i need some good info on azlan. general points of intrest. who hates who and why. ect...

Shadows of North America sheds some light on that, the Ancient Files, and DoSW for Ghostwalker vs Aztlan

Edit:There's also the Aztlan Sourcebook

i'm reading SoNA as currently, and it dose not mention much more than them suceeding from the NAN. and i think the aztlan book is out of print

The forthcoming Shadows of Latin America contains a chapter on Aztlan.

Ancient--Is that being released in book format? I thought it was going to be a serial release through Holostreets...

Short and sweet:

Azlan is the counrty that takes up what was once Mexico (other than the Yukatan Peninsula), as well as all of Central America and a small portion of Colombia. The Capitol City is Tenochtitlan. There is little difference between the company, Aztechnology, and the country, it's namesake, Azlan. However, i believe that the official word is that they are seperate. As seperate as newborn siamese twins maybe...

Anyway, some Fast Facts:
Population: 134,220,400
Human: 67%
Elf: 15%
Dwarf: 6%
Ork: 9%
Troll: 1%
Other: 2%
SINless Pop: 10,000,000 (est.)
Per Capita Income: 15,400,000 pesos (that number seem wrong to anyone else?)
Below Poverty Level: 21%
On Fortune's Active Traders List: 3%
Corporate Affiliation: 57%
Education:
High School: 33%
College: 42%
Higher: 13%
(that's a total of 88% Educated, for the record)

There are four boarders. On the west there is the Pacific Ocean. No much there...

On the north, we have the CAS which is still mad at them for taking over part of Texas (Don't mess with Texas...). We also have Cal Free, and they're mad at everyone, and the Pueblo Corporate Council.

To the east, we have The Yukatan, and, wether or not it is a recognized country, They are a major player in the local area, and not to be taken lightly. Some even say that there is a Dragon leading them, though it's all rumor, and nothing is proven. They are a band of Guerilla Rebels who are in for the downfall of Azlan plus other thing, I'm sure, but, whatever... Oh, also to the east id the Atlantic Ocean, and the Caribian League.

To the south, we have the Amazonia. Not much is really know about them (that i'm allowed to tell you about anyway). Basically, the awakened came out of the jungle one day uinder the leadership of Haulpa, the Great Feathered Dragon, and took over the old country of Brazil. They left the coastal citys pretty much alone for the humans to live in. Then, Azlan started to expand into South America, and Amazonia didn't like that, so, they stopped them by taking over territory to the north. stopping Azlan in Colombia.

Basically, Azlan is full of dirty fraggers. "Blood mage" is the phrase of the day, though, I think the term "Death Mage" is more suitable. They are corrupt mages who brainwash others into thinking that they are part of some sort of higher movement of religeon and all that crap, and then kill them and use the Trauma of their death to cast spells and summon Blood Spirits. I've fought with some blood spirits on my travels through the Metaplanes, and lete me tell you what, They are the ugliest fragging creatures I have ever seen. The are twisted in the pain of those killed, and made of what looks like mostly congealed blood. Though some of it flows and some is scabbed over. I Think they are closer in relation to Elementals than Nature Spirits. But, I'm not quite sure. But, you'd hate them too if you ever meet one (especially if it trys to Engulf you, and you survive... still sends chills down my spine).

What was I talking about again? Oh, right. Recently (3rd Edition) Azlan and Aztechnology got thrown out of Denver for trying to screw with a Dragon (smart guys, eh?). They tried to start crap with Ghostwalker and got thrown out, literally.

So, to recap, other than myself and any other sane beings on the planet, those who are mad at Azlan specifically are:

Halupa and Amazonia
The Yukatan Rebels
The CAS
Ghostwalker

I don't really know much about the Company, other than what I've Stolen or destroyed of theirs myself... But, that's unrelated.

Hope this was helpful, even though I may have been rambling...

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EDIT: I can't wiat for Shadows of Latin America ^-^

Lets not forget that Aztlan is essentially a corporate state exisiting to mostly to support Aztechnology. Aztechnology grew out of the ORO Corp, which IIRC was founded by drug cartels to launder money.

And here was me thinking this thread was going to be lion related...

Technochtitlan is the capital, used to be mexico city. Its huge filled with smog and had a crazy road system.

There religion is about using power to prevent demons entering this world. By power I mean possible blood sacrifice. There is a lot of implication that they are not against the demons and are in fact trying to get them here not stop them coming.

Keeping in mind that Aztlan (with a "t" dammit!) is effectively a division of Aztechnology, and that Aztechnology runs their entire infrastructure, including the matrix, it's worth knowing about this other religious practice they have.

Aztlan has a prescribed national religion, and while the citizens are not yet forced to practice it, they are strongly encouraged and other religions are suppressed. One religious practice is to appeal to their gods for specific wishes, with prayers that are accompanied with the spilling of a drop or two of blood. Some have speculated that this activity, multiplied by millions of participants, equals some serious blood magic power, and no one really knows where it's being channelled.

On the other edge of that sword, Aztechnology has set it up for citizens to use the matrix to make these appeals to the gods. So every dark secret and heart's desire of every citizen with matrix access is downloaded directly into Aztechnology's databanks. Brilliant? You betcha! Scary? Ohh yeah!

I thought Azlan was a lion (or Jesus, depending on who you ask)?

It's not like it'd be the only typo on DS.

I was just exorcising my demonically funny wit, no harm was intended

Has anyone noticed that elves seem to outnumber every other race, with the only contenders being orks?

Really seems odd to me. In almost every setting book set out, the only metarace that ever has a higher percentage is orks, and even then it is generally close. Considering the large amount in the Tirs, it would seem there is way more elves than there should be.

Anyone ever thought of getting a bunch of the setting books together and figuring out how it breaks down?