Yuke -

That's nice to hear :D

And yess, it was an AB on their auction lmao - I rarely have that much saved up at once but I reached it after the commission auctions so I struck because I knew it would eventuallt be AB:ed anyways haha

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Spot on xD

Ah yes, "nechcahuiloh" means roughly "I understand what you say" or, a more simple version, just an affirmation like "right" c:

So their conversation is pretty much what you said, with Itztli basically saying "..... right, I understood that"

Polar - Yeah! :D

Ooooh I see! Great job getting that in! I'm so happy for you bro. <3

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Oooh! I remembered just enough from highschool lol.

Ah I see! It does have that sort of air! You've communicated that dialogue really well then through their expressions and gestures! :3

Yuke -

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Awwh, I'm glad :D I drew Itztli in a bit more formal wear with the headdress similar to Tezcat's and Quetzalcoatl's heheh

It's so nice to draw him because he can have so many different outfits so it's pretty free as long as it's Aztec :3

Oh yes also his hair's down too

Polar - <3!

Yeee :D Ooooh I see!

And huh! Anything as long as it's Aztec--does that mean he isn't restricted to wearing specific clothing dictated by his role as a priest or anything? :0

Yuke -

Well, it largely depends - he tends to go out in public pretty casually clothed (of course finer materials and colours and such but) since he's close to his people - he's also the emperor as well as the high priest so with such a high position he isn't really limited to formal wear outside of ritualistic affairs ?

But when he conducts any and all rituals or sacrifices and such he wears priestly clothing c:

And of course more formal when he acts ambassador and front face of the empire in communicating with other empires -

Polar - Ooooohh hec, I love eating me this kind of insight. :0 Nom.

And that's so nice! Good for Itztli, huh? What does he prefer to wear, then? Like on a day to day basis? :>

Yuke -

Ahahh it's good for me too - to ponder more on my characters and worldbuilding ,, so thank you LMAO

Oh absolutely, he a bit comes and goes as he wishes - seeing as he has the other Tlatoanis that handle different regions and can fill in for him he can chill a lot in between the different celebrations and rituals (and be with his gf ;))

Hmm, I guess he kind of wears clothes like the ones on his reference? He doesn't always paint his face either, especially if he's just out leisure strolling

But on Toxcatl he has all these kinds of rituals and fasting he needs to do lmao, I even have some of it written down

One commission done one to go :D

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..... hmmmmm you didn't hear this from me, but perhaps I am in the process of making a slightly redesigned updated ref for Tezcat :eyes:

Polar - Yeeee I get that, and any time! XD

Ooh nice! I like that he does get to relax somewhat! And I love that he can be with Xpiayoc. :3 I don't suppose she's super busy, either?

Ooooohh I see! :3 Does this mean he has references without the face paint? Or more elaborate ones for Toxcatl specifically? :0

Ooh, and tell me about Toxcatl specifically, is it Tezcat's "birthday", or the day of the empire's founding? Something else?

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Whaaaaaaaat I didn't know you could do so many animals! :O This is amazing, the golden quality of light, the nice compsitional arrangement, the scenery! It's all so good. :3

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O<O I'm shaking in my socks.

Yuke -

Hmm, she's maybe a little busier than him depending on the time of year - she is the Cihuacoatl so she has a lot of responsibilities along with preparing for different celebrations and keeping the temples clean - she also is a bit of a housekeeper for Itztli too hahah

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He wears more elaborate face paint for Toxcatl, yes c: Xpiayoc does his face paint most of the time, including then - for example it's darker and more reminiscent of Tezcat's (because he symbolizes him during that period of time), he also dresses up much like what Tezcat is usually depicted with. This stems from the impersonation rituals they had earlier, before Itztli came to power - Itztli was also an impersonator originally and was meant to be sacrificed but Tezcatlipoca intervened and made him the leader of his people instead - so now instead of one person being picked to impersonate Tezcat it's just Itztli, and he follows the traditions very closely accordingly :D

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If you wish to know more about Toxcatl you can google it, it was a real thing :0 but - Toxcatl was basically the celebration for Tezcatlipoca, where they honored him for a month in May (a month in their calendar that is, so it lasted for about 20 days) - very formal, especially in my oc universe it's the big event of the year where they feast and sacrifice to him c:

There's also always outside guests there too, from Kemet and the Pfauenreich, but they arrive the day after it starts since the big opening rituals are only for the Aztecs c:

Itztli has a lot of rituals to follow before, for example he fasts a week before Toxcatl starts (the other priests only fast the day before) and he also goes through cleansing rituals and is to keep to himself pretty much - with the exception of Xpiayoc, since she's the Cihuacoatl.

So simply put, it's pretty much a national day (month) for them :D

In the real world Toxcatl there were a lot of pretty bloody inhumane sacrifices along with these other feasts, and this was also the case before Itztli came to power, but when he was chosen by Tezcatlipoca they stopped with all the human sacrifices and suchas Itztli became sort of a symbol for it instead-

Damn that's a lot of rambling, pardon xD

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Heheheh thank youu, I love trying out different things - I always gotta look up a reference to make it look decent enough though lmao

Ahh, I wasn't really sure if I was content with how it came out but I appreciate it <333
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