Mateo goes to Mexico

The story

So Fr. Mateo goes to Mexico City. Of course, he's already in Mexico. He grew up in a small village in Zacatecas. After getting his Holy Orders from the Archdiocese, he returned home to his tiny chapel, preaching to farmers in their Sunday best, and absolving them of various spiritual and marital infidelities. It was a boring life, but an important one.

Then the call came from his old friend. Something odd was happening in the capital. Priests and parishioners alike were having visions of ancient Aztec ruins where there should have been modern buildings. And what's more, the seasonal storms seemed different. The sky seemed to pulse with an energy that was more than just electrical, and many would have sworn they'd seen phantoms swooping through the clouds.

It was all a bunch of superstitious nonsense, of course. No "true" Catholic would believe in past lives, in ghosts, in parallel universes. Still, the religion in Mexico often included many native, sometimes occult, elements, and it was just something to keep in mind. Mateo couldn't turn his friend down - he had to travel to help. Packing up his prayer beads and a rusty nail, he got on the bus and began to read, looking for answers in the Holy Scripture.

Deck theme

Father Mateo has gone to Mexico to meet up an old friend. Obviously, no self-respecting priest would travel anywhere without his rosary to keep him safe or his Holy Bible. St. Hubert's Key was also a little trinket you might find on a priest in the 1920's, especially when folk medicine believed that heated metal could treat rabies. A priest wouldn't be caught dead if he weren't wearing his full robe and collar, and rather than a Flashlight, Mateo prefers the old-school Ritual Candles.

During his search for the truth behind the mystery, he Fearlessly conducts Catholic rituals, occasionally growing desperate but calming his mind with a few Our Fathers. But if his search finds the enemies of the Lord, he believes that with the light of Christ, he can defy anyone - or anything - that comes against him. And even failing that, his unwavering faith in divine intervention will see him through.

How this deck works

It probably doesn't! But it's got good theme!