Manuaia Cuixtli Atl

Manuaia* Cuixtli** Atl*** was the mother of Zidon Eztli Atl.

*"Defend",  ** "Kite",  ** "Water"

Backstory
Manuaia was born in to a Goliath mountain tribe known as the Thargak Tribe. Shortly before her mother passed away during childbirth, her father went missing, never to be seen again. The tribe was disbanded around this time due to a conflict between elders. Manuaia was instead taken in by the Thuleaku Tribe who would care for her until she came of age.

As she grew older, the tribe quickly realized that Manuaia was blessed with an unusual amount of strength. They offered to train her as a fighter, and she accepted.

During her training, she began developing a fighting style of her own, revolving around pure and determined defense. She fashioned a shield for herself made of thick birchwood and began heavily relying on it in combat.

This unusual style was similar to the "Juggernauts" of Mirabar and was later adopted by Kor Eztli Atl, Manuaia's grand-son.

Over the years she gained quite the reputation. Those who knew her often described her as "a fearless and honorable protector, with no thirst for blood".

In her late twenties, Manuaia began travelling between tribes. Helping those in need and training any who took an interest in her style of combat. Due to in part to her fame (and her unwillingness to settle down in any one place for long), Manuaia had many lovers, one of whom was Itzli Eztli An, a swashbuckler who served on The Daggershark, a whaling boat.

She died during combat at the age of 32 whilst defending a group of traders from mountain bandits. The surviving traders examined her body and discovered that she had been hit by no fewer than six arrows and cut about thirty times. Manuaia was buried at the foot of the mountain where the Thargak Tribe had once called home.

Personality
Manuaia was known as friendly and trusting to a fault. She was universally respected, even by her enemies, for her honorable ideals. It is rumoured that she would never strike first in combat, even when severely threatened.