When the Thunderbird's lightning struck a sacred pool in the heart of the Great Plains, an ancient Ahuizotl dwelling within was transformed, its consciousness expanded beyond the physical realm. No longer bound to water, it ascended to become a creature of cosmic awareness, drawn to the Celestial Voyagers who recognized its newfound purpose as a bridge between worlds.

The Astral Ahuizotl retains its dog-like form and distinctive hand-tipped tail, but now its appendage can reach into the fabric of reality itself, grasping cosmic truths and pulling them into the physical realm. Its body phases between solid matter and celestial energy, allowing it to traverse both physical landscapes and astral pathways with equal ease. When it retrieves cosmic knowledge, its eyes illuminate with constellations unknown to human astronomers, revealing visions of events beyond time and space.

The Astral Ahuizotl serves as the Celestial Voyagers' cosmic interpreter, retrieving ethereal messages from the Thunderbird that would otherwise remain unintelligible to mortal minds and translating them into visions and symbols that guide the faction's journey through the Great Plains.