Thirteen Sovereign Lords

Thirteen Sovereign Lords
Type	Factions Lore Natlan Culture
Affil­i­a­tion	Xiuhcoatl
Region	Natlan

The Thirteen Sovereign Lords are the thirteen Dragonlords who ruled over the ancient dragon civilization in Natlan.

After oppressing the humans of the land for thousands of years, they were almost all slain in the war with Xbalanque and Kukulkan. Only one lord, Ajaw, survived to the present day.

Members

Rank	Name	Title	Territory	Status	Cause of Death
CL-01	Aj Nimalaj Chuq'ab Hun	Valiant One	Unknown	Deceased	Slain during the siege of Tollan
CL-02	Ix Je'lal K'ua'l Ka'	Jade Maiden	Unknown	Deceased	Unknown
CL-03	Ix Kemonel Jasjatem Oox	Weaver of Secrets	Unknown	Deceased	Unknown
CL-04	Aj Awaj K'umilal Kan	Hermit of Myriad Fates	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
CL-05	Aj K'astajibal Cha'ama' Ho'o	Bestower of Bitter Springs	Ek' Pulinik	Deceased	Slain during the siege of Tollan
CL-06	Aj Tininik Oyowal Waak	He Who Shakes the Earth Like Thunder in His Wrath	Unknown	Deceased	Slain by Lianca's second daughter
CL-07	Aj Chojojik Kamikabal U'uk	Toxic Rain Over Boundless Forests	Unknown	Deceased	Slain during the siege of Tollan
CL-08	Ix Ajkotz'i'j Iq'ismal Waxak	Priestess of Floral Candles and Skyborne Feathers	Unknown	Deceased	Executed by vote of the Chamber of Deliberation during the siege of Tollan
CL-09	Ix Uxul Tz'ib Bolon	Chronicler of the End Times	Chichen Uctokah	Deceased	Deceased as of Open Your Heart to Me
CL-10	Aj Imuch' Paxlaq Lahun	Undying Wings of Lofty Isolation	Unknown	Unknown	Buried under a mountain by Ixquieh and Ahpub
CL-11	Ix Raq'lapuj Chue'q Buluk	Mirror of the Dawning Morn	Unknown	Deceased	Unknown
CL-12	Ix Roq'ratik'obala' Ka'alahun	Murmuring Spring	Q'umqaraq'aj	Deceased	Slain during the siege of Tollan
CL-13	Aj Q'uplajik Ooxlahu	Bonebreaker	Unknown	Deceased	Unknown

Overview

The Thirteen Lords were regional rulers under the Pyro Dragon Sovereign Xiuhcoatl, each of whom governed over an individual territory in Natlantea. On occasion, they would gather together in a council called the Chamber of Deliberation, presided over by the First Lord as Speaker, to deliberate and vote on certain matters. They and Xiuhcoatl survived the invasion of Teyvat by the Heavenly Principles through hiding inside the underground city of Tollan.

It is unconfirmed, but likely, that the "CL" abbreviation in the Lords' titles refers to their title of Ch'ule-L, meaning they would all share Ixlel's title of Type-L Self-Regulating Overseer Array Integrated Processing Unit.

History

During the Great War of Vengeance, the Dragonlords slew countless angels in their territory, leaving only Yohualtecuhtin, Lord of the Night, alive. They oppressed the humans of Natlantea upon their return; only the Eighth Lord, Ix Ajkotz'i'q Iq'ismal, is known to have had cordial relations with humanity, raising a human daughter (Lianca) as a dragon princess. Lianca later founded the tribe of Tlalocan, and fought against the other dragonlords with Xbalanque.

Due to the Regent Kukulkan's experiments on humans, the Sovereign Lords eventually voted to impeach him from office; he later assisted the humans in their rebellion, teaching them how to use phlogiston. Some time after this, Lianca shot down the Sixth Lord using her longbow, and Ixquieh & Ahpub tricked the Tenth Lord into being buried under a mountain. Ten of the Lords died when Xbalanque invaded the Sacred City of Tollan with his army, leaving at most three lords alive at that point. It is implied that the Eighth Lord was not slain in combat, but was instead executed by the consensus of her fellow Lords during the siege.

The Ninth Lord was left alone in the depths of Chichen Uctokah without any means of escape. Following the death of Xbalanque, the Ninth Lord's Core was uncovered by an excavation team led by Manqu. Kukulkan's half-human son Och-Kan imprisoned her within a statue and attempted to coerce her to do his bidding, but failed; as a result, he decided to separate his human consciousness from his draconic body to make a new Core of Chu'ulel. He would remain trapped inside until a couple of decades after the Cataclysm, when the adventurer Bona freed him. During Och-Kan's reign, the surviving Sixth Lord was finally killed by Lianca's second daughter.

In the modern day, both Och-Kan and the Ninth Lord finally perished at the hands of the Traveler, during the quests Moment of Awakening and Open Your Heart to Me, respectively. Ajaw was freed from his mountain prison by Kinich during an excavation; the two formed a contract, such that Kinich will receive Ajaw's power, but Ajaw will eventually take over Kinich's body at the moment of his death.

Trivia

• Each Lord's name takes the form "[Gender] [Title] [Number] Ch'ule-L."
• Due to transferring his consciousness to a Core of Chu'ule-L as Cocouik, it is possible that Och-Kan would himself qualify as a Dragonlord.

Etymology

• The Lords' names are all derived from Mayan Languages, and share some common features:
  • Ch'ule-L (Mayan Tzeltal: Chʼulel) means "essence" or "soul." It is the inner, individual soul which has thirteen parts and is centered in the heart.
  • Aj (Mayan: aj) means "man." It is the "male prefix" used to form male titles. It is related to the title Ajaw (Mayan: ajaw).
  • Ix (Mayan: ix) means "woman". It is the "female prefix" used to form female titles.
  • The final part of each Lord's personal name is their number or rank in Yucatec Maya:
    • Hun (Yucatec: hun) means "one."
    • Ka' (Yucatec: kaʼa) means "two."
    • Oox (Yucatec: óox) means "three."
    • Kan (Yucatec: kan) means "four."
    • Ho'o (Yucatec: joʼ) means "five."
    • Waak (Yucatec: waak) means "six."
    • U'uk (Yucatec: uʼuk) means "seven."
    • Waxak (Yucatec: waxak) means "eight."
    • Bolon (Yucatec: bolon) means "nine."
    • Lahun (Yucatec: lahun) means "ten."
    • Buluk (Yucatec: buluk) means "eleven" (lit. "nine-two").
    • Ka'alahun means "twelve" (lit. "two-ten").
    • Ooxlahun means "thirteen" (lit. "three-ten").
  • The Lords' other names are generally related to their English-language titles, though not always. They primarily derive from the Kʼicheʼ language:
    • Nimalaj Chuq'ab (Kʼicheʼ: nimalaj chuqʼab) means "great power." It is glossed as "Valiant One" in-game.
    • Je'lal K'ua'l is glossed as "Jade Maiden" in-game:
      • Je'lal (Kʼicheʼ: jeʼlal) means "beauty."
      • K'ua'l (Kʼicheʼ: kʼuaʼl) means "jewel" or "emerald."
    • Jasjatem Kemonel is glossed as "Weaver of Secrets" in-game:
      • Jasjatem (Kʼicheʼ: jasjatem) means "secret" or "whisper."
      • Kemonel (Kʼicheʼ: kemonel) means "weaver."
    • Awaj K'umilal is glossed as "Hermit of Myriad Fates" in-game:
      • Awaj (Kʼicheʼ: awaj) means "animal" or "to hide."
      • K'umilal (Kʼicheʼ: chʼumilal) means "fate" or "destiny."
    • K'astajibal Cha'ama' is glossed as "Bestower of Bitter Springs" in-game.
      • K'astajibal (Kʼicheʼ: kʼastajibal) means "resurrection," "spring" (as in the season), or "awakening."
      • Cha'ama' (Kʼicheʼ: chʼama’) means "bitter water."
    • Tininik Oyowal is glossed as "He Who Shakes the Earth Like Thunder in His Wrath" in-game:
      • Tininik (Kʼicheʼ: tininik) means "to shake earth with thunder."
      • Oyowal (Kʼicheʼ: oyowal) means "anger" or "fight."
    • Chojojik Kamikabal is glossed as "Toxic Rain Over Boundless Forests" in-game:
      • Chojojik (Kʼicheʼ: chojojik) means "to sound as heavy rain or wind in a forest."
      • Kamikabal (Kʼicheʼ: kämikabal) means "poison."
    • Ajkotz'i'j Iq'ismal is glossed as "Priestess of Floral Candles and Skyborne Feathers" in-game:
      • Ajkotz'i'j (Kʼicheʼ: ajkotzʼiʼj) means "a priest/witch who places flowers and candles at shrines."
      • Iq'ismal combines the terms Iq' (Kʼicheʼ: iqʼ) meaning "wind" and Ismal (Kʼicheʼ: ismal) meaning "feathers," "fur," or "hair."
    • Uxul Tz'ib is glossed as "Chronicler of the End Times" in-game:
      • Uxul (Mayan: Uxul) means "at the end." It was also an ancient Maya settlement in the Campeche region of Mexico.
      • Tz'ib (Mayan: tzʼib) means "to write" or "to paint."
    • Imuch' Paxlaq is glossed as "Undying Wings of Lofty Isolation" in-game:
      • Imuch' (Kʼicheʼ: imuchʼ) means "darkness."
      • Paxlaq (Kʼicheʼ: paxlaq) means "immortal," and is also a name for the ever-living tree, as well as Helichrysum italicum.
    • Raq'lapuj Chue'q is glossed as "Mirror of the Dawning Morn" in-game:
      • Raq'lapuj (Kʼicheʼ: räqʼlapuj) means "to reflect."
      • Chue'q (Kʼicheʼ: chueʼq) means "tomorrow."
    • Roq'ratik'obala is a combination of Roq'ratik (Kʼicheʼ: roqʼratik) meaning "to murmur" and Roq'obala (Kʼicheʼ: roqʼobalaʼ) meaning ""to sound as flowing water." It is glossed as "Murmuring Spring" in-game.
    • Q'uplajik (Kʼicheʼ: qʼuplajik) means "to sound as a breaking bone/stick." It is glossed as "Bonebreaker" in-game.

Other Languages

Language	Official Name	Literal Meaning
English	Thirteen Sovereign Lords	—
Chinese (Simplified)	十三位至高领主
Chinese (Traditional)	十三位至高領主
Japanese	十三の至高なる領主
Korean	13명의 지고한 영주 13-Myeong'ui Jigohan Yeongju
Spanish	Trece soberanos	Thirteen Sovereigns
French	Treize seigneurs-souverains	Thirteen Sovereign Lords
Russian	Тринадцать суверенных правителей Trinadtsat' suverennykh praviteley	Thirteen Sovereign Rulers
Thai	ผู้นำสูงสุดทั้งสิบสาม
Vietnamese	Mười ba vị lãnh chúa tối cao
German	Dreizehn Herrscher	Thirteen Sovereigns
Indonesian	Tiga Belas Pemimpin Tertinggi	Thirteen High Lords
Portuguese	Treze governantes supremos
Turkish	On Üç Hükümdar Lord
Italian	Tredici Signori Sovrani

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