 | Rolled 29, 46 = 75 (2d100) |
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>Religion's Name: Tezcatlipocan, Church of the Flayed God
>Major Deity's name: Xipe Xotec, the Flayed One
>Major Deity's description: Xipe Totec, Tlatlauqhi, the Smoking Mirror, takes the form of a man whose skin has been flayed and bloodied. In the places where it is not dripping red with ichor, his skin is a glowing golden hue. He wields an obsidian spear, and wears elaborate robes and headdress.
>He is considered god of agriculture and rebirth, but also of gold and wealth. However, the duality of his religion means that he represents death as much as life, and disease as much as growth. Worshipers pray for good harvests for themselves, and dire plagues on their enemies. The Flayed One provides both in kind.
>Fluff: Long quelled since the Catholic occupation of Mexico and Latin America, the cults of the old gods festered in silence among stalwart faithful. Huitzilopotchli, the Sun, was popular in the southwest. Quetzacoatl, the Wind Serpent, rose in the North. But in the west, the Flayed God burned strongest in vengeance. Against the Christians, the occupiers, against even other cults. They were led by a prophet - Metzacoli, the Corn-Knife - and around him the waves of extremism rose to a great tide. Now, the sanguine tide of the Flayed One washes over the lands of the Mexica, and soon it shall engulf all the world.
>Starting Location/Principle Holy Land: Yucatan Peninsula, centered on Tikal
>Dogma: The priests of Xipe Totec must give a weekly sacrifice to him, extracting the heart in order to empower his reign. They must then flay the skin, and wear it as one would a robe for a twenty days. After the twentieth dawn, they remove the flayed skin in a symbolic display of rebirth and new life. Touching such flayed skin is believed to give protection from plague and ailments as well.
>Each year at the beginning of spring, a festival is held to honor the Smoking Mirror. Many sacrifices are had, and warriors dressed in the flayed skins hold mock skirmishes to show their skill and devotion. Goldsmiths also hold a feast to the god in the hopes of increasing their own wealth.
>Followers: 7408
>Bonus: Established - Because your religion started before the Great Atheist Lie, more credence is given to your ideas by non-believers
>Detraction: Scary - Because of your strange customs, you are feared by those who believe in other religions, making it difficult to convert non-atheists.
>Rituals:
[Temples of Light: +20% to all rolls above 20]
[Take prisoners: -1% to combat rolls, 1% of kills become converts in successful battles]
[Leadership Temples: +10 to all progress rolls]
[Biological Warfare: +5 to all combat rolls]
Divine Armies: 2
Oreo Corp 45/300
1 - Oreo? Mm, an improper name. We'll need something more appropriate, something that really catches the public attention… Aztechnology! Brilliant! Now get to working on branding and advertising, we'll deal with what Aztechnology actually makes later.
2 - It is time once more for the Flaying Festival. Let us reflect on the trials and triumphs of this year, and how despite tragedy Xipe Totec's faithful have grown greater than ever before. The sacrifices will be slain, mock battles will be held, feasts will be had, and the Smoking Mirror shall be honored on high. If our devotion is great enough, he may even see fit to bless our inspired prophet Metzacoli with new strength and rituals!