Xiuhtotontli (zyhi-un-di-tont-ly)
by hughpierre
Culture
Burn in reverse
Demography and Population
Duskies adopted parts of ill-remembered Kang ideologies during the Mit'awi Chapaq period.
Modern duskies practitioners gained a supernatural control over fire which they used to maintain their way of life for centuries. But they were never able to rediscover the Kang's mastery over time.
Territories
Military
Fire Sages
Practitioners of this fire religion gain resistence to fire itself and other incredible powers like enhanced physical strength, speed, stamina, reflexes, perception and durability. The training and measures needed to become a sage are vigorous and demanding. They involve harmonising the energy through their bodies, practicing abstention and living on Fire Mountain, where energies are said to gather and flow into the world.Divine Origins
Kang Origins
The Kang are the long lost time people whose fanciful exploitations have been the jealous inspirations for many songs and sonnets in the cultures of many would-be empires. When the Kang made contact with the duskies, they had happily capitulated, made common cause with the rest of the resisting corners and partly assimilated into their culture. By mimicking what the ancient duskies knew (or what they thought they knew), it was thought that they would eventually recreate all of the Kang's powers. It was only partially successful.Tenets of Faith
Xiuhcozauhqui
God of the yellow fire speaks of:- Non-Possession
- Honesty
- Knowledge
Xiuhtlatlauhqui
God of the red fire speaks of:- Earthly Rage
- Power
- Rectification
Xiuhxoxoauhqui
God of the blue fire speaks of:- Protection
- Dedication
- Perseverance
Xiuhiztacuhqui
God of the white fire speaks of:- Formlessness
- Impermanence
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Priesthood
Sage
High rank adherents who possess insight beyond that of ordinary people. They master their emotions and keep a calmness of mind that popularly makes them suitable for many traditional leadership positions.Sects
Golden Flames
Exiles of xiuhtotontli sages who fled and found a new home in Gaioor; serving as elite watchmen and advisors to many kolarchs.Crimson Flame
From the safety of the Elders, a government in exile continues to administer a formal war effort against innoit invaders.Black Flames
Under the leadership of Tullup'aki, this guerilla faction conducts hit-and-run across the Ribs and operating from the Fall Wall.White Flames
Dusky collaborators of held up in the old dusky capital as part of the Fourth Quandrant's capital and administrates.
Type
Religious, Other
Ruling Organization
Subsidiary Organizations
Location
Controlled Territories
Neighboring Nations
Related Species
Related Ethnicities
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