Luis de Mendoza
Personal Aide to August Larkin.
Staying at Hotel Espana Lima, Peru
There is a faint but noticeable tension between him and Jesse Hughes—subtle, unspoken, but present for those paying attention. When the topic of conquistadors is raised, Mendoza’s reaction is minimal—barely more than a shift in his eyes—but enough to suggest the comment struck closer to something personal.
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Luis de Mendoza cuts a striking, unsettling figure—gaunt, with pronounced cheekbones and piercing blue eyes that seem to linger just a moment too long. His unkempt brown hair and worn but clean clothing give him the appearance of a man unconcerned with comfort. Throughout the meeting, he remains rigid and watchful, more sentinel than servant.
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Personal Aide to August Larkin.
7 p.m. on March 18, at the Bar Cordano
10 p.m. on March 18, at the Bar Cordano
3 p.m. on March 19, at the Museo de Arqueología y Antropología
The party meets Mendoz and begins to learn about the expedition, forming their first impressions of him.
Jesse Hughes—Jackson Elias—mentions that while in Puno, locals spoke of Luis de Mendoza in hushed tones, calling him a kharisiri—a thing that comes in the night, stealing life from those who never wake. He dismisses it with a faint, uneasy smile as nothing more than superstition… but the name lingers longer than it should.
Jesse Hughes-Jackson Elias- believes Luis de Mendoza may be part of something far darker—a death cult.
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In Trinidad’s translation of the recovered account, a name surfaces—Luis de Mendoza
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​Professor Sánchez fades in and out of consciousness, barely able to speak, he manages a single, strained word before slipping under again: “Mendoza.
