Quote from IoM-Christian on 2026-08-25, 12:32

The Tethlani Host will be my Arisen army; I will sculpt it Clovincaz-themed and paint it up as a sun-bleached, mud-dusted and algae-covered force. Here's the background lore.

Tlacaelel Tethlan — The Preserved Sovereign

When the cataclysmic Vular War swept across the Meso-bound reaches of Findon, the Great Empire of Tethlan stood at the precipice of absolute annihilation by the Vular, Jomzaar, Mermerant, and other hostiles. Tlacaelel Tethlan, Ah-Puch Emperor and living embodiment of the Third Age's most prestigious Clovincaz, refused to let his lineage be reduced to dust. Mortally wounded during the siege of the sacred temple-cities, Tlacaelel underwent the supreme ritual of royal preservation. Entombed in sacred resins, gold leaf, and protective warding cloth, his body was suspended in a state of eternal embalming—his consciousness bound to the throne room so his strategic brilliance could guide his people beyond death. Though physically immobile, his imperial will remained the unyielding pillar holding the Tethlani civilisation together through its darkest hour.

Xiuhcoatl Tethlan — The Sovereign of Ashes

Left to rule a kingdom surrounded by hostile forces and decaying borders, Tlacaelel’s son, Prince Xiuhcoatl, inherited an empire of ghosts. As the Fourth Age dawned, and the Arisen arrived, traditional martial strength and ancestral rituals were no longer enough to stem the tide of invaders. Driven by an obsessive duty to protect his father's vision and secure the dynasty's survival, Xiuhcoatl made the ultimate sacrifice.

Turning to forbidden necromantic arts, Xiuhcoatl deliberately severed his mortal life force, binding his soul directly to the volcanic ley lines and ancestral ash pyres of his homeland. He bathed in waters tainted by the deep blue tsunami and emerged transformed: the Sovereign of Ashes, a terrifying lich lord wielding raw elemental soul-fire. While his father symbolised the still, preserved greatness of the past, Xiuhcoatl turned into a fierce, eternal force of the present—bringing back to life the defeated Tethlani warriors and controlling them to ensure that the dynasty would never collapse.

Together, father and son represent the dual pillars of the Tethlani Host:

• The Emperor's Mandate: Tlacaelel’s ancient authority commands the absolute loyalty of the immortal phalanx, providing divine order and defensive resilience.
• The Sovereign's Wrath: Xiuhcoatl’s dark sorcery fuels the army's march, raising fallen skeletal warriors directly from the battlefield to replenish the ranks.

Some of the skeleton skulls will be sculpted as those of the Paracas culture.