Madremonte (Colombian Folklore)/Apex Predator GX

## Summary

**La Madremonte**, also called the Honeysuckle, is a legendary character of Colombian folklore, present in various regions such as Antioquia, the central and western Andes of Colombia, and the valleys of Magdalena and Cauca. She is described in different ways, generally a woman who takes care of the mountains and the jungles, and has powers over the climate and vegetation. Its origin comes from ancient South American indigenous deities representing "Mother Earth".

Her description varies, from a monstrous feminine being covered in moss, branches, and vines, with fiery eyes, to a young, beautiful, elegant, and tall woman, dressed and crowned with branches and plants, or a bony old woman with long limbs, dressed in leaves. It appears in swampy places and deep jungle areas when there are great storms, howling loudly that overcomes thunder. Colombian peasants attributed the turbidity of rivers and streams to the Madremonte, which bathed in them during floods and storms.

Like other similar beings from indigenous mythologies, the Madremonte was a guardian of the jungle and animals. He chased hunters, sawyers, and fishermen, as well as unfaithful husbands and those who fought over the boundaries of a property, whom he attracted with his screams to the wooded areas. He lost people in the jungles and took children, and was responsible for transmitting diseases through the water.

## **Information**:

**Name**: Madremonte

**Age**: As old as Earth

**Gender**: Female

**Source**: Mythology

**Power Level**: **9-C**, **higher** via Environmental Destruction

**Classification**:

**Notable Abilities**: Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Immortality (Type 1), Enhanced Senses, Stealth Mastery, Natural Weaponry (Teeth and claws), Possibly Non-Corporeal, Empathic Manipulation, Transformation (Into a beautiful woman), Sound Manipulation (Can mimic the sounds of different animals), Wind Manipulation/Weather Manipulation, Water Manipulation, Animal Manipulation (Can control animals), Curse Manipulation, Status Effect Inducement/Illusion Creation and Limited Time Manipulation

**Energy Capacity**: **Superhuman+** (Comparable to a Jaguar physically), **higher** via Environmental Destruction (Can create storms and floods that can destroy buildings). Can ignore conventional durability via different powers

**Speed Level**: **Superhuman** (As fast as a jaguar; 80 km/h)

**Strength Level**: **Unknown**

**Resilience Level**: **Unknown** her immortality and possible incorporeality make her hard to beat

* **Resistances**: Unknown

**Arsenal**:

* **Standard**: Bow and arrows

**Intelligence**: At least **Average**

**Weaknesses**: Is weak to people smoking tobacco or people with a coriander vine tied around the waist. It is also weak to cavalonnga seeds or a freshly cut rod of guayacán cord or to the prayer of Saint Isidro Labrador, a lawyer for the mountains and sawmills; Will not attack people carrying scapulars and blessed medals.

**Stamina**: Unknown, at least Superhuman

**Range**: **Standard Melee Range**, **Tens of meters** with weather manipulation

**Environment**: Varies, Comes from the jungle.

**Feats**:

* Comparable to a Jaguar physically.