Nepecha

Nepecha is an open-world NPC in . She appears after completing the .
==Location==
NPC Location Nepecha.png|Nepecha's location
NPC Location Nepecha Context.png|Additional context
==Profile==
Several years before the Traveler's arrival, Nepecha was orphaned and taken in by an Ancient Name forger named Tlazolli, whose own daughter Nechca had died the same day in an Abyss attack. Tlazolli passed her off as Nechca to other members of the tribe, claiming that she was seriously injured on the day of the accident rather than killed. To explain why "Nechca" lacked her memories from before the accident, she said that Abyssal energy in her wounds resulted in memory loss. When Nepecha started attempting to reveal the truth to people, Tlazolli isolated her, claiming that the Abyssal corruption left her seriously ill. She audited her letters and closely monitored her when they were in public together. Tlazolli also frequently administered a "medicine" to Nepecha that would make her sleepy for days at a time, and make it difficult to remember things.
Tlazolli used her forging skills to create Blazegem Inscriptions to steal memories of Nechca from the other members of the tribe, in order to overwrite Nepecha's own memories so that she would believe she was truly Tlazolli's daughter. Just as this plan was about to come to fruition, Xilonen and the Traveler discovered the truth. Tlazolli fled with Nepecha to her workshop and attempted the memory transfer, but Xilonen and the Traveler intervened and were able to purge the effects of the Inscriptions on Nepecha's mind. Afterward, Nechca's spirit appeared to Tlazolli and Nepecha to share some final words of comfort to them.
After this ordeal, Xilonen brought Nepecha to her own home to stay. As she had spent years under Tlazolli's influence, living the life of Nechca, she was unsure of her own identity and what to do from now on. Xilonen promised to help her rediscover her past.
Upon learning that the Traveler was descending into the Night Kingdom, Nepecha asked Xilonen to bring her to them, wanting to see them again. She conveyed her blessings to them, hoping that they would be victorious in the upcoming battle.
===Appearance===
Nepecha is a young girl with olive skin, freckles, brown hair tied in pigtails, and dark gray eyes. She has rounded light brown cat ears.
==Quests and Events==
==Idle Quotes==
: Grow up faster...
:: Nepecha: I wanna grow up faster...
==Dialogue==
:Nepecha: Hmm... What classes do I have today?
: How have you been lately?
::Nepecha: I'm having a great time here! There's so much to learn every day, and so much to eat...
::Nepecha: It hurts when sparks from the forge hit my hands, but I'm not scared of pain!
::Nepecha: Xilonen said that she's already looking into my past. I haven't heard from her yet... but I believe in her!
::Nepecha: Now, I write in my diary every day, recording all the interesting things that I experience.
::Nepecha: The next time I dream of Nechca, I can tell her about it all! She'll be so happy, I know it!
::Nepecha: I also want to tell her how I'm doing my best to study, eat, and grow up, and that she doesn't need to worry about me!
::Nepecha: *sigh* But I haven't dreamt of her again. Could she... Did she really leave...?
: About the future...
::Nepecha: I... want to be a Name Engraver too, just like Xilonen.
::Nepecha: Though I still can't get my head around all those books, and... I'm also kinda scared of the furnace...
::Nepecha: I'll do my best! When I grow up, I'll be super powerful...
::Nepecha: At least... I don't want everyone to have to keep worrying about me.
: See you later.
::Nepecha: See you! Err... Where'd I leave that textbook again...
==Character Mentions==
==Trivia==
* Nepecha is possibly derived from the word Nopēca which means “there” to a place out of sight.
**Additionally, the NPC Nechca who she was mistaken for also means “there” in Nahuatl.
* Nepecha shares the same birthday as Nechca.
==Other Languages==
==Change History==
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