#*Nahua design

[sweenstar-reblogs]

I stopped playing genshin upon the release of Sumeru and its complete lack of respect for the South Asian regions the devs claimed it was inspired by, but i hope any indigenous fans r doing ok rn 😭

[debbie-sketch]

Quetzalcóatl y Tezcatlipoca

[toastedclownery]

My modern Tez! For some reason I really like drawing him in modern clothes

The fluffy hair was cute but I decided to give him braids cause it'd be more accurate

[thedeceasedgod]

Sorry y’all I died again

[natstky]

Vtuber designs~

First outfit: Summer

Her colour palette is based off the aroace flag, the flowers in her hair are maquilishuat.

Second outfit: día de la cruz

Known as achtu at in Nawat, her colour palette was based on a beach. The hat she's wearing specifically comes from my town, thought it would be a nice nod to the day!

Third outfit: winter/spring

As there isn't a true "Winter" in El Salvador, it's a name we give the rainy season. Her colour palette is based off a rainy photo I took in my village.

Fourth outfit: Canchul/día de muertos

Based on how we locally celebrate día de muertos in El Salvador, I gave her a Catarina face paint (Ik she's Mexican) just to balance out the extra colour.

The escapulario she's wearing doesn't have a cross but a decorated palm leaf that we use!

[satellites-halo]

child of your god, Uihuica Quetzalli, EGREGORE

I'm so incredibly happy with hir design, Uihuica is a mixed white and indigenous Nahua woman with a complex attachment to hir culture. Hir outfit comes from huipils, but has modern (and western) influences, and hir body adornments come from Mexicah ritual traditions and depictions of the Teteo.

Shi means a lot to me. :)

[nogetron]

Huitzilopochtli, the Aztec god-warrior of sacrifice. Huitzilopochtli was the greatest warrior among the Aztec gods and guardian of the south, he used his immense strength to fight the night and keep the earth under the protection of his sunlight. Huitzilopochtli was born from the divine source: Ometeotl, birthed from their two manifestations: Ometecuhtli and Omecihuatl. Huitzilopochtli was the smallest out of his siblings, Quetzalcoatl, Tezcatlipoca, and Xipe Totec, Together these four created the cosmos from the body of Cipactli. Together these Tezcatlipocas created the life and other gods of the land, however they needed light to be shown upon the earth and so each of them tried to perform as the sun. Tezcatlipoca, Quetzalcoatl, Tlaloc and Chalchiuhtlicue, each of their reign’s as the sun ended in catastrophe, resulting in the loss of all life on earth several times. But Huitzilopochtli stepped up as the current fifth sun of the earth and of humanity. Born from Cipactli, Coatlicue was a nigh monstrous goddess of the earth, she gave birth to the moon Coyolxauhqui and the stars Tzitzimimeh. Coatlicue came across a ball of feathers sent by Huitzilopochtli, causing the feathers to impregnate her. Upon learning of her mother’s pregnancy, Coyolxauhqui rallied the Tzitzimimeh and decapitated Coatlicue. But from the goddess’s womb sprung a fully armed Huitzilopochtli who defeated the moon goddess and her forces, repaying Coyolxauhqui by decapitating her and throwing her head into the sky. However these demons still lived and promised to finish off both Huitzilopochtli and Coatlicue. Huitzilopochtli must be powered by blood sacrifices, less Coyolxauhqui overtakes him and destroys Coatlicue, destroying the world in the process. Those who died in service to Huitzilopochtli have their spirits pass on in the body of a hummingbird.

Huitzilopochtli was the most venerated god among the Aztecs. Huitzilopochtli was the main recipient of human sacrifices in Aztec culture. Though animal and normal blood letting sacrifices did work to placate the god, human sacrifices were seen as the greatest and most effective method to empower the god. These sacrifices were described by conquistadors as a daily occurrence, however this is most likely an exaggeration. Originally Huitzilopochtli held a minor role in the Nahua pantheon, existing as the patron deity of the mexica tribe. But when the Aztec’s rose to power their patron god Huitzilopochtli rose with them to become the most venerated god. Because of his ascension in worship, Huitzilopochtli overthrew the Nahua sun god Nanahuatzin and replaced the god in their myths. The Aztec’s also praised Huitzilopochtli as the one who guided them to Tenochtitlan, their capital city and legendary place where the universe was created. Huitzilopochtli was also the patron of mothers who died in childbirth, offering them the same protection he gave to the warriors who died in his name.

[gayaest]

Small Yaretzi (outfit) Re-Design! I wanted her outfit more inspired by her culture and love of fashion, so I studied Nahua Womens Clothing, Hairstyles, and Jewelry!

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[emby-m]

Soul Catcher and Sacred Heart

Part one of a series giving Alice skins in Norton's skin lines....

“Mi querida,” the sorcerer, Soul Catcher, laughs, “What are you doing here?”

“I wanted to see you,” the witch, Sacred Heart, smiles, adjusting her shawl around her. Her golden hair looks pretty with the cempaxochitl tucked into her braids.

“Should I take that as you finally agreeing to our pact?”

“Hmm,” she hums, lips splitting the black paint on her face. “Mictēcacihuātl’s attendant, and Miclāntēcutli’s advisor, colluding… what will they all think?” 

“Smart advisor, snapping up that pretty girl.”

Sacred Heart laughs, looping her arm with his.

Design notes under the cut:

Norton's design-

Decided to make the outfit more like a trajo de charro, since that's a real good look.

Pared down some aspects (patterns mostly) and edited the hat slightly.

Added pheasant feathers for that good good Tejano mestizo/Nahua rep

Alice's Design-

Largely designed after Folklorico dancers' outfits (their multiple-circle skirts with wide flounces especially)

Also took inspiration from turn-of-the-century era Caterina Calavera prints

Name came from the Sacred Heart of Christian reckoning, being a symbol of the Virgin Mary - the sacred heart also appears on her dress/shawl

[mirrorbuns]

La pequeña Hope está representando a los Nahuas, el grupo indígena más numeroso en todo México y este traje típico se encuentra en el estado de Puebla. El vestuario femenino se conforma por la faja, la blusa bordada. Y las fajas eran muy importantes porque cada color y diseño representaban las identidades entre otras comunidades. Mientras las blusas tienen hermosos bordados en el pecho y mangas, te queda muy bonito Hope

Little Hope is representing the Nahuas, the largest indigenous group in all of Mexico and this typical costume is found in the state of Puebla. The female costume is made up of the sash, the embroidered blouse. And the sashes were very important because each color and design represented the identities of other communities. While the blouses have beautiful embroidery on the chest and sleeves, Hope looks very pretty on you.

[xamiipholia]

Quen Weapons

I love that the main Quen Melee weapon is basically a Macuahuitl, a Nahua weapon that was a club lined with obsidian blades somewhat like teeth. This version looks like it’s been constructed from parts of a snapmaw jaw and lined with the teeth. I love when Horizon puts a new spin on design templates from our world - it’s like the idea that, given the chance, we will figure out the same survival strategies because it’s in our nature.

It does make me wonder where the Quen are technologically- obviously the Focuses gave them a huge boost in terms of access to old world tech and data, but there’s not really a reason to have a weapon like this if you have widespread access to metal forging like say, the Oseram. Their armor seems to back this up - it’s almost entirely machine armor and woven materials. Based on what we’ve seen they’re clearly extremely skilled with textiles, woodworking and ceramics, and they have extremely powerful heavy weapons and ballistae. Maybe it’s just cheaper for the empire to outfit soldiers with weapons made from salvage.

Anyway thanks for coming to my TED talk.

[magicturtle]

Can I ask your opinion of a RPG writing trope? I listen to a podcast “System Mastery”, that reviews old RPGs that are no longer in print or first editions of RPGs that are on new editions now. One of the things they can’t stand is the trope of American Indians and Mexicans reverting to horse back, tepees, human sacrifice, worshipping spirits, building pyramids, and etc…. after some kind of apocalypse happens or they go out into the stars or different dimension. Something happens to separate them from the “white men .” They find the idea preposterous and pretty cringey because these books are written by white men usually and show an idolized version of the “noble savage”. They feel, why would natives give up cars, modern medicine, houses, roads, and bunch of other modern things just because there has been some kind of reset.

I can see that point. And I can think of all the games I have seen that trope, Shadowrun and Gamma World are good examples. I have also seen it in some other sci fi games. Interestingly White Wolf has a version of this in the world of darkness setting. The supernatural creatures are worshipped as gods or spirits by the natives. Werewolves by shamans and vampires as descendants of the bloody gods of the Aztecs. On the surface this all does seem ridiculous and can be dismissed as all just being fiction.

However, there is a lot of resentment by natives of having their culture, beliefs, language and so much more being stripped away by people that are invaders. Would they gladly undo the negatives and positives that were introduced by these invading cultures if given the chance? Would they rebuild what they lost just as it once was? I have read some articles and seen some videos about Latin American gangs worshiping their version of the old Aztec gods. And new gods that they have invented for the current times. There are also less violent new gods that have been invented. I saw how some of the old Mayan shamans are keeping the old beliefs alive in the rural parts of central America. And how there is still a lot of blending of native beliefs and Catholic beliefs throughout Latin America.

What do you think? Is there a long simmering longing for the old ways just below the surface just waiting to be released by some sort of catastrophic event?

To this day colonized peoples either maintain their old beliefs or hold some syncretized version. All you have to do is look at the way the Loa or the Orishas survived in the Caribbean, the supplicants of heretical saints like Santa Muerte, or culturally negotiated holidays like Carnaval or Dia de Muertos. Often white people in the US don’t know much about these current practices because A) they don’t care and B) many are private or even secret. Instead our cool, white dude writers and game designers focus on what they DO know, the ancient history of these groups. This is why white coded populations evolve, but non-white coded ones “revert”. It would be nice to see someone who actually knows these groups extrapolate current cultures into futurism, post apocalypse or “returned magic”. I haven’t read Coyote and Crow, but I hear that’s what they’re going for.

I will say that even in the defense of marginalizes groups being “reverted” there is a clear bias. Why would a community give up cars? …Are cars good? Can we honestly look at our communities, our cities, our environment, and unequivocally say, “this is clearly a net good for the world”? Traditional medicine is also frequently shot down by “logical people” until decades in, scientists “discover” analgesic or antibiotic properties. Isn’t it great that we’ve started unlocking the potential of cannabis only 1000 years after the Nahua were using it medicinally?

Hope this addresses your question.

Thanks for writing in!

[ometochtli2rabbit]

13.0.12.4.8

joj[5] LAMAT/Q'ANIEL - junlajun[11] MUWAN

galactic tone: empowerment/the center

sun sign: STAR| rabbit/yellow[blue]/south

ask for abundance in all relations - MAYA

macuilli[5] - TOCHTLI [rabbit]

Tlazolteotl | Mayahuel

itzthotli[black hawk]

lord of the night: Centeotl

trecena[5]: Itzlacoliuhqui

x: macuilli [5]- toxcatl - NAHUA

depicted is Macuiltochtli [five-rabbit] who is the patron of feather- mosaic workers. In order to do the beautiful work done by these artisans, you must have a great sense of design and TOUCH:

Divinyls: I Touch Myself

Depeche Mode: Personal Jesus & Fly on the Windscreen

Joan Jett: Do You Wanna Touch Me (Oh, Yeah!)

Dan Hill: Sometimes When We Touch

Tammy Wynette: Sometimes When We Touch

Samantha Fox: Touch Me (I Want Your Body)

Hall & Oates: Out of Touch

Sarah Mclachlan: Touch

Grateful Dead: Touch of Grey

Heart: Lighter Touch

MC Hammer: U Can't Touch This

RAYE: Please Don't Touch

Daft Punk: Touch It

Susan Sarandon: Touch-A, Touch-A, Touch Me

R.E.M.: Just A Touch

Ariana Grande: Touch It

Squeeze: Out of Touch

Katseye: Touch

Natalie Cole: Touch Me

Judas Priest: Touch of Evil

Lady Gaga: Applause

The Killers: Losing Touch

Carpenters: Touch Me When We're Dancing

Mudhoney: Touch Me I'm Sick

Shania Twain: If You Wanna Touch Her, Ask!

Journey: Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin'

Buck Owens: Touch Me

Britney Spears: Touch of My Hand

Midnight Star: Midas Touch

Genesis: Invisible Touch

Peter Gabriel: I Have the Touch

Blood, Sweat & Tears: Touch Me

AC/DC: Touch Too Much

Indigo Girls: Touch Me Fall

Earth, Wind & Fire: Touch

Mariah Carey: Touch My Body

Rick Springfield: Human Touch

Alanis Morissette: Human Touch

Bruce Springsteen: Human Touch

The Cars: Touch and Go

Cher: Touch and Go

Robert Palmer: Keep in Touch

Soundgarden: Touch Me

Juice Newton: Touch Me

Willie Nelson: Touch Me

Dolly Parton: The Tender Touch of Love & The Last One to Touch Me & Touch Your Woman

The Rolling Stones: Losing My Touch

The Doors: Not to Touch the Earth

Diana Ross: Reach Out and Touch (Somebody's Hand) & Touch

Big Youth: Touch Me in the Morning

Nina Simone: The Human Touch

George Harrison: Soft Touch

Prince: Touch Me

Buzzcocks: Why Can't I Touch It?

[natstky]

Flag design in progress to represent my town's indigenous Nahua (aka "Pipil" if you're not familiar with us) community in El Salvador.

I made this in response to the green/white/blue flag made by IPN. I am not a fan of the design nor the group, as they often push racial conversations in their language classes.

Meanings below the cut.

Significance:

Red - represents past, present and future blood spilt

Blue - for the rivers running through our land

Green - for the land we till and protect

Gold - each line represents our language (Nawat), culture and traditional religion. Lines are broken to represent the genocides enacted against them and to reflect the decrease in their practices within our communities as a result.

Light pink - two light pink strips represent our grandfathers and grandmothers.

Hot pink - represents our mothers and fathers.

White - represents the youth.

Faint white - the faint white lines represent queer and afroindigenous within our communities, who are often "hidden" and stigmatized within our communities. The lines are broken to reflect this.

All intersect as they are all important within our community, reflecting a traditional woven textile from our communities that is near extinct. The pattern is in honour of our woven traditions.

The trenza next to the square is in the colours of our four cardinal directions. It reflects how they are interwoven into our life. They're in the style of a trenza to reflect a traditional feminine hairstyle as women predominantly take charge in caring and preserving our language and culture. The trenza design is to honour the women taking charge to preserve our culture.

This is still a work in progress as I plan to use a design in the center to specifically reflect my town. I'm open to any feedback and if you want to use it as a template to represent your pueblo, do @ me so I can see!

[satellites-halo]

nahua demigod ocs

[joeloverture]

yeah, honestly in canada we have this perception of the us kinda forced on us. all our news/politicians tend to paint all americans as maga psychos so ive been trying really hard to empathize yall. canada was also founded through the exploitation of the indigenous but our government does a very good job of educating students on it. some of our reserves definitely need some work but im fortunate enough to come from a tribe that lives in a very nice reserve. anyway, sorry for yapping, just some thoughts I’ve had. huge fan of ur work 🫶🏼

and you know what? you’re not wrong to think of us that way. i think so much of what happens here is fucking crazy! it’s very easy to forget some of us are normal people who want peace and comfort for everyone regardless of arbitrary “deservedness” when the alt right is screaming discrimination at the top of their lungs.

especially in red states, education is designed to keep people like you and me down. i was told indigenous people had to die for the United States to become what it did. i was assigned to debate about how it was worth so many indigenous people LIKE ME died because “americans got weapons and fruit”. i wrote papers in middle school about hernán cortes glorifying him only to learn later that my nahua side is so small BECAUSE of him. this is what i mean about oppressed becoming their oppressors. education is so invaluable and the party trying to take it away is the dangerous one.

thanks for the benefit of the doubt when it comes to us. a lot of us are shitty yes, but many of us are brainwashed or vulnerable minorities. and that’s just as important.

you’re always welcome to yap in my inbox <3 ty for liking my stuff, i appreciate it. and non, i am sorry we are your neighbors 😭