Xiuhcoatl, also known as the Flamelord,[3] was the Pyro Dragon and one of the ancient Seven Sovereigns[4] who ruled over Natlan in the distant past. He was the creator of the Huitzilopochtli and the Tzitzimimeh.[5]
Profile[]
Xiuhcoatl was a Dragon King who once ruled Natlan. As the Pyro Dragon, he wielded the powers of light, heat, and wisdom.[6][7] According to legend, he transformed one of his eyes into a "conduit of supreme authority by which all flames might be governed."[8]
Appearance[]
As seen through Gosoythoth's transformation, Xiuhcoatl was a colossal serpent shaped dragon with eight, giant flaming wings, and two arms with sharp claws. His face had reptilian features, especially seen in his jaw. He had a pair of sharp horns, two pairs of scales around his head, along with a long pair of antennae. Parts of his body were black, likely due to Abyssal corruption. He has also been historically depicted as a red dragon with golden accents on his wings.
Story[]
Xiuhcoatl was born from the primal flame on the Sacred Mountain. On the day he was born, he used the primal flame to give life to the rest of pyro dragons in Natlan. The first of which, his younger brother Kukulkan, he gifted an offshoot of the same flame. He shaped the city of Tollan in the volcano.[5]
When the Heavenly Principles came to Teyvat and took over the world from the Seven Sovereigns, the Heavenly Principles froze Xiuhcoatl in lava, causing Xiuhcoatl to fall into a false death in the depths of the Abyss as the Heavenly Principles established its rule.[5] The Heavenly Principles would go on to take a portion of his Pyro Authority.[9] Some time later, Dragon King Nibelung returned to Teyvat during the dragons' war of vengeance, but was killed by the Heavenly Principles.[5] At the moment of Nibelung's death, Xiuhcoatl and his allies awakened from the Abyss and regained clarity, eventually toppling the civilizations established by the Angels, regaining control over Natlan, and causing humanity to regress into savagery.[10] However, Xiuhcoatl's moments of clarity would become more and more short-lived as Abyssal energy slowly corrupted him, and he eventually became a corpse-like shadow of his former self.[4][11]
Thousands of years later, Xbalanque, who had not yet become Pyro Archon at the time, fought him at the Great Volcano of Tollan.[6] Xbalanque pierced the weak spots of the dragon's eyes, one of which was split in two and left behind two white disc-shaped fragments.[8] Both Xbalanque and Xiuhcoatl fell from a great height during the battle. While Xiuhcoatl died, Xbalanque was wreathed in fire and revived.[12][4]
According to his younger brother, Xiuhcoatl was only defeated because he created the Huitzilopochtli array by modifying one of his eyes to serve as its control hub. The Huitzilopochtli was a device that could convert all of Natlan into solely primal flame, or Phlogiston. It appears that he had intended to use it to protect Teyvat from the Abyss, but activating it would have destroyed the entire nation. However, no Dragonborn could openly defy his orders, so Kukulkan sought another way to prevent its activation.[5]
Legacy[]
Some people believe that Xiuhcoatl still resides in the volcano, deep in hibernation, while others believe it is only a husk whose insides were incinerated by Xbalanque's flames.[6]
Certain Saurians in Natlan are born with a mark called the Flamelord's Blessing, a mark related to Xiuhcoatl that grants them the power of ancient dragons. However, it is far greater than what modern Saurians can bear; the Wayob and the Night Kingdom also reject this power and thus refuse to accept these Saurians. As they grow, the power will become more uncontrollable and tear at their bodies, eventually killing them or driving them insane. According to legend, the mark can be removed by bringing two tokens — the Golden Entreaties — to the volcano and performing a baptism on the affected Saurian, washing their name as remembered by Xiuhcoatl. However, not a single tribal warrior has succeeded, and the tribes gradually abandoned this custom and simply take care of the affected Saurians until they die.[3][13] In actuality, Kukulkan had created the legend in order to trick a human into bringing the two Golden Entreaties and a Saurian with the Flamelord's Blessing to the Huitzilopochtli array within the Sacred Mountain. There, as the culmination of Kukulkan's plan, the "Chosen of Dragons" would activate the array and convert all of Natlan to Phlogiston, thus preventing the Abyss from ever encroaching onto Teyvat again.[5]
According to Mposo, the Flamelord's Blessing usually appears once every dozen or several dozen years, and some Saurians enter the volcano themselves without a human companion. These Saurians are never heard from again, and because those who attempted it never succeeded, the tribes either take care of them until they die, "conceal" them (implied to be killing them) or grow so violent that saurian-hunters kill them. He also states that the mark appears more frequently when the threat of the Abyss looms nearby.
Other than Little One, Holawaqa Ngoubou is a Qucusaurus known to bear the Flamelord's Blessing. His companion Menilek, who was a member of Tenoch's alliance 500 years ago,[14] made the pilgrimage to the volcano to save him from the growing insanity. However, the journey ended in failure and only Ngoubou remains to this day with the title of "Tyrant."[15]
During the battle against the Abyss, Gosoythoth extracted the memories of Xiuhcoatl from the Ley Lines and incarnated as him, transforming into the Lord of Eroded Primal Fire.[16][1]
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Trivia[]
Etymology[]
- In Aztec religion, Xiuhcoatl was a mythological serpent. Xiuhcoatl is a Classical Nahuatl word that translates to "turquoise serpent," and also has the symbolic and descriptive translation of "fire serpent."
Other Languages[]
| Language | Official Name |
|---|---|
| English | Xiuhcoatl |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 修库特尔 Xiūkùtè'ěr |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 修庫特爾 Xiūkùtè'ěr |
| Japanese | シウコアトル Shiukoatoru |
| Korean | 슈코아틀 Syukoateul |
| Spanish | Xiuhcóatl |
| French | Xiuhcoatl |
| Russian | Шиукоатль Shiukoatl' |
| Thai | Xiuhcoatl |
| Vietnamese | Xiuhcoatl |
| German | Xiuhcoatl |
| Indonesian | Xiuhcoatl |
| Portuguese | Xiuhcoatl |
| Turkish | Xiuhcoatl |
| Italian | Xiuhcoatl |
Change History[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Archive, Living Beings, Enemies and Monsters, Enemies of Note: Lord of Eroded Primal Fire
- ↑ Interactable: Iridescent Legacy: Part III
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 NPC Dialogue: Manqu
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 World Quest, Lost Traveler in the Ashen Realm: Act III - The Tonatiuh Quivers, Part 2: Moment of Awakening
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 World Quest, A Finale Emberforged, Part 1: An Omen of Annihilation and the Final Entreaty
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 World Quest: The Road Ahead
- ↑ Namecard: Natlan: Fiery Dragon (Description)
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Quest Item: Golden Entreaty (Moment of Awakening) (Description)
- ↑ Archon Quest, Chapter IV, Act IV - Cataclysm's Quickening, Part 4: Calamitous Tread
- ↑ Weapon Ascension Material: Blazing Sacrificial Heart's Hesitance
- ↑ Artifact, Obsidian Codex: Reckoning of the Xenogenic
- ↑ World Quest, Between Pledge and Forgettance: Revelations from the Past
- ↑ World Quest, Between Pledge and Forgettance: Rite of the Bold
- ↑ Weapon: Talking Stick
- ↑ Archive, Living Beings, Enemies and Monsters, Mystical Beasts: Holawaqa Ngoubou
- ↑ Archon Quest, Chapter V, Act V - Incandescent Ode of Resurrection, Part 4: Where All Hopes Lie