The Hunt
Tejo and his two coyote brothers where hunting, before he got them hunting in the open land was a time and energy consuming thing, they would have to wait for hours hidden in shrubs for preys to come by or hunt with a team with some driving the preys towards the hunters, but since he got his coyote brothers hunting had become much easier.
The coyote brothers were leading the way, with their keen sense of smell they could find a prey with little effort, after a few hours walking Tejo finally sighted the prey that his coyote brothers were leading him to, he then found himself a good place to hide and signaled his coyote brother to begin the hunt.
[IMG=Right]http://forums.civfanatics.com/uploads/8479/Hunt-1.png[/IMG]One coyote set off running and encircling the enemy from one flank and the other from the opposite flank, after a couple of minutes one of the coyotes howled, signaling he was in position, this startled the prey but it did not take off running, thought that would not have mattered, its fate was practically sealed now, within a minute a second howl came, signaling that the second coyote was in position, Tejo then proceeded with a loud whistle, this was the starting signal the coyotes had been trained to respond to, giving start to the final part of the hunt.
[IMG=Left]http://forums.civfanatics.com/uploads/8479/Hunt-2.png[/IMG]The first coyote brother began running towards the prey, the prey whom was already alerted by the howling and the whistle quickly spotted him and began running away from him, roughly in the direction of the second coyote, [IMG=Right]http://forums.civfanatics.com/uploads/8479/Hunt-3.png[/IMG]after a few seconds the second coyote began his run towards the prey, the prey was now forced changed his course, the coyotes were now driving the prey towards the hunter, the hunter drew his bow in anticipation, he would get just one shot, if he missed it the hunt would most likely have failed, he stepped out of the shrubs as soon the prey came in range and fired the arrow at the prey, he hit the prey just below the neck, crippling his front legs and causing it to crash on the ground, rolling and stopping just a few paces in front of Tejo, he quickly drew his flint knife and finished off the dying creature with a coup de grace.
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The Coyote Brothers arrived moments later, Tejo shouted out in satisfaction and was soon joined by the howls of his coyote brothers, he then began the Aztex hunting rituals to thank the gods and his coyote brothers for the successful hunt. He began to slaughter the prey, taking his heart and cutting it in two pieces, he then gave one piece to each coyote brother, this ritual had various meanings, the heart stood for the strength and spirit of a creature, giving it to the coyote brothers meant that the hunter wished they gained the strength of the slain prey, so that their next hunt would also be successful, it was also a sign of recognition that it was they whom made the kill possible, Tejo then proceeded giving thanks to mother earth and father sun, the two major deities of the Aztex, he then proceeded by thanking the Ancestor spirits and asking them to guide the soul of the prey safely to the other side. He then Began preparing the carcass to be brought back home and shortly the hunting party began making their way home.
OOC: Pics represent the diagrams that the Aztex draw in the sand to teach the ideal hunt using "Coyete Brothers", however they use rocks and other tokens instead of letters to represent the Coyotes, Prey and Hunter.
Orders:
Build Deer Farms and begin capturing deer and releasing them in the farms to domesticate them, do this by allowing the more docile ones to breed and slaughtering the less docile ones (Selective Breeding).
Expand North and South along the River, Use the Canoes to set up trade between the Aztex river communities.