#what was ixquieh using besides the catalyst

[erikaslumbers]

I'm running out of canon shit to say and think about the team

so

I'm just reading their weapons' lores over and over again

I love how the Ring of Yaxche's passive is an echo (... sorry, former Cyno main here) to Ixquieh's and Ahpub's tribes,

as for the Jade Forged Crown, well, my guess is that

since Ixquieh was an artisan, it might be one of her creations

I also think that

the hero of yesteryear who created the Ring itself might be her too

Lianca's bow's passive,

"song" oh look another Anemo Lianca implication

I like that it references the name of her tribe she created, which itself refers to her dragon mother's name

ANEMO LIANCA

and that it was made by a dragon

and given to her by her dragon mom canonically

Yupanqui's claymore's passive,

there's this whole imagery of verdant paths with him, from Maghan's advice to him to that heartbreaking line about the color fading from them after he lost his passion for life,

I believe they are referring to Inca roads called Qhapaq Ñan, if I'm guessing

that's why the passive is called that in English

they are, well, verdant paths

as for what kinda oath we're talking about here,

who knows

maybe one with himself

with Maghan who first brought up the verdant paths, or with Och-Kan who made their color fade away, who knows

Maghan's sword's passive,

in case you don't know he's a master of the night wind

it's a sword, yes, but also considered as a priestly flute

just something to remember as your Xilonen or someone else whacks enemies with it

Maghan himself probably also whacked enemies with it

Uenuku's spear's passive,

in Chinese translate to "the Promise between Flowing Water and Spring"

it refers to his pact with Hineila,

her being the flowing water, since she's an Oceanid who connect the world's waters,

and Uenuku is from the People of the Springs, so he's the Spring i love stating the obvious

it's also fun that all the aforementioned weapons look assorted with each other. but Lianca's bow was made by a dragon. and possibly, Ring of Yaxche by Ixquieh herself. I wonder if there's a lore reason for it, perhaps she made assorted weapons for everyone or modified their already owned ones to make them match but we're heading into headcanon territory here

the Starcaller's Watch,

it reminds of Kachina's line about Natlanians "growing alongside wind and sun"

I swear I heard it somewhere else in game, in a song or something but I can't find it

not much to say about Mirror of Night, it's another Masters of the Night Wind reference

fun fact, the Starcaller also gifted it to Dinga/Maghan before he left with Xbalanque and co.

it's cute

A Thousand Blazing Suns, which may or may have not been Xbalanque's greatsword

i'd imagine a more... obsidian looking sword for him but i really love this one's design

I really like this one

even after the sun sets (i.e the Pyro Archon, the Sun, is gone)

the dawn will reignite again

it's not the end

the sun will rise again

that's what Xbalanque believed.

...

but for Och-Kan and many people and dragons under his reign

sunset didn't reignite the dawn

the sun set and that was it