Lord Mountain Flag
THE TARASCAN GENERAL, LORD MOUNTAIN FLAG (Petlpantzin)
Your people are the mighty Purépecha, known to the ignorant Aztec as Tarascans. You worship the Great Bonfire, Lord Sun, Curicaueri, and She Who Causes All To Be Born, Lady Cloud-Maker, Cuerauáperi.
Key of the Revolutionary
Lord Mountain Flag is dedicated to overthrowing the Gods of the Aztec, the bitter enemies of his proud and unconquered people. Gain 1 XP every time he speaks out against an Aztec God. Gain 2 XP every time he acts directly against the God's interests. Gain 5 XP every time Lord Mountain Flag puts himself in great danger in order to damage the status quo. Buyoff: Accept any favor from an Aztec God in return for your quietude or complicity.
Key of the Brokenhearted
Lord Mountain Flag cannot let go of his misguided love for Necklace of Ants, which caused him to abandon his people forever. It wounded him so deeply that he refuses (consciously or unconsciously) to form new bonds of love or attachment. Gain 1 XP every time Mountain Flag chooses to keep new bonds from forming in favor of ‘honoring’ his past love (or, in other words, every time he chooses nostalgia instead of the now). Gain 3 XP every time Mountain Flag rebuffs an open confession of love or camaraderie. Buy Off – Admit that you have formed a new love.
Key of the Orphan: Tarasca
Lord Mountain Flag can never return to Tarasca, but it is his duty to carry on the people's name. Gain 1 XP every time he tells a story of his homeland. Gain 2 XP whenever he defends his homeland in words or in battle. Gain 5 XP whenever Lord Mountain Flag finds a new legend of his people. Buyoff: Join the Aztec.
Secret of Evaluation
Lord Mountain Flag's battle experience has given him the ability to read an opponent well. He can evaluate his opponent not in descriptive terms, but in game mechanics, on a successful Battle ability check. You can ask for any of the following information, one bit per success level: Vigor score, Instinct score, best combat ability and score, specific ability score. Cost: 1 Reason.
Secret of Mighty Blow
Lord Mountain Flag can strike with extreme might. Spend as many dice of Vigor as you like to increase the harm of a successful blow in combat.
ABILITIES
MASTER: Tarascan Style (Instinct)*
ADEPT: Warrior (Vigor), Battle (Reason)
COMPETENT: First Aid (Reason), Sense Danger (Instinct), Deceit (Reason), Scrounging (Instinct), Athletics (Vigor), Sway (Instinct), Woodworking (Reason)
UNSKILLED: Scrapping (Vigor), Aim (Vigor), Music (Instinct), First Aid (Reason), Theft (Instinct), Poetry (Instinct)
*Unlike Battle, which is standard military tactics knowledge, Tarascan Style is guerilla warfare - your character's knowledge of alternative tactics which give a smaller force a much greater advantage. It is used for coordinating quick and nasty attacks while hiding in the forest; using noise and trickery to appear to be a larger force, and eliminating your enemies one by one through ambushes.
A FEW WORDS ABOUT...
Quiahuitl, the ixiptla of Mayahuel, Lady Rain: A typical Aztec fanatic.
Tetzotzomoc, the jaguar knight, Shattered Stone: A capering blow-hard begging to be humbled.
Acamapichtli, the eagle knight Reed Fist: A love-struck fool who drools over Lady Rain.
Petlpantzin, the Tarascan general, Lord Mountain Flag: You! The most tragic, most noble, most capable general Tarasca has ever produced.
Quecholli, the priest of the Flayed One, Precious Feather: A disturbing Aztec not to be trifled with.
Totzlicuhtli, the sacred drunkard, Lord Bird: Useless - worse than useless, dangerous.
Azcalcocoza, the forsaken daughter of Lady Rain, Necklace of Ants: Beautiful and high spirited - like a Tarascan woman. That's why you fell in love with her so long ago. You left your people for her and she, in turn, left you.
Mayahuel, Goddess of alcohol and protector of wombs: Scheming bitch.
Macuilxochitl, Five Flowers, gambler and chief of the Gods of excess: The only respectable member of the Aztec pantheon, the only one who tells the truth about himself - he is a wastrel, a gambler, a dissolute fop. You could work with such a God.
Patecatl, God of healing and fertility, father of the Hundred Rabbits: High-minded prick.
Ehecatl, God of wind and movement, Lord Wind: Dusty, impotent fart. It will be a pleasure to kill such an important Aztec God.