Pakpatiq

Pakpatiq
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Details
Race	God
Birthplace	Ixalan
Lifetime	Mending Era
Divinity
Veneration	Oltec religion
Temples	Temple of Cyclical Time

Ojer Pakpatiq is the Oltec god of time. As one of the Deep Gods of Ixalan's Core, he is believed to be a child of Chimil. He is the second highest ranked god after Ojer Taq.

Description

Ojer Pakpatiq is the lover of Ojer Taq and second god of the Oltec. In contrast to his lover, Ojer Pakpatiq is not humanoid but takes the form of a winged serpent that appears to loop and coil without end. The Oltec revere Ojer Pakpatiq for his loyalty to Ojer Taq and his candor; despite his outwardly terrifying appearance and the often confounding nature of his domain, Ojer Pakpatiq is renowned for his frankness. His adherents and celebrants seek to emulate this in their veneration of him: though their rituals might be esoteric, their study should be concise and undertaken for the betterment of all Komon Winaq.

Ojer Pakpatiq is associated with learned scholars, builders, scientists, Echoes, spellcasters, fisherfolk, sailors, time, and water of all types. Most schools have altars, murals, or mosaics dedicated to or depicting Ojer Pakpatiq; indeed, many of his temples double as schools for the advanced study of the sciences. His Temple of Cyclical Time in Oteclan is the second largest in the core. Didacts serve as the priests of Ojer Pakpatiq.

Inspiration

Ojer Pakpatiq is based on the Feathered Serpent, a common Mesoamerican deity known as Quetzalcoatl among the Aztecs, Kukulkan among the Yucatec Maya, and Q'uq'umatz among the K'iche' Maya. This deity is associated with knowledge and books.

Ojer is a Kʼicheʼ Maya word referring to the past, andpakpatiq means "to dawn" or "to disperse darkness."

In-game references

Represented in:

• Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch

Associated cards:

• Temple of Cyclical Time

Depicted in:

• The Everflowing Well
• Hurl into History