For the good of the Maya

Outlined by Jesse Clark
Written by Collin Erickson

    TIKAL-Due to an ongoing three-year drought, the village elders have decided that a human sacrifice is called for. We need to strengthen the Chacs and have them bring to us what we need so we may satiate them. The elders have gathered several worthy candidates for sacrifice, up to ten of which will be used. If the village does not act soon, we will all die of starvation.

    The ceremony will be held inside our central temple, where men of all ages will be killed and fed to the gods. Their blood and their hearts will be stored in several calabashes and fed to the gods until they are replete. The storage of the blood will make it tenuous and thin, but still a worthy drink for the gods.


    Even though our village is but a minute microcosm of the Mayan world, we must comply with the demands of the gods and fill them to their standards. We can only hope that the men and animals sacrificed will be enough.