Tezca
- Ruler of Sun and Fire
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| Gender: | Male |
| Demonym: | Tezcan |
| Power Level: | Unknown |
| Symbol: | Flame, the Sun, Fireflies, Snakeskin, Lava, Smoke, Fire, Lizards |
| Alignment: | Chaotic Evil |
| Portfolio: | The sun, fire, heat. |
| Worshipers: | Maztican warriors, rulers, people who practice humanoid sacrifice. |
| Arelith worshippers' alignments[1]: | CE, NE, CN |
| Aspects: | War and Destruction, Nature |
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Description
The god of fire, heat, and the sun; the twin brother of Azul.
Physical Appearance
Tezca is pictured as a fire-faced giant. His body is humanoid in shape, and the center of his face is very natural looking. However, fringing this visage is a mane of crackling flame similar to the stylized image of the sun, with a face painted in the middle of it. His skin is orange, and anything that it touches, reputedly, instantly bursts into flame. His hair is like a thick column of smoke floating upward, solid and opaque, and trailing after him as he moves.
Role
Tezca is the lifegiving force of heat and sunlight, and the hungriest of all the gods except for Zaltec. Tezca is particularly well-worshipped among the Kultakans, raised to even higher status than Zaltec there, though all Mazticans acknowledge his importance and his might. He is hailed as the one who brings life to the world, and in more minor aspects, the provider of warmth and light in the night, and also the one who makes it possible to cook food.
Tenets and Priestly Practices
The priests of Tezca are committed to performing a sacrifice each sunset, in order to insure that that sun-god returns to the world on the following day. These rites are similar to Zaltec's the heart of the unfortunate victim is torn out and offered to a stone image of the god. Priests of Tezca tend to focus on the sun, fire, weather, and light in their magic rites.
