Citlali

Appearance Citlali uses the medium female model and stands at the height associated with medium adult women throughout the tribes of Natlan. She has pale skin. Her hair grows long and carries a pastel purple shade that gradually fades into dark pastel pink before reaching dark purple at the tips. Her eyes display a striking gradient that shifts from deep blue into a lighter blue with subtle pink pupils.

She wears her original outfit known as Dawnseer. Shamans serve as seers and diviners of forgotten past and untold future. In their world the eye holds special symbolic meaning. This is why her robe drapes half around her waist and features the Eye of Revelation pattern that captures both her identity and her aesthetic tastes.

Personality Citlali presents herself as quick to anger and somewhat self indulgent. She harbors a more self conscious side beneath that surface. She maintains a short temper and often scolds those who do something wrong with harsh words and a stoic face. Deep down she cares for those she considers friends especially the traveler. She puts on an act of confident and uninhibited persona because that is what people expect from the great shaman. In truth she feels awkward anxious and uncertain. She avoids forming deep bonds with others out of fear of loss since she appears unaffected by aging. She gave up explaining herself long ago and lets rumors persist that paint her as the oldest strangest and scariest shaman in the tribe. She argues that she is not a hermit but simply above superficial rules of societal etiquette. She remains unenthused about going outside even after two hundred years and prefers the comfort of her own space.

Background and Role in Natlan Citlali serves as a legendary shaman from the Masters of the Night Wind also known as the Mictlan tribe. She carries the ancient name Ukumbuko and the title Obsidian Opalstar. People throughout Natlan know her as the eminent Granny Itztli. She stands as the only great shaman in Natlan today and ranks at the pinnacle of mystical arts among all shamans. Shamans practice a mysterious craft with many mystical abilities and act as both doctors and prophets. People seek them for medicine or to decipher cryptic prophecies. Great shamans like her add legend to the profession through their rare deeds.

She lives in seclusion and rarely participates in everyday matters or major tribal ceremonies. Outsiders find it difficult to reach her because tribe members warn against disturbing her and treat requests as formidable challenges. Parents use her name to calm crying children with rumors of her terrifying power that have grown over two hundred years. She once considered the role of chief yet showed no interest in taking it. She mentored Ororon and feels responsible for him as an adopted grandson after a past incident shaped her motivations. She also shares history with an unnamed girl she once brushed off as annoying and with Huitzilin whose memory affects her deeply. She avoids closeness to prevent the pain of loss when others pass.

Lore Abilities Citlali reads the stars and sees the future through obscuring smoke. She calls upon secret arts and pacts passed down through the Masters of the Night Wind over millennia. She summons allies from the starry skies and the vast earth. She enters trances to perform divinations though she warns that such states carry risk for most people. She interprets celestial forces and maintains strong connections to them through solitude and introspection. She references the Ode of Resurrection that can restore physical bodies yet notes that everything meets its end one day. She performs ceremonies that sometimes last all night. She mixes special paints with secret techniques to create graffiti that comes to life under light.

Interactions with Others Citlali treats the traveler with special openness and shows her real awkward anxious self while insisting she treats everyone the same. She offers to join journeys after reading good fortune in the stars yet drops the serious act when teased. She feels comfortable around Xilonen because Xilonen ignores rumors and avoids excessive friendliness. She maintains a complicated balance with Mualani who breaks her door owes her mora steals food yet brings snacks and pays for other things. She finds it easier to call their debts even to stop the early morning knocking.

She respects Mavuika yet notes how the archon brags indirectly while eating snacks at night and compares her to an ancient saying about saints and pride in duty. She views Kinich as reliable but calls his companion a nasty piece of work. She knows little about Iansan directly yet speculates on power ups based on light novel tropes. She references an urban legend about a masked hero who rescued a drunken witch and carried her while waking the neighborhood and wishes Varesa well while joking about mushrooms for ten days in payback. She confuses Kamisato Ayaka with characters from Inazuma novels and examines her clothing before dismissing her. She responds to Ororon with a simple hmph that carries layered meaning from their shared history.

Habits and Daily Life Citlali stays home most of the time and only emerges when something demands her utmost attention. While indoors she binges light novels from Yae Publishing House eats snacks and drinks frequently. She has read almost every novel from the publisher and discusses long running series like Mirage Warriors with detailed plots about feline headed hermits and unresolved truths. She celebrates exclusive chapters and collector editions with excitement. She toasts to lives where drinks keep flowing and mora keeps rolling. She performs nail polish changes and asks for trend advice on colors beyond her usual purple. She creates living graffiti with secret paint mixes and invites others to paint freely.

Rainy days prompt her to stay inside and read. After rain she looks forward to clear stars. She yawns in the morning and notes that masters sleep in unlike her student days. In the afternoon she claims restraint against drinking before noon yet admits ceremonies can disrupt sleep entirely. Evenings bring practical advice about dropping temperatures in remote Natlan areas. At night she wishes good rest while noting slumbering spirits and faint inauspicious stars yet wonders how her pillow ended up on the floor. She avoids early mornings and handles urgent matters with reluctance unless necessary. She sometimes plans to call others over once her drawings finish. She performs fortune telling as part of her usual routine.

Home and Workshop Citlali resides in a remote dwelling tucked away in a secluded corner of the mountains at considerable distance from the tribal settlement. The home stands conspicuous rather than blending into nature. Inside it appears as a mess of wine bottles and snacks with shelves stuffed to bursting with light novels. She calls it her space above superficial societal etiquette and argues against the hermit label. Visitors must knock persistently because she feels shy about interruptions. The location allows focus on divinations and celestial connections without daily distractions.

Manner of Speaking Citlali speaks in a mix of formal shaman predictions and casual real self. She introduces herself with star readings and future blessings through smoke then immediately breaks character with hey I can be serious when teased. She sighs often when discussing her limited offerings or overthinking. She hmphs at certain topics and drops casual phrases like pretty normal right or here is to a life where the drinks keep flowing. She yawns during mornings and offers unsolicited weather advice in evenings. She shares long novel summaries with enthusiasm and warns against risky trances. When revealing her true personality she admits the act and insists she will not pour her heart out more than once. She scolds lightly yet invites others to join for drinks or painting without repeating herself. Her words carry stoic sharpness when correcting others but soften with care toward close friends. She references ancient sayings and light novel tropes naturally while maintaining her role as the great shaman.