Kinich: talks about 10 characters, talked about by 10 characters. In the story, Kinich has a “Defined relationship” with Kachina, Mualani, Varesa and 2 others. Every tie comes with the original line from the game, and the voice lines play right on the page.
- KachinaAbout Kachina
I saw a job posting about her once. Some lowlifes from her tribe got jealous that she'd received an ancient name, and basically tried to order a hit on her Saurian companion... They paid the price, I made sure of that.
- MualaniAbout Mualani
I've taken jobs from her before. She offered to pay me to act as a "battle advisor," and the Mora was good, so I accepted. After working with her a few times, though, I noticed she's not exactly a pushover. When I pressed her about it, she eventually admitted that "battle advisor" was just code for mentoring Kachina in wilderness survival...
So a "battle against nature," then. Hmm, I'd probably just call that "life."
Anyway, that business is concluded, and I now have two new acquaintances.
- XilonenAbout Xilonen
I saw a strange job posting once while passing by the Children of Echoes' territory. The requester was looking for a hardy plant that wouldn't take much maintenance, so I brought over some Saurian claw succulent seeds, along with a pot and some fertilizer. It grows well all over Natlan, even in the most barren areas. But when I went to collect my payment, I saw that not a single seedling had sprouted from the pot.
I paid the price for overestimating Xilonen's gardening skills. This was one of the few failed jobs on my record.
- ChascaAbout Chasca
I've seen how she handles her work. Our methods of conflict-resolution are quite different. I tend to get one party to shut up, but she silences both. By the time they wake up in their sick beds, they have nothing further to say, because they've forgotten whatever it was they were fighting about.
- CitlaliAbout Citlali
As you can probably guess, I've taken jobs from her before. I helped her purchase a heavy stack of paper-based reading material from an Inazuman merchant. Not to pry into my clients' private affairs, but... don't the Masters of the Night-Wind use woven fabric instead of paper?
- MavuikaAbout Mavuika
For most of my life, I've been getting others to pay a price. Then, the Pyro Archon used the Ode of Resurrection to bring me back from the Night Kingdom, and suddenly I was the one paying the price... Only then did I finally understand it from both sides. To the stronger party, the "price" is a bargaining chip, and to the weaker party, it's a sign of what's at stake. What matters is whether you have the courage to make the gamble.
- IansanAbout Iansan
Kinich: I've taken jobs from her before. More of a long-term collaboration, really... She makes fitness meals for her personal-training students, with everything measured out to the exact calorie. To keep this up, she needs a steady supply of fruits that meet her strict quality standards and size requirements. A single bruise or bug bite, and she'll reject the entire batch. Most people find this impossible to work with, but I've got a good eye for these things... plus a reliable means of disposal for fruits that don't make the grade.
Ajaw: Wait, what? ...THAT'S what you make my juice from!?
- VaresaAbout Varesa
Kinich: I've run into her on several occasions, always during commissions where I've been hired to wipe out a horde of dangerous monsters. She was only passing by, but she took it upon herself to come and help me out. To put it politely, her fighting style is fairly... straightforward, relying mostly on speed and brute force to knock her enemies over. To put it less politely... her fighting style is pretty crude.
Ajaw: Way to leave out the best part of the story! Hehehe... To thank her for her help, Kinich kindly offered to treat her to some local delicacies from the Scions of the Canopy... Next thing you know, she's ordered thirty portions of Puff Pops, all to herself. Thirty! And she polished them off in one sitting! Poor little stingy Kinich — you should have seen the look on his face! He was so shocked, he went green like he was about to throw up! Ahahahaha!
- IfaAbout Ifa
Kinich: I've enlisted his services before. It was when Ajaw said he was "ill"... Whatever it was, he was ranting and crying incessantly. So, I figured it only made sense to take him to the best sauro-vet I could find. And he really is a pro. Ajaw wasn't inside for long, but when Ifa brought him out, he was cured.
Ajaw: Gah... What do you know about medicine! He's not even a real doctor, he's a quack! A charlatan! ...You weren't even there, you don't know what he said! Ugh.
- Traveler & PaimonAbout Us: Commissions
Kinich: If you ever need my help with some of your commissions from the Adventurers' Guild, just let me know.
Ajaw: Oh, yes please! Give him the most dangerous, most difficult commissions you can find! The higher the risk of fatality, the better!
- Traveler & PaimonAbout Us: Friends
Ajaw has his own reasons for putting me in harm's way, but really, I don't mind taking risks to lend you a hand. For all my talk about everything having its price, I believe some things in this world are worth doing whatever the cost.
- KachinaAbout Kinich
It was Mualani who introduced me to him! To be honest, I was a little scared of him at first, because his eyes... well, he's got a scary look. It was only later that I found out that he secretly taught my bullies a lesson. But when I tried to give him a gift to thank him, he refused to take it. He said something along the lines of having already received enough compensation...
- MualaniAbout Kinich
Ajaw will say more in a day than Kinich in a whole year. It can't be easy having to deal with all of Ajaw's antics, but somehow Kinich always manages to do his own thing. Now that I think about it, the only time they seem equally uninterested is when I talk about horoscopes...
- XilonenAbout Kinich
Kinich is nice, but that Ajaw is really hard to be around.
Speaking of, where did Ajaw even come from? If he originated from some kind of device, then there is actually a chance that I could make him shut up forever. Oh, maybe I should find some time to go over and discuss this with Kinich...
- ChascaAbout Kinich
When I first saw Ajaw, I thought "Oh, Kinich has a saurian he treats like family, too"... Blissfully unaware of how far off the mark I was. Their relationship is... truly one-of-a-kind.
Although I will say, Ajaw's mastery of the human language makes me pretty envious. I wish mom could talk like that, too, so we could do away with the whole body-language-based guesswork-game.
- OroronAbout Kinich
Ajaw is an interesting case. He's old, but also young... And Kinich is just the opposite — young, but also old. You know what I mean, right?
- CitlaliAbout Kinich
The small thing that follows him around is a nasty piece of work. Oh, Kinich is a friend of yours? Huh, what else can I say about him... He's pretty reliable, I suppose.
- MavuikaAbout Kinich
In addition to the Turnfire, Malipo has another meaning, "cost" or "price." It may seem less overtly heroic compared to the other Ancient Names, but in truth, Malipo teaches us to be calm and analytical — to ask the questions people may not want to hear. Without people who possess these qualities, it's just too easy for the rest of us to act on impulse and emotion, and make decisions we'll come to regret.
- IansanAbout Kinich
Kinich always does a great job whenever I need someone to hand-pick the best fruit from Varesa's orchard. Working with him would be a joy — if it weren't for that little monster he hangs around with... He says the nastiest things. Someone really needs to teach him some manners. I'd very happily do that myself, of course — I'm sure one of my training programs would whip Ajaw into shape — and in fact I've offered that to Kinich before. But, he turned me down. I guess he has his own way of keeping Ajaw in line.
- VaresaAbout Kinich
I haven't entered the Pilgrimage that many times, but once, I came up against Kinich during the group stage. That guy is so nimble... He was just dodging all of my moves until I completely exhausted myself, then he knocked me out cold with one hit... By the time I realized that maybe I should get my teammates to help me pin him down... he and the Sacred Flame were long gone.
- IfaAbout Kinich
Serious question: Does Ajaw technically count as a living being?
When he came to see me for treatment, I gave him a very thorough checkup but couldn't find anything wrong with him. So I told Kinich, "Just bash him on the head a few times until he starts working again."
And the moment Ajaw heard that, bro, he was suddenly fine again. Strange coincidence, huh?