Citlali

Citlali, known throughout Natlan as Granny Itztli, is the great shaman of the Masters of the Night-Wind and one of the tribe’s foremost authorities on souls, divination, the Night Kingdom, and ancient spiritual rites. She has lived for more than two centuries, becoming so accomplished that people across Natlan seek her whenever ordinary solutions fail. During Natlan’s struggle against the Abyss, Citlali became directly involved when Ororon secretly aided Capitano’s attempt to reconstruct Natlan’s failing Ley Lines. After discovering what had happened, she helped expose the plan and worked with Mavuika and the other defenders of Natlan as the crisis surrounding the Night Kingdom escalated.

Citlali later participated in the final defense of Natlan as the Abyss launched its full invasion. Her knowledge of spirits and the Night Kingdom remained essential after the fighting ended, when numerous souls were left unable to return properly to the Night Kingdom. She also assisted in the ritual surrounding the creation of an Ancient Name for the Traveler, helping deal with the displaced and corrupted souls drawn into the process. Despite her formidable reputation, Citlali returned afterward to the comparatively secluded life she prefers among the Masters of the Night-Wind.

Appearance: Citlali is an average height. She has pale skin, and long pastel purple hair that gradually fades into dark pastel pink and eventually dark purple at the tips. Her eyes are a striking gradient of deep blue transitioning into a lighter blue, with subtle pink pupils.

Two strands of her hair are tied into braids with black gold-edged rings at the ends. Her head has two obsidian rings with a glowing cyan layer on the inside, purple to pink gradient feathers attached to the bottom. Additionally, these rings have pink inverted triangles at the top of them.

Citlali wears a sleeveless and semi-backless black/wine-purple leotard with vertically striated pattern lines. Additionally, the leotard has small diamond chest cutouts, covered by an indigo tie-like cloth ending at her upper ribcage. She also wears a dark blue, purple, and pink enredo adorned with light purple, light blue, and pink hues with a slit on the left side exposing her left leg. The enredo is decorated with multiple cross-shaped diamond motifs and ribbon draped around her waist. It's held in place on her hip by an indigo-pink ribbon on which her Cryo Vision also resides. She also dons a golden, cyan, and pink triangular neckpiece resembling an ancient pull charm, holding the previously mentioned indigo cloth. She wears asymmetrical black fingerless gloves with golden bands holding them together, her left glove more resembling a detached sleeve, extending from her upper arm. In contrast, her right glove only covers her hand. Citlali sports a large number of golden bracelets and black gladiator sandals with heels. Her face, arms, and legs are marked with pastel purple triangular patterns. She also has purple nail polish fading to black adorning her fingers and toes.

Personality: Citlali is intelligent, temperamental, blunt, reclusive, and extremely confident in her abilities. Her fearsome reputation contrasts sharply with her private habits: she enjoys drinking, light novels, and staying at home whenever possible, and she becomes easily flustered when personal feelings are exposed. She nevertheless takes her responsibilities seriously and will involve herself immediately when the safety of her tribe or Natlan is at stake. Her age and power have made her an intimidating elder to most of Natlan, but much of that intimidation comes from her short temper rather than cruelty.

Ororon is effectively Citlali’s adopted grandson and one of the people she cares about most. She helped raise him after the Masters of the Night-Wind took him in and reacts furiously whenever his recklessness places him in danger, particularly after he became involved with Capitano. Mavuika has known Citlali for many years and respects her as one of Natlan’s greatest shamans, even joking that Citlali has avoided assuming formal leadership of her tribe despite being qualified for it. Citlali develops a particularly personal attachment to the Traveler, becoming unusually flustered around them while also trusting them with matters she would not discuss openly with most people. She respects Capitano’s determination to save Natlan despite opposing his original plan, and she works alongside Natlan’s other heroes when the Abyss threatens the nation.

Citlali possesses a Cryo Vision and is a master of the spiritual arts practiced by the Masters of the Night-Wind. Her Elemental Skill, Dawnfrost Darkstar, summons Itzpapa, an associated spiritual entity that creates a protective Opal Shield and can unleash repeated Cryo attacks once Citlali gathers sufficient Nightsoul power. Her Elemental Burst, Edict of Entwined Splendor, invokes ancient spirits to strike enemies with Cryo energy while creating Spiritvessel Skulls that explode and restore her Nightsoul resources.

Beyond direct combat, Citlali is an exceptional diviner, shaman, and Spiritspeaker capable of perceiving souls, interpreting the Night Kingdom, conducting complex rituals, and working with Ancient Names and other spiritual phenomena. She uses ritual implements associated with the Masters of the Night-Wind and can enter Nightsoul’s Blessing, allowing her to employ the tribe’s supernatural techniques with far greater effectiveness.