Dragons Fell Upon Them
“Aye. More than half a century ago a tribe of the Tlazitlans rebelled against the Stygian king, and, being defeated in battle, fled south- ward... a thousand fighting-men with their women and children.
It was in the forest that the dragons fell upon them, and tore many to pieces; so the people fled in a frenzy of fear before them, and at last came into the plain and saw the city of Xuchotl in the midst of it.
The people of the city shut their gates and shot arrows at our people from the walls.”
Olmec - Red Nails, R.E. Howard
Winning the Game
Heroes
The Heroes win if 5 Tlazitlans and both Sacred Treasures have exited the board.Overlord
The Overlord wins if 7 Tlazitlans are killed or if the Heroes fail to get both Sacred Treasures off the board.Setup
Heroes
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Suggested Heroes and Equipment: |
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Olmec (Turanian Sword), commands 4 Tlazitlans with a purple base |  |
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Techotl (Sword), commands 4 Tlazitlans with a red base | ||
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Tascela (Mitra’s Staff, Shuko, Protective Circle) commands 4 Tlazitlans with a blue base | ||
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Tolkemec (Sorcerer’s Staff, Shuriken, Mind Control, Drying Earth) |
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After setup, each hero moves 0 gems from their Reserve zone to their Fatigue zone. |
Overlord
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The game starts with the Overlord’s turn. |
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The Overlord starts with 1 gem in their Reserve zone and 3 in their Fatigue zone, and places the Recovery token showing a recovery value of 3 in the Book of Skelos. |
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When an event tile is activated the Overlord completes the following: Dragons Fell Upon Them:
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Special Rules
Game Board Rules: Standard game board rules apply.
Setup: Place the Dragon of Xucholt in the bottom right area of the board, as
indicated in the setup diagram. Then, place the Dragon’s Life Point token
in the area with the 
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represents a second Dragon that is identical to the Dragon of Xuchotl for all purposes and is activated by the Event tile.
Place the Crocodiles tile near the Book of Skelos to be used as a reference, but do not place it in the River with the other
tiles. Crocodiles can only be activated by the Event tile.
Tlazitlans: Regardless of their colored base, all Tlazitlans have the same characteristics.
Battlefield Promotion: If a Hero with Leadership is killed or flees the board, their Allies may be commanded by any other Hero with Leadership. When the last Hero is killed, the Tlazitlans still on the board are immediatly devoured by the Dragon. Shot Arrows from the Walls: The Xuchotlan Archers cannot leave the cliff top areas.
Tore Many to Pieces: Before a Tlazitlan can enter an area with a Skull Pile, the Hero that activated the unit must first make a complex Manipulation with a difficulty of 2. If the complex Manipulation fails, the Tlazitlan’s movement ends in its current area.
Dragons Are Immortal: The Dragon of Xuchotl and the Dragon token cannot be killed. When wounded, instead of taking damage the Overlord must move it into an adjacent area.
Crashing through the Woods: Place a 
token in any area where the Dragon of Xuchotl or Dragon token end their activation
(maximum 1 per area).
Unstable Areas: Areas with
tokens are considered unstable. It costs 2 extra movements points to move out of an unstable area. The Dragon of Xuchotl and
Dragon token are not affected by unstable areas.
Fleeing the Board: Any Hero or Ally can flee the board from a reinforcement area
by spending movement points as if they were crossing a border.
When the last Hero flees, the Tlazitlans still on the board are immediatly devoured by the Dragon.