Cipactli
The world and underworld of Mictlan will be populated by the most amazing creatures waiting to make your acquaintance. While some of them are just downright cute (have you seen our Axolotl?), others may be a little, well, a whole lot scarier!
Today we are excited to present to you Cipactli: a voracious, colossal, primeval sea monster, part fish, part crocodile, with gaping mouths at all her joints.
The embodiment of chaos existing before the creation.
This monstrous being was conceived as female, and it was so insatiable that, one day, the gods Quetzalcoatl and Tezcatlipoca set out to destroy her, descending from the heavens to ban this horrible creature from roaming the world. The two of them, assuming the form of serpents, coiling themselves about Cipactli as she lay on the surface, ripped her body apart.
The upper part of her body ascended to become the sky, while its other half fell to become the earth. From the hair of the monster, the gods created trees, from her eyes springs and caves, from her mouth rivers and lakes, from her nose valleys, from her shoulders volcanos and mountains.
Nevertheless, it is said that otherworldly sounds of Cipactli's crying could still be heard, demanding human blood, wishing to devour human hearts as repayment for her sacrifice.
We would like to remind you that we are getting closer to our Kickstarter goal, but we still need more subscribers! For those who have not registered, it is very important that you do so, it only takes a few minutes. It is a necessary step to be able to launch our campaign and raise the necessary funds to develop Mictlan!
Thank you very much for all your support!
Today we are excited to present to you Cipactli: a voracious, colossal, primeval sea monster, part fish, part crocodile, with gaping mouths at all her joints.
The embodiment of chaos existing before the creation.
This monstrous being was conceived as female, and it was so insatiable that, one day, the gods Quetzalcoatl and Tezcatlipoca set out to destroy her, descending from the heavens to ban this horrible creature from roaming the world. The two of them, assuming the form of serpents, coiling themselves about Cipactli as she lay on the surface, ripped her body apart.
The upper part of her body ascended to become the sky, while its other half fell to become the earth. From the hair of the monster, the gods created trees, from her eyes springs and caves, from her mouth rivers and lakes, from her nose valleys, from her shoulders volcanos and mountains.
Nevertheless, it is said that otherworldly sounds of Cipactli's crying could still be heard, demanding human blood, wishing to devour human hearts as repayment for her sacrifice.
We would like to remind you that we are getting closer to our Kickstarter goal, but we still need more subscribers! For those who have not registered, it is very important that you do so, it only takes a few minutes. It is a necessary step to be able to launch our campaign and raise the necessary funds to develop Mictlan!
Thank you very much for all your support!