[Clan Ixtzûl] Lore Hub

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Clan Ixtzûl

Sunkissed Children of the Spirits

 

 

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Ixtzûl is a Clan culturally based on Meso & South-American Native Cultures (Aztec, Maya, Inca, + tribes) meant to bolster zealotic worship of the Immortal Spirits by seeing and treating them more in line with how these Ancient Civilizations viewed their Deities. 

 

Clan Ixtzûl offers a lot of Lore & Concepts for Diverse Character Creation: from the Old Fallen Kingdom & Multi-Tribal Era Background, to various Cultural Aspects & Worshiped Spirits, to the prospect of becoming the “Child of a Spirit”, to eventful Clan Trials & Rituals, and overall relatively Broad Aesthetic-Freedom (with Orcs of Many Colors, some of which have cultural implications). 

 

This Diversity also allows for different types of Orcs to identify with the Clan and slowly be eased into its Culture proper.

 

Orcs with vague Backgrounds saying “oh, they come from the Jungles” can also fit into Clan Ixtzûl, given how many tribes formed in the Jungles following the Old Kingdom’s destruction, with their cultures varying from one another and with much knowledge of their past lost.

 

All Orcs can find their Path under Aztran’s Sun, as part of Clan Ixtzûl.

 

Lore:

 

Through this Hub you may access the Posts on different Lore Aspects of the Clan. In case you are a skim-reader, fret not, a lot of the key phrases and words have been highlighted in BOLD text, to allow oneself to skim through all of the lore easily. 

 

Google Document Version (All Lore):

https://docs.google.com/document/d/18bEUuUJnCAUuSClwfhYRxNjRpHO51GIQ-keej-Hk1TQ/edit?usp=sharing

 

Ixtzûl Clan Culture:

https://www.lordofthecraft.net/forums/topic/225384-clan-ixtz%C3%BBl-culture/

 

Ixtzûl Creation Myth, Spirits & "Children of the Spirits":

https://www.lordofthecraft.net/forums/topic/225387-clan-ixtz%C3%BBl-creation-myth-spirits-children-of-the-spirits/

 

Ixtzûl Clan Backstory:

https://www.lordofthecraft.net/forums/topic/225385-clan-ixtz%C3%BBl-backstory/

 

Ixtzûl Clan Trials:

https://www.lordofthecraft.net/forums/topic/225388-clan-ixtz%C3%BBl-trials/

 

For a quick TL;DR though…

 

Culture: Meso/South-American Native Inspired (as aforementioned) with Orc sprinkled over.

 

Backstory: the Ixtzûl used to be part of an ancient civilization that subsequently crumbled due to the relentless attacks of colonizer-forces, causing them to scatter into many jungle-tribes that are only now banding together again to escape the Doom of Almaris. 

 

Ixtzûl being the name of the Orc Commander who led them in War against the Colonizers, who prevented them from being wiped out entirely and guided the dead in the Stargush’Stroh afterwards.

 

Spirits: They have multiple Clan Spirits tied to multiple cultural aspects of the Clan, the main one being Aztran (Spirit of the Sun, Moon & Stars), being his utmost zealots and worshiping him first foremost. Gazigash (Spirit of Blood & Bone) being the 2º most worshiped, followed by Kor (Spirit of the Dead) & Luara (Spirit of the Moon). 

 

They also enact Rituals to Spirits of Wordly Balance [the Elementals & Nature Spirits such as Urin, Arwa & Freygoth (mainly Zagbal - Spirit of Jungles - more so than Freygoth herself)] to prevent the Mortal Realm from being broken.

 

Children of the Spirits: each Ixtzûl is to find a Spirit that best resonates with them to try and become as close to them as possible (championing them, mastering their domains, incorporating traits/qualities of the Spirit into their personality, clothing, body, and so on so forth).

 

Such serving as a great tool for Character Creation and/or Development/Roleplay in General.

 

Clan Goals: Weaken the influence of Non-Spiritual Deities while Empowering the Spirits in hopes of helping them break free from the Spirit Realms; purge the Mortal Realm of Darkness and keep the Void at bay; ensuring Aztran’s Sun never Dims by worshiping him continuously; preserving their culture in hopes of one day rebuilding their Old Kingdom; and helping each Orc find their Own Path under Aztran’s Sun.

 

 

You should still read the actual Lore though.

 

To Join Clan Ixtzûl:

 

Feel free to send me a Discord DM (Althea#9290), message me in game (IGN: Drasanee) or outright join our Discord below:

 

https://discord.gg/He8QHjesHM

 

In there we can better help you out and discuss your character!

 

 

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