Celestial skeletons with claws in their hands and eyes in their joints, wearing skirts made of seashells and necklaces of human hearts and hands, the Tzitzimime were fearsome creatures reported by the Mexica (Aztec) that will devour humankind in the dark. 🧵1/7 
With bodies made up of nothing more than bones, these creatures will descend from the heavens to eat mankind when the world falls into darkness. 2/7
It was said that Tzitzimime attacked the sun with all their might to prevent it from rising every morning. Their power grew stronger at night and during solar eclipses. 3/7
To prevent the world from falling into their claws, the Mexica performed the New Fire Ceremony, intended to encourage the cosmos to keep moving and avoid becoming easy prey for Tzitzimime 4/7
This is how you will meet these creatures in our game, we adapt the depictions by our ancestors in the códice Borgia, so you face the inhuman powers and their cosmic origin. 5/7
So next time you are walking alone at night in Mexico City, be wary if you hear the rattle of seashells for Tzitzimime are still on the hunt… 6/7
If you want to see more of how we transform Mexica myths into cosmic horror characters, check out our game and socials here! linktr.ee/DoD_imertual
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