Mictlantecuhtli (Intermediate God)
Mictlantecuhtli with his wife Mictanchihuatl, rules over the Aztec afterlife from Tlalxicco, the ninth and lowest level of the Aztec underworld. People unlucky enough not to die during an activity presided over by another god – in combat, as prisoners, during childbirth, etc – must undertake the journey across the nine rivers of the Aztec underworld. Here, under the watchful eye of Mictlantecuhtli and his wife, they endure neither pain nor pleasure, just a dreary eternal existence.
In their true forms, Mictlantecuhtli and Mictanchihuatl ressemble emaciated human beings with skull-like heads, bulging eyes, and claw-fingered hands.
They have control over the dead, and it is only with their blessing that a raise dead spell may function.
Roleplaying Tips
As deities of the underworld, Mictlantecuhtli and Mictanchihuatla are unconcerned with human events. They do, however, demand the payment of a small amount of blood from any of their followers who cast a raise dead spell (treat this as an additional material component of the casting process).
Their omens often include the hoot of an owl, a dream in which the sleeper dies, and having a vulture land on one’s shoulder, all of which presage death.
STATISTICS
- Alignment. Neutral.
- Worshippers Alignment. Any.
- Spheres of Influence. Death.
- Holy Symbol. Skull and Crossbones.
Clerics of Mictlantecuhtli
The primary responsibility of clerics of Mictlantecuhtli and Mictanchihuatl is preparing the dead for their journey into the afterlife and presiding over their death rites. Once a year, they must spill some of their own blood in order to feed their deities.
Alignment Restriction. Lawful Neutral, Neutral, Neutral Good, Chaotic Neutral.
Weapons Allowed. Any.
Armors Allowed. Non-metal armors.
Divine Domains. Grave, Knowledge, War.
GRANTED POWERS
- Level 1. Turn Undead 60 feet.
- Level 5. Command Undead (replace Destroy Undead).