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| - Isaki:
Name: Isaki Type: Combat Pet / Mount Element: Water Species: Ahuizotl (Otter, Aztec Legend Spirit) Description: - Wikipedia:
The ahuizotl (from the Nahuatl āhuitzotl or "spiny aquatic thing") is a legendary creature in Aztec myth.[1]
The creature is described as dog-like, its waterproof fur often clumping up to create spikes (hence its name). The ahuizotl has hands capable of manipulation and an additional hand on its tail. The ahuizotl is feared due to its liking for human flesh, especially nails, eyes, and teeth. It is said to live in or near the water and to use the hand on the end of its tail to snatch its prey, dragging the person into the depths to drown them. Victims of the ahuizotl, Aztec beliefs state, are destined for the paradise of the god Tlaloc.[2]
The ahuizotl included within Book 11 of the Florentine Codex, which describes it as:
“ "...very like the teui, the small teui dog; small and smooth, shiny. It has small, pointed ears, just like a small dog. It is black, like rubber; smooth, slippery, very smooth, longtailed. And its tail is provided with a hand at the end; just like a human hand is the point of its tail. And its hands are like a raccoon's hands or like a monkey's hands. It lives, it is a dweller in watery caverns, in watery depths. And if anyone arrives there at its entrance, or there in the water where it is, it then grabs him there. It is said that it sinks him, it plunges him into the water; it carries him to its home, it introduces him to the depths; so its tail goes holding him, so it goes seizing him ... [When the body is retrieved] the one it has drowned no longer has his eyes, his teeth, and his nails; it has taken them all from him. But his body is completely unblemished, his skin uninjured. Only his body comes out all slippery-wet; as if one had pounded it with a stone; as if it had inflicted small bruises ... When it was annoyed - had caught no one, had drowned none of us commoners - then was heard as if a small child wept. And he who heard it thought perhaps a child wept, perhaps a baby, perhaps an abandoned one. Moved by this, he went there to look for it. So there he fell into the hands of the auítzotl, there it drowned him..."
The ahuizotl is an ancient, nearly extinct otter subspecies that inhabits the rivers and lakes of the Tiểu bang Đế chế của miền Nam region of the world. They are not shy creatures, but they prefer not to approach inhabited areas as they are creatures with a rudimentary culture and the ability to pass down legends and memories of times long past via an oral tradition; one that lets the young know of the hardships and pain of when humans hunted their ancestors for meat and trophies. Their skins and heads where considered to be high class trophies and wall adornments by hunters and the aristocrats of the outside world. In general, the ahuizotl adults are 12-15ft (3.65-4.57m) long from snout to the tip of their tails, with the tails alone taking up nearly 5ft (1.52m) of their body length. They weigh roughly 400lbs (18.43 kg), with some larger specimens weighing upwards of 450lbs (204.12 kg). While their hind paws are fully webbed, their forepaws are only partially so, webbing coming up to the mid point of their digits and allowing for more dexterity with them. This does not affect their ability to swim, as much of their power comes from movements of their tails and body, not the paddling of their paws, which are generally used for turning and such. Running the length of their spin are short, webbed spine ridges which allow their tails to be used like spiked clubs in combat, and allowing for a very effective form of defense in the wild from the few predators that could possibly match their size and power. They have two sets of claws on their forepaws, one retractable and razor sharp, the other fixed and duller, used more for grip on rocky and muddy shores, or as tools for breaking into the shellfish they enjoy eating. Special Characteristics: Ahuizotl are capable of low level water bending; mostly in the form of enhanced swimming abilities as well as the ability to fire jets and balls of water from their mouths. Abilities: - Waterbending Enhanced Swimming:
Name: Enhanced Swimming Description:By manipulating the water around them, the ahuizotl is able to increase it's swimming speed to almost that of the eel hounds, making it the second fastest swimming creature in the world.
- Basic Water Bending:
Name:Basic Water Bending Description: Being one of the few animals able to bend an element, the ahuizotl is able to manipulate the water within or around it's body in basic ways; usually in the form of it's enhanced swimming capabilities or basic, moderately powered jets and balls of water using in combat or as tools. The ahuizotl's ability in water bending is equal to that of a young child, not even fully able to be classified as Novice, as they have little to no control over the shape or form of the water they control, nor can they change it to ice, steam, or any other state of being, and they are unable to condense the water to give it more power. They are merely able to move the water they are in contact with or that is within their bodies to accomplish simple attacks or as simple tools.
- bullwhip:
Name: Bullwhip Item type: Whip Description: - Spoiler:
A generic, leather bullwhip made from braided cow leather. The actual whip is 6ft (1.82m) long with the handle being an additional 1ft (.3m) long. At the tip of the whip is a small bit of frayed leather that acts as both a distraction when fighting and causes additional damage upon impact.
- utility knife:
Name: Utility knife with gut hook Item type: Knife Description: - Spoiler:
A basic, but well made utility knife with a gut hook that is common among fishermen and dock workers. The blade is fairly small, only 6in (15.24cm) long and 1in (2.54cm) wide, with the hook being 1in (2.54cm) long. The grip is wrapped in wire and leather for a sturdy grip even when wet with water or fish innards. It is normally stored in a special leather holster that can be attached to a belt or vest for easy storage and access.
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