Tlahuelpuchi
Today we are presenting to you one of many terrifying creatures you'll have to face in the dangerous world of Mictlan.
[h3]Tlahuelpuchi: a blood-sucking creature.[/h3]
The Tlahuelpuchi are mythological beings of Tlaxcala folklore, whose origin is still debated among specialists.
Usually female, these creatures were born with a curse that would accompany them forever.
The witches had the ability to transform themselves into several animals, such as buzzards, cats, dogs and turkeys. The power to shape-shift usually came around the age of puberty. At this time, the young Tlahuelpuchi began to crave human blood.
Their bloodthirst could only be satisfied by feeding on the blood of infants, who they kidnapped from their rural communities, fleeing to the mountains.
One of the places where the Tlahuelpuchi met to plot their evils, were the ruins of the temple of Teopanzolco, which was located between Atla and Xolotla, over a hill where, at night, you could see a long line of fireballs: one of the forms that the Tlahuelpuchi used in order to travel over the skies.
These creatures could actually also live incognito in their villages, that's why, even in modern folklore, couples with children and women with unbaptized babies protect themselves and their families by putting orange branches on the roof or their clothes upside down near the crib of the infant, or even by positioning cross-shaped objects under it.
As a matter of fact, the belief in these otherwordly beings has remained alive until well into the twentieth century in some villages in Mexico.
In Mictlan, the Tlahuelpuchi will be adversaries for you to defeat.
For their design, we seek to recreate lunar elements, referring to figures such as the goddess Coyolxauhqui and the Tzitzimimes, which are the most common inspirations for contemporary Tlahuelpuchi.
If you're enjoying seeing how Mictlan is developing and you would like to see more of our game, please support us by registering on Kickstarter and follow Mictlan!
[h3]Tlahuelpuchi: a blood-sucking creature.[/h3]
The Tlahuelpuchi are mythological beings of Tlaxcala folklore, whose origin is still debated among specialists.
Usually female, these creatures were born with a curse that would accompany them forever.
The witches had the ability to transform themselves into several animals, such as buzzards, cats, dogs and turkeys. The power to shape-shift usually came around the age of puberty. At this time, the young Tlahuelpuchi began to crave human blood.
Their bloodthirst could only be satisfied by feeding on the blood of infants, who they kidnapped from their rural communities, fleeing to the mountains.
One of the places where the Tlahuelpuchi met to plot their evils, were the ruins of the temple of Teopanzolco, which was located between Atla and Xolotla, over a hill where, at night, you could see a long line of fireballs: one of the forms that the Tlahuelpuchi used in order to travel over the skies.
These creatures could actually also live incognito in their villages, that's why, even in modern folklore, couples with children and women with unbaptized babies protect themselves and their families by putting orange branches on the roof or their clothes upside down near the crib of the infant, or even by positioning cross-shaped objects under it.
As a matter of fact, the belief in these otherwordly beings has remained alive until well into the twentieth century in some villages in Mexico.
In Mictlan, the Tlahuelpuchi will be adversaries for you to defeat.
For their design, we seek to recreate lunar elements, referring to figures such as the goddess Coyolxauhqui and the Tzitzimimes, which are the most common inspirations for contemporary Tlahuelpuchi.
If you're enjoying seeing how Mictlan is developing and you would like to see more of our game, please support us by registering on Kickstarter and follow Mictlan!