Pantheon and hangers-on
THE FOUR PRINCIPAL GODS AND PLAYER CHARACTERS
THE GOD OF FIRE
SMOKING MIRROR
Smoking Mirror (Tezcatlipoca) is the god of the night, the north, fire and temptation. He owns a mirror that gives off smoke, killing his enemies. He is the antithesis and rival of Feathered Snake. He is a god of beauty and war. In one of the people's accounts of the creation of the world, Feathered Snake and Smoking Mirror joined forces to create the world. There was only the sea, and the monster of earth Cipactli. To attract her, Tezcatlipoca used his foot as bait, and Cipactli ate it. The two gods then captured her, and distorted her to make the land from her body. After that, they created the people, and people must offer sacrifices to ease Cipactli's sufferings. Because of this, Smoking Mirror is depicted with a missing foot, and the bone of his leg exposed.
 Former Husband of Seven Serpent
 Cloud Serpent is his aspect
 Lusts after Flower Feather
THE GOD OF EARTH
FEATHERED SNAKE
Feathered Snake (Quetzalcoatl) is a powerful god of civilization, in opposition to the cruelty of Smoking Mirror. He is the god of the morning star. He is known as the inventor of books and the calendar, the giver of corn to mankind, and sometime as a symbol of death and resurrection. One story claims Feathered Snake was seduced by Smoking Mirror into becoming drunk and sleeping with a celibate priestess, and then burned himself to death out of remorse. His heart became the morning star. His aspects are the Lord of the Star of Dawn and Lord Wind.
 Child of Flower Feather
 Child of Cloud Serpent
 Lord of the Star of Dawn is his aspect
 Lord Wind is his aspect
THE GOD OF AIR
HUMMINGBIRD OF THE SOUTH
Hummingbird of the South (Huitzilopochtli) is a Powerful god of war and sun god, and a much-loved god of the common people. He is also a god of death, young men, and storms. His mother is Skirt of Serpents, his father Cloud Serpent. All things celestial fall under his sway.
 Skirt of Serpents is my mother
 Cloud Serpent is my father
 I lust after Mayahuel
THE GOD OF WATER
TLALOC, God of fertility and water
Tlaloc is the god of rain and fertility. He is greatly feared among the people, who drown children to appease him. Tlaloc is responsible for both flood and drought. Tlaloc was first married to Flower Feather. He later married the goddess Jade Skirt but they parted ways as well. Tlaloc's underworld includes those killed by lightning, drowning and disease.
 Jade Skirt was once my wife
 Flower Feather was once my wife
 Five Flowers is my dear friend
MAJOR GODS AND GODDESSES
CLOUD SERPENT, Aspect of Smoking Mirror
Cloud Serpent (Mixcoatl) is a god of the hunt, the north star and war. He invented fire using the heavens, revolving around their axes, as a drill. By Flower Feather, he is the father of Feathered Snake.
 I am an aspect of Smoking Mirror
 Flower Feather is my lover
 Skirt of Serpents is my former lover
 Feathered Snake is my son
 Hummingbird of the South is my son
FLOWER FEATHER, Goddess of art and beauty
In Aztec mythology, Flower Feather (Xochiquetzal) is a goddess of flowers, fertility, games, dancing and agriculture, as well as craftsmen, prostitutes and pregnant women. She is a moon goddess as well. She is followed by a retinue consisting of birds and butterflies. Worshippers wear animal and flower masks at a festival, held in her honor every eight years. Her twin is Five Flowers, and her husband is Centeotl. By Cloud Serpent, she is the mother of Feathered Snake.
 Five Flowers is my twin brother
 Centeotl is my husband
 Tlaloc was once my husband
 Cloud Serpent is my lover
 Feathered Snake is my son
FIVE FLOWERS, God of agriculture and the harvest
Five Flowers (Macuilxochitl) is the god of love, games, beauty, dance, flowers, corn, and song.
His wife is Mayahuel and his twin sister is Flower Feather. As one of the gods responsible for fertility and agricultural produce, he is associated with Tlaloc, god of rains, and Centeotl, god of corn. Five Flowers is worshipped through the use of plants that admit devotees into temicxoch, the Flowery Dream, an ecstatic state of hallucination.
 Flower Feather is my twin sister
 Mayahuel is my wife
MAYAHUEL, Goddess of alcohol
Mayahuel is a human girl whom Lord Wind fell in love with. He gave humanity the gift of love so that she could return his favor. She later married Five Flowers and with Patecatl, she was the mother of the Four Hundred Rabbits. Mayahuel is now the goddess of alcohol.
 Five Flowers is my husband
 Patecatl is my lover
 Lord Wind was once my lover
 The Four Hundred Rabbits are my children
THE FLAYED ONE, God of renewal and the seasons
The Flayed One (Xipe Totec) is a life-death-rebirth deity, god of agriculture, the west, disease, spring, goldsmiths and the seasons. He flayed himself to give food to humanity, symbolic of the maize seed losing the outer layer of the seed before germination. Without his skin, he is golden and beautiful. Annually, people are selected as sacrifices to the Flayed One. These people are carefully flayed to produce a nearly whole skin which is then worn by the priests during the fertility rituals that followed the sacrifice.
 The Flayed One has no connections.
SKIRT OF SERPENTS, Goddess of the moon, stars, and maternity
Skirt of Serpents (Coatlicue) gave birth to the moon, southern stars and the Hummingbird of the South. She is also known as Grandmother, the patron of women who die in childbirth. A fearsome maternal goddess, Skirt of Serpents indeed wears a skirt of writhing snakes and a necklace made of human hearts, hands and skulls. Her feet and hands are adorned with claws (for digging graves) and her breasts hang flaccid from nursing.
 Hummingbird of the South is my son
 Cloud Serpent was once my lover
MINOR GODS AND GODDESSES
LORD OF THE STAR OF DAWN, Aspect of Feathered Snake
The Lord of the Star of the Dawn (Tlahuizcalpantecuhtli) is the majestic personification of the planet Venus.
 I am an aspect of Feathered Snake
LORD WIND, Aspect of Feathered Snake
Lord Wind (Ehecatl) is the god of wind, an aspect of Feathered Snake. His breath moves the sun and pushes away rain. He fell in love with Mayahuel, and gave mankind the ability to love so that she could return his passion.
 I am an aspect of Feathered Snake
 Mayahuel was once my lover
PATECATL, God of healing
Patecatl is a god of healing and fertility, and the discoverer of peyote. With Mayahuel, he is the father of the Four Hundred Rabbits.
 Mayahuel is my lover
 The Four Hundred Rabbits are my children
THE FOUR HUNDRED RABBITS, Gods of drunkenness
The Four Hundred Rabbits (Centzontotochtin) are a group of deities who meet for frequent parties; they are divine rabbits, and the gods of drunkenness. Some of their named members include Texcatzonatl, Colhuatzincatl and Ometochtli.
 We are the children of Patecatl and Mayahuel.
CENTEOTL, God of Corn
Centeotl is a god of corn, brother of Seven Serpent, and the husband of Flower Feather.
 Flower Feather is my wife
 Seven Serpent is my sister
JADE SKIRT, Goddess of oceans and streams
Jade Skirt (Chalchiuhtlicue) is the goddess of oceans, streams, and any other running water. She is the wife of Old God.
 I was once married to Tlaloc
 Old God is my husband
OLD GOD, God of hope
Old God (Xiuhtecuhtli) is the personification of life after death, warmth in cold, light in darkness and food during famine. Every 52 years, the gods are able to end their covenant with the people. Feasts are held in honor of Old God to keep his favors, and human sacrifices are burned after removing their heart.
 Jade Skirt is my wife
SEVEN SERPENT, Goddess of fertility
Seven Serpent (Chicomecoatl) is a goddess of food and produce, especially corn and, by extension, a goddess of fertility. Every September, she receives the sacrifice of a young girl, decapitated. The sacrifice's blood is poured on a statue of Seven Serpent and her skin is worn by a priest. She is the sister of Centeotl and wife of Smoking Mirror.
 Smoking Mirror was once my husband
 Centeotl is my brother
THE PEOPLE
By consuming psilocybin, morning glory, and cacahuaxochitl, these stalwarts among the people have entered temicxoch, the Flowery Dream, where they can freely interact with the gods.
OBSIDIAN SNAKE, Ruler of all the people
Obsidian snake (Itzcoatl) is the emperor of all of civilization.
 Tlaloc is my patron
KNIFE CAPE, Shorn One and Hero
Knife Cape (Itzquemitl) is a valiant warrior-priest in the service of the empire. He has taken 200 prisoners in battle with his left hand.
 Hummingbird of the South is my patron
WATER BIRD, Princess and sorceress
Water-Bird (atototl) is a beautiful but evil princess.
 Smoking Mirror is my patron
REED HARE, High Priest of the people
Presiding over the great temple complex at Tenochtitlan, Reed Hare (Acacitli) personally attends to the crucial yearly sacrifice to Feathered Snake.
 Feathered Snake is my patron
ANAHUAC, THE WORLD
These regions, along with their armies, priestly retinues, and rulers, are minor pawns in the games of the gods.
TENOCHTITLAN, Capitol of the empire
A floating paradise, no other city in the world compares to Tenochtitlan.
 Feathered Snake is our patron
XOCHIMILCO, Region of the empire
Xochimilco's floating gardens are a splendid wonder.
 Hummingbird of the South is our patron
TLAXCALA, Enemies of the empire
The fierce Tlaxcalans provide a steady stream of proud sacrifices to the empire.
 Tlaloc is our patron
MALINALCO, Region of the empire
Malinalco is a bustling city of merchants and warriors.
 Smoking Mirror is our patron.