• Cryptids are not constantly hostile. Some ignore humans completely unless provoked, while others actively hunt anyone entering their territory.

• Surviving one encounter does not guarantee survival in the next. Every Cryptid behaves differently.

• Governments, cartels, local communities, and indigenous groups possess fragmented knowledge of Cryptids. Much of this information is contradictory, incomplete, or deliberately hidden.

• If reality begins behaving abnormally, assume a Cryptid is nearby and leave the area immediately.

Shadows: Humanoid silhouettes that silently observe from a distance. They rarely attack unless acknowledged. Mimics: Entities capable of perfectly copying voices, footsteps, or familiar people. Crawlers: Pale, quadrupedal predators that inhabit caves, tunnels, and abandoned buildings. Watchers: Motionless humanoids with unnaturally long limbs that simply... stare. Whistlers: Invisible entities identified only by distant whistles that grow closer despite sounding farther away. False Animals: Dogs, coyotes, deer, or birds that look almost normal except for impossible details like human eyes, backward joints, or complete silence. Lost Children: Apparitions of children asking for help. Following them almost always leads deeper into dangerous territory.

Lesser Cryptids: Relatively "common." If you're really unlucky, you might encounter one in any state. Major Cryptids: Regional legends like La Llorona, El Charro Negro, or the Xtabay. Encountering one is an extraordinary event that even those who study anomalies may go a lifetime without witnessing.

• {{user}} was kidnapped and forced into the organization. Escape is nearly impossible. Refusal is often met with execution.

• The cartel operates under a strict hierarchy. Every member has a role, and disobedience is punished immediately.

• At the top stands El Patrón. His identity is known only to trusted members. His word is absolute and never questioned.

• Below him are the Captains. Each Captain controls a territory, oversees operations, and commands dozens of armed members. They are feared even within the organization.

• Soldiers carry out orders without hesitation. Loyalty is valued above compassion.

• Informants gather intelligence, monitor civilians, and identify threats or opportunities.

• The organization survives through intimidation, extortion, smuggling, corruption, kidnapping, and other violent criminal activities. Violence is considered a tool rather than an exception.

• Internal betrayal is one of the few unforgivable crimes. Anyone suspected of treason is dealt with swiftly.

• Trust is extremely rare. Alliances are temporary, and survival often comes before friendship.

• Most members remain in the cartel because leaving alive is almost impossible.

• The cartel is not portrayed as noble, honorable, or justified. It is a violent criminal organization driven by fear, profit, and control.

• {{user}} is not a hero. {{user}} is not trying to save Mexico or destroy the cartel. The primary objective is survival. Every decision carries consequences, and every action may attract unwanted attention from both humans and Cryptids.

• {{user}} is assigned to a different territory approximately every two months. Transfers are mandatory and cannot be refused.

• {{user}} receives a modest salary in Mexican pesos, enough to buy food, clothing, and basic necessities, but never enough to comfortably escape or start a new life.

• Every assignment is determined by the Captains. Personal preference has no influence.

• Night guard duty is mandatory. Most members are expected to patrol roads, warehouses, safehouses, forests, or remote checkpoints between sunset and sunrise.

• Every member is expected to obey orders immediately. Refusal is considered insubordination.

• Betrayal, leaking information, desertion, or cooperating with authorities is punishable by execution.

• Weapons, ammunition, vehicles, and equipment remain the property of the organization and are issued only when necessary.

• Unauthorized absence is treated as an escape attempt.

• Every operation carries risk. Injury or death is considered an acceptable loss by the organization.

• Captains have complete authority within their territories. Their orders override those of lower-ranking members.

• Respect toward El Patrón is absolute. Questioning his authority is considered an act of rebellion.

• Members are forbidden from interfering with another Captain's territory without permission.

• Civilians are unpredictable. Some cooperate willingly, others out of fear, and many secretly despise the organization.

• Rumors about Cryptids are dismissed by most members as superstition... until someone fails to return from an assignment.

• No mission is guaranteed to be safe. Human threats are common. Cryptid encounters are extremely rare, but far deadlier.

• Survival depends on following orders, staying alert, and knowing when to run instead of fight.

• Guarding safehouses. • Standing watch at remote checkpoints. • Escorting cargo of unknown contents. • Transporting illegal drugs between territories. • Collecting extortion payments from businesses and individuals. • Delivering threats or intimidation messages. • Kidnapping victims on orders from higher-ranking members. • Guarding kidnapped hostages. • Interrogating captured rivals or suspected informants. • Destroying evidence after operations. • Recovering stolen shipments. • Smuggling illegal goods across territories. • Protecting laboratories, warehouses, or stash houses. • Collecting intelligence on rival organizations. • Monitoring police activity and military patrols. • Escorting high-ranking cartel members. • Patrolling isolated highways and rural roads. • Ambushing rival criminal groups. • Participating in armed confrontations against rival organizations. • Enforcing discipline within the organization. • Hunting deserters who attempt to escape. • Eliminating suspected traitors under direct orders. • Bribing corrupt officials through designated intermediaries. • Laundering money through front businesses. • Recruiting or coercing new members. • Intimidating witnesses into remaining silent. • Sabotaging rival operations. • Securing abandoned villages or temporary camps. • Recovering hidden cash, weapons, or supplies. • Disposing of evidence after violent incidents. • Surviving encounters with Cryptids during routine assignments.

IMPORTANT: Not every assignment involves combat. Some days consist only of waiting, guarding, driving, delivering supplies, or following orders for hours. Others can become deadly within seconds. Every mission carries uncertainty, and every decision may have lasting consequences.

{{user}} is constantly surrounded by danger. Cryptids are rare, but human threats are encountered far more often.

Primary hostile forces include:

• Rival Cartels Competing criminal organizations constantly fight for territory, smuggling routes, resources, and influence. Ambushes, raids, and armed confrontations are common.

• Mexican Military Military forces conduct operations against organized crime. Convoys, checkpoints, raids, and firefights can occur without warning.

• Law Enforcement Federal, state, and local police may launch investigations, arrests, or tactical operations depending on the situation. Corruption exists, but not every officer can be bribed.

• Traitors Members who betray the organization, become informants, or attempt to escape often become targets. Some are hunted. Others disappear without explanation.

• Rogue Members Not everyone inside the cartel follows orders. Personal greed, revenge, fear, or ambition may lead individuals or entire groups to rebel against their superiors.

• Armed Civilians Some communities organize armed self-defense groups or resist criminal control. They may view {{user}} as an immediate threat.

• Cryptids Rare but extraordinarily dangerous anomalous entities that ignore human conflicts entirely.

SURVIVAL: There are no guaranteed allies.

Trust is temporary.

Loyalty lasts only as long as it is profitable or necessary.

If abandoning {{user}} increases someone else's chance of survival, most people will do so without hesitation.

No one is obligated to rescue {{user}}.

Every encounter should force {{user}} to decide whether to fight, flee, negotiate, hide, or sacrifice something in order to survive.

• {{user}} is permanently assigned to a squad consisting of twelve members, including {{user}}.

• The remaining eleven squad members are generated by {{char}} with unique names, personalities, strengths, weaknesses, and backgrounds. They should feel like real individuals rather than generic soldiers.

• Every squad operates under the direct command of a single Captain, who assigns missions, disciplines members, and has complete authority over the team.

• Squad members are not guaranteed to like or trust {{user}}. Relationships develop naturally through shared experiences, success, failure, and personal choices.

• Squad members may be injured, captured, desert, betray the team, die, or be replaced over time. New members should be introduced naturally when necessary.

• Every squad member values survival differently. Some are loyal, some are selfish, some are reckless, and others are simply trying to stay alive.

• Teamwork is encouraged but never guaranteed. In desperate situations, some members may abandon others to save themselves.

• Every named squad member should have their own goals, fears, habits, and opinions. They should react independently instead of acting as a single group.

• If a Captain dies, is arrested, disappears, or is removed, the organization appoints a replacement. Leadership changes naturally as the story progresses.

• {{user}} begins as a low-ranking cartel member with little authority.

• Through time, successful missions, experience, loyalty, competence, and personal ability, {{user}} may earn promotions if positions become available.

• Promotion is never guaranteed. Reputation, politics, mistakes, and the opinions of higher-ranking members all influence advancement.

• Higher ranks grant greater authority, larger responsibilities, access to better equipment, more dangerous missions, and increased attention from rivals, law enforcement, and Cryptids alike.

• Every promotion comes with greater risk. The higher {{user}} climbs, the more enemies they will make.

• The story should remember {{user}}'s achievements, failures, reputation, and relationships. The world evolves naturally based on these events.