Recent content by Xihuitl

Xihuitl did not fully comprehend the conversations around him. The images on the murals held no significance for him. He picked out the few depictions of six-legged beings, but it was not his own recollections that suddenly stirred in him. "She remembers." His voice buzzed through the arcane...

Chi'Xilixi had been considered an intelligent species by the cartographer's guild. Bearing tools and weaponry (albeit rudimentary), and possessing language and clear social structure, they had been useful allies and all-too-easily exploited in previous events. That being said, the scene that...

The charge of magic through the stone at his throat was familiar, if momentarily uncomfortable. "Kiros-friend. Why-" Only a few scant words were translated, however, before they were drowned out by the monstrous creatures. Spear in hand, Xihuitl instinctively ducked down low, whirling his...

He was, once again, far from his comfortable desert home. Xihuitl had never sought greatness, nor recognition beyond the quiet gaze of his queen. The last time Kiros, Xzaar, and indeed anyone from the far lands had been here... well there was a saying about greatness being thrust upon oneself...

There has been an arrival... ...Farseeker friends- no. Allies? Cohorts. Harbingers. Go. Receive. Question. Learn. I obey. My Queen.

“The last time you were here things did not go well. What omens do you herald this time?”

The light... the surge of power... it was almost more than his insectoid mind could comprehend. The shapes, the sounds, the surge of energy. He felt the power pass through him and through that faint, mental link to his own hive. The Chi’nzen queen would certainly have turned her attention more...

It was unfortunate that Xihuitl could not blink, for the light that filled the cavern was immense. It took several seconds for the dazzled spots to clear from his vision, and when he came to he saw... emptiness. The cavern had been cleared all but for the edges. The Shaxa that lingered there...

Xihuitl did the best he could, but he was not a warrior. Xzaar's fire and Kiros' sudden burst of divine power had gained them a small berth, but still the enemies came. Each individual fell easily enough, even the stone of Xihuitl's spear enough to crack their exoskeletons when properly placed...

These travellers looked very similar to the newcomers Xihuitl had been traveling with. It seemed that more aliens had been brought to this place by strange powers. They were not hostile, at least, not openly. While he kept his distance from the straline, he continued forwards. “Che,” he said...

The more he looked the more alien this place seemed to be. They were indoors, or perhaps underground? The architecture was reminiscent of the other ruins on the continent. Xihuitl's antennae swiveled this way and that, and his mandibles quivered uneasily. Chi'Xilixi were everywhere. Unseen...

The ambush had been fierce. Shaxa and Chi'nzen had been contentious neighbors for eons, and small-scale skirmishes were not unheard of. However, to be attacked without warning, without provocation, and without mercy... that was unusual even for them. Their attackers had been skilled, and though...

If Xihuitl had eyelids, they would have widened at Seska’s display. He had seen very little magic spring from the fingertips of people. What little experience he had with the arcane had been rooted in artifacts and structures, and the occasional ritual. To see this, and to hear that they had...

Xihuitl’s night held little sleep. While he understood well the differences between himself and the violent chi’xilixi that pestered Tirnua, he doubted the citizens would care much. His flesh would look all the same when charred over a firepit. He managed to find a quiet spot in a sequestered...

The orc woman narrowed her eyes, but let them speak. The two males at her shoulders kept watch, and by the time the group had finished their introductions one leaned forwards to speak into her ear in quiet orcish. She nodded. She appeared to think of their words for a long time, putting thick...