Zulema

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Zulema
Biographical information
Status	Unknown
Gender	Female
Affiliation	Aztec Gods
Residence	Xochimilco
Physical description
Species	Unknown
Hair	Dark
Eye	Dark
Behind the scenes
Appearances	Dawn of the Jaguar

Zulema is a ferry woman in Xochimilco.

Shadow Bruja Duology

Dawn of the Jaguar

After Ren Santiago agrees to marry the Prince Lord, she is assigned to escort Ren to her destination. Along the way, she explains how things work in Aztlán. After docking, she escorts them through a chamber featuring mural of the Lords and asks Ren about her preferences for the wedding feast. Zulema also reveals the rest of the Lords will be awakened after the wedding. After dropping Monty and Edison off at their respective quarters, Zulema brings Ren to her room. Ren is impressed by the vastness and tries to get as much information as she can from Zulema, but the woman does not say much, only encouraging the daughter of Pacific to bath, pour water on the lava rocks, and telling her that the walk of much history. When she leaves, Tezcatlipoca enters and excuses her.

After Ren frees Marco, Serena, Diamante, Kenji, and Ezra, she greets them by the river and reveals she has been helping them since they arrived. Zuelma also reveals it is almost time for Ren's wedding. Ren is surprised, thinking she had more time, and begins to panic; Marco calms her down. Ren explains her plan to get the crown and Kenji, Diamante, and Ezra declare their allegiance to her, saying they will help. Serena laughs as she still feels annoyed that Ren becomes queen over her. Ren tells the other godborns to leave and hide. but has Serena stay. In Ren quarters, she is less than flattered to wear a baggy sack like shirt and matching skirt for the ceremony. Zulema explains that it is baggy because the bride and groom’s shirts must be tied in a knot in order to be officially wed. Zulema leaves the room to get some cream for Ren and, when she returns, has Serena come with her to pick out a dress, much to Serena's disgust. Serena, using illusions to resemble an elderly woman, and Zulema return to Ren's quarters just after Edison vanishes in pain. However they show little concern and make their way to the ceremony. When they arrive, the find the Prince Lord sitting on a mat with the Maize Lord, the Fire Lord, and Smoking Mirror. Ren sits on a mat beside the Prince Lord and, when Jade is Her Skirt arrives, the ceremony begins. After words are said, Serena moves forward to “tie the knot”. After she is finished, Smoking Mirror inspects the knot and finds it satisfactory. She then leaves the ceremony. She waits by the palace docks to escort Ren and her allies to their destination. Once everyone is gathered, everyone but Ren and Monty jump through.