Teotl of the Mexihcah

Path Skills

Culture, Empathy

Scent of the Divine:

Fresh blood, accompanied by the sound of a heartbeat

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VIRTUES

Hunger vs. Sacrifice

Hunger vs. Sacrifice

The Teōtl hunger. During the two hundred years when the Mēxihcah ruled Tenochtitlan, they consumed massive quantities of flesh, blood, and fire, their empire’s warfare practices based around capturing sacrificial captives to kill and offer to the ravenous teōtl. But for one to eat, another must be eaten; for one to have, another must give something up.

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Teotl Motif

Offerings of flowers, food, effigies, and blood empower the Gods to sustain the World with miracles.

The act of sacrifice binds together the Teōtl and their worshippers in reciprocity and mutual gratitude. The Teōtl sustain the World so that humanity can live in it, and in turn their worshippers sustain their Gods through sacrificing flowers, goods, animals, and human lives. Nextlahualli, literally meaning “debt repayment,” describes the cyclical relationship of offerings and obligations at the heart of Teōtl worship. Through this Purview, the Teōtl and their Scions draw sustenance and empowerment from sacrifice and wield that power on behalf of their worshippers.

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Teotl Signature Purview: Nextlahualli

The act of sacrifice binds the Teōtl and their worshippers in an eternal cycle of reciprocity and mutual assistance. The Teōtl sustain the World so that humanity may endure, while their worshippers sustain the Teōtl through fervent prayer and sacrifices of flowers, goods, animals, significant relationships, and human lives. Nextlahualli literally means “debt repayment,” and describes the cyclical relationship of offerings and obligations at the heart of Teōtl worship. Through this Purview, the Teōtl and their Scions draw sustenance and empowerment from sacrifice and wield that power on behalf of their worshippers.

Nextlahualli Innate Power

Nextlahualli Innate Power

Each time you gain Legend from sacrifice, add 1 Momentum to the pool. Whenever you helping mortals who have sacrificed to you directly or the Teōtl causes narrative difficulties for you, you also add 1 Momentum to it.

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NextlahualliBoons Master

Nextlahualli Boons

FLESH OF THE WORLD

Cost: Free
Duration: Instant
Subject: Self
Action: Reflexive
Sacrifice sustains your vital essence as well as your Legend. Once per session, when you receive Legend from a major sacrifice, you may resolve a single Condition affecting you. Additionally, you can survive off sacrifice alone, ignoring any harm or Complications from starvation, dehydration, or suffocation in a session where you have received at least 1 Legend from sacrifice.

MASK OF DUALITY

Cost: Imbue 1 Legend
Duration: One session
Subject: Self
Action: Simple
The Teōtl are accustomed to presenting radically different aspects of themselves in the World, with the four Tezcatlipocas being the best example. With this Boon, you can temporarily replace the Purview inherited from your divine parent or patron with another one that would be available to you. You gain access to the new Purview’s innate power and the same number of Boons as you had for the original one, but the original’s innate power and Boons become temporarily unavailable

REPAY THE DEBT

Cost: Free
Duration: Instant
Action: Reflexive
Whenever a mortal makes a sacrifice to one of the Teōtl or directly to you within (Legend x 25) miles or at one of your Sanctums, you become aware of their identity and their reason for the offering. You can answer the request by using a Boon or marvel, extending its range to the location of the sacrifice. Once per session, you may reduce the cost of a Boon or marvel used in response to a sacrifice by one point of imbued or spent Legend.

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PRINCIPAL MEMBERS

Teotl Deities Master

Gods

CHALCHIHUITLICUE

SHE OF THE JADE SKIRT
Aliases: The Water Sun, Acuecucyoticihuati, Matlalcueitl
Callings: Creator, Guardian, Leader
Purviews: Beasts (Aquatic Animal), Fertility, Water

CHANTICO

SHE WHO DWELLS IN THE HOUSE
Aliases: Ruler of Ehecatl
Callings: Healer, Liminal, Sage
Purviews: Fire, Forge, Order, Prosperity

CHICOMECOATL AND CENTEOTL

DEITY OF CORN AND MAIZE
Aliases: Xilonen, Centeocihuatl
Callings: Healer, Guardian, Judge, Shepherd
Purviews: Earth, Fertility, Prosperity

HUEHUECOYOTL

THE OLD COYOTE
Aliases: Xochitl
Callings: Lover, Sage, Trickster, Outsider
Purviews: Chaos, Epic Dexterity, Passion

HUITZILOPOCHTLI

GOD OF WAR AND THE SUN
Aliases: The Blue Tezcatlipoca, Lord of the South, Patron of Tenochtitlan, Champion of the Mēxihcah
Callings: Guardian, Leader, Warrior, Shepherd
Purviews: Beasts (Eagle, Hummingbird), Death, Epic Strength, Prosperity, Sun, War

ITZPAPALOTL

THE OBSIDIAN BUTTERFLY
Callings: Hunter, Lover, Warrior, Monster, Primeval
Purviews: Beasts (all), Darkness, Death, Fertility, Stars, War

MICTECACIHUATL

QUEEN OF THE UNDERWORLD
Aliases: Lady of Mictlan, Watcher of the Bones, Lady of Death, La Calavera Catrina, Wife of Mictecacihuatl
Callings: Guardian, Leader, Sage
Purviews: Beasts (Bats, Owls, Spiders), Darkness, Death, Passion (all)

QUETZALCOATL

THE FEATHERED SERPENT
Aliases: The White Tezcatlipoca, Lord of the West, The Wind Sun, Ehecatl, Kukulkan, Precious Twin
Callings: Creator, Liminal, Sage, Shepherd
Purviews: Artistry (Writing, Feathers), Beasts (all), Fertility, Journeys, Order, Sky, Stars, Magic

TEZCATLIPOCA

THE SMOKING MIRROR
Aliases: The Black Tezcatlipoca, Lord of the North
Callings: Trickster, Hunter, Leader, Outsider
Purviews: Beasts (Jaguar, Turkey), Chaos, Darkness, Deception, Earth, Fortune, War, Magic

TLALOC

GOD OF RAIN
Aliases: The Rain Sun
Callings: Guardian, Healer, Hunter
Purviews: Death, Earth, Fertility, Frost, Health, Sky

XIPE TOTEC

OUR LORD THE FLAYED ONE
Aliases: The Red Tezcatlipoca, Lord of the East, Youalahuan, Camaxtli
Callings: Creator, Healer, Hunter, Shepherd
Purviews: Fertility, Forge, Health, War

XOCHIPILLI

THE FLOWER PRINCE
Aliases: Chicomexochitl (“Seven Flower”), Macuilxochitl (“Five Flower”)
Callings: Lover, Guardian, Trickster
Purviews: Artistry (all), Beauty, Fortune, Passion (all), Prosperity

XOCHIQUETZAL

THE MAIDEN OF BLOSSOM AND FEATHER
Aliases: Ichpochtli
Callings: Creator, Guardian, Lover
Purviews: Artistry (all), Beauty, Epic Dexterity, Fertility, Fortune, Passion (all), Prosperity

XOLOTL

GOD OF OUTCASTS
Callings: Creator, Hunter, Liminal, Psychopomp
Purviews: Beasts (Dogs), Chaos, Darkness, Death, Earth, Journeys

Titans

CITLALI

TZITZIMIME FROM BEHIND THE STARS
Callings: Destroyer, Liminal, Monster
Purviews: Darkness, Death, Stars

COYOLXAUHQUI

WHO GATHERED THE FOUR HUNDRED
Aliases: The First Enemy, She Who is Painted with Bells
Callings: Adversary, Leader, Warrior
Purviews: Darkness, Health, Moon, War
Virtues: Dominance, Hunger.

TENOCH

QUINAMETZIN OF THE FIRST SUN
Aliases: Builder of Tenōchtitlan
Callings: Creator, Destroyer, Tyrant
Purviews: Artistry (Architecture), Epic Strength, Epic
Stamina, Forge

TLALTECUHTLI

THE HUNGRY
Aliases: Cipactli, The Earth Monster
Callings: Destroyer, Hunter, Monster
Purviews: Beasts (Crocodiles), Death, Earth, Wild

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