Obsidian & Blood

LIST OF CHARACTERS

A

Acamapichtli (Handful of Reeds): High Priest of Tlaloc.

Acatl (Reed): narrator, High Priest of Mictlantecuhtli.

Ahuizotl: see Teomitl.

Axayacatl-tzin: former Revered Speaker of Tenochtitlan (deceased).

C

Ceyaxochitl: former Guardian of the Sacred Precinct (deceased).

Chalchiutlicue (Jade Skirt): Goddess of Lakes and Streams. Tlaloc's wife, and Teomitl's patron.

Chalchiunenetl (Jade Doll): Moquihuix-tzin's Tenochca wife.

Chipahua: a warrior.

Coatl (Serpent): deputy for the Master of Raining Blood, member of the war council.

Cozolli: priestess of Chalchiutlicue, and Consort of Tlaloc.

Cuixtli (Quail): a war prisoner from Mextitlan.

E

Eptli: a warrior.

Ezamahual: novice priest in Acatl's temple.

H

Huitzilpochtli (the Southern Hummingbird): the Mexica patron god and youthful God of War.

I

Ichtaca: Acatl's second-in-command.

Itamatl: deputy for Master of the Bowl of Fatigue, member of the war council.

M

Matlaelel: offering priest in Acatl's temple.

Mazatl: Neutemoc's daughter.

Mictecacihuatl (Lady Death): Goddess of Death, wife of Mictlantecuhtli.

Mictlantecuhtli (Lord Death): God of Death, Acatl's patron. Husband of Mictecacihuatl.

Mihmatini: Acatl's sister. Guardian of the Sacred Precinct.

Moquihuix-tzin: Revered Speaker of Tlatelolco (deceased).

N

Necalli: Neutemoc's son.

Neutemoc: Jaguar Knight, Acatl's elder brother.

Nezahual-tzin (the Fasting Prince): Revered Speaker of Texcoco. Agent of Quetzalcoatl in the Fifth World. Full name Nezahualpilli-tzin.

P

Palli: offering priest in Acatl's temple.

Patecatl: God of Medicine.

Pochtic: Master of the House of Darkness, member of the war council.

Q

Quenami: High Priest of Huitzilpochtli.

Quetzalcoatl (the Feathered Serpent): God of Wisdom and Knowledge.

S

She-Snake: Viceroy of Tenochtitlan.

T

Tapalcayotl: Acamapichtli's second in command.

Teomitl (Ahuizotl): Acatl's student, Tizoc-tzin's brother. Master of the House of Darts, member of the war-council. Married to Mihmatini.

Tezcatlipoca (Smoking Mirror): God of War and Fate, and of sorcerers.

Tizoc-tzin: Revered Speaker of the Mexica.

Tlaloc (the Storm Lord): God of Rain and Lightning, husband of Chalchiutlicue.

Toci (Grandmother Earth): Goddess of Harvest and Old Age.

Tonatiuh (the Fifth Sun): incarnation of Huitzilpochtli as the Sun-God.

Y

Yaotl: Mihmatini's personal slave.

Yayauhqui: a merchant from Tlatelolco.

X

Xiloxoch: a sacred courtesan.

Xochiquetzal (the Flower Quetzal): Goddess of Love and Childbirth.

Z

Zoquitl: Eptli's war prisoner from Mextitlan.