The Fall of Tenoch City

On Spring Month 1 during the 2 Year Timeskip, the party enacted a plot that allowed Necahual to enter Tenoch City, kill the then Tlatoani, and assume the throne, without any significant opposition.

## History

Tenoch City has committed atrocities to the party and its allies. For one, murdering Osmara's friend due to infertility, kidnapping and brainwashing of Osmara, and declaring the party as fugitives due to the Osmara Rescue Incident.

The plot all started in a campfire during the party's travels, where the party and Osmara decided to plot the downfall of the Tlatoani. Initially Novac suggested utilzing mirage arcane, control weather, and other spells to give the illusion of the gods punishing Tenoch City due to the incompetence of its rulers. After a few discussions, the party decided on a more peaceful approach.

There were some considerations for the plot to work.

1. Tenoch City must not mount a proper defense against the city
2. The political elites of the Tenoch City must be willing to accept the coup once it happens
3. Tenoch City's allies must not come to their aid
4. The people must believe that the coup is planned by the gods so they would be willing to accept the new ruler
5. The Tlatoani and all credible heirs must be eliminated

For the first consideration, Cirro, Novac, Arakano, Bacchus sneaked into the palace by pretending to be servants. This is to eliminate the 3 archmages of Tenoch City, who could dispell the magic needed for the plot to work. Bacchus and Arakano seduced each archmage to isolate and abduct them. The 3 archmages were brought to Saerloon's Black Rose Prison, where they were interogated on the defenses of the city.

To convince the political elites, Tenoch City's allies, and the people of the city. Novac, with the help of the party, sent dreams and nightmares that seemed like omens from the gods saying that the Tlatoani are incompentent and destined to fall. Fortunately, this plan worked, and during the coup, none of Tenoch City's allies and even the people of Tenoch City came to the Tlatoani's aid.

To make it seem like Necahual was ordained by the gods to rule Tenoch City. Cirro and Novac casted spells to make the entrace of Necahual to the city seem like the coming of Tenoch himself. The people gravitated towards Tenoch and the doors of the barracks and guard houses were barricaded. Necahual entered the palace, killed the Tlatoani in single combat, and roll his head down the palace stairs.

To make sure the Tlatoani and his heirs could not escape. Novac disabled their emergency teleportation circle beforehand and Cirro put a glymph of warding to make it explode when they tried to use it. In addition, Novac barred all other possible exits of the palace when Necahual arrived, preventing any escape. This was only made possible by the elimination of the 3 archmages who were capable of dispelling these magics.

## Impact

With the fall of the Tlatoani, Necahual assumed the throne to become the new king. Cirro became Queen Aya and moved into the palace with her husband and children. A elven baby from the former Tlatoani was kept alive and adopted by Queen Aya.

The people of Tenoch City accepted the rule of Necahual, as they believed he was Tenoch himself. Necahual instituted blood sacrifices in the city but more or less maintained status quo.

Tenoch City soon prospered as the new government became less corrupt, trade with other nations including Saerloon were opened, and Queen Aya's awakened trees became the new guards.

Most of the Tlatoani's family within Tenoch City were killed, but there are a few scattered around Aztlan. However, most of them already have their own lives and are unwilling to go to war to push their claim to the throne.

## Trivia

* The 2 archmages are still in the Black Rose Prison to this date, with one of the archmages joining Queen Aya's council.
* Despite being a chosen of a different god, Necahual is now believed to be an avatar of Tenoch.
* The pottery industry in Tenoch City flourished from the new constructions projects implemented by Queen Aya.
* The original plan involved destroying the crops of Tenoch City through blight and hail, flooding the entire city using the lake, heating up the lake causing the people to boil, and surrounding the city with mountains preventing any resupply and escape. As Tenoch City still stands today, this plan didn't push through.