NPCs of the Couatlán

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Other: Notes Non-Player Characters of the Couatlán

Every non-player character of note within the Couatlán campaign is shown below. The NPC's are organized into coherent groups relating to the structure of the campaign. Please note that all spoiler buttons are meant to hide information about the NPC that the PCs should not yet know (unless otherwise noted).

=Couatlán= Below are a list of verifies members of the Couatlán, who come from all walks of life, are of many races, and are from nearly all known tribes in eastern Ro'thas.

Lieutenants
Six "lieutenants" command the Couatlán, if you could call it that. While there is one true leader of the Couatlán, Eztli, she and her five lieutenants guide Couatlán overall by giving out missions to its members acts as nodes of wisdom and mastery in their respective fields.

Anquemolo
(The following information is hidden from players of the Couatlán.)
 * Specialization: Hunting/Tracking
 * Male Hueyi (Yichpahal)
 * At 400 years old, Anquemolo is a huge, tall, and barrel-chested hueyi. He is very muscular and is faster than he looks.
 * Anquemolo is larger than life, boisterous and good-natured. He is loud in social situations but becomes deadly quiet and serious when hunting and tracking when he needs to be.
 * He is adorned with Yichpahal tribal paints, similar to the coastal Ilhuicaatl tribes.
 * Despite his good nature, Anquemolo has seen the worst in the Akkens and has had many friends and family captured, tortured, and/or killed, including his four sons.

Eztli

 * Specialization: Combat/Tactics
 * Female Elf (Huastac)
 * Eztli is the de facto leader of the Couatlán.
 * At 500 years old, Eztli is the sister of the elder of the Huastac, and claims to have seen Moztla, the Couatl of the Future who takes on the form of a gargantuan jaguar.
 * Eztli is stern, serious, honest, and sincere. She cares about the region as a whole more than just her own tribe.
 * She wears a massive jaguar-themed headdress, jaguar-reedwood mail and wields a great macuahuitl. She has intricate facial paint and scarification along her flesh, and wears bone jewelry in her ears, eyebrows, nose and lips. Her jet black hair is banded upward and back into a hardened dreadlock pattern.

Yolotli


Eztli's jaguar animal companion. Absolutely loyal to her.

Ta'akik
(The following information is hidden from players of the Couatlán.)
 * Specialization: Informants/Spies
 * Male Hueyi (Yichpahal)
 * Ta'akik is incredibly young for his position within the Couatlán. At 25 years, he has a natural talent for deception.
 * Most comfortable in the skin of an Akken, Ta'akik is a trickster, jokester, and is constantly swapping forms several times a day while nobody is looking, pretending to be others and consistently getting himself into trouble.
 * Despite his serious lack of professionalism, Ta'akik is very good at lying to others and has a wealth of information regarding the Akkens, their culture, and how they think.
 * His parents were killed in the first wave 20 years ago, and Ta'akik found it best to hide among the fairskins when he could. Almost his whole life has been defined by the occupation of the Akkens, and he struggles between knowing who they are and seeing both good and bad qualities of both sides.

Teoquemitl
(The following information is hidden from players of the Couatlán.)
 * Specialization: Teotl Speaker/Primal Magic
 * Female Elf (Teotlihuacan)
 * Teoquemitl was recently the elder of the highly spiritual Teotlihuacan. At 700 years old, she is truly venerable, and is a well of natural wisdom and is in constant commune with the forces of Teotl.
 * She is incredibly elderly, wrinkly and thin. Both her ears have been mutilated, and she has vicious scars down her back. She is missing her right arm, and her other is usually holding a gnarled branch from an ancient ceiba tree, covered in spines.
 * She has left her younger brother Toctli in charge of the Teotlihuacan, faithful in his capabilities to lead the tribe.
 *  While she says she has faith in Toctli's leadership ability, she still feels like he might not be up to the task, and that she is putting her tribe's safety on the line in a selfish quest for personal glory.
 * She plays the wise elder well, but she secretly harbors deep-seeded insecurities about her being one with Teotl, and sometimes feels as though she's a fraud.

Tlatilo

 * Specialization: Stealth/Infiltration
 * Male Elf (Solmec)
 * Tlatilo covers himself in tribal paints, across his face and body, that help him blend into the jungle environment.
 * 300 years old, Tlatilo is quiet, shy. He is a man of few words, and when he does speak, he is straight and to-the-point. He's non-social and has no sense of humor whatsoever. However, his knowledge of the ways of stealth is unmatched.
 * It's hard to get much information out of him, but he is a long-time friend of Eztli and therefore has his place as her lieutenant.
 * His parents, Cactimoya and Nel, are the leading elders of the Solmec, and sent him to the Couatlán to teach others of the Solmec ways of stealth.

Xehsamaal
(The following information is hidden from players of the Couatlán.)
 * Specialization: Poison/Trapping
 * Male Hueyi (Kaxtik)
 * At 100 years old, Xehsemaal is overconfident, sly, and devoid of empathy. He sees the Couatlán as an opportunity to learn more, meet new people, and have an excuse to kill others with little penalty.
 * His body is covered in tribal tattoos and patterned implants. He is tall and lean.
 * He has unique Kaxtik tribal markings, which include intricate burn marks and branding patterns along his arms and chest, though his face is unmarked.
 * His bonds to his family and tribe are nearly nonexistent, but his isn't disloyal to them either. They are merely the people who raised him and taught him what he knows.

Standard Members
There are dozens of volunteer warriors within the Couatlán who come from all walks of life and from every known tribe within eastern Ro'thas. Some only pop in and out of the Couatlán when it suits them, while others dedicate all of their time in the efforts to push the organization's agenda.

Heroes of the Couatlán
Some warriors within the Couatlán stand out above the others. The list below details all player characters within the campaign.
 * Atrox
 * Chakax
 * Chimalli
 * Coyo
 * Cuauhtémoc
 * Jahan
 * Kntanta
 * Nahuatl
 * N'olvidar
 * Raktajino
 * Riclamin
 * Sisava
 * Tannin
 * Tzakaw
 * Tzultacaj
 * Whisper
 * Yelcan

Calatlo

 * Male Elf (Solmec)
 * Sessions Encountered: Call of the Couatls: Mission 1: "Red River Outpost"
 * Experienced scout who was one of the first members of the Couatlán.
 * Captured by the Akkens during a scouting mission with Icuahca.
 * Body was found at the Red River Outpost, tortured, mutilated and subsequently burned at the stake. (now dead)

Icuahca

 * Male Elf (Cuanmitzli)
 * Sessions Encountered: Call of the Couatls: Mission 1: "Red River Outpost"
 * Savage scout, one of the first members of the Couatlán.
 * Escaped capture attempt by the Akkens but took an arrow to the leg. Managed to get back to the Couatlán to tell about his partner Calatlo who didn't escape.

=Elves= Below are a list of Elven tribes and the notable characters of each tribe.

Cuauhtli Tribespeople
The fierce Cuauhtli employ aggression in most of their foreign exchanges, and the swift and savage fighting prowess of their eagle warriors is something to fear and behold.

Quetzal

 * Male Elf
 * Sessions Encountered: None, only mentioned in downtime activities.
 * The elder of the Cuauhtli, Quetzal has tattoos covering his chest and arms that depict both eagles and couatls merging as one. He gets regular updates on the progress made by Cuauhtémoc within the Couatlán.

Teotlihuacan Tribespeople
The wise and enigmatic Teotlihuacan elves are masters of the ways of Teotl and have a strong relationship with the Hueyi peoples.

Cictlamina

 * Female Elf
 * Sessions Encountered: Call of the Couatls: Mission 3: "Hunting the Hueliloc Hag"
 * Wife to Toctli.
 * Infant daughter was kidnapped by Nana Xoxoh, Cictlamina went into a paralytic coma from grief.
 * Daughter was returned by warriors of the Couatlán days later.

Ichtaca

 * Male Elf child, approx. 14 years old
 * Sessions Encountered: Call of the Couatls: Mission 3: "Hunting the Hueliloc Hag"
 * Child that plays stick ball with others in the central courtyard of Teotepec, now called Coyoball. Ichtaca is easily the star player.
 * Encountered the teenage Xoxoh several times in the past few years. Always thought she was a nice lady who took a special interest in the little girls of their group.

The Lost Children

 * All female Elves
 * Sessions Encountered: Call of the Couatls: Mission 3: "Hunting the Hueliloc Hag"
 * Names forgotten and given numbers by Nana Xoxoh: 0, 2, 4, 7, 7, 10 and 12.
 * Children taken by Xoxoh over several years into an hypnotic, indentured servitude of sorts. They all swore loyalty to Xoxoh until she was killed. They have since been returned to their families in Teotepec, except for 12, who was taken into the care of the lizardfolk shaman Chakax.

0

 * Female Elf, infant
 * Sessions Encountered: Call of the Couatls: Mission 3: "Hunting the Hueliloc Hag"
 * Infant unnamed daughter of Toctli and Cictlamina.
 * Stolen by the hag Nana Xoxoh but rescued days later and returned to parents.

12

 * Female Elf, 12 years old
 * Sessions Encountered: Call of the Couatls: Mission 3: "Hunting the Hueliloc Hag"
 * 12-year-old who was captured and enslaved by Nana Xoxoh for several years.
 * After being rescued by members of the Couatlán, was taken into the custody of Chakax.

Ollin

 * Male Elf child, approx. 12 years old
 * Sessions Encountered: Call of the Couatls: Mission 3: "Hunting the Hueliloc Hag"
 * Child that plays stick ball with others in the central courtyard of Teotepec, now called Coyoball.
 * Claims to have seen the young Xoxoh talking a lot with Ichtaca.
 * Tagged along with the group, following Xoxoh's tracks to her marshy den.
 * Given a quarterstaff and a great story by the end of it, leaving unscathed.

Toctli

 * Male Elf
 * Sessions Encountered: Call of the Couatls: Mission 3: "Hunting the Hueliloc Hag"
 * The younger brother to the elder Teoquemitl. While Teoquemitl is serving as a leader of the Couatlán, Toctli is serving as the temporary chief of the Teotlihuacan in her absence.
 * Husband to Cictlamina.
 * Infant daughter was kidnapped by Nana Xoxoh and returned by warriors of the Couatlán days later.

Huastac Tribespeople
The proud Huastac call themselves the defenders of the people. They are composed primarily of warriors and rangers, and their fierceness is never overshadowed by their sense of honor and duty to their fellow Elves and Hueyi.

Hun-nal-ye
(The following information is available only to the character Coyo)
 * Male Elf
 * Sessions Encountered: None, only mentioned in backstory notes.
 * Huastac Master of the Recluses at the secluded and secret monastery of Macpal Teocalli.
 * Trains a handful of pupils to defend the ancient, hidden lands that they occupy.

Mulac
(The following information is available only to the character Coyo)
 * Male Elf
 * Sessions Encountered: None, only mentioned in backstory notes.
 * Huastac Recluse at the secluded and secret monastery of Macpal Teocalli.
 * Trained alongside fellow students Tepin and Coyo.

Tepin
(The following information is available only to the character Coyo)
 * Male Elf
 * Sessions Encountered: None, only mentioned in backstory notes.
 * Huastac Recluse at the secluded and secret monastery of Macpal Teocalli.
 * Trained alongside fellow students Mulac and Coyo.
 * 19 years after the Akken invasion, was killed while on a trip to a nearby village to stock up on monastery supplies. <font face="helvetica" color="firebrick">(now dead)

Solmec Tribespeople
Known by outsiders as the Hidden Ones, the Solmec use their natural stealth to overcome difficulties. They specialize in stealth and keep to the shadows, and their members are usually either rangers or rogues who utilize a minimal amount of energy from Teotl, preferring their own physical skill over mystical powers.

Cactimoya

 * Male Elf
 * Sessions Encountered: None, only heard of through third party.
 * The elder of the xenophobic yet cunning Solmec tribe
 * He and his wife Nel are the parents of five children, including Tlatilo, a lieutenant of the Couatlán.

Huitzilli
<font face="helvetica" color="mediumorchid">(The following information is available only to the character Kntanta)
 * <font face="helvetica" color="darkorchid">Male Elf
 * Sessions Encountered: None, only mentioned in non-session notes.
 * Huitzilli is a Solmec elf who spends most of his time providing for his wife and two kids.
 * He is secretly working for the Messhikah in the hopes that one day he will undergo the transformation to shed his elvish skin for the Messhikah scale and become closer to the Couatls.
 * Most of his work with the Messhikah entails sending messages between Kntanta and the Empire.

Nel

 * Female Elf
 * Sessions Encountered: None, only heard of through third party.
 * Wife to elder of the xenophobic yet cunning Solmec tribe
 * She and her husband Cactimoya are the parents of five children, including Tlatilo, a lieutenant of the Couatlán.

=Hueyi= Below are a list of Hueyi tribes and the notable characters of each tribe.

Kaxtik Tribespeople
The Kaxtik tribe consists of inland Hueyi who specialize primarily in trapping and fishing. As a whole, the Kaxtik are relatively docile and maintain good trading relationships with their elven brethren, especially the Cuauhtli.

Kaynukuch

 * Male Hueyi
 * Sessions Encountered: Call of the Couatls: Mission 6: "The Beast of K'intaj Ts'onot"
 * Elder of the Kaxtik tribe. He shares a deep concern for the safety of all his tribespeople.
 * Barrel-chested, proud and soft spoken, Kaynukuch has a wealth of knowledge of ancient mythology and legends passed down through generations of Kaxtik oral histories.

=Messhikah= Members of the illusive and widely unknown race known collectively as Messhikah, composed of snake-like peoples who fancy themselves the progeny of the Couatls themselves. Their settlements, society and goals are all very much a mystery to any outsiders.

Quitzlac
<font face="helvetica" color="mediumorchid">(The following information is available only to the characters Kntanta, Atrox and Sisava)
 * Male Messhikah
 * Sessions Encountered: Call of the Couatls: Mission 5: "Quitzlac and the Messhikah Dissidents"
 * A black Malison Mind Whisperer, specializing in invading others' minds and controlling their actions. He has the body of an elf with the head of a black adder, much different then the average Messhikah that is well known.
 * Leader of a cult that was separate from the larger entity of the Messhikah. The cultists would flay their captives alive and eat their flesh.
 * After his hideout was tracked down, he and his half-dozen followers were ambushed by a group of heroes of the Couatlán and were subsequently slain. <font face="helvetica" color="firebrick">(now dead)
 * <font face="helvetica" color="darkorchid">Quitzlac was a worshiper of Temictli.
 * After he was slain, his tecpatl (dagger) was taken by Atrox, known as Temictli's Dream.
 * Kntanta was bestowed with a blessing of Temictli for her actions.

Tepozcaxic
<font face="helvetica" color="mediumorchid">(The following information is available only to the characters Kntanta, Atrox and Sisava)
 * <font face="helvetica" color="darkorchid">Male Messhikah
 * Sessions Encountered: None, only mentioned in non-session material.
 * Known as the Black Abomination, Tepozcaxic is a high-ranking advisor to the Empress Zsoztiell.
 * Ranked as an Abomination.
 * Keeps in contact with Messhikah agents within the Couatlán regularly, through the courier Huitzilli.
 * For specific notes, go here.

Zsoztiell
<font face="helvetica" color="mediumorchid">(The following information is available only to the characters Kntanta, Atrox and Sisava)
 * <font face="helvetica" color="darkorchid">Female Messhikah
 * Sessions Encountered: None, only mentioned in non-session material.
 * Empress Zsoztiell, known as the Undying, the Wind of the West, the Fang of Heaven, and the Closest to the Divine, commands all of the Messhikah Empire, which includes all three Messhikah city-states.
 * Ranked as an Anathema.
 * Has a slew of Abominations around her, advising and protecting her, including Tepozcaxic.
 * She looks like a giant snake with long, wicked arms and several snake heads.

=Conquistadia= Members of the foreign invaders, including Humans, Zakedaemoni, Hobgoblins, Dwarves, Dragonborn and the very rare Kobolds, all part of the Grand Word of El and the Akkenbar Empire's far-reaching goal of world domination in concordance with El's demands.

Bacchios
<font face="helvetica" color="mediumorchid">(The following information is hidden from the players of the Couatlán)
 * Male Zakedaemon, 29 years old
 * Sessions Encountered: Call of the Couatls: Mission 6: "The Beast of K'intaj Ts'onot"
 * Leader of a Zakedaemoni squad tasked to ambush and assassinate the members of the Couatlán within K'intaj Ts'onot.
 * Ambush failed, but Bacchios managed to escape with his life.
 * <font face="helvetica" color="darkorchid">High-ranking lieutenant within the Conquistadia with a long-standing military relationship with General Deyego et Fer-ald.
 * Trained as a t'El Amare.
 * Has an informant within the Couatlán, Ta'akik, who informed him of their mission at K'intaj Ts'onot

Deyego
<font face="helvetica" color="mediumorchid">(The following information is hidden from the players of the Couatlán)
 * <font face="helvetica" color="darkorchid">Male Human, 45 years old
 * Sessions Encountered: None.
 * General Deyego et Fer-ald, supreme leader of the Conquistadia and answers only to the Emperor and El.
 * Stationed in Tuk-ruthwoad.

=Outsiders= All other individuals who do not belong to any particular tribe or organization.

Arash

 * Male Horned Owl
 * Arash is the familiar of Jahan al'Nadir, the Akken turncoat who fights for the Couatlán.
 * The owl has proven incredibly useful in scouting situations, despite its unfamiliarity with the jungle climate of eastern Ro'thas.

Xoxoh

 * Green Hag
 * Sessions Encountered: Call of the Couatls: Mission 3: "Hunting the Hueliloc Hag"
 * Ancient hag living two days travel outside the Teotlihuacan capital city of Teotepec in a cursed marsh. Known as "Nana Xoxoh" in the scary stories that the Teotlihuacan tell their children.
 * Periodically disguised herself as a beautiful teenage girl, snuck into Teotepec and played with the kids, encouraging them to do naughty things -- lie, steal, hurt others.
 * Each venture into the city, she seduced and brought back one adolescent girl back with her, magically enslaving her and making her work in her marsh.
 * After stealing 0, investigators from the Couatlán found her home, killed her and rescued her kidnapped and enslaved children. <font face="helvetica" color="firebrick">(now dead)

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