Maztica
- Mother of Life, The World
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| Gender: | Female |
| Demonym: | Maztican |
| Power Level: | Greater Power |
| Symbol: | Mountains, Soil, Silver |
| Alignment: | Neutral |
| Portfolio: | Maztica, the True World, life. |
| Worshipers: | Maztican matriarchs, mothers, elders, wise people. |
| Arelith worshippers' alignments[1]: | NN, NG, NE, CN, LN |
| Aspects: | Hearth and Home, Nature |
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Description
The goddess of the earth and life; she was the mother of the gods and was the wife of Kukul.
- Note: She is believed to be dead but unlike Kukul she is worshipped through the embodiment of the earth itself and thus can be mechanically worshipped.
Physical Appearance
The body of Maztica was once the epitome of fertile womanhood, lush and rounded. Following her death at the hands of her son Zaltec, she has become the world surrounding the humans of Maztica - the landscape itself. Obviously her size was huge perhaps even exceeding that of her husband Kukul. When she is pictured as living, she has a human form, rather heavyset, and a full, round face. She is always smiling. In the modern era she is perceived in such things as broad vistas. Mirages of landforms are considered to be a great sign of blessing from her, and earthquakes and landslides are examples of her displeasure.
Role
Though Maztica, the second of the elder gods, is also treated as dead by the majority of Maztican priesthoods, she lives on in ways that her husband cannot. Though plants and lakes and streams, for example, are all the territory of different gods, they are earth-based, and as such, Maztica is still worshipped through them.
Tenets and Priestly Practices
The priests of Maztica are very similar to druids - indeed, the fundamental beliefs and practices are the same, and priests of Maztica have access to the same spells as do druids. Her worshippers are found most commonly among the shamans of small tribes dwelling in the wilderness- she is generally ignored by the more civilized (that is to say, city-dwelling) peoples. However, the tribes where she is held in high regard are located across the length and breadth of the True World. They can be found among the Dog People of the northern deserts, and the small villages deep in the jungles of Far Payit.
