House of Chel
| House of Chel Chel Nimja Xiu Chib'al | |
|---|---|
 The Moon Symbol, Glyph-Emblem of the House | |
| Country | Mutul |
| Founded | Unknown |
| Founder | Ix Hun Ajaw (mythical) |
| Current head | Chak W'e Tzukulel |
| Titles | Noj Chit Kuzamil Halak Winik others |
| Motto | To'one' mistik ik koil yolob (We sweep the wind of madness from their hearts) |
| Cadet branches | Many |
The Chel Nimja (Mutli:"Great House of the Moon Goddess" is one of the Mutuleses families recognized as “aristocratic” by the Divine Throne. They are of Xumanese extraction, with their homeland located in the Bay of Ekab and on Kuzamil Island more specifically. The island was always sacred to Ixchel, the Mutulese Moon Goddess, and the family first emerged as a dynasty of leading figures in the goddess' clergy, to the point that their House was named after their patron-deity.
The affilitation with the Moon Goddess is still relevant, even in the modern days: the current Patriarch of the Chel, Chak W'e Tzukulel, is the Noj Chit, "Great Father" of Kuzamil Ix Chel Nah (Kuzamil's House of Lady Chel), the secondmost important pilgrimage site of the Mutul, only a couple of hundreds of pilgrims per year behind Sakal Witz. Other members of the family are also high-ranking members in the clergy, but also civil administrators and politicians, with W'e Tzukulel also serving as Halak Winik of the island and having a seat at the Ox Bitzpop, for example. The current Ix Hun Ajaw, or Divine Queen, Ix Kib Chel, is the daughter of Chak W'e Tzukulel, granting to most her parents the courtly rank of "Non-Dynastic Relatives".
Beside their involvement in Mutulese politics, the Chel' main lineage are, through their company Kuzk'ay Holding, of a number of Mutulese newspapers, Chel Insurance... but more importantly Kuzk'ay Holding possess at 81% Xuman Chemicals, the largest chemical producer in the Divine Kingdom, and all of its subsidiaries. The Chel, always through their familial holding, are also major players in the tourism and pilgrimage industry, owning numerous Hotels across the kingdom. 91% of all hotels on Kuzamil Island are owned by the Chel, and they have a similar control over other services such as restaurants. They are major investors, alongside the Ilok'tab of Ekab Ferries and Xuman Air, who link the island with the continent, among other destinations.