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Papalotl warriors in Ichcahuipilli update #4 15/20

2024.05.21 08:03 Rakathu Papalotl warriors in Ichcahuipilli update #4 15/20

28mm scale models.
Models are Aztecs from Wargames Atlantic. I sell them as a retailer, though this is a personal project as part of my attempt to build an Army of Tenochtitlan in 28mm.
In fact I assisted in the design of the plastic kit, and all of the current and growing line of Aztec related kits in the Wargames Atlantic Digital library.
Including the war-banner upgrade set featuring five additional palmitl types. One of which is the Papalotl.
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2024.05.15 09:56 InsaneComicBooker Wizards...Nine? A proposal

UNMARKED SPOILERS BELOW, I will sadly go into spoiler territorry so often the post would look like a bad SCP Foundation article if I tried to black out every single one.
First thing I thought upon finding out about the Wizard Three in Sigil, was an opportunitty to include more iconic characters. As we learned more about their role I noticed several complaints about them. Like, "why are we having epic level NPCs relegating the work to mid-level party"? Or "isn't Tasha evil? What is she doing here?" Or "how the hell did Kas fool Tasha, who knows Mordekainen very well?". And so an idea to fix these issues all at once presented itself to me.
In this version of adventure, the PCs are summonned not by Wizard Three, but Wizard Nine. Nine iconic, high-level wizards or other magic users from across D&D worlds or even beyond. They were all summonned to Sigil,to each tap into one of Outer Planes of appriopriate aligment and channel that power into Wish, so symbolically the Will of the entire multiverse wished of Vecna's death. You could even call it something like "Wish of All", make it some greatest magic avialable, maybe something you can only cast from Sigil, center of all. This kind of metaphysical 90's-Vertigo/Mage the Ascension level stuff is what I think of when I think of Planescape.
Once the Wish of All fails, the wizards realize it means one of them must not be who they claim, but an imposter misaligned with their designated plane, possibly an agent of Vecna. So they immediatelly lock themselves in Sanctuary - only PCs can enter and leave because they weren't in the room during the casting. And every time they return with next piece of the Rod, they find Wizards in most disfunctional game of Among Us ever, often probably erupting into violence - this is nine geniuses working AGAINST each other, as everyone suspects everyone. Obviously all these people are warded against all common means of discovering an impostor - Zone of Truth, mind-reading, etc - because you don't get to be this powerful of a Wizard without guarding all your secrets safer than national treasures.
Now, you could keep the original reveal, where Mordekainen is the imposter. If you do, I would advocate against bringing any magic users who know him, like Tasha, Elminster, Storm Silverhand or Dalamar the Dark. If you decide to change the imposter's identity, you can happily bring in some of them, but I would avoid those who know each other (so if you want Elminster, then no Mordekainen or Dalamar).
Evil characters can work with this group because of several reasons, which they should be open about. They may vary from "You think I don't realize that, alongside everyone else, Vecna is going to screw ME over?", through "uppity gods need to be put in their place, especially this one" to "I would love what the guy is promising to do to all creation, but I'm not bending my knee to NOBODY!".
Below is a list of proposed characters to use from as many worlds I could think of. I will be coming back to this post to add more names and more worlds with further research, potentially going even beyond strictly WotC settings. You can drop your own suggestions, I will happily add them to the list with next edit. All requirements are that the character is able to cast 9th level Arcane spells, or has reputation backing up that they should, If you have any notes for potential DM willing to use them, please provide them as well.
Eberron - I noticed most of suggestions for Eberron are of evil variety, due to the setting's lack of high-level heroic NPCs (with two exceptions that cannot leave their seats of power), but we'll work with what we have
Exandria (Critical Role) - most Exandria characters don't reach this high level - even Circle of Brass from Calamity were level 15. However, I found two options to provide a bit of fanservice for any critters at your table, both Chaotic Good:
Krynn (Dragonlance)
Magic the Gathering - there are many worlds in this franchise, but they're often very shallow, so I will group this stuff together. I do feel that Magic Worlds have been enough part of D&D that inclusion of
Mystara - one of my beloved classic worlds, poses an issue because it never conformed to classic 9-types aligment, instead opting for lawful (defined as "altruistic") and chaotic ("selfish"). A rare exception, 2e book Glantri: Kingdom of Magic, was a big help here, I managed to crib some extra information from Champions of Mystara and Dawn of the Emperors.
Oerth (Greyhawk)
Toril (Forgotten Realms)
Wildspace (Spelljammer) - It is a bit confusing how to count these characters, as some of them come from other worlds lidted in here. But if they are mostly well-known in Spelljammer, I beleive they should be representing that setting. Thanks to Spelljammer fandom legend Night Druid and other friends, who helped compile the list of suitable characters upon my request, that I then picked from whoever looked interesting
Other - here I will put characters who somehow seem the only candidates from their respective worlds.
Domains of Dread (Ravenloft) - I put this one last because of unique use we could have out of Domains of Dread in this campaign. You see, we know that characters trapped in Demiplane of Dread cannot leave that easily, they need Dark Powers' permission. And Dark Powers are backing up Kas. In the comments u/Zahariel pointed out if wizards realize there is an imposter among them, Kas would fail all tests an archmage would easily pass. I have also seen multiple complaints how both main antagonists of this campaign - Vecna nad Kas - are absent from most of it, with many ideas being thrown around about having Kas as an active rival that competes for pieces of the Rod. It occured to me that he may play that role, while we still have an impostor - another character trapped in Demiplane of Dread could be working with Kas and the Dark Powers, in exchange for their freedom. This way we could even allow PCs to Sherlock Holmes who the traitor is between collecting different pieces of the Rod, and still can have Kas show up with hordes of monsters to steal the Rod later. All that matters is they do not impersonate a character of the same aligment, and wield strong magic on their own. Here are some candidates for this role:
That's for now, but rest assured, I shall be returning to this post to update it with more characters, potentially more campaign worlds even. Your suggestions whom to add are always welcome.
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2024.04.29 14:05 Special97 CRWBY doesn't understand how a refugee crysis works and how it affects cities and the people inside it

CRWBY doesn't understand how a refugee crysis works and how it affects cities and the people inside it
We get told many times during the 4th episode of Beyond that there's a refugee crysis in Vacuo, too many mouths to feed and not enough resources to go around, which makes sense considering that 3 of the 4 big cities on the planet fell to Grimm hordes.
The problem is that when you watch the episode, you see that they put some of the dwindling resources that the kingdom have into building a boba shop instead of building something that is needed for the community like houses, so that you don't have a refugee crysis anymore.
Let's play a little game: let's pretend that I'm an upstanding Mistralian soldier, who fought to save Mistral from the Grimm, and jumped on a ship just before the city fell to save myself. After months of extreme survival in Grimm-Infested waters and Grimm-Infested skies, i arrive in Vacuo, the last bastion of humanity in the middle of a Grimm-Infested desert. Which one is more likely to making me angry (and therefore attracts Grimm to the city): the fact that i can't have boba tea, or the fact that i have to sleep in a tent with 4 other guys in the middle of the desert because resources that could have built my house went to a boba shop.
Let's not even begin to talk about how Vacuo doesn't make sense and it shouldn't look like Tenochtitlan, but it should make Rio de Janeiro's favelas or the worst district of Caracas looks like a paradise compared to it (Turns out that when you put 3 cities worth of people in 1 city, things tends to degenerate extremely fast and cliques starts to form that might not like each other)
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2024.03.29 21:42 AdamLuyan 18.1 Tiger Catastrophe 虎劫

18.1 Tiger Catastrophe 虎劫
虎字表示此奥林运动的发起者不是个普通人。本文的主人公约出生于公元1245年，王族家庭。根据墨西哥的传说，从王子幼年，父母师长就鼓励他为再造太阳（神）而牺牲（如图18.1.1-4）。在王子约四十岁的时候，成为了 “青松石王子” ，这意味着什么？
The word Tiger indicates that the sponsor of this Olin Movement is not an ordinary person. The protagonist of this article was born around 1245 CE into a royal family. According to Mexican legend, since the prince was a child, his parents and teachers encouraged him to sacrifice for the purpose of recreating the sun (God). When the prince was about forty years old, he became the "Turquoise Prince". What does it mean?
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（1 名字的确立 Establishment of Name）

插图18.1.1-3是古墨西哥的象形文字中土。实际上图中的那三个带刺的梨代表四离系果（参见15.2.4《四离系果》）中的前三果，代表中土。而能结出那三个离系果的那块泛绿的蓝色玉石就是青松石。图2是墨西哥国旗（如图1）上的图案；鹰或凤凰脚下的就是象形文字中土（如图3）的图案的变形。所以“青松石王子”表示他此时取得了他父亲（国王）的信任，将成为国王，继续再造太阳神的事业。
Illustration 18.1.1-3 is the ancient Mexican hieroglyphic Middle Earth. In fact, the three prickly pears in the picture represent the first three “Off-is Fruits” in the Four Shamanic Fruits (cf. section 15.2.4 Four Off-is Fruits), representing the Middle Earth. The greenish blue jade that can produce the three off-is fruits is turquoise. Figure 2 is the pattern on the Mexican flag (Figure 1); what is under the feet of the eagle or phoenix is a deformation of the pattern of Middle Earth in the hieroglyphics (Figure 3). So, the "turquoise prince" means that he has gained the trust of his father (the king) at this time and will become the king and continue to recreate the sun God.
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插图5、6、7表示“青松石王子”知道自己的使命是成为新的太阳神，而自己也将因此而牺牲。他的坟墓现在就位于墨西哥城中土区的大浮屠塔塔顶（如图8）。舍利王是“青松石王子”的另一个名字，本意是左翼蜂鸟（如图9和10）。根据古墨西哥的传说，斗士牺牲后，他或她的灵魂会追随太阳四年，然后永驻于蜂鸟之中，所以“青松石王子”就变成蜂鸟了。
Illustrations 5, 6, and 7 indicate that the " Turquoise Prince" knows that his mission is to become the new Sun God, and that he will sacrifice for this. His tomb is now located on the top of the Templo Mayor in the “Middle Earth District” of Mexico City (Figure 8). Huitzilopochtli is another name for "Turquoise Prince", which originally means “Hummingbird of the Left (Figures 9 and 10)”. According to old Mexican legends, after a warrior dies, his or her soul will follow the sun for four years and then reside forever among the hummingbirds, so the "Turquoise Prince" becomes a hummingbird.
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（2 时间的推算 Time Estimates）

读者当知舍利王所建立的《墨西哥法典》被西班牙殖民主义者焚毁了。本书根据 “1925年，墨西哥人选择了 1325 年 3 月 13 日来庆祝这座城市（特诺奇蒂特兰，Tenochtitlan，中土）的 600 周年纪念日”来推算舍利王和墨西哥的出生时间。根据中国佛学会对许多金童玉女觉悟年龄的统计计算，释迦摩尼佛（即金童）和观世音菩萨（即玉女）成佛的年龄是38.7岁，所以本文设定墨西哥（即金童）和翠玉女（即玉女）是在1285年出生的，而舍利王出生于1245年。
Readers should know that the "Mexican Codex" established by Huitzilopochtli was burned by Spanish colonialists. This book calculates the birth of Huitzilopochtli and Mexico based on "In 1925, the Mexican chose March 13, 1325, to celebrate the 600th anniversary of this city (Tenochtitlan, Middle Earth)”. According to the statistical calculation of the ages of enlightenment of many Gold Boys and Jade Girls by the Chinese Buddhist Society, the age at which Shakyamuni Buddha (Gold Boy) and Guanyin Bodhisattva (Jade Girl) became Buddhas was 38.7 years old. Therefore, this article assumes that Mexico (i.e., Gold Boy, Tlaloc) and Chalchiuhtlicue (i.e., Jade Girl) were born in 1285, and Huitzilopochtli was born in 1245.
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（3 简述造神的流程 Briefly Describe the Process of Creating Gods）

公元1285年，约40岁的舍利王觉悟成佛，并愿意为再造太阳（神）而牺牲。这说明他此时懂得金童和玉女是从亚当识（即无意识的污染部分）和夏娃识（即前意识）而设计出来的（如图18.1.2-1和2； 参见10.9 《三位一体》）。舍利王要在现实生活中挑选出金童玉女，并培养他们（如图3，4），而且用“恩怨情仇”将两人的生命结合成一股绳（如图5），使他们俩的生命如亚当识和夏娃识一样，是“具有依”的关系。据说，金童和玉女二人的故事主题线索可以串联起全部宗教知识；按照古墨西哥人的说法，这本《墨西哥法典》（如图9）可以满足人一生的全部需求。
In 1285 CE, Huitzilopochtli, who was about 40 years old, became enlightened and became a Buddha, and was willing to sacrifice for the purpose of recreating the sun (God). This shows that he understood at this time that the Gold Boy and the Jade Girl were designed from Adam-sense (i.e., the contaminated part of the unconscious) and Eve-sense (i.e., preconscious) (Figure 18.1.2-1 and 2; see 10.9 Godly Trinity). Huitzilopochtli should select a pair of Gold Boy and Jade Girl in real life and train them (Figures 3 and 4), and use “favor, complain, love, and hate" to combine their lives into a rope (Figure 5), so that their Life, like Adam-sense and Eve-sense, is a relationship of "mutually necessary dependent". It is said that the theme line of the story of the gold boy and the jade girl can connect all religious knowledge; according to the ancient Mexicans, this "Mexican Codex" (Figure 9) can meet all the needs of a person's life.
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↪️返回第18章《太阳石》的目录↪️Return to Contents of Chapter 18 "The Sun Stone"
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2024.03.24 04:35 BookLover54321 A Response to the National Review’s misrepresentation of Aztec culture

Allow me to present to you one of the worst articles I’ve ever read - it is paywalled, but I believe the National Review allows readers a certain number of free articles. Among this article’s many flaws is its gross misrepresentation of Aztec and Mesoamerican cultures, promoting the most blatant stereotypes as fact, and a failure on the part of the author to properly read his own sources. Now, to be clear, I am not a Mesoamericanist or an expert on the Aztecs (properly, the Mexica) - but then, neither is the author, so I think this is fair game.
The author begins with a discussion of three particular Aztec deities. I am not going to comment on this, not having enough knowledge of Mesoamerican religion and mythology, except to note this remarkable statement from the author:
I have discussed just the three most prominent Aztec gods, but the reader inclined to follow up with his or her own research will find in the entire pantheon of Mesoamerican deities not a single redeemable characteristic.
According to the author, the “entire pantheon” of Mesoamerican deities has “not a single redeemable characteristic”. How much research has this author done into Mesoamerican religion? Has he done in-depth reading? Has he engaged with present-day Indigenous peoples of Mexico and Central America and tried learning about their beliefs? Or, as I strongly suspect, did the author simply spend a few hours on Google looking for sources that confirmed his biases?
Having made a blanket condemnation of the religious beliefs of all Mesoamerican peoples, the author then proceeds to make some very questionable claims about numbers:
Post-conquest sources report that at the reconsecration of this pyramid in 1487, about 80,400 people were sacrificed in this way over the course of just four days. Even historians who regard this number as an exaggeration concede that the victim tally was probably still in the tens of thousands.
The author provides no examples of these unspecified historians who concede that the death toll was tens of thousands at this event. The author does, however, go on to provide two sources, one of which is a broken link, in this paragraph:
It was long thought by historians of an anticolonial bent that the conquistadors greatly exaggerated their accounts of Aztec cruelty for polemical purposes. This is no longer the case. Ample documentary and archaeological evidence now exists showing that the Aztecs were as gratuitously cruel as the Spanish colonists originally reported them to be.
Firstly, he implicitly rejects the work of scholars with an “anticolonial bent” but apparently sees no problem in taking biased Spanish accounts at face value - he claims these accounts have been validated by recent “documentary and archeological evidence”. As proof, he links to this LA Times article. Now, out of curiosity, I read through the linked article. Despite its sensationalist title (Brutality of Aztecs, Mayas Corroborated), it is notable for containing the following quote from one of the interviewed archeologists:
“It’s now a question of quantity,” said Lopez Lujan, who thinks the Spaniards -- and Indian picture-book scribes working under their control -- exaggerated the number of sacrifice victims, claiming in one case that 80,400 people were sacrificed at a temple inauguration in 1487.
“We’re not finding anywhere near that ... even if we added some zeros,” Lopez Lujan said.
So the author in one sentence claims that historians “concede that the victim tally was probably still in the tens of thousands”, and then links to a source that says the exact opposite. Did he read the source properly before linking it, or did he simply hope his audience wouldn’t do any fact checking?
That said, the linked article was from 2005. Perhaps the author’s position is supported by more recent evidence?
Er, not really.
Here, for example is what the scholar David Carrasco wrote in his 2011 book The Aztecs: A Very Short Introduction:
A Spanish account claims that more than 80,000 enemy warriors were sacrificed in a four-day ceremony, and yet no evidence approaching one-hundredth of that number has been found in the excavations of Tenochtitlan.
As I’ve said before in this subreddit, the claim that the Aztecs regularly sacrificed tens of thousands of people per year is almost certainly nonsense, and has been seriously challenged if not totally discredited by historians and archeologists. The only ‘evidence’ we have for these numbers are a handful of dubious, contradictory sources written decades after the fact by writers who were engaged in a propaganda campaign to denigrate the Aztecs and justify the Spanish conquest. Needless to say, archeologists haven’t uncovered hundreds of thousands, or even tens of thousands of skulls of sacrificial victims.
Consider this passage from Michael E. Smith, a leading Aztec archaeologist, in his 2016 book At Home With the Aztecs:
Current evidence, unfortunately, does not indicate clearly the extent of human sacrifice in Aztec society. Did they sacrifice ten victims a year, 100, or 1,000? We simply cannot say.
Consider also this passage from Matthew Restall, a leading historian of the Spanish conquest, in the 2021 collection The Darker Angels of Our Nature:
The extreme distortion of Native American civilizations was both quantitative and qualitative. That is, violence-related numbers were hugely exaggerated or simply made up. For example, Mexico’s first bishop, the Franciscan Juan de Zumárraga, claimed that in one year he destroyed 20,000 Aztec ‘idols’, just as Aztec priests had ‘sacrificed’ that many annually – an invented number that soon turned into 20,000 children, and then an imagined ‘offering up in tribute, in horrific inferno, more than one hundred thousand souls’.
See also this passage from the recent book, published this year, A Concise History of the Aztecs by Susan Kellogg:
But neither archaeological nor ethnohistorical evidence bears out the idea that Aztecs put to death anything like the thousands upon thousands of people that sixteenth-century writers reported. Even the 20,000 per year number that Aztec experts assert for the Mexica seems problematic when weighed again human remains and Nahuatl-language documentation, neither of which support such high figures.
For a bit of a counterpoint, see the 2012 paper by Caroline Dodds Pennock titled Mass Murder or Religious Homicide? Rethinking Human Sacrifice and Interpersonal Violence in Aztec Society. Pennock comes up with a much larger estimate than most, and an extremely large range, but still rejects the absurdly high estimates that people like to throw around.
Returning to the National Review article, the author proceeds to say the following:
The early Christians were of the view that the pagan gods were not necessarily unreal; rather, they were simply demons that human beings had been duped into worshipping as deities. This seems strange to us moderns, who are so reflexively suspicious of the supernatural. But the particular demands of the Aztec gods are, I think, depraved enough to cause even the most skeptical among us to consider for a moment that there might be more than material evils at work among us. Whether or not one takes a metaphysical or a metaphorical view of the matter, it cannot be denied that our social tendency to give the benefit of the doubt to defeated parties, to failed insurgents, has unleashed demonic forces into the world.
The prose is rather flowery so parsing his exact meaning is a bit tricky, but the author seems to be implying that showing respect for Aztec culture, or at least discussing it in a way that isn’t utterly contemptuous and condemnatory, is unleashing “demonic forces”. I’ll leave it to you to think that over.
For further context, sprinkled throughout the article are a few Bible passages:
But Jesus called the children to him and said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.”
And when they had platted a crown of thorns, they put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand: and they bowed the knee before him, and mocked him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!” And they spit upon him, and took the reed, and smote him on the head. And after that they had mocked him, they took the robe off from him, and put his own raiment on him, and led him away to crucify him.
Now, the clear goal of the author is to contrast Mesoamerican religions - barbaric, depraved, irredeemable - with Christianity, which is obviously great. To do this, the author cherry-picks the most shocking aspects of Aztec culture and religion, along with massively inflated numbers, and then compares it with some nice-sounding Bible verses. But if I were to cherry-pick the most off-putting, violent parts of the Bible, or simply point to the long history of religious wars and persecution in Europe, I could equally portray Christianity as a religion with “not a single redeemable characteristic”. Would this be fair? Of course not.
Let me also note the monumental hypocrisy of insisting, as the author does in other articles, that we cannot judge the actions of past slaveholders such as Thomas Jefferson by our present-day standards. This consideration never seems to be extended to the Aztecs or other Indigenous peoples.
The most depressing thing about all of this is that despite the incredible work done by many historians, some of whom I’ve cited here, to humanize Indigenous Mesoamericans and begin undoing centuries of colonial propaganda, the Aztecs are still the easiest target for people to point to when lazily demonizing Indigenous people.
References:
A Concise History of the Aztecs by Susan Kellogg
At Home With the Aztecs by Michael E. Smith
The Aztecs: A Very Short Introduction, by David Carrasco
Bonfire of the Sanities: California’s Deranged Revival of the Aztec Gods, National Review, by Cameron Hilditch
Brutality of Aztecs, Mayas Corroborated, LA Times, by Mark Stevenson
The Darker Angels of Our Nature, edited by Philip Dwyer, Mark Micale
Mass Murder or Religious Homicide? Rethinking Human Sacrifice and Interpersonal Violence in Aztec Society by Caroline Dodds Pennock
Patriotic History Is Comparative History, National Review, by Cameron Hilditch
EDIT:
Some wording.
EDIT 2:
My formatting was a bit confusing - to be clear, the quote talking about “demonic forces” was from the National Review author, not Caroline Dodds Pennock, who is a very respected scholar.
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2024.03.15 16:09 CommercialBee6585 Reborn as a Fantasy General (Army-Building Isekai) Chapter 7

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*Last chapter of the week. Thanks for the support. If you're enjoying the story, let me know in the comments and I'll keep it going.
**Something I'd really like feedback on is if you liked the map in chapter 5 and would be interested to see more. I think they bring a sense of 'flavor' to the battle sequences, but equally I have to devote time to making them which could be spent writing. So, eh, weigh it up.
“He who wishes to be obeyed must know how to command.”
- Nicolo Machiavelli
-Grindlefecht, Boss Skegga’s stronghold-
He watched the Kobolds groveling beneath his feet, slathered in the blood of their fallen comrades.
Slowly, he began to understand the words they were yammering at him. These little beasties were even dumber than tadpoles, always bumping and jumping and shouting about something.
He leaned forward, allowing the rolls of his fat, slathered in slime and mucus, to loll over the throne of crushed rats and dwarf they had built for him.
“You are telling me you let those rats beat you?”
The Kobold survivors looked at each other, fear overcoming their tiny frames.
“Where is Gith?” he asked.
“He – he died-died, Boss,” one of them barely squeaks.
He sat back and wiped his greasy, webbed fingers over his moist face.
He nodded at the guards around his throne.
“Take them to the pit of stilled-jumps,” he said. “May their souls be swallowed by Dwarf dung."
“N-no Skegga! No, please, I-“
“What is our name?” he asked.
The timid Kobold who had spoken out nodded frantically.
“Sk-Sk-Skeg-“
“MY FIRST NAME!” he bellowed, his jowls shaking with the force of his voice.
“Boss!” the little creatures yip in unison. “B-Boss Skegga!”
“Hmpf!” he snorted. “Your commander died because he did not teach you proper respect. Let the pit be your teacher!”
“N-no!” they yelped as his honor-guard started to drag them away by force. “It was not our fault!”
“Take them from me,” he said with a weary wave of his flipper.
“We have information, Boss!” a desperate Kobold pleaded as he was dragged away by both his flailing arms.
“You cannot tell us anything that we do not already know,” Skegga replied, rubbing his slimy forehead. Honestly! These cretins could tire even the oldest bullfrog.
“They – they had a humie with them!”
Hold on…
“Stop,” he called out to his subordinate guards. “Let this wretched one speak.”
The Kobold was thrown down at the foot of his throne while his compatriots were trundled off to die. He didn’t spare a look back at them.
“I – we – we saw him, Boss Skegga! He show them how to become big metal column! How to wear shields like hats! He – he reason they lives!”
Skegga rubbed his feathered chin. A human…
“Make yourself useful, wretch,” he snarled. “Tell us where the rats of Skeever-Steelclaw were going.”
The little demon jumped at the chance. “K-Knifegut!” he squeaked, remembering Boss Gith’s speculations. “They – they must be going to Knifegut, Boss! It is small fort behind Gulch. Small, weak-weak. Will crumble if we hits it good, yes-yes!”
“Hmpf,” Skegga replied, moderately amused by the little thing’s audacity. “What is your name, mongrel?”
The wretch pelted it out like he was singing for the surface Gods, “Klega, my Boss! I is Klega!”
“Well, little slime,” he said. “You have indeed brought us some most interesting tidbits. You will lead a detachment of our forces to Knifegut and secure this human. He is pivotal to our ascension.”
“Y…yes-yes holy one!” Klega chirped like a songbird. “It will be done! Rat-rats die-die! Human die-die!”
“NO!” Skegga roared, puffing out his great larynx and shaking the very foundations of the ancient stone stronghold. “Bring this human to me – ALIVE.”
“Y-yes…”
“Yes – WHAT?”
“Yes, Boss Skegga! Yes-yes most holy of holies Boss, yes –“
“Give him a detachment of three Skogs and remove him from our sight. He shall ride out immediately.”
The command was given to a thinly veiled figure that stood to attention beside Boss Skegga. A figure who could have blended into any shadow, even that cast by the great horned toad as he lorded over his kobold subjects.
“It will be done, Sire.”
Skegga slammed a slime-coated fist down on his armrest. “How many times have we told you to refer to our glorious form as ‘Boss’?”
The creature bathed in shadow bowed his hooded head, the dark crimson of his eyes gleaming in the dark.
“Apologies, Boss Skegga,” he said. “Old habits are being hard to kill.”
Skegga wiped spittle from his mouth and commanded his throne to rise, displaying his rolls of lumpy fat and gut to all the kobolds around him.
“What a thing it is to control,” he said to his confident as his throne levitated above them all. “How gratifying it is to be a God. Silas, do you not know what this means? The appearance of a human amongst your former brthern?”
From the darkness of his throne room, Skegga heard the twitching of whiskers and a silent acknowledgement.
“You are thinking it is the Shai-Alud, Boss Skegga?”
“WHO ELSE!?” the great toad thundered, laughter spilling out of his bulging throat. “If the time of prophesy has come, then it can only mean that our cause is a righteous one!”
“If you are saying so, Boss Skegga.”
He ignored the chittering of his advisor and let his great arms fly out to encompass all of his realm – a world of ancient stone plundered from the dwarves, where their arsenal of cannons and powdered weapons would prove sufficient to finish his extermination campaign – wiping the Under-Kingdom clean of filth and ushering in the era of the Horned One – of Boss Skegga.
But first, he would make this human kneel before him. If he truly was the Shai Alud, then Skegga would have his secrets. He would hoard them like a dragon’s golden lair. They would be his ticket to dominating the surface, once all this was over.
Then his ‘benefactors’ would know his vengeance. Those damned snake-fiends who thought they could control the world! His world!
The Great horny toad spun back to face his guards, and opened his massive maw – showing them the jaws that would swallow the entire world, in time.
“Ready our forces!” he called out from his flying throne. “The time of the Kleansing has come!”
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Even as he trudged through a grim, dank tunnel with a squad of fetid rats, Marcus was in his element.
He wasn’t a hard man to please by any means. Give him a pen and paper and he’d commit himself to it with more gumption than a moth to a naked flame. It is true what they say of humans – they can and will make the best of any situation if they put their minds to it.
Marcus was currently scribbling away his observations under the dim light of Deekius’ Glow-Glob, a low-level spell he had conjured up as they passed through the tunnel sections leading from the Black Gulch to Knifegut fortress. Although, as Marcus had soon realized, the word ‘spell’ didn’t quite sit right with the priest. He had taken offense when Marcus had applied the label to a miracle of the Ratman’s God. The more appropriate term was something Deekius referred to as ‘Gloomraav’. Loosely translated, the word was more akin to ‘Incantation’ or ‘chant’ than spell. It also denoted the Ratman’s priest-caste – the Gloomraava - who were led by this ‘Prime Putrefact’ – a rat who served as a kind of Bishop for each different clan.
Marcus had scribbled down all these details as they made their way towards their destination, stopping only at a few points to feast on their captives or collect more secretions from the tunnel walls. His parchments had become his coping mechanism for the things around him which could have easily got even the bravest of stomachs churning.
Marcus was no stranger to horror. His profession demanded that he come to terms with the great slaughters and barbaric sacrifices of the past – from those committed in the golden halls of Tenochtitlan to the occult inner workings of the Ancient Rome’s Haruspex* – his mind was lined with examples of wanton, obscene destruction that resulted from both warfare and religious necessity. However, to see them firsthand would have given him pause if he did not have Deekius’ papers – those notes had become his real shield.
The journey through the tunnels had been quiet – mostly. The chitterings of the rats might have been considered speech, but Marcus had no chance in understanding the finer nuances of their language. Come to think of it, he was surprised that he was able to understand them at all, let alone the cryings of their Kobold enemies.
“The Shai-Alud is said to speak with a voice that commands respect,” Deekius had told him when he asked about it. He assumed that meant that he was simply able to parse their speech and communicate automatically – like his words were being instantly translated.
But if that were true, was he simply hearing their speech in English or, from their perspective, could they hear him speaking Rat?
He decided such a trivial detail didn’t matter in the long-term, and decided instead to devote himself to questions. This was a whole new world, and he was now convinced that it was his duty to document its denizens – no point being a part of history if you’re too ignorant to make sense of it.
So he prodded Deekius and Skeever with queries throughout their tunnel journey, questions about what the world of the Under-Kingdom looked like, politically, culturally, and socially. Some of these questions took some rephrasing, and some of their answers required parsing, but overall, he was surprised to find a degree of sophistication in the structures that dominated their lives.
Aside from He-Who-Festers, who’s faith dominated Ratman religious worship, the Four great kings of each Clan ruled in their section of the underground – known colloquially as the ‘Warrens’. Each Clan occupied a different, and often contested, territory: Clan Glumrot held the South, Clan Nightstalker had the East, Clan Marrow the West and Clan Red-Eye the North. It was the Northern tunnels that they were currently trudging through, and these same tunnels, Skeever explained, that were currently receiving the brunt of the Kobold’s hostilities.
“They are being tiny,” Skeever told him. “But they breed in thousands. One male to every female.”
The rats shuddered at that thought.
“...Isn’t that normal?” Marcus asked, quill in hand.
“’Normal’?” Skeever scoffed. “Perhaps it is being so where you come from, Marcus, but not for we rats.”
With some trepidation, and more than a few challenging looks from Deekius that Marcus couldn’t help but notice, Skeever then went on to explain the beginnings of the ratman life cycle: from the swollen bellies of their Queens a litter of at least one hundred rats would be born from every conception. Approximately 20% would be lost to disease – the so called ‘weak ones’ whom He-Who-Festers had not blessed with immunity – and another 35% were killed by their brethren, so that only the strongest rats survived in a litter. Their breeding problem was exacerbated by the fact that the birth of a female was something so rare that it was barely considered a possibility: in five centuries, there had only ever been five females in the entire Ratman kingdom.
Five female Queens, servicing five Clans.
A new female meant not only the birth of a new life, but the birth of a whole new nation itself – one which would be sired by the King of each clan and him alone.
Of course, this posed an obvious question: why not expand the list of acceptable partners for each queen? The way Skeever put it, a Queen enjoyed a strictly monogamous relationship with the King of her Clan, and no others were permitted entry to her chambers. If lack of manpower in this war was an issue (and from the looks of this tiny, beleaguered force, Marcus assumed it was) then wouldn’t a polyamorous compromise not make more sense to prolong the bloodline of each clan, not to mention sustain their war effort?
Just as he was about to pose such a question to Skeever, the armored Rat stopped him with a single raised fist.
The whole force immediately stood to attention, those at the rearguard quickly silencing their Kobold prisoners.
Marcus crouched low with them and saw a series of long, lithe shadows play across the tunnel intersection that lay ahead of them.
“Movement,” Skeever whispered.
Marcus kicked himself as he felt his heart lurch. His questions would have to wait. He’d just been thrust back into the real world for what it was.
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*Haruspex: a diviner in ancient Rome basing his predictions on inspection of the entrails of sacrificial animals.
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2024.02.28 02:23 Coday420 Last Aztec Emperor!!

Last Aztec Emperor!!
Cuauhtemoc was born in 1497, the firstborn legitimate son of Emperor Ahuitzotl, who died just five years later and was succeeded by Cuauhtemoc’s much older cousin Moteuczoma Xocoyotzin (i.e., Emperor Moctezuma II). His mother was Tiyacapantzin, daughter of the rebel king of Tlatelolco, Moquihuix (who had been killed by Emperor Axayacatl during a Mexica civil war) and Chalchiuhnenetl I (sister of Axayacatl and Moteuczoma’s aunt). If we indicate the length of vowels, his name can be written Cuāuhtemōc. The word is constructed as a compound verb. “Temōc” is “descended,” past tense of “temo,” which means “descends.” The root “cuāuh-” or “eagle” appears to have been compounded onto it. This blend creates a new verb, “cuāuhtemo,” or “eagle-descends” or “descends like an eagle.” The upshot is that Cuāuhtemōc literally means “[he] descended like an eagle.” Most sources you see get this slightly wrong (“he who descends like an eagle” or “falling eagle”). Here’s Cuāuhtemōc’s name glyph or royal seal: an eagle dropping toward its prey.
Though the kingship of Tlatelolco had been eliminated by the Aztec Empire after the rebellion of his grandfather Moquihuix, Cuauhtemoc was appointed by the Emperor as that city’s cuauhtlahtoani or military governor in 1515, at the age of eighteen. Six years later, Cortés arrived at the main causeway into Tenochtitlan, having brokered a treaty with the enemy of the Aztec Empire, the Republic of Tlaxcallan. Months of friction and house arrest then led to the death of Emperor Moteuczoma and the forceful expulsion of the Spanish. Next followed the brief reign of Cuitlāhuac, who succumbed to smallpox when that disease swept across the Isle of Mexico, killing thousands. The governing council selected Cuauhtemoc to succeed him, just as word came that the Spanish and the Tlaxcaltecah were gearing up for a siege of the capital city. The new emperor was married to Tecuichpo, Moteuczoma’s favorite daughter, just before the enemy surrounded the Isle of Mexico and began to squeeze. The siege lasted ninety-three days. Cut off from clean water and food, the population decimated, every human in the twin cities fought desperately, valiantly, to stave off the invaders. And they DID, in fact, expel them from the city again, on June 29th, 1521. But Cuauhtemoc chose not to follow and destroy them.
Monument to Cuauhtemoc in Mexico City. From Wikipedia. In hindsight, it’s clear that this was the biggest mistake the twenty-three-year-old Aztec emperor made. You see, after a couple of weeks, the Tlaxcaltecah and Spanish were back in full force, having regrouped and cut off Cuauhtemoc’s reinforcements and allies. In another month, the cities were literally rubble, utterly flattened by canonfire. The vast majority of Tenochcah and Tlatelolcah were dead. By August 13, 1521, activity inside the cities ground to a halt. The streets were full of rotting corpses, writhing with worms. Blood and brains were smeared on the walls. Dysentery and starvation had reduced the Mexica to shells. They had withstood three months of constant warfare. So on that day, Cuauhtemoc got into a canoe along with Empress Tecuichpo and his closest advisers. They rowed to a Spanish brigantine just offshore. When the Spanish realized who was approaching, every weapon on that ship was trained on Cuauhtemoc’s canoe. “I surrender,” the emperor announced, “on the condition that my people be allowed to leave the island to search for food and that my wife be left unharmed.” Cuauhtemoc was taken captive. Word began to spread — leave in peace. Widows, children and elderly men spilled from the ruins, crossing to the western shore to seek food in the countryside or among relatives in distant towns. Tenochtitlan was no more. Tlatelolco had fallen. But the tragedy of the Mexica had not quite concluded. The night Cuauhtemoc finally surrendered (after weeks of failed negotiations), the heavens opened up in a massive downpour, as if the tlaloqueh sought to quench the fires that still raged across the island. The following morning, the ruins of the island were still smoking. It was like hell, one Spaniard would recall. Virtually no buildings had been left intact. Cortés held a feast. Then he started trying to find the gold. Women fleeing the island underwent cavity searches. Cuauhtemoc was imprisoned (though he asked to be executed). Cortés appointed his cihuacoatl or prime minister, Tlacotzin, as puppet ruler. When Tlacotzin couldn’t satisfactorily account for what Cortés believed was the missing treasure of Moctezuma, he tried torture. Julian de Alderete was put in charge. He took both Cuauhtemoc & the king of Tlacopan, Tetlepanquetzatzin, tied them to poles, applied oil to the soles of their feet, and set it alight. The king of Tlacopan turned to silent Cuauhtemoc, groaning, “I am in pain, Your Majesty!” Cuauhtemoc looked back at him fiercely and snarled between gritted teeth. “Am I enjoying a delightful steam bath?” That shut Tetlepanquetzatzin up. Neither revealed the location of the gold. There wasn’t any. The Spanish had already taken it. Moteuczoma’s treasure? It was the island itself, that jewel of Mesoamerica. A smoking ruin. Full of the stench of rotting bodies. Emperor Cuauhtemoc was permanently damaged by the torture, and he would walk with a limp the rest of his life. Which didn’t last much longer, unfortunately. After four years of captivity, Cuauhtemoc was forced to accompany Cortés on an overland expedition to remove Cristóbal de Olid from Honduras, where rumor claimed he’d set up a rival colony. With them came the disabled king of Tlacopan and the governor of Tlatelolco, Tlacatlec. It was slow going. Resting at the Chontal Maya capital of Itzamkanac, with the Aztecs called Acalan, Cortés received word of a conspiracy among the heads of the fallen Triple Alliance to kill him and his men, reinstating the empire. But his prisoners had just been joking. The trip was grueling, Cortés exhausted, supplies dwindling. Cuauhtemoc, Tlacatlec, and Tetepanquetzatzin wondered quietly to one another whether Cortés had had enough and would turn back now, giving up. The humor was excuse enough. Cortés hanged them from a ceiba tree
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2024.02.12 18:16 MagoCalvo Llan in Tenochtitlan?

In the 1960's Kingsley Read decided it was important to add 2 new letters to his Shaw alphabet ( Loch and Llan ) to represent sounds that were commonly seen in place names in his neighborhood, the British Isles.
  1. The guttural Loch ( IPA /x/ or /X/ ) is obviously very useful, not only for writing the Scottish word Loch, but also for spelling loan words from German, Yiddish, Hebrew, etc (e.g. Bach, chutzpah, Chanukah) and also for spelling out the sound "ugh" a lot of English speakers make to express displeasure or disgust. Most English speakers will have used (or at least heard) this sound in a word.
  2. The "voiceless alveolar lateral fricative" Llan , IPA /ɬ/ is a mystery to most English speakers and is less obviously useful. Many Welsh proper nouns containing this sound are part of everyday life in the British Isles. It shows up in surnames like Llewelyn and the names of quaint Welsh towns like Llanelli and Llanfairpwllgwyngyll (I am not making that up). Obviously a bit of a niche sound in the Anglophone world.
What else could we do with Llan to make it a bit more useful to us? Could we use it to spell any English loan words from languages totally unrelated to Welsh? The answer is YES!
There is a very closely related sound to the Welsh /ɬ/ that differs only in being an affricate instead of a pure fricative (i.e. the sound starts with the airway blocked by the tongue for a moment but is otherwise identical). It is called the "voiceless alveolar lateral affricate" ( IPA /tɬ/ ) and is found extensively in Nahuatl, the language of the Aztecs (from which English derives a great many words, and which is still spoken in rural parts of the former Aztec Empire in Central Mexico). In fact, American English borrows far more loan words from Nahuatl (via Mexican Spanish) than from Welsh. Most of the Nahuatl words in everyday use in English have been Anglicized to remove reference to this phoneme, but not all of them. In many proper names and a few other words, the phoneme is represented still by "TL." Using the letter Llan instead of TL to represent this phoneme allows us to halve the labor of writing it, and also be a bit more accurate about the sound it represents, even if we don't make the sound ourselves.
Examples of Nahuatl words encountered in English that retain the /tɬ/ phoneme in their spelling and could be spelled and pronounced using ( Llan ):
And just for fun... examples of loan words that do not contain the Llan phoneme in their English forms, but are direct descendants of words that did:
What are your thoughts?
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2024.02.11 21:45 5h0rgunn First Contact (c. 1519-1540) The Xin-Mei Wars Ch. 1.1

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In 1492, Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue, but he couldn't have predicted that others had tread his path before him. As the Spaniards colonised the islands of the new continent Columbus had stumbled across on his way to Asia, they kept hearing more and more about the mainland. There reigned a great empire called the Triple Alliance, better known to history as the Aztec Empire. Beyond them was the Purepecha Empire, and far beyond that, rumours swirled of another people whose cold calculus of war was surpassed only by their appetite for the bounties of the New World. Cocoa, spices, feathers, furs, all these things were coveted by the westerners, but most of all they desired silver.
In February 1519, the conquistador Hernando Cortes led an expedition to the mainland to discover what all the fuss was about and to claim it for Spain—and claim a portion for himself too. After passing along the Maya coast, Cortes left his ships on the coast at the site of the future city of Veracruz and marched inland in September.
He soon came into conflict with Otomi and Tlaxcallan warriors and was shocked to find himself under fire from rocket arrows. These were no simple fire crackers or burning arrows, they were more like rocket-propelled javelins. Loaded into a handheld frame, a single man could fire thirty or more rocket arrows at once by lighting a single fuse with a match. Cortes couldn't bring himself to believe the natives had cracked the secrets of gunpowder and indeed, after making peace with the Tlaxcallans, they informed him the weapons came from the mysterious western merchants. The Tlaxcallans had a name for the westerners: Sancuca.
In November of 1519, Cortes arrived at the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan, where he was peacefully received by Emperor Montezuma II. There, he finally came face to face with some of the elusive Sancuca, who were in the city on a diplomatic mission. Their facial features made it obvious they weren't from Mexico and in fact reminded Cortes of descriptions of Mongols that he'd heard about. They wore flowing silk robes and large hats, or at least small hoods, for it was their custom not to have their hair uncovered in public.
It wasn't immediately clear to him who they were, but he relayed descriptions of them in his letters to Europe. Cortes's account was compared with accounts of Portuguese explorers in eastern Asia and with Marco Polo's tales. When a conclusion was finally reached, it reverberated throughout Europe like a bombshell: Cortes had made contact with China. Mexico was, of course, the last place Spain had been expecting to encounter the Chinese. A whirlwind of letter-writing and debates erupted in Europe about how they got there. Many said this meant Asia really could be reached by sailing west while some went so far as to declare this to be proof that Columbus had been right about the size of the Earth, which he'd believed to be much smaller than it really is. Perhaps Mexico and the Caribbean really were just the eastern fringes of Asia itself. Calmer voices cautioned that more information was needed before any conclusions should be made.
Cortes went on to conquer the Aztec Empire for Spain, but to the west lay the Purepecha Empire, greatest rival to the Aztecs. Between 1522 and 1530, the Purepecha were brought under Spanish rule through a mixture of diplomacy, guile, and a carrot-and-stick strategy to bring local elites onboard with Spanish rule. Serious resistance began in 1530, when a Spanish conquistador tortured and executed the Purepechan ruler, which plunged the empire into chaos. While fighting Purepechan rebels, the Spaniards and their indigenous allies often found the enemy wielding rocket arrows and other Chinese weapons.
As the 1530s wore on, other conquistadors expanded Spain's borders to the north and south. In 1533, Francisco Pizarro conquered the Incan Empire.
Through all this, Sancuca merchants continued showing up on Mexico's Pacific coast and on the Peruvian coast looking to purchase the New World's bounty. They were all smiles as they conversed with the Spaniards in Nahuatl or in Quechua, even as Chinese fire arrows set Spanish outposts ablaze in western Mexico. When asked how their weapons kept ending up in the hands of Spain's enemies, the merchants would always deny any knowledge of such a thing. This decidedly bipolar behaviour led the Spaniards to consider the Chinese to be duplicitous actors. That and efforts by Madrid to crack down on smuggling and centralise control of New Spain's economy led Spain to ban Chinese merchants from all ports except Acapulco in New Spain and Lima in Peru.
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2024.01.17 18:55 micktalian The Gardens of Deathworlders (Part 55)

Part 55 New Experiences (Part 1) (Part 54) (Part 55)
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A few moments before the light of sunrise began to crest over the distant horizon, a silence had already fallen across the private observation deck near the very top of the kilometer tall building that acted as an anchor for Ten'yiosh's orbital elevator system. When the orange and purple streaks began to erupt across the sky from between the peaks of the far off mountains which surrounded this nearly one-hundred kilometer round crater-bay, the sense of awe felt by the humans who had gathered was palpable, filling the air with an almost electric buzz. Though this particular sunrise was nothing special for the capital world of the Third Matriarchy, the sparse cloud cover only allowing for scant pockets of vibrant colors to be visible for just a few fleeting minutes, it was still more than enough to leave everyone momentarily speechless. While the light show was short lived and most of the humans, specifically those from Earth and Shkegpewen, had started making their way off the deck and towards the elevator systems, which connected to the tram system, and then on into the city-wide public transit system, some of the humans were a bit slower to move on.
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Mikhail T. River, his cohort of Martian professors, and the few other members of the United Human Defense Fleet who had spent their entire lives either in space or on Mars lingered far longer on the wide deck than their guides were expecting. Even Terry and Bitey, the dog and parrot that Mik had brought along, were quietly and peacefully staring off into the distance. Though Sub-Admiral Marzima and the select few honor guards who had also volunteered to show these humans around the city and safely to their accommodations here on the planet's surface didn’t exactly rush these humans along, there was a rough schedule that they were trying to keep.
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“Have you never seen a sunrise before, Mikh- Mountain?” The Sub-Admiral playfully asked towards Mik, who was still staring at the mountains this planet’s sun had just risen over.
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“Nope.” The man flatly replied before letting out a soft chuckle.
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“I was joking…” Marz suddenly had a vaguely concerned expression on her face as she stared into the man's eyes in a vain search to see if he was likewise joking. “What do you mean by nope? Have you truly never seen a sunrise before?”
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“Well… I mean, kinda… But not like this.” Mik slowly pulled his eyes away from the sight he was trying to memorize every detail of and was immediately taken aback by the look the large blue woman was giving him. “Mars don't really have an atmosphere so yah can't really stand outside an’ watch the sunrise. We got some domes an’ observation platforms and such. But nothin’ like this. So… You could say I've physically seen a sunrise, sure. But I ain't never felt one. Never been able to breathe in that fresh mornin’ air ‘r feel the warmth. Nah… I don't think I can rightfully say I've truly experienced a sunrise before this.”
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“Wow… I…” The Sub-Admiral's voice trailed off as her gaze fell upon the far off mountains, just barely within view, that Mik had been looking at. “Well, I am glad to have been able to share this with you. Feel free to take as much time as you need. Though my Matriarch wanted to have you all over at the Matriarchal Palace for breakfast and a tour, I am sure she would understand if that became a brunch.”
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“There’s food?” Kiera interjected with a tone that matched the ravenous smile that had appeared on her face. “Anyone else hungry? I haven’t eaten yet, so I’m starving!”
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“I could eat.” TJ chimed in while still staring at the sun above Ten’yiosh with his cybernetic eyes before glancing down towards the much smaller man standing at the very edge of the observation deck. “What about you, Skol?”
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“Huh?” The ink covered man quickly peaked up from the railing he was half leaning over and back towards the group who were all now curiously looking at him. “Sorry, I was looking at the layout of this city below us. I would say it reminds me of pictures of that recreation they made of Tenochtitlan, but that would not do it justice.”
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“Ten’txutcan. The name of this city is pronounced Ten-t-zch-ut-can.” Marzima replied with a correcting tone after she had assumed the man had simply mispronounced the name of the the city the group were current in. However, she quickly realized she may have made a mistake when all four of the humans she was with began staring at her with all of their eyes wide “Or… Were you talking about somewhere else? I assumed you were talking about a simulated recreation of this city.”
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“There was a city several hundred years ago on Earth called Ten-o-cht-it-lan that looked similar to this, but built into a lake and not a bay.” Skol quickly answered before taking another quick look over the railing. “Tenochtitlan also didn’t have skyscrapers, elevated rail systems, and a massive port. I’d love to learn how your people build the foundations of those structures. It is quite difficult to engineer large buildings on what I am assuming is relatively loose soil.”
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“That is quite fascinating.” The honor guard was clearly surprised at that explanation, but quickly regained her wits and refocused herself. “However, I am not a civil engineer, so I couldn’t tell you much about this city’s construction. But there is a museum dedicated to the creation of this city in the Matriarchal Palace complex.”
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“Food and a museum?” Kiera blurted out, her mind obviously in one very specific place. “Then what are we waiting for? Lead the way, Sub-Admiral Marzima!”
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“Yeah, let’s get goin.” Mik added while shooting a glance around the quickly clearing observation deck. “Looks like everyone’s got the same idea. An’ breakfast does sound pretty damn good righ’ now. Speakin’ of which, is it the same kinda breakfast food y’all got at some o’ those cafes on The Hammer?”
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“I believe it will be a buffet style. Everything from sweets, pastries, varieties of full dishes, and quite a few different meats.” As soon as Marzima started to think about the varieties of delicacies that would be available, her mouth began to water just a bit. With a touch more enthusiasm than she intended, the Sub-Admiral motioned towards the door and began guiding her group towards their destination. “So, I am sure there will be something you will be familiar with from the cafes. Xumpi is my personal favorite, and I expect there to be a wide variety.”
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“Xumpi’s that sushi-stuff y’all make, right?” Mik asked as he and his fellow Martian professors moved to follow their guide.
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“Yes, but…” While the simple explanation her translator gave her told her that the two dishes were similar, there was one key difference. “The fish utilized in Xumpi have been chemically cooked in slightly acidic juices from a few different fruits, and is not completely raw.”
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“That’s why it reminded me of ceviche!” Kiera’s eyes rolled back into her head a bit as she thought back to a sushi-like dish she had tried while exploring The Hammer’s amenities section by herself a few days prior. “I don’t think I’ve ever heard anyone describe it as ‘chemically cooked’ before though. But I guess that does make sense. Citric acid kinda does the same thing as heat, right TJ?”
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“Eh… More or less… Kinda…” The massive, mostly metal man hesitantly replied, the glow from his eyes indicating he was using cybernetics to search for something. “The proteins get denatured but… a mild acid doesn’t really kill any bacteria or anything like that, which is the more important reason to cook food. No offense, Marzima, but sushi, ceviche, uncooked anything, just ain’t really my thing. But I do see y'all have some other foods I'd be real interested in trying.”
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“I… uh… I have a question… But…” Marzima glanced back at TJ, carefully looking at the carbon fiber covering his lower jaw while wincing slightly, and hesitated just long enough that the man could already guess what she wanted to ask.
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“Yes, I can eat normal food.” The answer came with a deep and hearted laugh, as TJ smiled wide enough to reveal metallic teeth and an organic tongue. “I still got my taste buds. Some of my digestive tract had to be replaced, but it all still works the same. I just gotta be careful eating anything with bones cuz I can bite straight through ‘em by accident.”
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“Wonderful! There won't be any bones, so you will be fine. And it is good to know you will be able to fully enjoy the banquet. An old friend of mine was severely injured in combat over a decade ago. Despite having her jaw surgically reconstructed with only minor cybernetics, she has a quite limited diet and has completely lost her sense of taste.”
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“A neuro-synch chip could probably fix that, assuming there was some kind of sensor in her mouth to pick up on the taste chemicals.” Skol half-sarcastically chimed in, his face already buried in his tablet so he could research this city and its architecture. “But she’d have to get brain surgery to have the chip installed.”
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“Brain surgery?!?” Marzima was flabbergasted by the suggestion, even though she could tell the man wasn't being serious. However, after a moment of pause that allowed her to reflect on the idea, she continued with a much more understanding tone. “Well… Considering everything else she has been through… That may not be such an outlandish proposal.”
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“I was joking.” Skol looked up from his tablet and gave the woman a serious look. “Tapping directly into the central nervous system can have serious consequences. Mountain and TJ are both fortunate that they have enough neuro-plasticity to handle the mods they have. However, many people simply cannot cope with the mental stress of it.”
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“It'll definitely be a few years before any mod-doc would be willing to work on a Qui’ztar, or any non-human species.” TJ added but with a far more relaxed tone. “And all licensed mod-docs on Mars are required to have all their patients undergo evals to make sure their bodies can even accept cybernetics. Your friend will have to wait a while for it, and jump through some hoops, but she'd be totally safe to get a neuro-sync once the medical boards develop all the safe procedures.”
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“Cyber stuff is dangerous, but-” Just as Mik was about to add his own personal experience with cybernetics, he was cut off by Terry who let out a sound that was somewhere between a bark and whine, which translated through her collar in a much more understandable statement.
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“Cat-squirrel!” The massive canine was suddenly transfixed on a small, furry creature that was perched on the shoulder of a Qui’ztar who was a few meters away and walking in the same general direction as the group. “Pack-father, look! Small-animal!”
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“No…” Though Mik wasn't scolding his companion, his voice certainly had a rather paternal tone to it. “Leave it, Terry. No chasing alien cat-squirrels.”
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“Please don't chase people's pets, Terry.” Marzima wasn't exactly sure how to properly address the rather imposing canine and was a bit concerned when the animal looked up at her with an almost disappointed expression. “Oh, that is adorable. But really, please don't.”
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“Terry love chasing.” Bitey announced in English while almost perfectly mimicking a human laugh. “Terry good dog.”
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“Is that going to be an issue?” The Sub-Admiral shot a clearly concerned look at the Professor who had already grabbed onto the dog's leash. “Will your animal companion chase other people's pets?”
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“Terry won't unless I tell ‘er she's allowed to. So, no, it won't be an issue.” The bearded professor sounded completely confident in his statement despite looking down at his dog with an almost harsh glare. “But dog's do ‘ave an incredibly strong predatory instinct. They'll scare their prey into runnin’, start chasin’ it, then just keep chasin’ till their prey can't run no more. That's how their wild cousins still hunt to this day. But I've trained this dog since she was a pup. She ain't gonna do nothin’ unless I tell ‘er she’s allowed to.”
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“It's called persistence predation.” TJ chimed in while curiously eyeing up the creature that had caught Terry's attention. “Wolves, the wild version of dogs, are the only species on Earth, besides humans, who use that form of predation. It takes a lot of training to break domesticated dogs of that instinct because it's literally part of their genetic code. And that little thing really does look like the kinda prey that a dog would try to chase after. It literally looks like someone crossed a domesticated cat with a squirrel, both of which dogs are known to chase.”
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“But Terry's a sweetheart.” Kiera declared while reaching over to scratch the dog's lower back, which immediately prompted the animal to look back and begin licking the air with enjoyment. “Ain't that right, girl? You ain't gonna chase nothin’, right?”
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“Good scratches!” Terry let out a deeply satisfied whine while trying to continue walking with the group and vigorously lapping her tongue in the air. “Terry good dog!”
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“That is a relief.” Marzima couldn't help but be enamored by the absolutely adorable display the canine was putting on. “My Matriarch does keep several pets, including a few telumchi, like the one perched on that man's shoulder, and sev'onchel, which are larger and actually capable of fighting back.”
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“Man?” Kiera asked while becoming transfixed on the lightly dressed, slim-figured, and long-haired person who was several meters away from the group, but still walking in the same direction as them. “That's how Qui’ztar men dress? I think I'm gonna like it here!”
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“Why stop?” Terry whined and looked up at Kiera after she had ceased. “More scratch!”
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“Oh, you greedy little girl!” Mik playfully chided his companion while plopping a hand on her head and giving her some scratches behind her ears. “I swear, yah're never satisfied are yah? But for real though, Marz, is that a dude? I dunno why, but I guess I kinda expected Qui’ztar men to be bigger. An’ definitely not dressed like that.”
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“Yes… That is a man…” Marzima paused for a moment to look over the three human men she was walking with.
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Despite Mik, TJ, and Skol being quite diverse in terms of their height and general appearances, she couldn't see much of a difference between them and the example of Qui'ztar male before them besides their skin color and fashion choices. Where all of the Martians wore at least one red article of clothing, usually a baggy pants or puffy jacket, both covered in pockets, the blue man with a furry creature on his shoulder was wearing a thin, flowing, and quite colorful cloth halter top and low-cut, form-fitting leather shorts. While Marzima was familiar enough with Nishnabe men to know that humans and her species had reversed gender roles, the fashion sense of these Martian men were taking that reversal to the extreme. However, considering the fact that Kiera was wearing similar, though slightly more form-fitting, clothing caused the Qui'tzar Sub-Admiral to assume that all of the humans from Mars simply shared a relatively narrow, and by her definition feminine, aesthetic.
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“Femboys and Amazons…” Mik announced with a deep chuckle, the words completely failing to properly contextualize in Marzima’s translator. “Damn, Kiera, this really is paradise for yah, huh?”
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“Ha! Maybe a few years ago.” The Martian woman replied while flicking her Mohawk and rolling her eyes. “But I still appreciate the aesthetic. Hell, I may even need to pick up a pair o’ them leather booty-shorts for myself!”
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“Looks look like those're ridin’ up!” The burly, bearded man retorted while shaking his head. “I’d have a wardrobe malfunction if I tried to wear somethin’ like that.”
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“Like that one Halloween party where you dressed up like a maid?” TJ blurted out and slightly smacked his friend on the shoulder. “To each their own, Mountain.”
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“Yeah, I know…” Mik hesitated for a moment as he observed the Qui'ztar man walk into the large elevator that he and the group were also headed towards. “Yah're right. Let's not be weird about the blue femboys. And Terry, no chasin’ the damn cat-squirrel!”
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2024.01.17 00:23 ElBigKahuna Interesting places that still exist in the city from the Aztecs and Spanish Conquest

Interesting places that still exist in the city from the Aztecs and Spanish Conquest
I wanted to share these interesting places that still exist in Mexico City from the period of the Aztec's and the Spanish conquest. I have always been fascinated by this collision of two worlds, that are responsible for making the current place we love Ciudad de Mexico and largely the country of Mexico (for better or worse). This post is not to spark controversy, just to point out that many of these historical places are out in the open (largely with no signs/plaques) if you look for them. Also, the fact that the main street grid of Mexico City is largely intact from that of Tenochtitlan. If you know more similar or hidden important historical sites from this period please share, as I would love to take a walking tour of these sites next time I am back in CDMX. One great example is a small church in Tepito that I am looking for the name, which is the exact location Cuauhtemoc surrendered after a heroic last stand.
* just so it’s clear I researched and made these images (you can tell by the typos). Please let me know if there is any inaccuracies as I tried to make them based on the best facts/evidence I can find.
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2024.01.12 16:55 Sir-Planks-Alot [Ruddy][WP]Actually, you're the only one who DID expect the Spanish Inquisition.

“Oi, what are you getting at?” The old man demanded of the young woman.
The young woman was bustling busily about the library. She dug through books who’s ancient covers seemed to steam with must. The smell filled the air with the fragrant promise of ancient knowledge.
“I’m expecting visitors very soon,” the young woman replied breathlessly, “and not the friendly variety.”
“What kind of visitors?” The old man demanded.
The woman paused for only a moment, “The kind that tears out your fingernails and burns your breast with hot irons to get you to admit to breaking from the established order.”
“The inquisition?” The man demanded, startled, “Why would they come here? And how do you know they’re coming? They’re very secretive about their movements when they’ve got a scent.”
The woman turned to the old man with an exasperated look on her face, “Senor Cortez, there have been several sightings of the Brown Beard throughout history. He always turns up exactly when he’s needed most, makes a mess, then disappears. His last sighting was–”
“You’re speaking of the magician?” Senor Cortez interjected, before easing himself into a chair, “You know very well, Leonor, where he last appeared. I told you.”
“Si,” Leonor tucked a long brown curl behind one ear, “In Tenochtitlan 1522, one year after your conquest, Baba. I have no doubt the inquisition are after me…because I am looking for the magician.”
“Guau!” Hernan threw his hands up, “Of all the stupid things a lady of multiple noble lineages could aspire to, why this!?”
Leonor didn’t reply, bending and snatching a scroll from one of the piles, “Wait! This is it!”
She rolled it open carefully and scanned through the contents with excited brown eyes, so much like those of her grandfather’s people. It was written in ancient Greek, but as a noble lady, she was schooled in the classics.
Hernan rose to his feet and snatched it from her hand, “I won’t let you do this Leonor. You’re throwing away my life’s work! And for what!? I don’t understand.”
“For magic,” Leonor's eyes were alight with the fire of imagination, “Think, Baba! What our people could accomplish with it! The Brown Beard is human, you said so yourself.”
“I said he LOOKED human, but he was of the devil!”
Leonor stood toe to toe with the old conqueror, gazing up at him with defiance, “He used his power to help and heal! How is that of the devil! Surely all power comes from God!”
“The witch speaks the truth, and condemns herself,” a new voice spoke into the dimly lit room.
The pair in the center broke eye contact with a start and looked around. They were surrounded by priests and deacons. Their red robes seemed to blend with the firelight. Their exposed faces and white caps seemed to float above a sea of rage.
“She’s not a witch,” Cortes pleaded, “She’s just a confused girl! I am her father. I will deal with this.”
“You are out of your purview, Hernan,” the tall dark haired priest in the center said dismissively, “crimes against God fall to us. Stay out of our way or your own sins, in copulating with a savage, may be called into question.”
Rage flared behind Hernan’s eyes at the implication that his beloved mistress, Isabel was a ‘savage’ but he wisely said nothing.
“That’s what I thought,” the priest grunted. “Dona Leonor Cortes Moctezuma, you are bound by Holy law to stand trial on charges of witchcraft. You will surrender yourself to me, Father Pedro Ortaleza.”
Leonor hung her head as though in submission. The priests moved in.
She looked up slowly with a wicked smile on her face. Father Pedro took a half step back.
“Mythrandir alunor varesta thil-aran 1522!”
Nothing happened.
Father Pedro looked around disinterestedly, “Were you trying to summon the devil? I don’t think it works like that. Take her.”
Hands closed around Leonor’s arms and bustled her toward the door. She cast a pleading look at her father, but the great conqueror had turned away. He could topple nations armed to the teeth, but not God or his unarmed minions.
“Mythrandir alunor var–”
“Bind her mouth!” Father Pedro bellowed.
Her voice was cut off by cloth bound about her face.
The group made for the doorway. A ball of blue light crackling with kinetic energy appeared in the way. When it dissipated a man with brown hair and beard stood in the way. He held no staff or weapon of any kind. His light brown cloak was alive with shifting blue and green runes. Blue eyes the depth of steel gazed out from beneath a deep cowl.
He sighed.
“Again? It's only been what? Thirty years or so Cortez?”
Cortez was speechless, “You, it’s…it’s you.”
His face paled, “I thought you were dead. We banished you!”
“No,” the man shook his head, “I thwarted the worst of your genocide, and once I’d interfered as much as Time would allow, I left. It just so happened to coincide with your not so secret banishing ritual.”
“But…but it worked!”
The man sighed again, “No, it didn’t. The words of your made up religion are just that…words. They hold no power over me or anyone else, except to the degree that fear compels the will.”
“HERETIC!” Father Pedro bellowed.
“Heretic?” The Brown Beard turned to the priest, “You do realize that in order to be a heretic, I first have to believe what you teach…and then preach against it? That is what a heretic is.”
The priest huffed, “It’s neither here nor there. I’ll settle for demon worshiper.”
“That’s better,” the man replied, “But the demons are all in the void, they get out once in a while, and I put them back. You have nothing to worry about there. Now, why don’t you let the lady go?”
“She is bound by holy law,” the inquisitor replied, “and now so are you. You and your witch will burn together. Take him,” he motioned to his men.
“Veldra anthrahir velylar thil-telavir,” the man said off-handedly and waved his hand.
The potted plants by the window wilted slightly. The air between the plants and the spell caster took on a haze like a heat wave.
"Thil-thornar ylorthar," the man said in the same bored tone.
The priests and deacons accompanying Father Pedro collapsed to the floor.
“Witchcraft!”
“Jeez, you’re really high on the koolaid aren’t you? Don’t worry, they’re just asleep…and dreaming sweet dreams of reality.”
Father Pedro took out his crucifix and held it up to the Brown Beard’s face in an extravagant gesture, “I remand thee to Hell, in the name of the FATHER, and of the SON, and of the HOLY GHOST.”
The Brown Beard cocked his head at the priest, “You done? Come on man, I really feel like we were making progress here. Do you see now that your empty words are powerless?...but then, I doubt you ever believed this nonsense to begin with. You’re just playing on the fears of the masses to make yourself rich.”
“You dare!--”
“Yep,” the man replied, “Let’s see. At a guess, you were going to condemn Dona Leonor Cortes-Moctezuma to death first. That would be a fairly easy sell, being that she’s the granddaughter of the great and terrible Meshik Moctezuma, formerly king of the barbaric Aztec nation. Then you’d go after Hernan himself, seize his property and use it to fund your extravagant and not very Christian lifestyle…and holy work. Is that about the sum of it?”
“This is heresy!” Father Pedro cried, fear bleeding from his eyes and voice, “This is madness!”
“Yeeeeahhh,” the Brown Beard sighed, “Ok, time for a little trip. It’s going to feel a bit like eating magic mushrooms.”
“Magic what?” Father Pedro flinched as the magician grabbed his collar.
“Thil-thranar Israel AD 33,” The Brown Beard commanded.
The first sensation to strike Father Pedro’s nose was the dry smell of desert. The second was sheep shit. The third…he didn’t get that far. His eye fell on two men. One was richly attired, the other wore the simple robes of a shepherd.
“Master,” the richly attired man asked, “What must I do to enter the kingdom of heaven?”
“Sell your possessions,” the shepherd replied, “Give the proceeds away to those who need it most, for it would be easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.”
“Who is that?” Father Pedro asked.
The Brown Beard cocked an eye at him, “You really haven’t read your own book have you? Let’s try again.”
They winked out of existence and appeared somewhere else. The same man in the shepherd's garb was speaking to a group of richly attired priests. They held stones in their hands and a woman, covered in dust, cowered in their midst.
“Let the one among you who is without sin, cast the first stone,” the shepherd said.
The priests turned and left the woman unharmed.
“Get it now?” The Brown Beard demanded.
“This is a trick!” Father Pedro cried.
“Keep your voice down,” the magician sighed, “Ok, let’s try again.”
The shepherd was sitting at the top of a hill. The hillside was covered by the sitting and sometimes standing forms of people wearing simple cloth robes.
Men, women, and children were there, mixed together. The man at the top of the hill had a middle-eastern complexion. Brown hair cascaded about a face set with eyes that seemed to hold all of the past and future.
“Blessed are the merciful,” his voice projected across all ears carrying the powerful eloquence of a deeply introspective mind and heart, “for they will be shown mercy.”
Father Pedro covered his eyes.
“Watch this. It’s really important,” the Brown Beard commanded tearing the priest’s hands away from his face.
“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God,” the man continued.
“No!” Father Pedro cried, covering his ears, “This is a trick!”
The man finished his speech and descended the hill. As he passed, hands reached out to touch his body and clothing.
When he saw the magician his face lit up, and he came running over, “Ruddy! It’s good to see you again!”
Ruddy embraced the man, “It’s good to see you too, old friend.”
“What do we have here?”
Ruddy grunted, “Another one of your future followers. This one is particularly adept at ignoring your teachings. I figured before I did something drastic like dropping his ass off in Malakathir, I’d bring him by to meet the guy he worships.”
“I see,” the man turned knowing eyes on the quivering, kneeling inquisitor. He said nothing.
Slowly, Father Pedro looked up into the eyes of his king. Tears spilled from his own, and he shook with sobs, “Please,” he begged, “Forgive me.”
“Have you shown mercy?” The man in the shepherd’s garb asked.
“No,” the priest sniffed.
“Have you made peace?”
“No,” the priest replied.
“Have you hungered and thirsted for righteousness?”
The priest’s eyes lit up, “Yes! And I made sure that others did as well, and if they did not…” his voice trailed away, and his eyes fell.
The man turned to Ruddy, “I probably should have clarified that bit.”
“Yeah, probably. Why don’t you do it now?”
The shepherd sank to his haunches so he could look Father Pedro in the eye. There was only mercy and understanding there, “Righteousness,” he told the quivering priest, “is seeking the well being of others in all that you do. Anything which turns your gaze upon glorification of yourself is not righteousness.”
“I am not righteous,” the priest sobbed openly, “What, master, what must I do to obtain heaven?”
“Sell your possessions, for I sense you have become a wealthy man at the bereavement of others. Give the proceeds to the poor. Wander the world begging for your every need and teach the people of the right way to live. With mercy and compassion. To do the right thing for each other for righteousness’ own sake, not out of fear, or covetousness, but simply because it is right.”
“I will,” the priest sobbed, “I swear.”
“Do not swear,” the man rose to his feet, eyes burning, “Simply do.”
He turned to look at Ruddy and smiled good naturedly, “Until I see you again.”
“Yeah, man,” Ruddy replied, “you too.”
“Thil-thranar Espana AD 1546.”
Father Pedro woke on the floor. His priests and deacons surrounded him. He saw in their eyes that they too were changed.
He rose to his feet, and looked around at them each in turn, “We all know the truth.” He needed no confirmation, “By trying to stamp out witchcraft, we have become witches and persecuted people wrongly. We shall become the Friars of Fortaleza, and spread the message of peace across Europe and the world. Let no one fall under a blade or hot iron again, for this is not the way.”
The assembly nodded their assent, and Father Pedro led them from that place.
“Our words shall be, ‘May God forgive us.’”
And they went from that hacienda, repeating the prayer over and over.
Back at the hacienda Leonor had a burning question for her savior.
She drew close to him, “How can I ever thank you?”
Ruddy smirked, “That one’s easy.”
“Si?” She asked, questioningly.
“Don’t ever summon me again,” he said, and disappeared.
Leonor turned to look out the window sighing.
“Don’t worry my child,” Hernan said, “I will find a husband for you.”
“Huh!” She snorted, “Yeah, and he’ll ‘keep me out of trouble,’ right? Yeah, I’ll find one myself thanks.”
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What do you get when you cross a history nerd, the Spanish Inquisition, and a time traveling Isekai wizard? That's right! Historical High Fantasy Fiction!
For those who don't know, while the setting is, obviously, an alternate timeline, some of the characters are very much real.
Hernan Cortez you already know, but Dona Leonor Cortes-Moctezuma (who's name I misspelled several times) is actually a real historical figure. She was the 'illegitimate' daughter of Hernan Cortez and Dona Isabel Moctezuma, Moctezuma's daughter. Her name was obviously Europeanized. Originally it was Tecuichpoch Ichcaxochitzin, which I won't even try to pronounce.
Despite referring to Isabel as "beloved" by Hernan for the sake of the story's tone and focus, I just want to clarify (for the sake of historical and social responsibility) that their relationship was probably not a happy and possibly not a consensual one, given that Isabel refused to acknowledge Leonor (even though Hernan did acknowledge and legitimize her), and the fact that Spanish conquistadors were very rapey people.
Through several marriages to Spanish nobility (3) she established a line of Spanish nobility. The Duke of Moctezuma de Tultengo is the title and still exists today.
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2023.12.30 01:32 jteranosaur Why did rest of native city states of Mexico submit to the Spaniards?

There's so much content to read and watch online about the Spanish conquest of Tenochtitlan and the resulting fall of the Aztec (Mexica) Empire. There were less than 1,000 Spaniards, a paltry amount of horses for a tiny cavalry force, and some cannons. They did conquer the Mexica and destroy their capital city, but only with the help of some ~100,000 - 200,000 Native allies like the Tlaxcalans.
While the peoples of Mexico were organized into more primitive City-States, although there were 6 million people under Mexica rule, the Mexica didn't so much rule them directly as simply collect tribute from them as vassals. When the Spanish and the Tlaxcalans besieged Tenochtitlan, the Mexica could only call upon the manpower of their single city-state, rather than the ~ 6 million inhabitants of their tributary empire.
My question is this - why or what process unfolded which led both the Tlaxcalan armies of hundreds of thousands and the combined forces remaining of all the other city states in central Mexico to simply submit to the Spaniards as their new overlords, replacing the Mexica, when the Spaniards numbered less than 1,000 men at arms and were surrounded by several nations full of people who could've wiped them out, rather than accepting colonial rule, forced labor, exploitation and the destruction of their culture?
The math just doesn't make any sense to me. What prevented the other city states from killing the small band of Spaniards and asserting their rule in place of the Aztecs? Sure they defeated the Mexica and razed their city, but what about all the other peoples in the land whose armies remained intact?
I have no doubt many will immediately reply with the fact that diseases wiped out an estimated 90% of the native population. Besides not knowing how accurate that figure is, it would still leave the small troop of Spanish mercenaries severely outnumbered by the native forces at a time when although their military technology was more advanced, guns were rare and primitive at the time, so hand to hand combat was still prevalent and Spaniards would be outnumbered something like 100 to 1.
I can't find anything on this subject so any help clarifying the picture for me would be greatly appreciated.
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2023.12.17 00:54 shinyklefkey Takeda Shingen Lines

Takeda Harunobu (Ascension 0-2) Lines
Summon I am Rider, Takeda...Harunobu. I have come in response to your summons. Under the banner of Fūrinkazan, I will fully demonstrate the might of the Takeda clan, the strongest clan of the Warring States period. By the way ――― you carrying any fire with you?
Level Up 1 Yeah, I'll accept it.
Level Up 2 Not bad, I'll keep working hard.
Level Up 3 The Takeda clan's might still has more room to grow!
Ascension 1 Sigh. It's been a while since I've worn one of these. You see, I only wear my armor when I recognize that my opponent is worthy of fighting the Takeda clan. If you use me, you must also be prepared to fight. If you fight half-heartedly, understand that I will tear up my contract with you and leave.
Ascension 2 My car? Yeah, that's my favorite horse, Black Cloud, embodying my castle. Man cannot make thy castle, but a horse can. Pretty cool if I do say so myself. Hm? Yeah, I like the color red.
Bond 1 Of course I'm a Rider. If there's anyone qualified to lead the Takeda cavalry besides me, I'd like to know. What? There are plenty of Servants here skilled on horseback? Interesting. Perhaps we should gather every single one of them and have a race.
Bond 2 I like cars. They didn't exist during my time, but just being able to drive one makes it worth being summoned by you. They speed through the wind, with an appearance that conceals their violent power and an engine that roars. It is an iron horse worthy of being mounted by me.
Bond 3 I like the color red. Red symbolizes the Takeda clan, fire, and inherited blood. I suppose that's the one thing I can't change about myself. That's why I wear red, ignite this blood, and stand on the battlefield. And on top of that...red is a cool color, don't you think?
Bond 4 That you? Yeah, come hang out with me for a bit. Let's go for a long ride...or a drive, rather. If you understand, then get ready to go. Heh. I didn't think anyone would ever be good enough to be by my side, but then again, who knew I'd become a Heroic Spirit and materialize like this? Alright, we're going to go as far as possible today. Prepare yourself, you hear me?
Bond 5 Ever since I was born, I have been responsible for the Takeda clan, and gave my life for them. I was not allowed to live any other way, nor did I plan to. Although I do have some regrets about the end that awaited me, I am still satisfied. I was guided by a strange fate, and now I stand before you. The burden you bear will be far greater than what I had to bear that day. If you still wish to carry that burden and push forward...I will support you. Not as a representative of the Takeda clan, but as a lone man.
Dialogue 1 Get in. We're heading out. The strongest Takeda warrior during the Warring States period, was also the fastest. I will not let anyone outspeed me.
Dialogue 2 The relationship between lord and vassal? That's something I struggled with myself. Leading people isn't an easy task. Well, I can't give you much advice, but I can share some of your struggles. I'm sure you've got your own way of doing things. I'm always willing to listen to your struggles... Oh, be sure to bring some cigarettes as a gift, okay?
Dialogue 3 Master and Servant? You are here, and I am here. For me, that's all there is to it. Leave it to me, the Takeda clan will support you.
Dialogue 4 (If you have Nagao Kagetora or Uesugi Kenshin) There was never a man stronger than me in the Warring States period, past or future. I'm not saying this out of arrogance or overconfidence. In fact, there was no man in my vicinity who could compete with me... Kenshin? She's a woman, so it's not like I'm lying. No, she's something more than that, something I don't understand. I don't want anything to do with her ever again...and of course she shows up right as I say that... Seriously, what is her problem...?
Dialogue 5 (If you have Oda Nobunaga [Archer]) Of course I know about her Three Line Formation. What of it? It's not like the Takeda clan lost to Nobunaga under my leadership. I was not ruling the Takeda clan back then. Katsuyori was, so the feat should go to him. It's not my place to say anything else. That being said, I don't know how to feel about her calling herself the Demon King of the Sixth Heaven. It would make anyone hearing that name lose their brain cells.
Dialogue 6 (If you have Nero Claudius) That Saber woman in red, what nation is she from? Oh, I just thought she was wearing a nice shade of red. What, she's the Emperor of Rome? I see. I didn't think the average person could produce that shade of red, but that makes sense if that's the case.
Dialogue 7 (If you have Oda Nobukatsu) Hey, who's that beanpole-looking bastard? Nobunaga's younger brother? That's him? So for Nobunaga's sake, he... I see, so that's why it struck me as odd. No, it's nothing. I take back what I said just now.
Dialogue 8 (If you have Mori Nagayoshi) Oh, if it isn't Yoshinari's son. I heard that after my death, he went on a rampage in Kai. The Takeda clan also crossed spears with him several times, but he lived up to his name of "Sanza the Attacker" in battle. Let's see how capable your son is in battle.
Dialogue 9 (If you have Iskandar) Iskandar, the King of Conquerors...his outfit's got a nice shade of red. Not to mention that magnificent chariot. I like it. I'd like to go out for drinks with him if I get the chance. I know a good local place. Why don't you come too?
Dialogue 10 Nobushige, huh...he was an overly good brother to me. If he had said he would take over Kai himself, I would have been happy to have lost to him. But Nobushige did not do so, and would not do so. I inherited Kai, and he lived for me. Thank you, my best brother...
Dialogue 11 (If you have Nagakura Shinpachi) Seniors have the hidden power of experience. Don't get caught up by someone's outer appearance and lose sight of their essence. Just look at Shinpachi. Even in his older form, he's... No, he's not a good example. Somehow he's even more energetic than his younger version of himself.
Dialogue 12 (If you have cleared GudaGuda 8) Ujizane...I inherited Kai from my father and he inherited Suruga, and we fought one another. It's just how things are during unstable times, but when a child is forced to focus too much on winning, he will suffer for it...
Likes Things I like? Let's see. Cars aren't bad, but if I had to pick something else, I'd say hot springs. Kai has several hidden hot springs. Hot water is the best way to heal the wounds of war. If you want, I can take you there.
Dislikes I'm not good with caterpillars... Who put that nonsense into your head? I don't know where you heard it from, but...no, I admit it. I'm not a fan of them, to say the least. Happy now? ...Hey, wait a minute! You don't have one with you, do you?! No, even if you do, you can take it out...please don't.
Holy Grail The Holy Grail which makes wishes come true? It seems that the world of magecraft is not so different from the Warring States period, with such transparent bait to make people fight one another.
Event Has that silly nonsense started again? Hmph, I never said I didn't like it. I'm just thinking I won't get bored with you around. Let's head out.
Birthday C'mon, let's go. Where to? I thought I heard today was your day of celebration, am I wrong? ...Right? Alright, hurry up and get in the car. I'll give you the best ride of your life.
Battle Start 1 You cannot pass. You'll have to look elsewhere. But if you insist on passing through, the Takeda clan shall become your foe.
Battle Start 2 Do you really believe you can match the Takeda clan?
Battle Start 3 Standing against me means you stand against the Takeda clan. I hope this is not a jest.
Battle Start 4 Allow me to present the Takeda army!
Skill 1 (Inhaling and exhaling smoke)
Skill 2 Don’t worry, I am here.
Skill 3 This is my castle.
Skill 4 I'll show you the difference in our ranks!
Skill 5 (Ascension 0) Yes, this is the crimson color of the Takeda clan.
Skill 5 (Ascension 1-2) Behave yourself.
Skill 6 (Ascension 0) What a good sound.
Skill 6 (Ascension 1-2) Don't get too close or you'll be eaten.
Command Card 1 Okay.
Command Card 2 Don’t hesitate, just trust in me.
Command Card 3 Alright.
Noble Phantasm Card 1 I'll finish things off with my cavalry!
Noble Phantasm Card 2 This is where we overcome our foes!
Noble Phantasm Card 3 Sear into your eyes, the Takeda clan's tactics!
Noble Phantasm Card 4 Very well, I'll start taking things seriously!
Attack 1 Behind you.
Attack 2 As the forest.
Attack 3 (Ascension 0) I won’t miss.
Attack 3 (Ascension 1-2) Hup!
Attack 4 (Ascension 0) I’ll let you fight rough.
Attack 4 (Ascension 1-2) There’s also this!
Attack 5 Nghagghhh!
Attack 6 As fire!
Attack 7 Don’t move.
Attack 8 As the mountain!
Attack 9 (Ascension 0) Full throttle ahead!
Attack 9 (Ascension 1-2) Black Cloud!
Attack 10 (Ascension 0) Sorry, but you need to stop.
Attack 10 (Ascension 1-2) This is Kai’s rampaging horse!
Attack 11 Whoops, was that too fast?
Attack 12 As the wind!
Attack 13 You’re an eyesore. Disappear.
Attack 14 I’m not wavering a bit!
Attack 15 (Ascension 0) Nngh!
Attack 15 (Ascension 1-2) Dash!
Extra Attack 1 This is the Takeda fist!
Extra Attack 2 Nnrgh, hyah!
Extra Attack 3 Victory is now assured! Take this!
Extra Attack 4 The Takeda clan's flames cannot be extinguished!
Noble Phantasm 1 As fast as the wind. As quiet as the forest. As daring as fire. And immovable as the mountain!
Noble Phantasm 2 It is the Takeda clan's pride...no, my resolve, that will determine this battle! Hgggghhhh, Fūrinkazan!
Noble Phantasm 3 Born with the wind, raised with the forest, walking with fire, and traveling with the mountain. This is the truth of all nature and creation! Fūrinkazan!
Noble Phantasm 4 When I say I'll do something, I always do it. That's how I roll! Raise the banner! Raise the banner of the Takeda clan! Fūrinkazan!
Damage 1 Tch, that really did a number on me...
Damage 2 Agh!
Damage 3 The Takeda clan...will not collapse...!
Damage 4 Ngh!
Defeat 1 Vengeful acts...makes enemies, huh...
Defeat 2 The Takeda clan will never die!
Defeat 3 To think you would...bring me to my knees...!
Defeat 4 Do you have a light for a cigarette?
Victory 1 I am not called the strongest general of the Warring States period for nothing. Don't fret, there's no shame in losing to me.
Victory 2 You need another decade before you can take on the Takeda clan.
Victory 3 Winning a battle in five minutes is excellent, and passable at seven minutes. I'll leave it at that.
Victory 4 You fool. Deceit and deception is a sign of turbulent times. If you have time to yabber away, come and get me.
Takeda Shingen (Ascension 3-4) Lines
Level Up 1 One must train themselves, for growing stronger is a commendable feat.
Level Up 2 Hehehe, my blood is ablaze.
Level Up 3 Put your mind to it, and you can achieve anything. Now, onwards we go!
Ascension 3 This is my Shieldless armor, the Kai Genji's greatest treasure, passed down from Lord Shinra Saburō Yoshimitsu. O Banner, if their battle is long and arduous with the fate of the human world at stake, now is the time for my armor to adorn my body. From this moment on, Shingen shall conquer all your battles!
Ascension 4 You have trained me well. I have fully regained the power that Shingen was said to have possessed in Kai. No, I can feel a power far greater than I ever had welling up from within me. Back then, as the years went by and the more battles I won, the more my nation grew. But the more my nation grew, the more I became entrapped in the obstacles of the world and couldn't move as I wanted. And so it consumed me, and in the end I died halfway through my journey. But being called by you, to stand on this land and wield this power without any barriers to hold me back, is like a dream come true. Hehehe, the Takeda blood that flows through my veins is ablaze with crimson! Come, take my hand! And let us set off, my Master! Join me on this endless journey! That's right, I will race forth! I will continue to race with you under the Fūrinkazan banner!
Bond 1 Not all heroes are good people. If you wish to be a good leader, you must judge them yourself. Of course, that also means judging Shingen's motives, too. After all, I was a man well-known throughout Japan for breaking his promises.
Bond 2 Whatever it is, you must try it at least once. If you believe you cannot do something before you even try, you will never succeed. It is never too late to do something, after all. Hahahahahaha, now that I've said all that, Shingen must set an example. Do you have anything in mind for me? Hoh, streaming? I'll let you point me in the right direction, then.
Bond 3 In Tsutsujigasaki Castle, I built a lavatory that I called "The Mountain." I am proud of it, for it was spacious enough to accommodate a desk and inkstone for writing letters and preparing for the enemy. On top of that, it even had running water. What? Why was the lavatory called "The Mountain?" Hahahahahahaha. Because the mountains are overgrown with flora. Hm? The pun doesn't ring a bell? It's a play on flora (kusaki) and smelly (kusaki)... What? You're saying that's such a dad joke? Hnrgh!
Bond 4 "Plant our flag in Seta." What it's saying is that you should have someone you can trust your own affairs to after you pass. Things could have gone a little better if I had still been around to crush Nobunaga, but that's just wishful thinking. You too should focus your energy on what needs to be done now. It leaves a sour taste, having regrets down the line.
Bond 5 Whatever path you take, I too, will follow. No matter what difficulties or calamities may befall you along the way, Shingen will protect you and be your castle, your stone wall, your moat. Even if I die at the end of it all, as long as I am with you, what does it matter? O Beautiful Banner of Shieldless, behold! With all of my strategic expertise and strength, I will fight alongside my lord in a battle that determines the natural order of the human world!
Dialogue 1 Heading for battle? Come, Black Cloud! Get on. As long as Shingen is here, he shall not be left behind in any battle!
Dialogue 2 The relationship between lord and vassal? Taking the reins of your vassals is quite an arduous task. I cannot imagine how hard it must have been for you to unite the heroes of the past and present. Let me give you a word of advice. Do not use the person, but rather their deeds. Ultimately, you are the one who has full control over them.
Dialogue 3 Our Master-Servant relationship? Regardless of how a contract is written, you mustn't forget the basic principles of gratitude and devotion. One can only call themselves a lord if they can give their vassal what they need, be it money or mercy.
Dialogue 4 (If you have Summer Nobu AND Demon King Nobunaga) Oda Nobunaga, Demon King of the Sixth Heaven, huh... Well, I know it was my letter to her that coined that moniker, but how was I supposed to know she would reply back with such a ridiculous name? I don't know if I can take her seriously. So, who's that over there, the one in the red shirt? What, that's also the Demon King? And wearing a swimsuit at that? Ngh. I have no reason to doubt her abilities, but were her tastes really that foolish?
Dialogue 5 (If you have Tlaloc and have cleared LB7) Lady Tenochtitlan, a waterfront city that flourished in the south. I know a bit about flood control, too. I would love to talk to you about urban planning. What, the city transforms into a giant? Hahahahahaha! It's one thing for my castle to become a horse, but you have jumped not one, but ten steps ahead...!
Dialogue 6 (If you have Zhuge Liang) Is that man really Zhuge Liang? It's never a dull moment with you. Hmm, I'd love to spend hours talking to him about Sun Tzu. What? He'd rather talk about strategy games? I'm not sure I understand, but if this is a competition in military strategy, I can be his opponent.
Dialogue 7 (If you have Red Hare) Red Hare? By that, you mean THAT Red Hare? He thinks he's Lu Bu? Sorry, I don't really get what you're trying to say, but I can tell that horse is definitely a renowned horse. I can tell, that's for certain...
Dialogue 8 (If you have Sei Shōnagon or Summer Nagiko) Sei Shōnagon? Sei Shōnagon of the Thirty-Six Immortal Poets of the Heian period is here? I'd like to ask her for a favor, to instruct me in poetry. So, where is she right - how should I put this, by any chance...is that outspoken colorful lady Sei Shōnagon? Y-yuppers...?
Dialogue 9 You never know how things will turn out, seeing as how that kid from Mikawa would eventually take over the nation. It seems like he took the lesson he learned at the Battle of Mikatagahara to heart. See, it's important to be careful when you are just one step away from your goal. I too learned that painful lesson when I was young. Just like that kid from Mikawa did. Hahahahahaha. Now that I think about it, perhaps it's karma making its way around.
Dialogue 10 (If you have Hijikata Toshizō and have cleared GudaGuda 8) The Kōyō Chinbutai...how were they able to fight on the same space in Kai despite being separated by time? That man, Hijikata Toshizō, truly has the spirit of a demon. Had he been born in the Warring States period, he would most certainly have made a name for himself as a commander.
Dialogue 11 (If you have cleared GudaGuda 8) As a contemporary who competed for dominance over the land, I would be lying if I said that I had no feelings for Lord Yoshimoto, the strongest general of Tōkaidō. If I ever get the chance, I would like to have a chat with Lord Ujiyasu over a drink. Of course, I won't invite Kenshin. Ever.
Dialogue 12 (If you have Uesugi Kenshin) Though she goes by many names - the Dragon of Echigo, God of War, and the avatar of Bishamonten - to me, she is nothing but a god of pestilence. Taking her seriously is a fool's errand, when everything she does seems to defy reason but later makes sense down the line. However, if you find yourself in a hopeless situation, you can rely on her. Yes, you can rely on Kenshin, my lifelong nemesis.
Likes It's not exactly my favorite thing to eat, but I was very particular about my army's field rations. I hear that some of the recipes have been passed down for generations and have become Kai's specialties. It would be fun to go try them sometime.
Dislikes Do the things you don't want to do first, instead of the things you want to do. If you set yourself up this way, you won't be completely screwed even if you have to quit halfway through.
Holy Grail The omnipotent Holy Grail. Frankly, if you ask me, it cannot be used. I am skeptical of its nature. Moreover, if the entire world considers something as good, there is almost always something more to it than meets the eye.
Event There is a festival going on? Oh, you can take all the prey you want? Hahahaha! We can't afford to be late. Let's seize everything we can!
Birthday Today is your day of celebration? Then, how about I write a poem for you? Let's see... Let's get everyone together and have a grand poetry meeting. I will present to you a wonderful poem for this day.
Battle Start 1 Shingen is setting out.
Battle Start 2 Brand onto your body, the Takeda Army!
Battle Start 3 Appointing Shingen as your only general? Hehehe, I'm getting fired up!
Battle Start 4 I shall bet everything on my stratagem to see this battle won.
Skill 1 Do not panic, for I am here!
Skill 2 Difficult to discern, like a shadow.
Skill 3 Rage, Black Cloud!
Skill 4 Horses are great.
Skill 5 This is the Takeda clan's flames!
Skill 6 Set my blood on fire!
Command Card 1 Hoh, so it's come to this.
Command Card 2 Very well.
Command Card 3 Leave it to the Takeda clan.
Noble Phantasm Card 1 Shingen will decide this battle!
Noble Phantasm Card 2 Takeda's eight squadrons shall oblige in any capacity!
Noble Phantasm Card 3 Follow my banner!
Noble Phantasm Card 4 Well done for spotting this opportunity!
Attack 1 Come forth, Black Cloud!
Attack 2 Trample them!
Attack 3 Endure it if you can.
Attack 4 As the fall wind!
Attack 5 Burn!
Attack 6 As the flames!
Attack 7 The tiger's fangs shall crush you!
Attack 8 Right there!
Attack 9 Pulverize them!
Attack 10 As the great mountain!
Attack 11 Seiya!
Attack 12 As Shinra!
Attack 13 Mmm!
Attack 14 Disperse!
Attack 15 As the thunder!
Extra Attack 1 Experience the crimson of the Takeda clan!
Extra Attack 2 To invade like fire!
Extra Attack 3 O Shieldless! Rage crimson and show your dominance!
Extra Attack 4 Turn into flames and strike down the enemy!
Noble Phantasm 1 As fast as the wind. As quiet as the forest. As daring as fire. And immovable as the mountain!
Noble Phantasm 2 Man makes thy castle, thy stone wall, thy moat; Compassion shall be thy ally, while revenge thy foe. Shingen will support you, who bears every burden and stands tall! Fūrinkazan!
Noble Phantasm 3 Raise the Takeda banner high! Raise the banner of Fūrinkazan! Race through heaven and earth, my crimson warriors! Haaarrrgghh!
Noble Phantasm 4 Shingen shall push back the enemy with nothing more than his body! Know the might of the Tiger of Kai that roams the earth! Fūrinkazan!
Damage 1 As if you could put a scratch on Shieldless!
Damage 2 Is that all?
Damage 3 Nnngghh!
Damage 4 Gyarrghh!
Defeat 1 Is it impossible...to cross Seta...?
Defeat 2 Take it...the Takeda clan's flames...
Defeat 3 I...shall never kneel...!
Defeat 4 Go, beyond my corpse...!
Victory 1 Hear me! As long as Shingen is here, I will not let you take a single step on this land!
Victory 2 This is the Takeda cavalry, said to be the strongest force in the Warring States period! Nothing can stop us!
Victory 3 Sigh... All warfare is based on deception, huh... That is precisely why we must win.
Victory 4 If one wants to stop the Takeda clan, they should bring in the Dragon of Echigo... On second thought...don't.
Servant New My Room Lines about Takeda Shingen
Nagao Kagetora (Lancer) Takeda Harunobu? Let's see... The only one who had any chance of killing me was Harunobu. And frankly speaking, fighting against his army would make my heart race with excitement. ...Though, what should I do about that deal-breaker? To put it into modern speak, Bishamonten is salty, too. Very salty.
Nagakura Shinpachi Hey there, General Takeda! Thanks for all your help back then! I'll boast about how you and I stormed the battlefield of Kai for generations to come! ...Thank you, I mean it.
Uesugi Kenshin (Ascension 0-2) Read here.
Uesugi Kenshin (Ascension 3-4) Read here.
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2023.09.12 21:07 Illustrious_Lie_9165 Vivi's true purpose

Vivi will be the captain of Pluton. (Or otherwise central to an ancient weapon)
There are three ancient weapons, and we know that they are named after three gods, each of which is associated with a different realm. We don't know who made these weapons, or who owned them. But it's safe to assume that a different entity / kingdom controlled each one since if the ancient kingdom controlled all three they would have never lost.
If this is true those three entities would have been the three major powers at the time. While this is just guesswork, this does parallel the fact that there are three major powers at play in the current time line (WG, Emperors, Warlords.)
We know the fishmen were one of these powers, and it's safe to assume the ancient kingdom was one as well. This explains why fishmen are discriminated against by the WG, they wanted to disenfranchise them because they view them as a threat.
There is only one other race, that I know of, that the WG hates even more than fishmen, Lunarians. 100 million berries just for INFORMATION about a lunarian. They initially didn't even offer that much money for Nico Robin and she could read the Pone Glyphs.
The sea race controls Poseidon (God of the Sea), we know that humans (under world race*) built Pluton (God of the underworld), so it follows that a sky race would control Uranus (God of the sky)
Now, we know the ancient kingdom had an ancient weapon, but the WG defeated them so they control it currently. And after what happened in Lulusia, theres been a lot of speculation that they have Uranus. This links the Lunarians with the ancient kingdom, further supported by the fact that Mariejois is on top of the red line where we knew the Lunarians resided at one point. They must have pulled a Cortes and built Mariejois on top of the ruins of the ancient kingdom like Mexico city and Tenochtitlan.
This is where my theory gets a rocky, I believe everything prior to this, but this just guess work.
Imu was seen with four pictures, Shirahoshi, Luffy, Blackbeard, and Vivi. Shirahoshi is an ancient weapon. Luffy is Joy Boy. There is clearly more to blackbeard than meets the eye, we don't know what, but it's unsurprising to see him here. But why is Vivi here? Here is my theory. Luffy / Joy Boy are connected to the ancient kingdom / Uranus. As the WG's main enemy during the void century was the Ancient Kingdom, and as the main "antagonist" we hear about is joy boy, its safe to assume Joy Boy was connected to the kingdom (also supported by 1092 spoilers.)
Vivi is much harder to prove she's connected to Pluton. We know Lilly D Nefertari is responsible for the creation and / or distribution of the Poneglyphs, and we know they were made on Wano. And we know that she vanished at some point as well.
Here is the chain of events as I see them:
  1. Lilly was sent to Wano to destroy them with Pluton. She instead betrays the WG and tells Wano about the fall of the Ancient Kingdom
  2. The Poneglyphs were created or sent out
  3. Wano closes its borders keeping both Pluton and Lilly safe
  4. The poneglyph showing Pluton's location is delivered to her family to tell them where she is since they would be aware of her connection to Pluton.
This explains why Vivi would have the Pluton Poneglyph, as well as why Lilly went missing, because no one would be able to leave Wano until the rain water filled up the walls. Since Vivi is a pacifist she would be the best person to give so much power to, since she would be hesitant to use it, same with Shirahoshi and her cowardice.
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*While humans obviously don't live in the under world, since humans came from the moon and would have landed on the sky islands first, and the islands below would have been the under world.
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2023.08.19 11:31 j_vettom_hanks Tips for creating an engaging 25 minute ancient history presentation to a grade 5 class.

Hello all. I’m a teacher aide in primary school who is studying my B.ed(1st year) to become a primary school teacher.
After impressing one of my teachers with my ancient history knowledge they have offered me a lesson in the last week of term 3 to teach the class on ancient history which I excitedly accepted. I have never taught a whole class before and I was wondering if you have any tips to make it more engaging?
My idea so far is to borrow a large map from the library so I can point to the areas I am talking about. I was going to cover several civilisations and mainly focus on interesting facts. I would start with Alexander the Great and tell them about his phalanx which wielded a sarissa pike. I will ask for a volunteer to help measure the 6m length and mark it on the double white board, which I will use as a timeline. After talking about Alexander’s eastern conquests I will then talk about Mesopotamia and that it means between 2 rivers, and that Sumer was the first to develop writing by using clay and a reed stylus and I will pass a clay tablet with cuneiform around the class.
Next will be Egypt and the Pyramids. Then about Pheonecia and the alphabet and origin of the colour purple. After that will be Julius Caesar and the Romans. I will explain how a pilum works and the seige of Alesia. Following will be Justinian and how he caught the plague, reconquered Rome and murdered 40 000 people in the hippodrome. Then about the Aztec Empire. Where the name Mexico comes from and the building of Tenochtitlan on lake Texcoco and about how European diseases decimated the population even before Cortez reached the capital.
I will be updating the timeline with the civilisations and using pictures on the magic white board.
Any tips for a more engaging presentation?
Thanks in advance.
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2023.08.16 12:53 Konchew Summer Melusine's Lines

Summer Melusine [CV: Kouno Marika]
Battle Start 1 Did you do your warm-ups properly? Gotcha, then there's no need to go easy on you.
Battle Start 2 Sorry, my schedule is full. I can't play around with you.
Battle Start 3 This'll be just right for an exercise.
Battle Start 4 Arondight~? No, this is Melusinedight. Using a sword in a southern country would be boorish, no?
Skill 1 Water is delicious, isn't it?
Skill 2 Hm? Do you want some too?
Skill 3 It got annoying!
Skill 4 I wonder if they could behave themselves~
Skill 5 Wake me up when it's time~...
Skill 6 I'm the best of the best...right?
Command Card Select 1 I don't mind, you know?
Command Card Select 2 That's easy.
Command Card Select 3 It might turn out to be fun.
Noble Phantasm Card Select 1 An impossible mission? It's my time to shine then.
Noble Phantasm Card Select 2 I'll show you the fastest speed on these waters!
Noble Phantasm Card Select 3 Converting to the dragon pack!
Attack 1 Pécheur!
Attack 2 There!
Attack 3 Let's go! Melufistdight Kick!
Attack 4 Fuh, hah! Sei!
Attack 5 Rescue is──────unnecessary, I see!
Attack 6 High Angle Air Diver!
Attack 7 Melufistdight: Guilty! Innocence!
Attack 8 Heavy! Hard! Strong!
Attack 9 Spinning Thunder!
Attack 10 This is the finishing blow!
Attack 11 Hah! Ryaryaryaryarya, teryah~!
Attack 12 Mouth-to-mouth!
Attack 13 I should use this too.
Attack 14 Dei! Dei! Soreh!
Extra Attack 1 Locked on to target! Commencing carpet bombing!
Extra Attack 2 Armor purged; your heart is mine!
Extra Attack 3 Super strong dragon combination!
Noble Phantasm 1 Melusine: Steam catapult ready, the deployment of the blast director is finished! Nemo Marine: Fullbody armoring, set! Melusine: Takeoff! Target in range! Commencing combat! Raise the splash radius! Sprite Albion (The Unspoiled Heartbeat That Builds A Rainbow)!!
Noble Phantasm 2 Melusine: Great, this is how things should be...Everyone! Wait in the cabin! Chu chu♪ Nemo Marine: Wah~! That's our line~! Melusine: Launch me! Master! I'll show you the breath of Summer! Go! Sprite Albion (The Unspoiled Heartbeat That Builds A Rainbow)!!
Noble Phantasm 3 Melusine: Shooter, anything of note? Nemo Marine: The waves are high! Take care! Melusine: Then I'll attack as much as possible! Reel them in! Arondight!! Nemo Marine: Wasn't there something on the missile just now~!?
Damaged 1 Uwah, unbelievable!
Damaged 2 Not bad.
Defeat 1 Ah...this won't do. I'm going to the beach for a while. Come pick me up later, okay?
Defeat 2 Ah, right, I forgot the sunscreen. You all should be careful too.
Defeat 3 To get in the way of a dragon's romance...like I thought, I should burn them to a crisp after all.
Victory 1 Phew~, that felt good. Being a faerie of a southern country isn't half bad either.
Victory 2 How was it? Were you captivated by me? I was quite sporty, wasn't I?
Victory 3 I'll rescue them after incapacitating them. That's just common sense.
Level up 1 Leveling up is quite plain compared to ascension...I can wait quietly, but I'd like to hurry and get to the next stage~.
Level up 2 Thank you for always providing me with embers...you're prioritizing me over the other Servants, right?
Level up 3 I'll get stronger even during Summer! It's natural! I've got a dragon heart, after all!
Level up 4 Ya~y! Master, are you watching~? Meluko's become cuter again~! Victory, victory!
Ascension 1 I'm surprised...I've exposed my horns yet my outer skin hasn't turned dark...still, this color is quite nice. It is similar to my original version's coloring, after all. ...I'm sure it's because someone is thinking fondly of me──────right?
Ascension 2 Wait just a little bit more! I'm in the middle of creating a new outer skin using the resources you've given me.
Bond 1 It's a swimsuit, right? I've checked on that much, 2 years after I could feel bodily sensations, that is. It is impossible for other Servants to have something I do not. Ah, but I don't feel like swimming so keep that in mind. Watering holes that are not lakes are not to my liking.
Bond 2 This time I'm a Ruler so I switched my armaments to something more fitting. Arondight became Melufistdight and Tychedight became Tychekaiser! I've always liked mecha-like close-range combat, after all! Besides, wouldn't it be lamentable if my precious bodyline were covered up by my weaponry?
Bond 3 Get plenty of sleep in the mornings. Sleep gracefully on the beach in the afternoons. Coming into contact with the lover is to be done after the sun has set and the temperature has cooled down. Have you learned the common sense of the dragon species?
Bond 4 While I might relax in my bed or on the beach without moving a muscle, that doesn't mean I want to be left alone. To tell you the truth, I want you to always be by my side, but...I can't get in the way of Master's work. Waiting for your return is also my duty as your mate. It's so painful.
Bond 5 I've been listening to Master's wishes so far so shouldn't it be about time you listen to mine too? Give me all your rest days for this week. On Saturday, it'll be just the two of us the whole day once noon has passed, and on Sunday, we'll be looking at attractions in the afternoon! Look, look, I've checked on all the places we'd want to visit! After we had something delicious to eat, let's go watch an aircraft race, okay~?
Dialogue 1 A battle? Okay, let's do some light exercise.
Dialogue 2 I have no complaints about being a Servant. Being restricted feels stifling, but at the same time, there is no need to worry that I might go on a rampage. Or will you let me go on one, Master?
Dialogue 3 Melusine: My relationship with you, Master? You're asking about that? Even though we came to the resort together? Even though this is our private beach!? Morgan: ...Hm? You're wrong about that.
Dialogue 4 Melusine: Your Highness Morgan, thank you for doing this for us! I'm really fond of this high-class hotel~! The private beach you added for my personal use is great as well! Barghest: What are you talking about? (If you have Saviour Tonelico and she is past ascension 3)
Dialogue 5 Caith-Cú-MikoCern? Isn't that Baobhan Sith mistaking this for Halloween? (If you have Caith-Cú-MikoCern)
Dialogue 6 Ah~, thanks for your hard work~, Head Maid~. Wash my swimsuit after you're done cleaning the rooms~. Are you free tonight~? If you are~, let's meet up in the hall~. ──────I want to try taking a shot from your new armaments~. (If you have UDK Barghest)
Dialogue 7 Melusine: Oberon...to think he would change into a swimsuit... I wonder if he can swim... ────Gasp! Don't tell me I'm the only one among the dragons that can't swim!? Castoria: That can't be the case, can it? (If you have Oberon)
Dialogue 8 Kiyohime has a swimsuit too~? Since she's a dragon from the East and she's familiar with the sea as well...is she that Otohime person? (If you have Summer Kiyohime)
Dialogue 9 The Third Beasts are all wearing swimsuits~? Chaldea's really...hm? That thing that looks like an enormous shellfish is actually a dragon? [1] The depths of the sea are an even greater den of monsters than the sky, huh... (If you have Summer Kiara and Summer Kama)
Likes What I like goes without saying, no? Right now, I like spending time on the beach! The beaches of a southern country are refreshing and very pleasant.
Dislikes I'm of the strongest species so I have no weaknesses. Be that as it may, while I might have no intentions of entering the sea, a pool's perfectly fine.
Holy Grail The Holy Grail's nice~. If I was my usual self I'd use it for my growth, but I've learned all kinds of things recently. I wish I could use a Holy Grail to create a closed space that is to my liking...
Event An event's being held right now~. Let's go enjoy ourselves, Master!
Birthday So it has arrived...your birthday. I am happy about the proof of your birth, but I have mixed feelings about it. No matter hard we try, I'll remain your senior in age and a year passes in the blink of an eye...I want to celebrate your birthday more, several hundreds of times, but there is a limit to it. Still...that is exactly what will make it an unforgettable time... Keep your expectation high, Master! Look forward to a birthday that will be even more fun than last year's! I swear on the name of Albion that I will keep updating what you consider your greatest memory until your life's completely spent!
Summoning Time has finally caught up with us. Ruler-class Servant, Melusine. I heard your summons and came flying. This time, I'm a faerie of water as well so I was thinking of changing the name of this frame. How about...Melusine Ondine?
Melusine Ondine [CV: Kouno Marika]
Battle Start 1 One should take a short break from vacationing and go all out from time to time...right?
Battle Start 2 Commencing combat. I'll show you what a dragon's dogfight is like.
Battle Start 3 I hope I can use up what I'm equipped with...
Battle Start 4 There's no such thing as me running out of fuel so don't think you can escape, okay?
Skill 1 Let's fight atop the waters.
Skill 2 This is all the surfing I'll do.
Skill 3 I won't fail to shoot you down...!
Skill 4 This is how it should be.
Skill 5 Okay, let's take it easy.
Skill 6 Let's lightly loosen up, ngh.
Command Card Select 1 Yay!
Command Card Select 2 Is that a request?
Command Card Select 3 As you command.
Noble Phantasm Card Select 1 Should I try setting a new record?
Noble Phantasm Card Select 2 I'll leave the greatest vapor trail of this planet!
Noble Phantasm Card Select 3 Wait for me in the cabin, Master♪
Attack 1 Launching ASM!
Attack 2 Around there, I guess?
Attack 3 I'll get closer.
Attack 4 I'll scatter them!
Attack 5 Dash, Jarett!
Attack 6 How fun.
Attack 7 Buster Tail!
Attack 8 I'll put you through a painful experience!
Attack 9 One drum, three hundred rounds!
Attack 10 HAAAAAAAAAH!
Attack 11 Let's cool your head.
Attack 12 You're truly useless.
Attack 13 Singal!
Attack 14 Sonic!
Extra Attack 1 Gun them down, Jarett! Finish them!
Extra Attack 2 You got cocky...your vacation ends here.
Extra Attack 3 Formation: Ondine!
Noble Phantasm 1 Melusine: Signs of the enemy can be perceived with the naked eye. Am I still not permitted to take off? Nemo Marine: Flight line clear. Ready to launch, GO! Melusine: Ondine is off! Launching ASM! Jarett, fully open! Draw a rainbow──────Sprite Albion (The Unspoiled Heartbeat That Builds A Rainbow)!!
Noble Phantasm 2 Melusine: I see it! Faerie Control, I'll be back right away! Nemo Marine: Good hunting, Faerie! Melusine: You guys too! My name is Melusine──────the maiden of water soaring through the sky! Showdown Arondight!!
Noble Phantasm 3 What a nice sky, I've no complaints. Shooter, what about the aforementioned signal? Nemo Marine: Everything's perfect, Meluko! Melusine: Good work♪ Arming all weaponry! ...Hm? Octopus: Kreigoーーーーn... Nemo Marine: Gasp!? Kreigo~~~n!!
Damaged 1 A direct hit...!?
Damaged 2 Hmph.
Defeat 1 The airbags are damaged...I'll return to base just in case.
Defeat 2 This is as far as we go. Let's return to the hotel, Master.
Defeat 3 The current me is wearing a swimsuit and is working as a rescue squad member...in other words, I'm not serious. See you later?
Victory 1 See, it was easy. Defeating and rescuing are pretty much the same, aren't they?
Victory 2 Leave the sky and the sea to me. There's nothing I'm not good at.
Victory 3 Phew...that felt good. I think I might have taken a liking to these armaments♡
Level up 1 I've leveled up? The upgrade was so small I couldn't tell. Be more bold with it next time...okay?
Level up 2 Eh~? We're gonna reach the limit soon? So fast. I'd like higher firepower~...don't we have any Holy Grails left~?
Level up 3 I'm faster than anyone, stronger than anyone, and forever state-of-the-art. Also, Summer is all about the sky instead of the sea. Got it?
Level up 4 The armored unit's output has increased. None can catch up to me...other than you, Master, that is?
Ascension 3 Perfect...! I'm a Ruler-class dragon on a vacation, after all, my armaments should be at least this good, you know? How about it, my Master? You like how cute I am, but you also like how cool I am...right?
Ascension 4 I knew what the blue sky was like from Albion's memories, but...to think it would be so different when I actually flew through it. Grief tore through my chest whenever I flew through the twilit skies, but this sky seems to sweep away my heart. ...I might have already put it into words several times, but──────thank you, Master. For giving me[2] a new future... The broken remains of the grieving dragon that couldn't return to its birthplace managed to obtain something even greater. ──────Fufu, squeeze. I'm holding on to it tight with the hardest claws on this planet.
Dialogue 1 No way!? That armor is made of the same material as my armour and its manufacturing technology is even greater than mine...!? Mysterious Heroine XX...just where the hell is this dragon from...? (If you have MHXX)
Dialogue 2 Moon Gunner Tametomo...I like it. If he were to be destroyed, I'll take over his main armament...it would be without permission though. (If you have Minamoto no Tametomo)
Dialogue 3 A giant robot...I wonder if I could pull it off too if I turned my Saint Graph into a luminous body. Still, for the frame to be so large, that's rather...embarrassing, no? (If you have Servants with giant robots (Takasugi/Odysseus/Europa/Tenochtitlan))
Dialogue 4 One can't underestimate the Faerie Knights of the Pan-Human History either. To me, Britomart's armor is the pinnacle of fantasy. This is how a faerie should be. Britomart herself is very excellent too with her frankness...Like I thought, it's the wind, she's like the wind. (If you have Britomart)
Dialogue 5 I have no intentions of getting along with invading lifeforms...but I can't say no to Kukulkan when she comes to challenge me to a contest. Well, it seems like more than half of the Earth has been naturalized already, right? She is the best to have as a rival. She is worth overtaking. (If you have Kukulkan and cleared LB7)
Dialogue 6 Did you see, Master~! That steam-powered catapult! You can tell that it's not an electromagnetic one at least, right? The fact that it rotates to launch you is so good too~! "Well, it's not strange for a battleship to have fighter jets" is what the Captain said, I think? Even though Captain Nemo looks like that, he is still a boy inside, right~ (If you have Nemo)
Translator notes: [1] While the Shen is usually depicted as a sea monster in the form of a clam, it is also said to be a shape-shifting dragon. [2] Meluko uses "watashi" here if the Master is male and "boku" if the Master is female.
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2023.08.16 12:50 Konchew Summer Melusine's Lines

Summer Melusine [CV: Kouno Marika]
Battle Start 1 Did you do your warm-ups properly? Gotcha, then there's no need to go easy on you.
Battle Start 2 Sorry, my schedule is full. I can't play around with you.
Battle Start 3 This'll be just right for an exercise.
Battle Start 4 Arondight~? No, this is Melusinedight. Using a sword in a southern country would be boorish, no?
Skill 1 Water is delicious, isn't it?
Skill 2 Hm? Do you want some too?
Skill 3 It got annoying!
Skill 4 I wonder if they could behave themselves~
Skill 5 Wake me up when it's time~...
Skill 6 I'm the best of the best...right?
Command Card Select 1 I don't mind, you know?
Command Card Select 2 That's easy.
Command Card Select 3 It might turn out to be fun.
Noble Phantasm Card Select 1 An impossible mission? It's my time to shine then.
Noble Phantasm Card Select 2 I'll show you the fastest speed on these waters!
Noble Phantasm Card Select 3 Converting to the dragon pack!
Attack 1 Pécheur!
Attack 2 There!
Attack 3 Let's go! Melufistdight Kick!
Attack 4 Fuh, hah! Sei!
Attack 5 Rescue is──────unnecessary, I see!
Attack 6 High Angle Air Diver!
Attack 7 Melufistdight: Guilty! Innocence!
Attack 8 Heavy! Hard! Strong!
Attack 9 Spinning Thunder!
Attack 10 This is the finishing blow!
Attack 11 Hah! Ryaryaryaryarya, teryah~!
Attack 12 Mouth-to-mouth!
Attack 13 I should use this too.
Attack 14 Dei! Dei! Soreh!
Extra Attack 1 Locked on to target! Commencing carpet bombing!
Extra Attack 2 Armor purged; your heart is mine!
Extra Attack 3 Super strong dragon combination!
Noble Phantasm 1 Melusine: Steam catapult ready, the deployment of the blast director is finished! Nemo Marine: Fullbody armoring, set! Melusine: Takeoff! Target in range! Commencing combat! Raise the splash radius! The Unspoiled Heartbeat That Builds A Rainbow!!
Noble Phantasm 2 Melusine: Great, this is how things should be...Everyone! Wait in the cabin! Chu chu♪ Nemo Marine: Wah~! That's our line~! Melusine: Launch me! Master! I'll show you the breath of Summer! Go! The Unspoiled Heartbeat That Builds A Rainbow!!
Noble Phantasm 3 Melusine: Shooter, anything of note? Nemo Marine: The waves are high! Take care! Melusine: Then I'll attack as much as possible! Reel them in! Arondight!! Nemo Marine: Wasn't there something on the missile just now~!?
Damaged 1 Uwah, unbelievable!
Damaged 2 Not bad.
Defeat 1 Ah...this won't do. I'm going to the beach for a while. Come pick me up later, okay?
Defeat 2 Ah, right, I forgot the sunscreen. You all should be careful too.
Defeat 3 To get in the way of a dragon's romance...like I thought, I should burn them to a crisp after all.
Victory 1 Phew~, that felt good. Being a faerie of a southern country isn't half bad either.
Victory 2 How was it? Were you captivated by me? I was quite sporty, wasn't I?
Victory 3 I'll rescue them after incapacitating them. That's just common sense.
Level up 1 Leveling up is quite plain compared to ascension...I can wait quietly, but I'd like to hurry and get to the next stage~.
Level up 2 Thank you for always providing me with embers...you're prioritizing me over the other Servants, right?
Level up 3 I'll get stronger even during Summer! It's natural! I've got a dragon heart, after all!
Level up 4 Ya~y! Master, are you watching~? Meluko's become cuter again~! Victory, victory!
Ascension 1 I'm surprised...I've exposed my horns yet my outer skin hasn't turned dark...still, this color is quite nice. It is similar to my original version's coloring, after all. ...I'm sure it's because someone is thinking fondly of me──────right?
Ascension 2 Wait just a little bit more! I'm in the middle of creating a new outer skin using the resources you've given me.
Bond 1 It's a swimsuit, right? I've checked on that much, 2 years after I could feel bodily sensations, that is. It is impossible for other Servants to have something I do not. Ah, but I don't feel like swimming so keep that in mind. Watering holes that are not lakes are not to my liking.
Bond 2 This time I'm a Ruler so I switched my armaments to something more fitting. Arondight became Melufistdight and Tychedight became Tychekaiser! I've always liked mecha-like close-range combat, after all! Besides, wouldn't it be lamentable if my precious bodyline were covered up by my weaponry?
Bond 3 Get plenty of sleep in the mornings. Sleep gracefully on the beach in the afternoons. Coming into contact with the lover is to be done after the sun has set and the temperature has cooled down. Have you learned the common sense of the dragon species?
Bond 4 While I might relax in my bed or on the beach without moving a muscle, that doesn't mean I want to be left alone. To tell you the truth, I want you to always be by my side, but...I can't get in the way of Master's work. Waiting for your return is also my duty as your mate. It's so painful.
Bond 5 I've been listening to Master's wishes so far so shouldn't it be about time you listen to mine too? Give me all your rest days for this week. On Saturday, it'll be just the two of us the whole day once noon has passed, and on Sunday, we'll be looking at attractions in the afternoon! Look, look, I've checked on all the places we'd want to visit! After we had something delicious to eat, let's go watch an aircraft race, okay~?
Dialogue 1 A battle? Okay, let's do some light exercise.
Dialogue 2 I have no complaints about being a Servant. Being restricted feels stifling, but at the same time, there is no need to worry that I might go on a rampage. Or will you let me go on one, Master?
Dialogue 3 Melusine: My relationship with you, Master? You're asking about that? Even though we came to the resort together? Even though this is our private beach!? Morgan: ...Hm? You're wrong about that.
Dialogue 4 Melusine: Your Highness Morgan, thank you for doing this for us! I'm really fond of this high-class hotel~! The private beach you added for my personal use is great as well! Barghest: What are you talking about? (If you have Saviour Tonelico and she is past ascension 3)
Dialogue 5 Caith-Cú-MikoCern? Isn't that Baobhan Sith mistaking this for Halloween? (If you have Caith-Cú-MikoCern)
Dialogue 6 Ah~, thanks for your hard work~, Head Maid~. Wash my swimsuit after you're done cleaning the rooms~. Are you free tonight~? If you are~, let's meet up in the hall~. ──────I want to try taking a shot from your new armaments~. (If you have UDK Barghest)
Dialogue 7 Melusine: Oberon...to think he would change into a swimsuit... I wonder if he can swim... ────Gasp! Don't tell me I'm the only one among the dragons that can't swim!? Castoria: That can't be the case, can it? (If you have Oberon)
Dialogue 8 Kiyohime has a swimsuit too~? Since she's a dragon from the East and she's familiar with the sea as well...is she that Otohime person? (If you have Summer Kiyohime)
Dialogue 9 The Third Beasts are all wearing swimsuits~? Chaldea's really...hm? That thing that looks like an enormous shellfish is actually a dragon? [1] The depths of the sea are an even greater den of monsters than the sky, huh... (If you have Summer Kiara and Summer Kama)
Likes What I like goes without saying, no? Right now, I like spending time on the beach! The beaches of a southern country are refreshing and very pleasant.
Dislikes I'm of the strongest species so I have no weaknesses. Be that as it may, while I might have no intentions of entering the sea, a pool's perfectly fine.
Holy Grail The Holy Grail's nice~. If I was my usual self I'd use it for my growth, but I've learned all kinds of things recently. I wish I could use a Holy Grail to create a closed space that is to my liking...
Event An event's being held right now~. Let's go enjoy ourselves, Master!
Birthday So it has arrived...your birthday. I am happy about the proof of your birth, but I have mixed feelings about it. No matter hard we try, I'll remain your senior in age and a year passes in the blink of an eye...I want to celebrate your birthday more, several hundreds of times, but there is a limit to it. Still...that is exactly what will make it an unforgettable time... Keep your expectation high, Master! Look forward to a birthday that will be even more fun than last year's! I swear on the name of Albion that I will keep updating what you consider your greatest memory until your life's completely spent!
Summoning Time has finally caught up with us. Ruler-class Servant, Melusine. I heard your summons and came flying. This time, I'm a faerie of water as well so I was thinking of changing the name of this frame. How about...Melusine Ondine?
Melusine Ondine [CV: Kouno Marika]
Battle Start 1 One should to take a short break from vacationing and go all out from time to time...right?
Battle Start 2 Commencing combat. I'll show you what a dragon's dogfight is like.
Battle Start 3 I hope I can use up what I'm equipped with...
Battle Start 4 There's no such thing as me running out of fuel so don't think you can escape, okay?
Skill 1 Let's fight atop the waters.
Skill 2 This is all the surfing I'll do.
Skill 3 I won't fail to shoot you down...!
Skill 4 This is how it should be.
Skill 5 Okay, let's take it easy.
Skill 6 Let's lightly loosen up, ngh.
Command Card Select 1 Yay!
Command Card Select 2 Is that a request?
Command Card Select 3 As you command.
Noble Phantasm Card Select 1 Should I try setting a new record?
Noble Phantasm Card Select 2 I'll leave the greatest vapor trail of this planet!
Noble Phantasm Card Select 3 Wait for me in the cabin, Master♪
Attack 1 Launching ASM!
Attack 2 Around there, I guess?
Attack 3 I'll get closer.
Attack 4 I'll scatter them!
Attack 5 Dash, Jarett!
Attack 6 How fun.
Attack 7 Buster Tail!
Attack 8 I'll put you through a painful experience!
Attack 9 One drum, three hundred rounds!
Attack 10 HAAAAAAAAAH!
Attack 11 Let's cool your head.
Attack 12 You're truly useless.
Attack 13 Singal!
Attack 14 Sonic!
Extra Attack 1 Gun them down, Jarett! Finish them!
Extra Attack 2 You got cocky...your vacation ends here.
Extra Attack 3 Formation: Ondine!
Noble Phantasm 1 Melusine: Signs of the enemy can be perceived with the naked eye. Am I still not permitted to take off? Nemo Marine: Flight line clear. Ready to launch, GO! Melusine: Ondine is off! Launching ASM! Jarett, fully open! Draw a rainbow──────The Unspoiled Heartbeat That Builds A Rainbow!!
Noble Phantasm 2 Melusine: I see it! Faerie Control, I'll be back right away! Nemo Marine: Have a good hunt, Faerie! Melusine: You guys too! My name is Melusine──────the maiden of water soaring through the sky! Showdown Arondight!!
Noble Phantasm 3 What a nice sky, it's perfect. Shooter, what about the aforementioned signal? Nemo Marine: Everything's perfect, Meluko! Melusine: Good work♪ Arming all weaponry! ...Hm? Octopus: Kreigoーーーーn... Nemo Marine: Gasp!? Kreigo~~~n!!
Damaged 1 A direct hit...!?
Damaged 2 Hmph.
Defeat 1 The airbags are damaged...I'll return to base just in case.
Defeat 2 This is as far as we go. Let's return to the hotel, Master.
Defeat 3 The current me is wearing a swimsuit and is working as a rescue squad member...in other words, I'm not serious. See you later?
Victory 1 See, it was easy. Defeating and rescuing are pretty much the same, aren't they?
Victory 2 Leave the sky and the sea to me. There's nothing I'm not good at.
Victory 3 Phew...that felt good. I think I might have taken a liking to these armaments♡
Level up 1 I've leveled up? The upgrade was so small I couldn't tell. Be more bold with it next time...okay?
Level up 2 Eh~? We're gonna reach the limit soon? So fast. I'd like higher firepower~...don't we have any Holy Grails left~?
Level up 3 I'm faster than anyone, stronger than anyone, and forever state-of-the-art. Also, Summer is all about the sky instead of the sea. Got it?
Level up 4 The armored unit's output has increased. None can catch up to me...other than you, Master, that is?
Ascension 3 Perfect...! I'm a Ruler-class dragon on a vacation, after all, my armaments should be at least this good, you know? How about it, my Master? You like how cute I am, but you also like how cool I am...right?
Ascension 4 I knew what the blue sky was like from Albion's memories, but...to think it would be so different when I actually flew through it. Grief tore through my chest whenever I flew through the twilit skies, but this sky seems to sweep away my heart. ...I might have already put it into words several times, but──────thank you, Master. For giving me[2] a new future... The broken remains of the grieving dragon that couldn't return to its birthplace managed to obtain something even greater. ──────Fufu, squeeze. I'm holding on to it tight with the hardest claws on this planet.
Dialogue 1 No way!? That armor is made of the same material as my armour and its manufacturing technology is even greater than mine...!? Mysterious Heroine XX...just where the hell is this dragon from...? (If you have MHXX)
Dialogue 2 Moon Gunner Tametomo...I like it. If he were to be destroyed, I'll take over his main armament...it would be without permission though. (If you have Minamoto no Tametomo)
Dialogue 3 A giant robot...I wonder if I could pull it off too if I turned my Saint Graph into a luminous body. Still, for the frame to be so large, that's rather...embarrassing, no? (If you have Servants with giant robots (Takasugi/Odysseus/Europa/Tenochtitlan))
Dialogue 4 One can't underestimate the Faerie Knights of the Pan-Human History either. To me, Britomart's armor is the pinnacle of fantasy. This is how a faerie should be. Britomart herself is very excellent too with her frankness...Like I thought, it's the wind, she's like the wind. (If you have Britomart)
Dialogue 5 I have no intentions of getting along with invading lifeforms...but I can't say no to Kukulkan when she comes to challenge me to a contest. Well, it seems like more than half of the Earth has been naturalized already, right? She is the best to have as a rival. She is worth overtaking. (If you have Kukulkan and cleared LB7)
Dialogue 6 Did you see, Master~! That steam-powered catapult! You can tell that it's not an electromagnetic one at least, right? The fact that it rotates to launch you is so good too~! "Well, it's not strange for a battleship to have fighter jets" is what the Captain said, I think? Even though Captain Nemo looks like that, he is still a boy inside, right~ (If you have Nemo)
Translator notes: [1] While the Shen is usually depicted as a sea monster in the form of a clam, it is also said to be a shape-shifting dragon. [2] Meluko uses "watashi" here if the Master is male and "boku" if the Master is female.
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2023.08.15 15:44 WorrryWort 1 oz Silver Proof PreColumbian - the Mayan Collection

1 oz Silver Proof PreColumbian - the Mayan Collection
The 3rd collection in the PreColumbian series honors the Mayan culture, one of the oldest of the Mesoamerican civilizations. Mayan history dates from circa 1800 BC with the most prosperous period beginning around 250 AD. The Maya occupied areas in modern day southeast Mexico, the Yucatán Peninsula, Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador and Honduras. The most prominent groups were the Yucatec and the K'iche. Distributed over a wide territory, the Maya are represented by multiple city-states including Tikal, Chichen Itza, and Palenque, rather than a single large city like Tenochtitlan. Within the cities, but also between a few of them, the Maya constructed sacbeob, or "white ways", paved roads coated with limestone stucco. The most famous sacbeob are found in Yucatán, but many survive in other Mayan areas as well. The Maya placed their ornate stone temples atop huge, step-sided pyramids. El Castillo, located in Chichén Itza, is the most widely recognized of these. The interiors of the temples were decorated with intricate murals and hieroglyphics, and in fact the Maya are noted for having the most fully developed written language known in the pre-Columbian Americas. They were also advanced in their studies of math and astronomy and are particularly known for their sophisficated calendrical svstem. The Mayan economy was largely agricultural, and evidence of their advances in this area can still be seen today, most notably in raised fields that were built in the swamps and flood plains. The society was hierarchical, with royalty at the top, followed by commoners, servants, and slaves. Only the nobility were allowed to serve as priests, who were responsible for ritual observances and maintaining the calendar, among other duties. Like other Mesoamerican religions, Mayan rituals included human sacrifice, using methods of decapitation, heart removal, and disembowelment, which were depicted in their artwork.
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2023.07.12 17:00 Adventurous-Ear9433 Mesoamerican accounts of Chanes(People of the Serpent) 'Iguana Race', Sumerian artifacts uncovered in Andean Subterranean complex stretching for miles, Origins of King Pakal

Cueva Los Tayos Father Crespi Also known as the Metal Library, was discovered in the Andes hidden deep within the jungles. The cave consists of miles of subterranean tunnels & passages that I personally was told stretches across the continent. The photo is just a small collage of various artifacts that are easily recognizable but there has been literally thousands more. In fact, the Central Cathedral of Cuenca's decorated with hundreds of pieces of Gold discovered in the cave. Hidden Hand in Human Evolution
Always attributed to the Aztec, though in reality an Olmec(Mandig-Xi) diety "Tepeyolloti," meaning "Heart of the Mountain" was a bearded God of caves; his temple had to be made of stone, preferably inside of a mountain.. youll find him shown always with an object similar to a flamethrower. This depiction is popular in Peru, Bolivia , Daiza 40 in Oaxaca also show this. This is because ancient texts & accounts detail how he came with technology that allowed him to use 'fire to pierce the mountain, inside of which he built his habitation'.
In the Naga-Maya Books of Chilam Balam the first inhabitants of Yucatan were the “People of the Serpent”.(Chanes, Iguana Race) They came from the east in ships with their leader Itzamana, “Serpent of the East”, a healer who could cure by laying on hands, and who revived the dead.’
‘Kukulkan,’ stated another tradition, ‘came with nineteen companions, two of whom were gods offish, two others gods of agriculture, and a god of thunder ... They stayed ten years in Yucatan. Kukulkan made wise laws and then set sail and disappeared in the direction of the rising sun'
Ancient Near East Historian Berossus talks about humanitys ancestry & like Hesoid describe the Serpent race who were 'monstrous' in Appearance but benefactors of humanity.
Quetzalcóatl " Stand with me in the Year of Te-Tac-patl. Look across the Sunrise Ocean. Three ships come like great birds flying"Uap Reverse Engineering .... the Tulli Papyrus UFO account is genuine & The Book of Ezekiel plagiarized the Annals of Thutmose.Enki is God Ptah(cthonic God)& you see when Horus challenged Seth for the throne. "Horus attacked Seth from a Nar", a term which in the ancient Near East meant "Fiery Pillar".... Depictions from pre-dynastic showed this celestial chariot as a long, cylindrical object with a funnel-like tail and a bulkhead from which rays are spewed out, a kind of a celestial submarine. In front the Nar had two headlights or "eyes," which according to the Egyptian tales changed color from blue to red'
Now ive spent a great deal of my life with the Itza Maya & i have permission to tell the story as the elders teach. A race of people appeared out of the Atlantic, guided by a distinguished leader named Votan(scholars call King Pakal) Its said that his race came from Valum Chivum(Sounds like Chilam balam 'Books of Chilam Balam)' to Earth and built a tower. (Go back to my Hopi-Kasskara thread i detail the Hopis account & you can compare)Beneath that tower was a place that allowed him to travel back and forth to Earth. (Yaxche) He was ordered by the gods to go to America to found a culture.By the way of the 'dwelling of the thirteen snakes' ..America was once known as "Amaraka-Land of the wise Serpents'.. He traveled up the Usumacinta river and founded Palatquapi. Palenque, isn't its name only what's known to the general public. As Man e tho(Master of Secrets) writes of Osiris "the tunnels of the earth made me". Many of the most known leaders who were accompanied by R1b-V88 (Mende/Yoruba) priests across the globe when in caves amongst initiates would reveal their serpentine form.
"They were a reddish-skinned race, though among them, as remarkable statuary, dug up from ruins shows, were also black men, with prognathic features. One splendid piece of terra cotta depicts in beautiful colors a high priest of the sun, with remarkably Egyptian eyes and having on his fine, large forehead a mitre and the sign of evolution, called by Bolivian archaeologists, el simbolo escalonado (the stairway sign)". Sem priestEgypt Hedjet crown R1b ...
Remember most of the elongated skulls in the Andean, Bolivia, Peru, Mexico, Central & North America are found in caves. Afterward he made several visits to his native home, on one of which he came upon a tower which was originally planned to reach the heavens but which was destroyed because of a 'confusion of tongues' among its architects. Votan was, however allowed to use a subterranean passage in order to reach 'the rock of heaven'." Itza Elders in the early 20th century were forbidden from disclosing the resting place of Pakal because they were certain it would be covered up ,his remains desecrated , an unfortunately as reported in 2017 this is precisely what happened.
Gold Library Andes - Remember the Sa-gigga - blackheads whom Sumerian legend tells us were Enkis first creation, now we see the Sumerian Apkallu found all over the Americas. The Age of the Fourth Sun, the Age of the Black Headed People (Aztec), or the Age of Heroes (Inca). This is the era in which Quetzalcoatl appeared in Mexico -- tall of stature, bright of countenance, bearded, and wearing a long tunic. His staff, shaped like a serpent, was painted black, white, and red [reminiscent of American Indians' mythology of three races of Man]. The staff was inlaid with precious stones and adorned with six stars.
It was during this era that Tollan, the Toltec capital, was built (and Tenochtitlan was abandoned -- first by the Toltecs and then by the Aztecs). Toward the end of the Fourth Sun, wars between the gods were taking place. [The Battle of the Titans?] The gods' war brought havoc to the land; wild animals overran mankind, and Tollan was abandoned. Five years later the Chichimec tribes -- alias the Aztecs arrived -- and the Fifth Sun, the Aztec era, began. The fourth Sun had begun 5,042 years before the time of the Codex Vaticano-Latino 3738 (1533). The time the Fourth Sun ended is not stated, but the Codex was written during the Fifth Sun. The Fourth Sun may have perished by means of the Jaguar. The Fifth Sun is referred to as the Age of Kings by the Inca..
Circumcision, and the term 'mom' originated Mommy, Magnificent Queen .. She was known as 'Mistress of the House with Pointed Peak'. Greek writer Diodorus Siculus writes 'Semiramis was called the Queen of Heaven (also Rhea), the Virgin Mother of the Gods, and sometimes known as the Great Earth Mother (Ninkharsag). She was also worshipped under the name Astarte ‘the woman who made towers’(Malta Hypogeum Elongated Skulls evidence shows they were Priest of Astarte).. Horus Coffin Text 313- "I created my Eye in flame. I made my Eye a living Serpent".
- Danaan brotherhood of initiates and magicians called Telchines on the island of Rhodes could shape-shift into any form, according to the Greek historian.
The mud on both banks of the River Jambu-nadi, being moistened by the flowing juice and then dried by the air and the sunshine, produces huge quantities of gold called Jambu-nada. The denizens of heaven use this gold for various kinds of ornaments. Therefore all the inhabitants of the heavenly planets and their youthful wives are fully decorated with golden helmets, bangles and belts, and thus they enjoy life... (Text 21)
-Undeniably, there is no doubt at this point in time as to who the Sumerians were & where they'd come from. The DNA evidence is available to support most of the accounts of the Naga-Maya & Andean cultures. Evidence Sumerians In South America
"The Serpent was most notable, he stood on two legs like man & was even taller" Texts say height of a camel but YaLebe & the others are taller than that. Enki made the grain grow, filled the rivers wth fish. He wasnt "dominating" anything he loves the animals as well as Man. In fact, Adam & Eve are described in Ea-Den. They wore "shirts of skin." But since Adam and Eve were vegetarian during this period and Man was not allowed to eat meat until after the Deluge, these "skins" must have been those sloughed off by the reptiles. There are many ancient sources to verify this.Nonhuman cave art was found in Cave of the Swimmers in Wadi Sura near Egypt.
Ancient Jewish legends indicate that the clothes worn by Adam and Eve were not only made of reptile skins but that they protected them from predators: "When they wore the coats, Adam and Eve were told, all creatures on earth would fear them." The serpent skins were symbolic of the ruling race, and not only reminded Adam and Eve of their origin but also acted as a talisman to protect them from wild creatures. The notion of the serpent as evil is a fairly recent one, for it is one that developed during the early Christian era. In actuality, the Biblical serpent is often connected with godly knowledge, healing and immortality. The Hebrew word for the creature who tempted Eve is "nahash" which is usually translated as serpent but literally means "he who solves secrets."
The Gold that was found in such abundance came from the leading producers at the time. Columbus himself reported that the American Indians of Hispaniola had told him that “there had come to Hispaniola people who have the tops of their spears made of a metal which they call quanin, of which he had sent samples to the Sovereigns to have them assayed, when it was found that of 32 parts, 18 were gold, six of silver and eight of copper.” These samples were sent back to Spain on a mail boat, and the proportion was found to be identical to what was being forged in African Guinea. From civilizations like Mali, Song hay, and Egypt, came the principal American food plants, the Mayan Calendar, linguistic evidence, and the art of pyramid building..
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2023.07.12 03:58 Adventurous-Ear9433 Mesoamerican accounts of Chanes 'People of the Iguana',origin of King Pakal, Subterranean complex in Andean 'metal library '

Cueva Los Tayos Father Crespi Also known as the Metal Library, was discovered in the Andes hidden deep within the jungles. The cave consists of miles of subterranean tunnels & passages that I personally was told stretches across the continent. The photo is just a small collage of various artifacts that are easily recognizable but there has been literally thousands more. In fact, the Central Cathedral of Cuenca's decorated with hundreds of pieces of Gold discovered in the cave. Hidden Hand in Human Evolution
Always attributed to the Aztec, though in reality an Olmec(Mandig-Xi) diety "Tepeyolloti," meaning "Heart of the Mountain" was a bearded God of caves; his temple had to be made of stone, preferably inside of a mountain.. youll find him shown always with an object similar to a flamethrower. This depiction is popular in Peru, Bolivia , Daiza 40 in Oaxaca also show this. This is because ancient texts & accounts detail how he came with technology that allowed him to use 'fire to pierce the mountain, inside of which he built his habitation'.
In the Naga-Maya Books of Chilam Balam the first inhabitants of Yucatan were the “People of the Serpent”.(Chanes, Iguana Race) They came from the east in ships with their leader Itzamana, “Serpent of the East”, a healer who could cure by laying on hands, and who revived the dead.’
‘Kukulkan,’ stated another tradition, ‘came with nineteen companions, two of whom were gods offish, two others gods of agriculture, and a god of thunder ... They stayed ten years in Yucatan. Kukulkan made wise laws and then set sail and disappeared in the direction of the rising sun'
Ancient Near East Historian Berossus talks about humanitys ancestry & like Hesoid describe the Serpent race who were 'monstrous' in Appearance but benefactors of humanity.
Quetzalcóatl " Stand with me in the Year of Te-Tac-patl. Look across the Sunrise Ocean. Three ships come like great birds flying"Uap Reverse Engineering .... the Tulli Papyrus UFO account is genuine & The Book of Ezekiel plagiarized the Annals of Thutmose.Enki is God Ptah(cthonic God)& you see when Horus challenged Seth for the throne. "Horus attacked Seth from a Nar", a term which in the ancient Near East meant "Fiery Pillar".... Depictions from pre-dynastic showed this celestial chariot as a long, cylindrical object with a funnel-like tail and a bulkhead from which rays are spewed out, a kind of a celestial submarine. In front the Nar had two headlights or "eyes," which according to the Egyptian tales changed color from blue to red'
Now ive spent a great deal of my life with the Itza Maya & i have permission to tell the story as the elders teach. A race of people appeared out of the Atlantic, guided by a distinguished leader named Votan(scholars call King Pakal) Its said that his race came from Valum Chivum(Sounds like Chilam balam 'Books of Chilam Balam)' to Earth and built a tower. (Go back to my Hopi-Kasskara thread i detail the Hopis account & you can compare)Beneath that tower was a place that allowed him to travel back and forth to Earth. (Yaxche) He was ordered by the gods to go to America to found a culture.By the way of the 'dwelling of the thirteen snakes' ..America was once known as "Amaraka-Land of the wise Serpents'.. He traveled up the Usumacinta river and founded Palatquapi. Palenque, isn't its name only what's known to the general public. As Man e tho(Master of Secrets) writes of Osiris "the tunnels of the earth made me". Many of the most known leaders who were accompanied by R1b-V88 (Mende/Yoruba) priests across the globe when in caves amongst initiates would reveal their serpentine form.
"They were a reddish-skinned race, though among them, as remarkable statuary, dug up from ruins shows, were also black men, with prognathic features. One splendid piece of terra cotta depicts in beautiful colors a high priest of the sun, with remarkably Egyptian eyes and having on his fine, large forehead a mitre and the sign of evolution, called by Bolivian archaeologists, el simbolo escalonado (the stairway sign)". Sem priestEgypt Hedjet crown R1b ...
Remember most of the elongated skulls in the Andean, Bolivia, Peru, Mexico, Central & North America are found in caves. Afterward he made several visits to his native home, on one of which he came upon a tower which was originally planned to reach the heavens but which was destroyed because of a 'confusion of tongues' among its architects. Votan was, however allowed to use a subterranean passage in order to reach 'the rock of heaven'." Itza Elders in the early 20th century were forbidden from disclosing the resting place of Pakal because they were certain it would be covered up ,his remains desecrated , an unfortunately as reported in 2017 this is precisely what happened.
Gold Library Andes - Remember the Sa-gigga - blackheads whom Sumerian legend tells us were Enkis first creation, now we see the Sumerian Apkallu found all over the Americas. The Age of the Fourth Sun, the Age of the Black Headed People (Aztec), or the Age of Heroes (Inca). This is the era in which Quetzalcoatl appeared in Mexico -- tall of stature, bright of countenance, bearded, and wearing a long tunic. His staff, shaped like a serpent, was painted black, white, and red [reminiscent of American Indians' mythology of three races of Man]. The staff was inlaid with precious stones and adorned with six stars.
It was during this era that Tollan, the Toltec capital, was built (and Tenochtitlan was abandoned -- first by the Toltecs and then by the Aztecs). Toward the end of the Fourth Sun, wars between the gods were taking place. [The Battle of the Titans?] The gods' war brought havoc to the land; wild animals overran mankind, and Tollan was abandoned. Five years later the Chichimec tribes -- alias the Aztecs arrived -- and the Fifth Sun, the Aztec era, began. The fourth Sun had begun 5,042 years before the time of the Codex Vaticano-Latino 3738 (1533). The time the Fourth Sun ended is not stated, but the Codex was written during the Fifth Sun. The Fourth Sun may have perished by means of the Jaguar. The Fifth Sun is referred to as the Age of Kings by the Inca..
Circumcision, and the term 'mom' originated Mommy, Magnificent Queen .. She was known as 'Mistress of the House with Pointed Peak'. Greek writer Diodorus Siculus writes 'Semiramis was called the Queen of Heaven (also Rhea), the Virgin Mother of the Gods, and sometimes known as the Great Earth Mother (Ninkharsag). She was also worshipped under the name Astarte ‘the woman who made towers’(Malta Hypogeum Elongated Skulls evidence shows they were Priest of Astarte).. Horus Coffin Text 313- "I created my Eye in flame. I made my Eye a living Serpent".
- Danaan brotherhood of initiates and magicians called Telchines on the island of Rhodes could shape-shift into any form, according to the Greek historian.
The mud on both banks of the River Jambu-nadi, being moistened by the flowing juice and then dried by the air and the sunshine, produces huge quantities of gold called Jambu-nada. The denizens of heaven use this gold for various kinds of ornaments. Therefore all the inhabitants of the heavenly planets and their youthful wives are fully decorated with golden helmets, bangles and belts, and thus they enjoy life... (Text 21)
-Undeniably, there is no doubt at this point in time as to who the Sumerians were & where they'd come from. The DNA evidence is available to support most of the accounts of the Naga-Maya & Andean cultures. Evidence Sumerians In South America
"The Serpent was most notable, he stood on two legs like man & was even taller" Texts say height of a camel but YaLebe & the others are taller than that. Enki made the grain grow, filled the rivers wth fish. He wasnt "dominating" anything he loves the animals as well as Man. In fact, Adam & Eve are described in Ea-Den. They wore "shirts of skin." But since Adam and Eve were vegetarian during this period and Man was not allowed to eat meat until after the Deluge, these "skins" must have been those sloughed off by the reptiles. There are many ancient sources to verify this.Nonhuman cave art was found in Cave of the Swimmers in Wadi Sura near Egypt.
Ancient Jewish legends indicate that the clothes worn by Adam and Eve were not only made of reptile skins but that they protected them from predators: "When they wore the coats, Adam and Eve were told, all creatures on earth would fear them." The serpent skins were symbolic of the ruling race, and not only reminded Adam and Eve of their origin but also acted as a talisman to protect them from wild creatures. The notion of the serpent as evil is a fairly recent one, for it is one that developed during the early Christian era. In actuality, the Biblical serpent is often connected with godly knowledge, healing and immortality. The Hebrew word for the creature who tempted Eve is "nahash" which is usually translated as serpent but literally means "he who solves secrets."
The Gold that was found in such abundance came from the leading producers at the time. Columbus himself reported that the American Indians of Hispaniola had told him that “there had come to Hispaniola people who have the tops of their spears made of a metal which they call quanin, of which he had sent samples to the Sovereigns to have them assayed, when it was found that of 32 parts, 18 were gold, six of silver and eight of copper.” These samples were sent back to Spain on a mail boat, and the proportion was found to be identical to what was being forged in African Guinea. From civilizations like Mali, Song hay, and Egypt, came the principal American food plants, the Mayan Calendar, linguistic evidence, and the art of pyramid building..
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