Quilla Blood Sky – Mama Killa, Incan Moon goddess
https://www.wizard101central.com/wiki/Creature:Quilla_Blood_Sky
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mama_Killa
https://youtu.be/Z0GFRcFm-aY
Pacal Redmask sends you to find the Mana Gemstone. It might be in the Storm Caiman’s Celestial Bow, a not completely destroyed relic in the Mangrove Marsh. The stone is missing and Quilla Blood Sky has taken it.
She greets you with thunder and lightning! She then informs you that you may not have the stone as she needs it to survive the coming dark days.
After you defeat her in combat, she says, “It’s the end of the world as we know it and I feel… fine.”
Monstrology Tome Description: Greets guests with thunder and lightning. They seldom ever return.
Mama Quilla (Quechua mama killa lit. “Mother Moon”, Hispanicized spelling Mama Quilla), in Inca mythology and religion, was the third power and goddess of the moon. She was the older sister and wife of Inti, daughter of Viracocha and mother of Manco Cápac and Mama Uqllu (Mama Ocllo), mythical founders of the Inca empire and culture. She was the goddess of marriage and the menstrual cycle, and considered a defender of women. She was also important for the Inca calendar.
Myths surrounding Mama Killa include that she cried tears of silver and that lunar eclipses were caused when she was being attacked by an animal. She was envisaged in the form of a beautiful woman and her temples were served by dedicated priestesses.
Mama Killa was known as “Mother Moon”, and was goddess of the moon. According to Father Bernabé Cobo, writing in the mid-sixteenth century, the Moon was worshipped because of her “admirable beauty” and the “benefits she bestows upon the world”. She was important for calculating the passage of time and the calendar, because many rituals were based upon the lunar calendar and adjusted to match the solar year.
The Incas would fear lunar eclipses as they believed that during the eclipse, an animal (possibly a mountain lion or serpent) was attacking Mama Killa and it was her blood that turned the sky red. Consequently, people would attempt to scare away the animal by throwing weapons, gesturing and making as much noise as possible. They believed that if the animal achieved its aim, then the world would end and be left in darkness.
Quilla Blood Sky’s final comment is a direct quote from the R.E.M. song.
The current list of all the (known) Azteca references are located here.
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Text for this article is excerpted from the linked wiki pages.
Quilla Blood Sky image is from Wizard101, and is copyright of KingsIsle Entertainment.
Mama Quilla image is copyright Lisa Hunt it is borrowed from the Journeying to the Goddess blog is displayed under fair use.
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