Tezcatlipoca (Scion)

Tezcatlipoca, also known as Tahil or Yaotl is a god of the Atzlánti pantheon.

Overview
Called the Lord of the Smoking Mirror, Tezcatlipoca is the God of Fate and the bringer of discord and vice. Possessing great creative powers like Quetzalcoátl, yet using them for negative purposes, Tezcatlipoca draws mortals into cycles of destruction and new creation wherever possible. His mirror, made of obsidian, shows the future and can predict famine, yet its images are distorted views, just as obsidian itself reflects distorted colors. He is always youthful, with jaguar eyes and a missing right foot, always devastatingly handsome and always trouble.

In modern times, he has often appeared as a gang leader, luring young people into dangerous adventures. Other roles include work as a performance artist or an actor, a soldier fomenting rebellion, an engineer plotting to start a new company, a corporate lawyer and a talk-radio host. His principal goals are always to stir up controversy and dismay, and he is very good at achieving his objectives. Tezcatlipoca's Scions are inclined toward similar labors, but usually for slightly different ends. Controversy for the sake of controversy is rarely good enough; most choose controversy in order to achieve particular goals.

They make good social activists and political operatives-attack dogs for the causes they choose to represent. Like their father's animal patron, the jaguar, they operate without being noticed until it is too late for their victims to avoid them. Few of Tezcatlipoca's offspring ever understand that they choose these roles to strengthen the fabric of reality, not as ends in and of themselves.

Associated traits

 * Associated Powers: Epic Appearance, Epic Charisma, Epic Dexterity, Epic Manipulation, Epic Wits, Animal (Jaguar), Darkness, Itztli, Magic, Moon, Mystery, Prophecy, Sun, War


 * Abilities: Athletics, Brawl, Fortitude, Occult, Presence, Stealth


 * Rivals: Quetzalcoátl, Damballa, Geb, Hachiman, Hephaestus, Odin.