Azcala

Azcala-A realm in the JR&WoB game A realm based very loosely on Aztec mythology and using a vast amount of Aztec stylized art.

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As shadow swarms and chaos swirls bastions of Order have their places of ascendancy. A place of Order cast its might against the flow of wild chaos.

Azcala is a realm of 9 tiers based on a Sigil. Each level a vast land comprising lands and seas as vast as a thousand earths or more. Its sense is that of a Primal realm though its volume is not. The Sigil of Azcala is a might construct based on a failed attempt to create a Pattern.

Stories of Azcala are few in Amber. It had some brief interactions with Amber in the ancient past but the details are lost to antiquity. It was not close enough to any Golden Circle realm to have left a memory of its time. Echos of a war between Amber and Azcala are spoken of but it was squashed by Oberon in its infancy. Like many realms that makes war on Amber, their reasons are their own and often the insults are as well.

There are legends of wars between Chaos Lords and various

The Court of Azcala is a powerful collection of personalities. They don't all like each other.

Azcala does not exist on the well traveled paths between Amber and Chaos. Nor does the Jeweled Road extend into it. There are only three pathways into this closed system. One can transport into it from constructs like the Logrus and the Patterns. It is unknown if transport into Azcala is possible by the Mark of Mandalay.

There is a powerful Chaos Path of Blood from Chaos to Zictla. This tells of conflicts at some time in the ancient past. Also, until recently the two paths into Azcala were sealed against

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Tiers of Azcala

(1) Tzin Tlalocan

The seat of the gods. A paradise of lush and desolate places, where the lucky come to find their places of solitude and excitement. This realm is a incredibly beautiful realm. It has nearly every environment. There are vast numbers of cities, villages and hamlets, in one size or another. In the center of the vasty realm is the Tower of the Sun, where Tonacat rules.

(2) Tesola

This vast realm is almost entirely cultivated and inhabited. Farms, cities, fortifications, villages, dells, waterways and seas. The capital od Azcala rests on a great island in the middle of a massive lake on this plain, Tenochilan, the Great Center.

(3)Umillan-Zlapa

A vast series of islands and archipelagos. Its main ruler is Quetzal. (This will be a main person in this realm). This realm is a place of learning and education, a cultured place where denizens of all the other realms spend time gaining skills and education.

It is a heavily populated realm with a series shadowpaths leading in and out of Azcala. Traveling from Umillan to realms inside Azcala is trickier but not impossible. This is one of the only places open to shadows beyond Azcala

===(4) Ahshaza=== A vast continent with one massive central lakes with many islands. Like a submerged mountain range. Forests fil this realm and nearly every growing thing yields fruit to feed the living, and fertilize the growing. The central lake is ruled by Naytalaz- a great lake creature of great age. Many small nations and kingdoms fill this vast plain.

(5) Untola

This is the breadbasket of Azcala. It is a realm of vast growth. Every thing that grows in the realm grows here someplace. This realm has almost no large settlements but it has a huge number of tiny villages, hamlets and strongholds.

'(6)'Zictla

The Realm of the Ravaged. Ruled by Zictalas and his wife/sister Zentalas. Senior warrior Xozla, a brother of Zictalas & Zentalas. Cihalas, a sister, responsible for medical care, especially childbirth and Attended by motherly women. Snakes are Cihalas' symbol. Acoza-Son of Zictala&Zentalas, Warrior, associated with Pumas. Acolna-A younger son associated with the squirrel. Aztalios and Untara, brother and sister, are the children of Xozla and Cihalas. Untara is a rebel of the house of Zictla and hates everyone in it, especially her brother Aztalios.

This realm is a craggy mountainous realm of blacked and desolate lands. Volcanoes, rivers of lava, fast growing forests that frequently burn leaving charred remains and a smoky haze over the whole tier.

(7)Zunala

This is a warrior realm. The people born and raised here fill the majority of the armies of Azcala. They are a blood soaked people who love death sports and bloody warfare. They heal extremely fast compared to other races and are nearly immune to diseases. They are able to survive in incredible heats but do poorly in snows and cold weather.

They are also the arm of the priesthood. People of other realms often fear the coming of the Arm of the Alters, who collect victims for sacrifice. Nearly all the royalty and most the nobility raise their armies here. Many of the royalty have cities and nations in Zunala that worship them individually.

(8)Etepaq

This dark realm is filled with thousands of billions of people living in complex technologiacl realms. It provides many warriors for the realm of Azacala

(9) Mictlan

The underworld. Most people who died went to Mictlan. Mictlan was ruled by a king, Mictlantecuhtli ("Lord of the Underworld")[2] and his wife, Mictecacihuatl ("Lady of the Underworld"). Other deities in Mictlan included Cihuacoatl (who commanded Mictlan spirits called Cihuateteo), Acolmiztli, Chalmecacihuilt, Chalmecatl and Acolnahuacatl. Xolotl-Canine God of Twins and Sickness

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Azcala has 3 primal beast that take residence in its tiers. The Jaguar, the Puma and the Eagle. All of these are heavily represented in the arts of Azcala, its music, fashions, and religion.