hey so what if the natlan local legends were references to natlan historical characters
least obvious Tenoch reference
you know how Ixquieh is called the "Hero of the Forged Flame". or how in Ring of Yaxche it said she forget a gem with fire/Phlogiston. or how even her current successor's banner is called Forgefire Blessing. yeah.
Fallen Dawnstar is Qoyllor, i suppose (yes she's probably real since apparently her son Kuntur was real)
this one is Chaac, since their namesake are connected and also it's close to areas he would be associated with (under Upper Sanctum). also, this
this one's title doesnt really tell us much, but one-eyed endlessly burning core with an attack called earthshaker strike. close enough welcome back Yupanqui.
explorer of the golden city whose name mean bridge or door should likely be either Manqu or Och-Kan, given that they were both the gateways to disabling the golden mechanisms and getting into the tyrant's city, i guess?
this should be Xbalanque, died-but-didn't against a dragon sovereign, and also because i think the overglazed great god of Natlan should be represented by an overpowered capybara bc its funny
granted i don't have equivalents for everyone, but......... but!!!
God of rain and lightning. With his mighty ax he swings into the clouds, bursting them open to provide nurturing water to crops. Chaac is one of many deities considered manifold, multiple in one, and for Chaac there is one for each cardinal direction (and sometimes a center). In his few tales he (or one of his many forms) is said to have broken open an ancient mountain where the maize crop hid, bringing it to humanity. He is also said to live within caves and cenotes where he produces clouds that rise into the air. Sometimes he is brother to the sun, associated with the aged goddess Ixchel, the equally manifold Pauhatun, as well as the directional Bacab. In Maya society it was of course important to bring rain to the ground and so Chaac was personified by kings, for rulership, and by a rainmaker. His ax is personified as another deity named K'awiil who represents rulers as well. He corresponds closely to the Aztec god Tlaloc.
Pantheon: Maya
Domain or Function: Provides rain to the ground by swinging his ax at the clouds, producing storms as well.
Character Traits: He is one of the most important gods and seems to be connected to bringing life to the world, but personality traits are not specifically given.
Visual Traits: Usually shown as a man with lizard-like features; an up-turned nose, bulging eyes, scaly skin. He wields a flint ax and/or ritual ax and sometimes wears a necklace of an overturned pot. His other most known visual trait is an earpiece made of a Spondylus shell.
One of the things I really love about this run is Murewa Ayodele's willingness to lean in, to explore, and to bring in a goddess' peers for her to interact with. He's embraced so much real world lore and made Storm's lore so much richer for it <3<3<3
Secret Origin of Chaac, the Mayan God of Rain, Thunder & Lightning!!
Storm #7 (2025) promises to reintroduce a number of thunder gods (including Chaac, the Mayan God of Rain, Thunder & Lightning) to the Marvel Universe in a tale by Murewa Ayodele, with art by Luciano Vecchio!
Thor & Hercules: Encyclopaedia Mythologica #1 (2009) revealed the origin of Chaac & his Ahau brethren, the pantheon of Mayan Gods!
