Mictlan: An Ancient Mythical Tale News

Stone Gloves

We have been working on developing a character whose main weapons are stone gloves, but do you know what did the pre-Hispanic gloves look like?

To answer this question, we must go back to the amazing work of Taube and Zender, American gladiators: ritualistic boxing in ancient Mesoamerica, where we can find several representations of brawlers and gloves made out of shells, bones or stone.

The use of these gloves is shared among the Olmec, Zapotec and Maya cultures and it is also featured in the outfit of some gods such as Chaac, who wears a great stone glove which he uses to light up the sky during storms.

High Hierarchy Shaman

Greetings, Mictlantecas!

Today we want to show you this WIP of the elder healer who is being developed by our concept artists. As you can see, she is a high hierarchy shaman.

She carries some herbs, bones, mushrooms, peyotes and other stuff, useful for her creations. Her mantle is made of vegetable fibers (such as maguey and palm tree) and her staff is made of Ahuehuete wood.

This healer also has experience in battle, so we think that her potions and recipes could help the player with their offensive skills, or maybe give them more strength and agility, or even make their spells more powerful...?

Whatever will be, make sure to find you a good healer!

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Happy Day of the Dead

[h3]Happy Day of the Dead![/h3]

A festival that has its roots in Ancient Mexico, that is why the Mictlan team wishes you a pleasant day, thanking you for your continued support of our project.

We're glad to show you this little masterpiece created by our concept art team, giving you a taste of what will await you in the underworld of Mictlan!

What better occasion than today to show you the lord of the dead?

Xipe Totec

The cult of Xipe Totec is one of the oldest as well as one of the most multifaceted that ever existed in ancient Mexico.

Its appearance not only alluded to the renewal of the land but also to warfare. Xipe Totec flayed himself to give food to humanity.

Without his skin, he was depicted as a golden god.

We opted for this representation to highlight the fearsome aspect of this deity. Of course, this is still a WIP and the final result will likely go through changes during our development process.

[h3]Want to see more?

Want to see our first official trailer?[/h3]

We will present it to our community at the launch of our Kickstarter campaign.
But in order to launch the campaign, we need at least 20k people to register to the page. It literally takes a minute to do so, but it would mean the world to us.

[h3]Mictlan community, help us out![/h3]

Alkapone

Greetings, travelers of Mictlan!

New day, new post!

Today we present to you this WIP where the very talented Alkapone is characterized to become part of the world of Mictlan.

As you can see, in this concept art piece there is a mix of many references that we took from documents such as the Florentino, Azcatitlan, and Mendoza Codices, which allowed us to give life to this composition.

What we are showing to you is a preliminary drawing, so you can give us your thoughts and opinions. Remember that all of this is in its early stages and as time goes on it will likely go through changes.

We do this so you can judge for yourselves that we are working very hard while we prepare the mechanics of our game.

Remember that we really appreciate your comments! Let us hear your voice!

It would help us immensely if you decide to sign up to our Kickstarter campaign.
In order to launch the campaign, we need at least 20k people to register to the page. It literally takes a minute to do so, but it would mean the world to us.