Brotherhood of Azcalxochizin

- Cuetlachhuani (terrorists, since apparently every faction has those or something)

## Economic Info

### Imports

- Metastrontium
- Trypolyethizaniumrvvim
- Ambicopper

### Exports

- Eztlium (refined and unrefined)
- Agricultural equipment
- Reactors

### Economic Note(s)

- Non-monetary communal economy (maybe? IDK?)

## Military Info

### Military Note(s)

Undergoing extensive modernization program after defeats in Azcalxochizin skirmishes

The **Brotherhood of Azcalxochizin** are Aztec Cultists in SPACE worshiping an advanced, ancient alien race, the Tototectol. They control a small cluster of systems on the edge of the galaxy around Matlacihuatl, the homeworld of the Tototectol. Although resource poor, the advanced self-maintaining ruins left by the Tototectol have largely negated the need for large quantities of resource imports. These ruins are the source of the "Azcal"s advanced technologies which enable them to stay remotely competitive with the other galactic powers, though they would have little chance in a large-scale war.

Azcal vessels would be smaller and faster than their equivalents from other factions, dominated by a few powerful beam weapons and supplements by pulse lasers and cruise missiles. Their ship's hulls are, as with most of their artificial constructs, comprised of Eztlium, a material which can only be acquired through reclaiming the ancient Tototectol stockpiles or created in the recently-reactivated Cuetzpalcayotl, or Great Foundries, of Matlacihuatl. Although somewhat stone-like in appearance, Eztlium is a sturdy material with good energy resistance; however, it is brittle and not particularly malleable by standard methods. The ships themselves are covered in runes, holy markings, statues, and other designed intended to confer supernatural aid to the vessel. Their vessels also have a significant amount of of blue/green/red glowy elements, to lend them that eerie sense of weirdness.

The Azcal themselves are mostly cordial with outsiders, though their theological arguments between themselves run deep and hot. The main sect, the Cozahtia, have sway over many of the Azcal's core worlds, including Matlacihuatl. Recently, however, another, more recent sect ―the Matlalitencatl― have gained a meteoric rise in popularity. Led by and enigmatic yet charismatic Ak'tuli who has taken the name Mahuizoh (roughly, "Shepard of a New Flock"), the Matlalitencatl have gained prominence over the core world of Moyolequi, and have laid claim to several sacred relics; however, they have failed to gain momentum on the other core worlds, and battle fiercely with the Cozahtia for power throughout the rest of Azcal space.

Additional subfactions include the Tlazohco, a sect borne out of the frontier preaching peace, balance, and moderation above all else; the Necahuix, a group of ascetics leading a spartan existence of prayer and introspection, known for traveling across all of known space on pilgrammages to observe what they believe to be the wonders of Tototectol; and finally, the Cuetlachhuani― an extremist group who believe the other's faction's "defiling" of the Dyson spheres is an act of utter depravity and impudence at the gods, one which can only be "redeemed" through violent death.

## Notes

1. ↑ Kinetic weapons are generally eschewed, as the Brotherhood's lack of raw resources making supplying these weapons difficult
2. ↑ Studying
3. ↑ Note that most members of the brotherhood don't quite think of the Tototecol as gods per se, making this view especially odd.

## See Also

* Basically all names derived from here
* Inspiration or units partially derived from Cuotl of Rise of Legends; decent example here