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<blockquote data-quote="ryryguy" data-source="post: 5114735" data-attributes="member: 64945"><p>The dwarf smiles warmly at the kobold. <span style="color: Olive">"Of course, you'd not know of the <em>zocaltipapatlaca</em>. Few outsiders would. In fact, I was quite surprised to see them in this place. </span></p><p><span style="color: Olive"></span></p><p><span style="color: Olive">"'<em>zocaltipapatlaca</em>' means '<em>zocalti</em>... shakers', I suppose? It refers to their habit of drinking <em>zocalti</em> until they shake with religious fervor.</span></p><p><span style="color: Olive"></span></p><p><span style="color: Olive">"To understand the <em>zocaltipapatlaca</em>, you need to know a little bit about <em>zocalti</em>. The drink is beloved by nobles and warriors. Demand for it was so great that in times in the past, <em>zocalti</em> beans were used as money. But it also has a religious significance. It is sacred to Quetzalcoatl, the Feathered Serpent. It is used in rituals. There have also been many taboos around its use and its trade.</span></p><p><span style="color: Olive"></span></p><p><span style="color: Olive">"That is where the <em>zocaltipapatlaca</em> come in. They are fanatic followers of Quetzalcoatl and zealous enforcers of his rules. The Feathered Serpent is also the ruling god. The Great King and other rulers pay him fealty. So at their height the <em>zocaltipapatlaca</em> had more than religious influence. They were a sort of... 'secret police', is that the phrase? Opponents of the rulers would find <em>zocalti</em> pods - real or carved from stone - left by their homes as warnings. If they persisted in their course, they would disappear.</span></p><p><span style="color: Olive"></span></p><p><span style="color: Olive">"In the last few generations, there have been many changes in the Kingdom of Glad Weeping, and the Valley of Bone in general. <em>Zocalti</em> has become less popular as trade has introduced different food and drink. Most of the taboos around it have fallen away. And as you can probably imagine, the <em>zocaltipapatlaca</em> earned many enemies who have worked to undercut them. A few reactionaries at court still support them, but the <em>zocaltipapatlaca</em> are a fraction of what they once were, both in number and influence. </span></p><p><span style="color: Olive"></span></p><p><span style="color: Olive">"Unfortunately the ones who are left are those whose beliefs burn with the strongest fires of fanaticism. I can't imagine how this band could have learned that Dauntonians were trading in <em>zocalti</em> outside the Valley, but I'm sure that they would regard it as an abomination and stop at nothing to eliminate it. As to why they would give it in tribute... well, they do respect the Great King's authority. But why not keep it for themselves? I can only speculate, but my guess would be that they are not done here. They have more business on the Isle and did not want the beans to weigh them down, or risk outsiders taking them back."</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ryryguy, post: 5114735, member: 64945"] The dwarf smiles warmly at the kobold. [COLOR="Olive"]"Of course, you'd not know of the [I]zocaltipapatlaca[/I]. Few outsiders would. In fact, I was quite surprised to see them in this place. "'[I]zocaltipapatlaca[/I]' means '[I]zocalti[/i]... shakers', I suppose? It refers to their habit of drinking [I]zocalti[/i] until they shake with religious fervor. "To understand the [I]zocaltipapatlaca[/I], you need to know a little bit about [I]zocalti[/I]. The drink is beloved by nobles and warriors. Demand for it was so great that in times in the past, [I]zocalti[/I] beans were used as money. But it also has a religious significance. It is sacred to Quetzalcoatl, the Feathered Serpent. It is used in rituals. There have also been many taboos around its use and its trade. "That is where the [I]zocaltipapatlaca[/I] come in. They are fanatic followers of Quetzalcoatl and zealous enforcers of his rules. The Feathered Serpent is also the ruling god. The Great King and other rulers pay him fealty. So at their height the [I]zocaltipapatlaca[/I] had more than religious influence. They were a sort of... 'secret police', is that the phrase? Opponents of the rulers would find [I]zocalti[/I] pods - real or carved from stone - left by their homes as warnings. If they persisted in their course, they would disappear. "In the last few generations, there have been many changes in the Kingdom of Glad Weeping, and the Valley of Bone in general. [I]Zocalti[/I] has become less popular as trade has introduced different food and drink. Most of the taboos around it have fallen away. And as you can probably imagine, the [I]zocaltipapatlaca[/I] earned many enemies who have worked to undercut them. A few reactionaries at court still support them, but the [I]zocaltipapatlaca[/I] are a fraction of what they once were, both in number and influence. "Unfortunately the ones who are left are those whose beliefs burn with the strongest fires of fanaticism. I can't imagine how this band could have learned that Dauntonians were trading in [I]zocalti[/I] outside the Valley, but I'm sure that they would regard it as an abomination and stop at nothing to eliminate it. As to why they would give it in tribute... well, they do respect the Great King's authority. But why not keep it for themselves? I can only speculate, but my guess would be that they are not done here. They have more business on the Isle and did not want the beans to weigh them down, or risk outsiders taking them back."[/color] [/QUOTE]
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