Sept on the Hill is an excellent resource for storytellers who are short on time but still want to create a fully fleshed-out Sept of Bone Gnawers in the Pacific Northwest. The supplement contains well-developed characters, a character relation graphic, spirits, resources, and several story ideas, making it a valuable addition to any World of Darkness game set in the region.

The author, Shon Torres, has done an impressive job of crafting a detailed and engaging setting that is easy to incorporate into any World of Darkness campaign. The characters are richly drawn and the story ideas provide plenty of inspiration for creative storytelling. The inclusion of spirits and resources also adds an extra layer of depth to the setting, making it feel more immersive and realistic.

Overall, Septs of the Pacific Northwest: Sept on the Hill is an excellent supplement for anyone looking to add a Bone Gnawer Sept to their World of Darkness game. Highly recommended!

First off, this setting is great for a one shot or campaign. Take it as is or edit it for your story and it will serve you well. Care was taken to the subject matter which is extremely important for historical settings like the "wild west" which is wrought with so many stereotypes it is closer to a fantasy setting than a historical one. This said, just because care was taken it doesn't mean that the setting bares no resemblance to the genre that surrounds the Western. It is definitely next level historical gaming content.

Overall, Breedbook: Tecalotes is a fantastic read. I usually read tribebooks in several sittings but the first time I read this book I powered through all 55 pages without hardly stopping. This book is definitely worth more than $5.

I expected more similarities with the Corax but in fact the wereowls share more in common with Garou first and Camazotz second, the latter especially invoked for the alternative universe version of Tecalotes: the Stirges. I found that last chapter very interesting and I am sure it has come to use for many STs that want to use this tribe.

Secret Societies have long been a source of powerful inspiration for my WoD games. The blending of indigenous cults (in the scholarly sense of the word) and the professional and secretive fraternal orders was used to great effect in this text in a way I haven't seen outside of the Enlightened Society of the Weeping Moon of the Wyld West setting.

As a qualifier to the rest of this review I am a member of communities indigenous to the lands labeled as South and Southeast United States of A. I have been looking to make commentary on and expand Cherokee inspired and appropriated content in the World of Darkness and there are few animals as ubiquitous yet mysterious in Cherokee lore as owls. They are a big part of our cultural experience, from ᏍᎩᎵ ᏩᎱ Sgili Wahu Owl Witches to the animal portents of doom. After reading this text I am convinced that this tribe is exactly the depth yet flexibility of content that I have been looking for.

A Note on Indigenous Representation: As a native scholar I love the representation that this book gives just by existing. I feel like it may fall into, or promote some of the WoD history as is, with its common pitfalls regarding indigenous history. This said, I also know that correcting all the mistakes, misrepresentations, and prejudices of the original works (that a bunch of white cis-guys of the suburban Midwest started) is a major undertaking and I don't blame the authors for not engaging with this more than they did. I am going to bring up some of these points for future readers to take note of. The World of Darkness is not real history, but misconceptions should be noted to folks don't perpetuate misinformation. In our true history, the colonization of the Americas was not a sure thing, especially before the devastating plagues that the colonizers brought settled in. The Spanish didn't lead the charge against the Aztec empire as much as use the situation of political that the triple alliance created to instigate insurections. On a side note, they also didn't use their "superior technologies" as many older historians speculated.

I am left with a few questions unanswered but the text, such as what is the proper attributions of the Chichimeca? I have read that Chichimeca is an identifier that metropolitan Nahuatl speakers used to distinguish themselves from more hunter-gatherer types but I have been limited geographically and linguistically to reading anthropology articles and such, knowing full well how problematic they can be. I am also curious about the Demonization of tēteoh. I am familiar with Christianization of dieties to sainthood but I was astounded reading The Devil in the New World: The Impact of Diabolism in New Spain by Fernando Cervantes.

I personally love the idea that the wereeagles that the Corax may have joked about could have easily been misrepresentations of Tecalotes. Now I want to see them clash with were-otters from the Amazon and maybe giant Sloths. I could even see Wereotters benefitting from Ahuizotl or proto-Ahuizotl myths if they existed long enough for that. If there are any players indigenous to South America that are interested in a co-project, hit me up. I am of Tabajara descent but culturally, I'm totally indigenous North American (Cherokee and Natchez) so I don't feel qualified to make the writeup myself. If people need the juices flowing, here's a video on the brutality of the Amazon River Otter: https://youtu.be/Spg_-BIAa58

I would love to see the Tecalotes expanded further. What are other cultural manifestations of indigenous Mexico that could be drawn upon? Could more Mexica Tēteoh like Mayahuel or Mictlantecihuatl be more Umbral spirits. Perhaps Didxažoŋ representations of clawed butterflies/moths (akin to Chichimeca and Mexica Itzpapalotl) could be related to Tecalotes, Camazotz, or both. Most apealing to me would be the establishment of one or more camps of Tecalotes or groups of flocks that are from what's known as the South or Southeast USA, that draw upon Cherokee, Creek, other indigenous groups, and Appalachia culture.

I have so many thoughts about this book and its content really got my gears spinning. ᏩᏙ & thank you to Victor Gloom and Victor Duergar for creating Breedbook: Tecalotes and to all the artists that adorned this wonderful book.

Fantastic write up on the Savage Age's take on the Camazotz: the Urkama! Great writing, design, and art to boot. I've never wanted to play Camazotz more. I feel like they would have great dynamics in a fera game or on their own. So much cosmic horror.

Rarely do I get chills from a World of Darkness book. The epilogue did just that. I must say that this book is extremely well written. Shifting between so many voices can be a challenge but it was utlized to a wonderful effect. As an American with little to no ties to the Phillipines (my great grandfather faught in a ground invasion of the Phillipines in WWII and supposedly got married there, but came back to the states without her) this text was a fantastic introduction, with plenty of World of Darkness history to work with.

This book is really well formatted and rather enjoyable to read. I had some minor balance issues with the build, but other than that, this was a really good sourcebook for what it is.