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Acapulco de Juárez harbor, 115, 131 Acid rain, 180 Acquisition specialist, 62 Adaptive ice, 74 Aeropuerto Benito Juárez, 171 Montezuma, 123 Aero Tierra, 123 Air force, 78 Air insertion, of assets, 126-28 Air Montezuma, 123, 157 Air pollution, 180 Airports, 121, 171 scheduled flights, 122-23 security, 123-24 unscheduled flights, 124-25 Alameda, 45 Alameda Central, 171 Alamo, Battle of the, 35, 39 Alcázars, 136 Alcohol, 145 Amazonia blood magic and, 114 border with, 106, 130 Colombia annexation, 41 rain forests of, 114 spirits of, 64 support of rebels, 22-23 Venezuela annexation, 41 Annexation of San Diego, 40 of Venezuela, 41 Architecture, 161-62 Ares Macrotechnoiogy, 161 operational profile, 73 Operation Big Gun, 47 Operation RECIPROCITY and, 45 nuclear capability of, 110 personnel sieve, 72 satellite-to-ground delivery systems, 110 Army, 77 Artificial intelligence (AI), 64-57 Assassinations, 16-18, 79 Assets guarding of, 75 hardening of, 43 insertion of, 118 conventional channels, 119-26 extraordinary channels, 126-32 nationalizing, 43 pan-corporate direct action against, 43-46 Astral security, 74, 123-24 Atzcapotzalco, Juan, 57, 60-62 offering to, 93-94 rumors of, 64 Austin, 40 Autobús, 157 Autoroute, 16, 155, 261 Autosacrifice, 90 Avenue of the Dead, 33 Ávila, Miguel, 17, 36 Awakened creatures, 103, 130 Awakening, 52, 113 Azatlán Party, 38, 148 Aztec civilization, 33-34 deities of, 84 emperor, 86 language, 150-51 religion, 85-94 Aztec-Nahua, 150-51 Aztechnology Corporate Security (ACS), 73 border-crossing points and, 125-26 Jaguar Guards, 75 Leopard Guards, 75 magical security, 73-74 matrix security, 74 personnel, 177-78 physical security, 75 uniform of, 16, 75 Aztechnology Corporation, See also ORO Corporation acquisitions, 70-71 behavior-modification, 57 business practices, 69-72 competitive practices, 70-71 Corporate Court and, 43-47, 54-55 corporate structure of, 58-68 decision-making at, 67 divisions of, 58 drug cartels and, 51-52, 141 economic control, 56-57 electoral system and, 56, 149 expansion practices, 70-71 headquarters, 58 history of, 51-57 intelligence-gathering, 78-79 intercorporate relationships, 71-72 key industry of, 69 magic and, 57 Management Information System, 61 management structure, 60 board of directors, 62-68 corporate politics and, 62 senior management team, 60-62 military, 76 air forces, 78 bases, 76 equipment, 76 ground forces, 77 naval forces, 77 organization of, 76-78 space forces, 78 name change, 54 Operation RECIPROCITY and, 43-47, 54 ownership of, 59-60 personal control, 57 pyramid, 169-70 recruitment by, 72 religion and, 88 security, 54, 73-75 subsidiaries of, 58-59 and stock market, 141 technical control, 56 trideo networks and, 163 Veracruz Settlement and, 41, 47, 54 war with Komatsu Corporation, 70-71 Aztec Stadium, 166 Aztlan culture, 32-34 foreign-owned businesses in, 41 history of, 34-40 name, 38 Aztlan Armed Forces (AAF), 16, 76-77 air units, 78 ground units, 77 naval units, 77 space units, 78 weapons, 16 Aztlan Freedom League (AFL), 28 Aztlan Immigration Services resident alien status, 120 travel visas, 119 Aztlan republic, 40 member states, 41 B Background checks, 119 Background count, rules, 177 Bahia de Espíritu Sancto, 28 Baisetsu, Toko, 109 Balboa, 107, 115 Ballet Folklórico, 163-64 BANCOMEXT, 58 Bars, 188 Batiste, General Paolo, 78-79 Bay of the Holy Spirit, 28 Belize, 106 Mayan civilization and, 32 language of, 151 membership in Aztlan republic, 41 Big Pyramid, 22 Black Daggers, 75 Blind spots, 103 Blood magic, 26-27, 98-102 Amazonians and, 114 rules, 175-76 Blood offering, 93-94 Blood rites, 85 Blood sacrifices, 64 Blood spirits, 57, 64-65, 100-2 allies, 177 conjuring limitations, 176 rules, 176 toxic, 177 Board of directors, Aztechnology Corporation, 62-68 Border, 106 agent, 177 buffer zone, 128 crossing points, 125-26 demilitarized zone, 128 northern, 128-30 security, 128-29, 130, 144 southern, 130 Breathers, 158, 161 Brothers or the Chrysanthemum, 166 Buffer zone, 128 Burakumin, 137 Business Relations Board, 36 C Cali cartel, 51 military base at, 76 California campaign, 40 California Free State, 106, 128-30 Camp Entrañas, 28 Naranja, 28 Templo, 28 Campeche assault on, 19 governor, assassination of, 16 Mayan civilization and, 32 military base at, 76 uprising, 17 Canal de Panamá, 107 Cancún, 16, 17 Caracas, 41 Car bomb, 17, 18 Cargo routes, 126-27, 131 Cartagena harbor, 115, 131 military base at, 76 Cartel managers, 51, See also Drug cartels Castes, 112 Castillos, 136 Catholic Action Front, 28 Catholic Church empire of, 34-35 metahumanity position of, 36 missionaries, 34 restrictions on, 94 size of, 95 state church of Mexico, 35 support of PAN, 36, 94 suppression of, 84, 94 underground organization, 94 Chalco Computer Systems, 47 Chamber of Deputies, 147, 148 Chemical industry, 69, 70 Chiapas governor, assassination of, 16 Mayan civilization and, 32 uprising, 16-17 Chips, 144-45 Citizens' action committees, 18-19 Citizenship, 120-21 Ciudad seaport, 131 Civilian militia, 24 Especial unit, 17 role in uprisings, 17 weapons of, 17 Civil war Amazonian support of, 22-23 assassinations, 16-18 Campeche uprising, 17 Chiapas uprising, 16-17 civilian militia, 17 ferry incident, 25 guerrilla tactics and, 24, 25 magic use in, 28-27 mercenaries and, 24-25 objectives of, 22, 25 Operation Libertad, 28-29 psychological warfare and, 25-26 wall ol skulls, 25-26 Yucatán uprising, 16-17 Climate, 113 Coatzacoalcos harbor, 115 Collateral damage, 143 Colombia, 106 annexation of, 41 drug cartels of, 51-53 bribes and, 36 role in civil wer, 17 membership in Aztlan republic, 41 technopiracy in, 52 Colonial invasion, 34-35 Colonialism, cycle of, 22 Communal farms, 140 Communications, 162 Competition, dealing with, 70 Confederated American States (CAS), 23, 39 access restrictions, 122 border with, 106, 128-30 Texas secession from, 40 ConsOps (Consular Operations) asset insertion channels, 118 conventional, 119-26 extraordinary, 126-32 Corporate boycotts, 36 Corporate Court Letters ot Incorporation, 43 Operation RECIPROCITY, 43-47, 54 Pan-Corporate Security Committee, 44-47 Pan-Corporate Zone and, 109-10 Corporate sector, 159-60 Corporate security, 73-75 Corporators, 136 Corruption, 68, 85 Cortés, Hernán (Great Killer), 34 Cosa Nostra, 166 Cost of living, 142 Counterespionage, 79 Covert asset insertion, 125-32, 132 Criminal offenses, 143-46 Cross-country insertion, of assets, 128-30 Cults, 93-94 Cultural groups, 111-12 Culture, 32-34 Currency, 139-40 Cyberdecks, 145 Cybernetics, 69 Cyberware, 145 D Dance, 163-64 David cartel, 51, 52 Deities, 84-85 petitioning, 88-90 Demilitarized zone, 128 Demographics, 111-13 Demons of twilight, 92 Demon worship, 92-94 Denver Data Haven, 37, 66 Desert Range Proving Grounds, 45 Direct insertion, of assets, 127-28, 131 Dirigibles, 107 Distrito Federal, 16-17, 148 Dracoforms, 112 Dragon Occidental, 112 Oriental, 112 rumor, 59-60, 62, 67-68 Drain, increased, 180 Drug cartels, 141 Aztechnology Corporation and, 51-52 bribes, 36 influence of, 52 legitimate business of, 52 role in civil war, 17 technopiracy and, 52-53 Drug lords, 51 Drugs, 17 E Eagle order, of warrior, 80, 81 Earthquakes, 162, 171 Eastern Caribbean Air, 123 Economy, 139 currency, 139-40 exports, 140-41 imports, 140-41 stock market and, 141-42 Ecuador, drug cartels, 17 Ejidos, 140 Elections, 148-49 Electoral system, 37, 56, 149 Electronic intelligence (ELINT), 79 Electronic listening posts, 79 El Salvador, 106 drug cartels in, 52 membership in Aztlan republic, 41 Emergency services, 162 Emperor, 86 Ensenada incident, 44-48, 54 military base at, 76 Entertainment, 163-64 Equipment military, 76 rules, 178-80 Especial units, 17 Executive action team, 79 Exports, 140-41 Extraction, 61, 72 F Farmers, 138 Fashion, 160-61 Federal District, See Distrito Federal Fellini-Med, 161 Ferry Incident, 25 First Nations, 22 Flame of Freedom, 28 Football, 166 Forberger, Nicola journey of, 15-20 serpent interview, 21-27 Foveae, 103 Fractional-Orbit Bombardment Systems (FOBS), 110 Freedom fighters, 22. See also Civil war; Rebels; Uprisings Free spirits, 112, 113 Frente Democrático Nacional (FDN), 18, 36, 148 Front Range Free Zone (FRFZ), 122-23 Fuchi Industrial Electronics Asia division, 61 artificial intelligence and, 66 Operation RECIPROCITY and, 45 Fútbol, 166 G Gaillard Cut, 107, 109 Gatun Lake, 107 Global Airways, 122 Golfo de los Mosquitos, 52 Government Azatlán Party, 30 caretaker, 37 coalition, 36 control over economic, 56-57 personal leverage and, 57 technical, 56 direct democracy model, 37 elections, 148-49 electoral system, 56 local, 147-48 Mexican collapse of, 19 governing coalition, 18 opposition parties, 148 structure, 146-48 Tenochtitlán, 154, 156 Great Ghost Dance, 26-27, 85 Great Temple, 87 of Quetzalcóatl, 170 GridGuide hardware, 156, 157 Guatemala, 106 language of, 151 Mayan civilization and, 32 membership in Aztlan republic, 41 Guerreros, 79-81 Guerrilla wars, 24, 25 H Hada, 113 Harbors, 115 Henequen (serpent), 32 Hermetics, within clergy, 87 High Priests, 87, 88 Honduras, 106 drug cartels in, 52 membership in Aztlan republic, 41 technopiracy in, 52 Hostile takeovers, 70 Hotels, 167-68 Houses of Darts, 86 Houston, Sam, 35 Houston Medical Center, 63 Huey Tlatoani, 86 Huitzilopochtli, 85 High Priest of, 87, 88 Human sacrifice, 91 I Iguana rules, 174 totem, 97 Immigration datawork, 119-21 Imperial Marines, 45 Import community, 138 Imports, 140-41 Income, 111 Indian Wars, 22 Industrial espionage, 79 Industry, 69 Institutional Revolutionary Party, See Partido Revolucionario Institucional Intelligence operatives, 79 Intelligence gathering, 78-79 Inter-Corporate Council, 53, See also Corporate Court Intercorporate relationships, 71-72 IWIA (Independent West Indies Air), 123, 124 J—K Jaguar Awakened, 130 Guards, 75, 170, 178 order, of warrior, 80, 81 rules, 174-75 Sun of the, 92 totem, 97 Jesuits, 34-35, 36, 89, 96 Joint ventures, 54 Knight, Damien, 64 Komatsu Corporation, 70-71 L Lakes, 115 Land reclamation, 39-40 Language, 149-51 Las Opera de Tenochtitlán, 163 La Venta, 32 Laws, 143 on chips, 144-45 on cyberdecks, 145 on cyberware, 145 on mindbenders, 144-45 on weapons, 143-44, 145 Leopard Guards, 75, 170, 178 Listening posts, 129 Locks, 107-8 Locus point, 114 Lodge meetings, 80 Lone Star, 56 GridSec division, 74 Militia, 40 weapons, 143 Los Humo Grande, 158 M Macauitl, 170, 175, 178 Madden Dam, 108 Mafia, 166 Mages, 73 combat, 81 foveae and, 103 Magic, 97 blind spots, 103 blood, 26-27, 98-102 Amazonians and, 114 rules, 175-76 priests and, 87-88 return of, 38 rules, 174-77 totems, 97-98 use of, 25 warriors and, 81 Magical intrusion, 73 Magical security, 73-74 Mana field, 74 Management team, of Aztechnology Corporation, 60-62 Masaya cartel, 51, 52 Matrix, 37 security, 74 teocalli and, 89 Mayan civilization culture, 32-33 language, 151 migration of, 33 tribes, 32-33 Mazatlán harbor, 115 Q military base at, 76 Medellín cartel, 51-52, 61 MedíCarro, 59, 162 rules, 178 Megacorporations, See also Aztechnology Corporation extraction of personnel, 72 extraterritorial status of, 41, 52 growth of, 41 intercorporate relationships, 71-72 Operation RECIPROCITY and, 54 private, 59 technopiracy and, 52 Veracruz Settlement and, 41, 47 Mercenaries, 24-25, 76, 138 Mesoamerica drug trade, 52 extraterritoriality and, 52 Mesoamerind complaints of, 16 languages, 150-51 rebels, 16-17 Spanish conquerors treatment of, 34 Mestizos, 111-12 under Aztlan government, 19 complaints of, 16-17 Metahuman brains, 66 Metal molybdenum, 52 Metamagic, 98 Metatype, 112 Mexica, 33-34 Mexican-American War, 35 Mexican army, rebel ambush of, 17 Mexico (Aztlan) church of, 35 government Azatlán Party, 38 caretaker, 37 coalition, 18, 36 collapse of, 19 liberation of, 35 renaming of, 38 VITAS epidemic, 18-19 war with United States, 35 Yucatán civil war, 14-29 Mexico City burning of, 18-19 name change, 54 occupation of, 35 VITAS epidemic and, 18-19 Military air forces, 78 bases, 15, 76 corporate, 76-78 equipment, 76 ground forces, 77 intelligence, 78-79 national, 76-78, 149 naval forces, 77 space forces, 78 tactics, 27 technology, 69 use of temples, 86 warriors, 79-81 Mindbenders, 144-45 Mind-scan, 72 Ministry of Health and Welfare, 162, 163 Missiles, 25 Missionaries, 34 Mitsuhama Computer Technologies Operation RECIPROCITY and, 45 relations with Aztechnology Corporation, 71 subsidiaries, 47 Mixtec language, 151 Monorail system, 157 Motion, Sun of, 93 Mountains, 114-15 Music, 163-64 Mystical goods/services, 69

N NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement), 17 Nahuatian tribes, 33-34 Nahuatl, 150-51 National Action Party, See Partido de Acció Nacional National Autonomous University (NAU), 171 National Democratic Front, See Frente Democrático Nacional National Palace, 171 National Symphony Orchestra, 164 Native American Nations (NAN), 23 air service, 122 censuring by, 39 membership in, 38-39 refusal of aid, 40 rivalry with, 39-40 Navy, 77 NewsFAXday, 15-16 New Society of Jesus, 34-35, 36, 96 Nexus, 37, 66 Nicaragua, 106 drug cartels of, 51-53 membership in Aztlan republic, 41 technopiracy in, 52 Nightclubs, 169 Non-(meta)human sentients, 113 O Oaxaca language of, 151 military base at, 76 Obsidian-edged sword, 91, 170 Old Ways, 38 Ollamaliztli, 164-66 Olmec civilization, 32 Omega Order, 42 Omens, 93 Opera, 163 Operational Maneuver Groups, 77 Operation Big Gun, 47 Operation Libertad, 28-29 Operation RECIPROCITY, 42-47, 54 Opposition parties, 148 Organized crime, 166-67 Oriz, Diego, 52 ORO Corporation, See also Aztechnology Corporation Awakening and, 52 Corporate Court and, 53 drug cartels and, 52-53 exploitation rights, 52 image change, 54 joint venture with Aztlan, 54 matrix-based electoral system, 37 name change, 54 technopiracy and, 52-53 VITAS epidemic and, 36, 53 war with Keruba, 53 Ortega, Juan, 52, 61 Otontin order, of warrior, 80, 81 P Panama, 76, 106 drug cartels of, 36, 51-53 government collapse, 109 membership in Aztlan republic, 41 technopiracy in, 52 Panama Canal, 107 history of, 108-10 locks, 107-8 Panama Canal Zone, 108 Pan-American Highway, 125 Pan-Corporate Security Committee, 44-47 Pan-Corporate Zone, 109 PanGlobe, 122 PANICBUTTON, 157, 162 Paramilitary force, 24 Paranatural, 74 energy, 84 screening process, 72 Partido de Acció Nacional (PAN), 18, 36, 94, 148 Partido Revolucionario Institucional (PRI), 18, 36, 148 Path of the Sun, 84-85, See also Religion headquarters, 87 worship, 88 deity petitions, 88-90 demon, 92-94 sacrifices, 90-92 Patrol boats, 131, 180 Patrons, 62 Peasants, 137-38 Pemex Corporation, 19, 36, 58 Personal sacrifice, 90 Peso, 139-40 libre, 139-40 norma, 139-40 Physical adepts, 75 Physical security, 75, 123-24 Plan of Iguala, 35 Plumed Serpent, 97 rules, 175 totem, 38 Pobre (serpent), 20 interview with, 21-27 Point Polyphemus, 29 Politics elections, 148-49 opposition parties, 148 Pollution, 158, 180 Population, 111-13 Precipitation, 113-14 Prejudice, 112 Priest, 84 magically active, 87-88 role in deity petitions, 89 Priesthood, 86-88 Private corporation, 59 Progreso, 15-16, 27, 76 Psychological analysis, 67 Psychological warfare, 25-26 Puebla language of, 151 military base at, 76 Pueblo, 23, 128-30 Pueblo Corporate Council, 106 Puerto Rico, 45 Puma rules, 175 totem, 97 Pyramids, 32, 33, 59, 169-70 Q Quachic order, of warrior, 80, 81 Quetzalcóatl (serpent), 33, 38, 85 High Priest of, 87, 88 rules, 175 totem, 97, 98 temple, 170 Quintana Roo, 16 R Radar high-altitude antiballistic missile, 127 phased-array, 15, 127 sweeps, 131 Rain, Sun of the, 92 Rainfall, 113 Rain forest, 114 Ramos, Domingo, 64 Ramos, Julio, 52, 64 Rebellion. See Civil war; Uprisings; Rebels ambush of Mexican army, 17 camps, 28 cooperation of, 131-32 Mesoamerind, 16-17 military extensions, 29 tactics of, 27 objectives of, 22, 25 Operation Libertad, 28-29 supply lines, 28, 132 support of, 22-23 Reciprocal arrangements, 123 Recruiting procedure, 72 Registry of Births, 120 Religion Catholic Church, See Catholic Church clergy, 87-88 control through, 82 deities, 84-85 priesthood, 86-88 state endorsement of, 82 temples, 85-86 worship, 88 deity petitions, 88-90 demon, 92-94 sacrifices, 90-92 Remote surveillance, 21 Renraku Computer Systems artificial intelligence and, 66 Operation RECIPROCITY and, 45 Resident alien status, 120 Restaurants, 168 Revered Speaker, 86 Revolutionary Council, 21 Riots, 19 Ritual executions, 91 blood rites, 85 Rivers, 115 Rumors of artificial intelligence, 64-67 of Atzcapotzalco (Juan), 64 of dragon, 62 of Jesuits, 96 of Knight (Damien), 64 of members of board of directors, 64-68 of Roxborough (Thomas), 63-64 of serpent, 59-60 of spirits, 64-65 wall of skulls, 25-26 S Sacerdote, 84 Sacrifices, 90-92 Saeder-Krupp Corp., 53 artificial intelligence and, 66 Operation RECIPROCITY and, 45 relations with Aztechnology Corporation, 71 San Antonio, 40 San Cristóbal, 52 San Diego access to, 125 annexation of, 40 military base at, 76 San Jacinto, 35, 39 Satellites, 79 Screaming Eagle Airways, 122 Sea insertion, of assets, 130-31 Sea transport, 107 Security air travel, 123-24 astral, 74, 123-24 benchmarks, 74 border, 128-29, 130 corporate, 73-75 cruise ships, 130 guard, 177 land travel, 125-26 magical, 73-74 matrix, 74 penetration of, 10 personnel, 177-78 physical, 75, 123-24 temple, 90 Sensors, 129 Sentries, 73 Serpent dragon, 62 feathered, 74 Henequen, 32 Plumed, 97, 175 Pobre, 20-27 Quetzalcóatl, 33, 38, 85 rules, 175 totem, 97, 98 temple, 170 rumors of, 59-60 worshippers, 33 feathered, 112 Shadowrunners, 138 Shamans, 38, 73, 97 border agent, 177 within clergy, 87 combat, 81 foveae and, 103 Shapeshifters, 112 Shareholders, 47, 59 Shiawase Corp., 45 Shorn Ones, 80 Simulacrum, 61 Sinkholes, 15 Slavery, 35 Snipers, 17 Soccer, 164-66 Social Security Institute, 162 Social services, 162-63 Software, technopiracy of, 52-53 Sovereign American Indian Movement (SAIM) battles with United States, 38 support of, 38 uprising, 22 Sovereign Tribal Council (STC), 38-39 Spirits blood, 57, 64-65, 100-2 allies, 177 conjuring limitations, 176 rules, 176 toxic, 177 control of, 57 free, 112, 113 rumors of, 64-65 watcher, 73-74 Sports, 164-66S tock market, 141-42 Stowaways, 127 Streets, life on, 136-38 Subsidiaries, 58-59 Suburbs, 160 Sun of Motion, 93 of the Jaguar, 92 of the Rain, 92 of the Water, 92 of the Wind, 92 Surrogate, 61, 98 Surveillance planes, 25 remote, 21 satellites, 79 tracking device, 21 Sword ceremonial, 175, 178 obsidian-edged, 91, 170 Symbols, 90 T Tabasco Olmec civilization and, 32 uprising, 17 Tampico, 115, 131 Tarascan language, 151 Technopiracy, 52-53, 166-67 Televisa, 58, 163 Temax, 16, 19 Temperature, 113 Temple, 84-86 construction of, 86 Matrix and, 89 military use of, 86 of the Moon, 33 rituals and, 85, 88 rules, 177 security, 90 of Tenochtitlán, 170 of Tezcatlipoca, 170 Tenochtitlán, 33, 34 Aeropuerto Benito Juárez, 171 Alameda Central, 171 architecture, 161-62 Aztechnology Corporation headquarters, 58, 169-70 bars, 168 by bus, 157 by car, 156-57 communications, 162 corporate sector, 159-60 emergency services, 162 entertainment, 163-64 fashion, 160-61 government of, 154, 156 hotels, 167-68 life in, effects of, 180 by monorail, 157 name change, 54 National Palace, 171 nightclubs, 169 organized crime in, 166-67 Pedegral, 171 precincts, 154 professional sports, 164-66 restaurants, 168 social services, 162-63 street scene, 158-60 suburbs of, 160 superhighways of, 156 survival guide, 158-60 teocalli of, 85 traveling in, 156-57 University City, 171 vital statistics, 154 Teocalli, 84-86, 170 Matrix and, 89 rituals, 88 security, 90 Territorial waters, 106 Terrorist attacks, 25 Terror Time, 18 Texas, 35 battle with Aztlan, 39-40 campaign, 38-39 Texas Rangers, 40, 77 Tierra caliente, 113 Tierra fria, 113 Tierra templada, 113 Tikal, 29, 32 Tithe, 90-91 Tizimín, 16, 19 Tlachtli, 164 Tlacochcalcos, 86 Tlaloc, High Priest of, 87, 88 Tolerance, decreased, 180 Toltec civilization, 33 Topography, 114-15 Torrid Zone, 113 Totems, 97-98 Traditionals, 15, 32, 138 Aztlan government and, 19 fashion, 161 uprisings of, 16-18 Travel by air, 121-25 scheduled flights, 122-23 security levels, 123-24 unscheduled flights, 124 by land, 125 security levels, 125-26 by sea, 126 visa, 119 Trideo networks, 163 Twilight demons cults, 93-94 Tzitzimine, 64, 92, 93 U UCAS, 39 access restrictions, 122 California campaign and, 40 Consular Operations, 11 security contracts, 56 Texas campaign and, 38-39 Underground freedom organizations, 17 Underground railroad, 28 Uniform, 16, 75 United, 122 United States battles with SAIM, 38 Panama Canal and, 108-9 troubles of, 109 War on Drugs, 51 war with Mexico, 35 Universal Brotherhood, 72 University City, 171 Uprisings Campeche, 17 Chiapas, 16-17 civilian militia role in, 17 SAIM, 22 Tabasco, 17 Yucatán, 16, 17 V Valley of Mexico, 33, 34 Vegas Air, 122 Venezuela, 106 annexation of, 41 drug cartels in, 52 Veracruz Settlement, 41, 47 Vicar General, 87 Villiers, Richard, 61 Virtual gateway, 12 Vision quests, 67-68 VITAS epidemic, 18-19, 36, 53 Volcanoes, 114-15 W Wall of skulls, 25-26 Warriors, 79-80 membership, 80-81 orders of, 81 Water, Sun of the, 92 Weapons of AFF, 16 of civilian militia, 17 of Especial unit, 17 fines, 145 laws, 143-44 punishments, 145 Wind, Sun of the, 92 World Cup competition, 166 Worship, 88 deity petitions, 88-90 demon, 92-94 sacrifices, 90-92 X-Y Xaltepec, Simon, 154 Xpress Communications Corporation, 15-16 Yamatetsu Corp., 45 Yucatán asset insertion via, 131-33 civil war, 14-29 European explorers, 34 jungle of, 15 land of, 15 mestizos, 16-17 military base, 15 raids on, 19 rebels, 11 traditionals, 15, 16-17 uprising, 16, 17 A Yucatec, 151 Z Zaibatsu, 41 Zion Air, 123, 124 Zone Cathedral, 29 Zone Ghost, 28 Zone Lagos, 29