Path Skills: Culture, Empathy
Virtues: Hunger and Sacrifice
Scent of the Divine: Fresh blood, accompanied by the sound of a heartbeat
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.
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
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.
VIRTUES
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.
Teotl, of the Aztecs
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