Quetzalcoatl

The Feathered Serpent

Domain: Wind & Knowledge
Alignment: Lawful Good
Element: Air
Relics of Power: Star Wind Shield

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The People

People

Aztecs (Mexica)

Region

Central Mexico

Period

14th – 16th c.

The Aztec gods were worshipped by the Mexica people from their capital, Tenochtitlan, in central Mexico. They believed the sun would only move if fed with blood, which led to the famous sacrifices atop pyramid-temples. Their world was cut short by the Spanish conquest in the 16th century.

The 18-month ritual calendar brought festivals such as Toxcatl, in which a youth lived for a year as the embodiment of Tezcatlipoca. Every 52 years, the New Fire Ceremony extinguished every flame in the empire, rekindled from a single bonfire to prevent the end of the world.

The Sacred Scrolls

Aztec and Mayan god of wind, priesthood, and wisdom. Represented as a feathered serpent and creator of record books. As The Feathered Serpent, this deity occupies a position of supreme prestige in the astecas pantheon. Their domains over Wind & Knowledge reflect ancestral cosmic order maintained across millennia. In classical iconography, they are depicted with an aura of unshakeable majesty and sacred attributes that inspired reverence in emperors and peasants alike. Their influence extended beyond earthly boundaries, governing fates and harmony between the visible and invisible worlds. For ancient devotees, contemplating their essence was to understand the very fundamental forces of nature and human existence.

Sacred Symbols

Feathered serpent, the planet Venus, the conch and jade

Divine Lineage

Son of the creator pair Ometecuhtli and Omecihuatl; brother and rival of Tezcatlipoca.

The Legendary Myth

He descended to Mictlan, the land of the dead, to gather the bones of the previous humanity and recreated mankind by sprinkling them with his own blood. He also gave maize to the people as food.

Legends & Deeds

A celebrated secondary legend preserved in the oral traditions of the astecas recounts the journey when Quetzalcoatl intervened directly in the lives of mortals.