Mictlan: An Ancient Mythical Tale News

Out of all the people that the Aztecs faced, none was so feared and respected as the Tlaxcaltecs, who were never subdued by them, and who allied themselves with the Spanish during the conquest of Mexico…
In today’s WIP, we show you the clothings of a Tlaxcaltec warrior: the term tlahuiztli originally referred to the clothing made of feathers sewn over fabric, which covered the torso, arms and legs, but started to be used to refer to the insignia that the warrior wore, as well as his arms and headdress.
When you fight the invaders on Mictlan, be prepared to come face to face with these strong and brave warriors, who will not ask or give any quarter.

Blood didn’t just serve as food for the gods, it also strengthened and regenerated them…

Today we bring you this WIP in ultra-realistic 3D of the priests that bathed Mictlantecuhtli in blood.
In pre-Columbian codices, it is narrated that a ritual offered to such god of the underworld consisted of parts of a body to be opened, such as: ears, tongues, thighs, wrists and/or calves, to fill containers with blood.
They were carried to the priests so they could bathe the image of Mictlantecuhtli with this red liquid to be able to ask, for the whole town, health for the ill or rest for the dead.

In this new WIP we can see the ruler of the Kupul, with their chief deity, Kukulkan.

The Kupul ruled one of the most important chiefdoms of the Yucatan peninsula during the arrival of the Spanish, whose power sparked the fall of the city of Mayapan, which came before Chichen Itza. Kukulkan was the chief deity of the ruling lineage of the Kupul and served as the way (nahual) guardian of their dynasty.
The worshiping of Kukulkan was far common in the theocratic society of the late Classic period and the Postclassic period, where the cultural influences of the central region of Mexico fused with the beliefs of the Maya, sharing unique aesthetic and architectural styles that would be known as the international style of Chichen Itza.

Today we want to show you the concept art of Itzpapalotl, goddess of war, patroness of death, and councilor of the Temoanchan Paradise (a mythical and earthly paradise).

The legend says that when Iztpapalotl was sent to Earth, falling from heaven, she wore an invisible cloak so that no one could see her, giving her the power of invisibility.

The fearsome skeletal warrior goddess uses white makeup and different colors, and her chest pectoral represents power and fire.

Itzpapalotl appears with butterfly or eagle attributes. In our concept art, her hands and feet are replaced by jaguar claws, this makes her a Tzitzimitl “a mythical terrible being”.

This day is as mystical as the character of this WIP in 3D. We are talking about a nahualli, also known as a nagual; a human capable of transforming into an animal, who reveals the magical connection between nature and spirituality.

The ancestors spoke of how different peoples had a guardian spirit, as well as of how some humans were born with an animal self, which would use its powers and wisdom to trace their destiny.

Capable of great good and great evil, as well as communicating with both the dead and the gods, naguals were emblematic characters of pre-Columbian culture, mystic beings with powers like healing and divination, that can still surprise us to this day.

Covered in the essence of the grackle, a black litmus feathered bird, with a screeching song and great intelligence, we introduce this powerful nagual to the Mictlan family.