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== Allies ==
'''11 Wind "Bloody Jaguar"'''<br>
11 Wind is 12 Quake's half brother and the king of the city "Xipe's Bundle", also known as Red and White Bundle, or Xipemoutequetla. This is a Coulritloxtec city.

'''Ingoff Yokum Shri Takaow''' <br>
Yokum is an influencial blacksmith in Cala, and is a celebrated weaponsmith. For a time, Popotla worked for him as a hired assistant, still unsure of how to deal with his new and dangerous power. During his time in Cala Popotla attempted to use his work as a smith to change the course of events for people he saw as downtrodden, but soon realized that his efforts would always be limited by the scope and location of his responsibilities.

'''Rufina Slamunta''' <br>
Rufina is a very young female terrestrial from Kirighast. Mahtlak-om Popotla discovered her weeping and wailing in an alley where he was hiding. He could not understand her language, but she gibbered on, pointing into an adjoining alley. Thinking she was being chased by some Fair monster, he drew his great macuaham and charged around the corner that she indicated. Instead of finding a monster, he found two men already engaged in bloody battle. 

Just then, one got the better of the other, and with the young girl's scream, he knew who her monster was. With two great steps, he swung hard and knocked the assailant out of the way of the prone figure. She came to this one's side, weeping still but obviously happy, just as the assailant rebounded and came at Popotla with all he had. Having never fought a Dragonblooded exalt before, Popotla brought all his might to bear and crushed the man. Now glowing brightly, he turned back to the two lovers and heard the word "Anathema" for the first time. It stuck with him because of the look of horror on their faces as they said it... and then screamed it. Not that it would have mattered, everyone within a hundred yards could see the silver glow from that alley. 

Hearing the rising commotion, she realized that they had just condemned the giant man who helped them. She said what Popotla realized later meant she was sorry, and they lead him into another alley and pointed out of town. It took a rising mob behind them for him to realize why they pointed that way, and though he made it out of town eventually, half of the terrestrials of that district of Kirighast know his unmistakable face.

What he couldn't understand is that the man he killed was her betrothed. Though the arrangement was beneficial for the Slamunta family, Rufina was still young enough to crave love over duty and attempted to run away with her young lover. Popotla interrupted her betrothed attempting to stop their illicit tryst by talking some sense into the young man who professed to love her. They'd only drawn weapons because the younger man was frightened and romantic enough to think he'd die for his love. Rufina feels guilty for not helping Popotla more, but she paid a sort of penance when she met her new husband-to-be and realized how good the dead exalt whom Popotla had killed actually was by comparison. Thankfully he plans a very long engagement, unlike her first, which allows her plenty of time to mature into womanhood and learn to accept her situation.

Rufina and Popotla don't know each others' names, but would certainly know each other by sight.