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Tascela

Ancient sorceress-queen of Xuchotl whose hypnotic eyes and cold political cunning keep a dying city's blood-feud balanced on a knife's edge.

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Also known as Only Tascela, VI The Eyes of Tascela

First appearance: Red Nails

As a supporting figure in Conan Stories, Tascela is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

The ancient priestess who guards the jewels and attempts to sacrifice Muriela.

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Tascela rules Xuchotl from behind its locked doors, her power resting as much on the fear she inspires as on the magic she wields. She and the prince Olmec each keep the other alive only because each still needs the other's help, a partnership of mutual suspicion that is fraying fast. When Conan and Valeria blunder into the city, Tascela's gaze becomes the deadliest weapon in the story, and her long history with Tecuhltli's hidden passages makes her the pivot on which the early intrigue turns.

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Character Web

15 connections

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Relationship types

Psychological
Rivalry
Other

Character groups

Xuchotl Factions
Vendhyan Campaign
Khauran Conspiracy
Protagonist

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Narrative arc

Story tension across the book.

Setup
Escalation
Breaking point
Aftermath
Closing

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Valeria
psychological · negative
Tascela is obsessed with Valeria, seeking to possess her and use her for her own dark… How this plays out →
Conan
rivalry · negative
Valeria
psychological · negative
Tascela is obsessed with Valeria, seeking to possess her and use her for her own dark… How this plays out →
Conan
rivalry · negative
Conan
rivalry · negative
Valeria
psychological · negative
Tascela is obsessed with Valeria, seeking to possess her and use her for her own dark… How this plays out →

Valeria
Tascela is obsessed with Valeria, seeking to possess her and use her for her own dark purposes.
Conan
Conan opposes Tascela's evil schemes and fights against her attempts to enslave or harm Valeria.
Valeria
Tascela is obsessed with Valeria, seeking to possess her and use her for her own dark purposes.
Conan
Conan opposes Tascela's evil schemes and fights against her attempts to enslave or harm Valeria.
Conan
Conan opposes Tascela's evil schemes and fights against her attempts to enslave or harm Valeria.
Valeria
Tascela is obsessed with Valeria, seeking to possess her and use her for her own dark purposes.

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In the story

Tascela appears across 7 companion beats. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.

Jewels of Gwahlur
The ancient priestess who guards the jewels and attempts to sacrifice Muriela.
Red Nails
The ancient, immortal queen of the Tecuhltli, who wields dark magic and seeks to use Valeria for her own sinister purposes.
III: The People of the Feud
Princess of Tecuhltli, fixated on Valeria; revealed to be a witch who has kept her youth for decades.
IV: Scent of Black Lotus
Tascela is mentioned as the mistress of Yasala and is suspected by Valeria of being behind the drugging attempt.
V: Twenty Red Nails
Fights savagely in the battle and later holds the pipes of madness taken from the Xotalancas.
VI: The Eyes of Tascela
Intervenes to take Valeria from Olmec, uses hypnotic power to paralyze him, and reveals her plan to restore her youth.
VII: He Comes from the Dark
Tascela lolls on the ivory throne, orchestrating the sacrifice and later reacting with horror at Tolkemec's appearance.

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