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 Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2010 7:33 pm
Nywele had chosen for the day to wander the mortal realms in search of something to entertain him. One thing in particular he wished to run into was a pride. He had heard of them and glanced at them from a far, but never interacted with one. Nywele had spoken to a rouge lion earlier that morning that informed him of an interesting pride in this direction it had taken awhile to walk this way but one might miss something if they just took the short cut of flying to it. Besides that Nywele wanted to appear mortal at first, he had heard prides were very territorial at times which was something this god did not fully comprehend at this time.
A scent reached the god's nose, that of many lions and yet some how it was a unified smell. This must be it the edge of the pride's territory. Nywele's wings vanished and his gold markings became dull, but he kept his large size and overflowing mane. His familiar squacked lightly perched just near his ear. "Oh what trouble could I possible face, you worry to much and forget what I am." Nywele said with a laugh before taking steps forward into the pride's land feeling ever more curious about what lied ahead.
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Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2010 8:47 pm
Aali was patrolling contentedly until he spotted a distant figure, the male was large, as big as most males of their pride. Yet the distant male was not a part of the pride, he was a stranger. On alert he headed towards the male his curiosity piqued. The pride was pretty out of the way for most, and those who did come, came with a female and sought to remain among them.
"Hello there stranger!" He called out heading closer.
What a mane! Aali had never seen such a mane on any male, but then again he was sure there were plenty of things he hadn't seen in the world. Giving his own mane a toss back he sat down in front of the other clearly blocking the way, yet keeping a friendly smile.
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Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2010 6:02 am
Nywele smiled to the male that approached him, though admittedly he was some what disappointed. From the way prides had been described to him he expected to see a more aggressive display.
"Greetings." Nywele replied sitting down wrapping his tail round his paws. His familiar gave off a tweet and took flight to look over Aali, curious about the other lion. "Hm..Mr Birdy sends his greeting to you as well."
Quickly he took note of the health in Aali's mane, though in no way as large as his own it was easy to tell it was healthy. One could tell a lot about a lion with a look at their mane. This lion held himself high and puffed his mane with pride even though he may not be doing it intentionally. Though Nywele wasn't sure of all the roles a lion could play in a pride he could tell this was either someone high ranking or just plain full of themselves.
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Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2010 10:28 am
He had been hoping the male would offer some introduction, some reason for being so close to their pride. None the less he remained friendly, it was not his way to treat strangers with cruelty. Besides all males were welcomed into the pride as brothers if they shared in the ways of the pride. There was something about this male though, he couldn't quite place his paw on it.
"I am Sultan Aali, and these are the lands of the Ukuucha'Wafalme." Better to introduce himself and try and get somesort of information out of the male then sit there staring.
"What brings you so far out our way?" His eyes had flicked only for a moment to the bird wondering if it was even now scouting the pride lands.
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Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2010 11:31 am
"My name is Nywele , the lands I hail from are in a way far from here, but I suppose I can be considered a rouge to ones like yourself." Nywele was never one for introducing himself first, though he never was quite the holier thou god, this was one of his quirks.
His eyes seemed to scan Aali, while he considered the title Sultan and the name of this lion's territory. What did it all mean? Was Sultan the leader? Or another postition? It was only when Mr. Birdy buried himself in Nywele's mane did the god respond once more.
"I wanted to see a pride. I've never seen or interacted with one up close before. I was told they are very territorial, but you seem level headed and welcoming. Sultan...Aali...what is a Sultan? Or is that your name not a title? Will you tell me of your pride and its ways? I am very curious." Nywele asked with a smile and a quirked brow his curiosity growing with each question that came to his mind.
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Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2010 11:43 am
A rogue who had never bumped into a pride before? Hmm how unique, yet he didn't look like he was here for any trouble. Indeed Aali would explain the ways of the pride to him, no need for hostility here.
"Nywele, nice to meet you, more prides might be a little more hostile to find a rogue on their borders, but we see no need for it unless they intend us some harm. Sultan is my position...like...the leader of this pride, the..." He scanned his mind trying to find a more common word. "like the king?"
"Our pride is ruled by the sultan, and the sultan has three viziers who give him advice and help him make choices. All the other males of our pride are called Pads and each Pad is in charge of his own harem." He paused a moment hopefully he wasn't going too fast, but of course he was open to questions once he explained it all.
"A harem is made up of one beybanu and as many banu as a male has captured or can provide for and protect. Beybanu and banu are all females of our pride, except those who are troublemakers, those are Kajira and they are simply kept carefully away from the others lest they cause harm." He thought of the blinded banu and her sisters cruelty.
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Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2010 8:35 pm
Nywele's ears twitched as he listened to the information making a mental image of it all. His face seemed filled with interest and excitement like a cub running into something new. Nywele was still a new god and there were many things he had not seen nor heard of, this all sounded like something he might like.
"King? Oh I see so your in charge then." Nywele gave a bow of his head in an effort to show some sort of respect. He really wasn't sure what proper etiquette would be.
Nywele stood wanting to see more of the lands and to see this pride in action of their every day life. "Who are the viziers? Are they here? May I meet them too? And the pads? Can I meet them all? I wanna know more about your....uh.." Nywele flattened his ears and sat himself back into a regal position. "Excuse me...I tend to get a head of myself when I find something that peaks my interest....so the Beybanu ad banu are all females? Oh and the Kajira? Hmm...what are they like? I've never seen nor met a female before, well that's not completely true but I am sure the females of my land are different from the ones here." At least by the simple difference of mortal and immortal to be sure.
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Posted: Thu Jan 21, 2010 5:58 pm
Aali raised a brow curious of what land the male had come from to have never met a female. He chuckled and tipped his head, "Come come, I'll show you around and explain a bit more." He stood and gave a slight shake before heading along into the heart of the pride and towards the great lake so many gathered at to play or converse.
"The Viziers are indeed here, males rarely leave the pride unless they wish to seek out another female for their harem. Faiz, my half brother, and Tariq are our current Viziers, they both have fine harems. You see Nywele we believe that every male has a right and duty to care for and protect as many females as he is able. In turn our females offer us love, companionship, and cubs to keep the pride alive. All pads live here as brothers, and all our banu are like sisters, they are to help one another. Of course nothing is ever ideal, but we do try...our pride is filled with love." He smiled and spoke so proudly of the Ukuucha'Wafalme.
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Posted: Thu Jan 21, 2010 6:45 pm
Nywele wondered if he had said something wrong when Aali lifted a brow. His tail whipped with excitement as Aali offered to show him around the pride. He quickly followed the Sultan's steps though his own paws barley left a trail as they went. Ears perked to the sounds of the pride, he watched them interact as they passed with much interest.
"That sounds wonderful. So a pride is like a giant family then. The stories I have heard misrepresent prides greatly or at least when it comes to yours. How does one become a part of a pride, or do you have to be born into it?" Nywele questioned while still watching over the other lions. He felt like this was something he would like to be a part of. What good is it to be a god with no one to protect or care for? If he could become a member perhaps he could lend his few powers to this pride who indeed felt full of love just at the sight of it.
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Posted: Fri Jan 22, 2010 11:02 pm
"Many cubs are born to the pride, and all prides have their own rules regarding outsiders. We welcome those males who wish to join so long as they show us they are capable of providing for a female. Females who venture into our territory are captured, the males here provide them with good homes provided they don't cause trouble like Kajira." He walked along towards the lake with a smile glad to explain and share the ways of the pride with this male.
"Our cubs are the future of the pride, the banu all help each other to care for and teach the cubs. We are currently working on teaching our young males more about survival outside of the pride. You see we send them off to capture females of their own once their of age. It's a very exciting step into adulthood and we wish to prepare them as best as possible."
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Posted: Mon Jan 25, 2010 8:35 am
Nywele pondered a moment about being a cub as well as the thought of being born into a pride. These were things that had not happened to him. Or at least not to his knowledge if it had happened he couldn't remember.
How does one provide for a female? Protection? Yes he could certainly provide that! What else would a good home entail, well Nywele was sure he could handle whatever it was, but how would he prove this to Aali?
Nywele followed Aali closely while spotting the sparkling of the lake just ahead. He shook his mane as his bird familiar tickled him slightly. Mr Birdy flew from his mane and landed on the ground walking along side the two lions. "Sounds very exciting! It would be interesting to see a capture in action." He replied thinking about how one would go about capturing a female.
"I'm curious what is your pride's..." He paused trying to think of a way to ask this. "Well view on religion?" Nywele wondered what Aali and his pride members thought of gods and goddess.
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Posted: Mon Jan 25, 2010 9:32 am
Aali smiled as they walked along, he had a good feeling about this male, and hopefully he would go out and capture a female and join them. New blood was always of importance, but good Pads were not always easy to find. The sultan had the feeling that Nywele would make an excellent pad if given the chance. He tilted his head as the question of religion came. He had heard of such things, he had even met a pawful of Goddesses, but to the pride there was little difference to them who was immortal or not.
"I've tried my paw at catching a Goddess...it's much harder then capturing a normal banu. I've never met a god, but if I did...well I don't know...I think he would be as all other males are to us either a brother or an enemy, pending on what his actions speak of him."
Aali stilled then and lifted his head, his ears perked and he tensed, in the distance a scared cry rang out, a cubs cry. He bolted then, his paws carrying him as swiftly as they could towards the lake towards his floundering son.
The cub was far out in the lake, his paw caught in some watery plant and being dragged down by his flailing attempts to get back to shore.
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Posted: Mon Jan 25, 2010 8:22 pm
Nywele couldn't help but laugh at Aali's comment about goddesses. "Indeed I'm sure they would be a lot different, but certainly something I would like to try my paw at one day. " Nywele smiled at the thought of a god being treated like any other male. Aside from wanting praise for his glorious mane he desired a normal life. He did not understand the gods that took sacrifices or adoration above and beyond what they deserved. Besides how can you truly enjoy something if you don't work for it? Yes, Nywele would find a way to capture a banu and return to join this pride.
Nywele's thought was broken by the cub's cry. As Aali bolted, Nywele instinctively followed his paws carrying him with the same urgency as the sultan just ahead of him. Though in the back of his mind, the thought of keeping his secret still beckoned him this was not the time for such a thing, the cub could drown. Not even pausing Nywele's paws hit the shallow waters as his translucent wings spouted in a flash of light. His dull yellow markings blazed a bright gold as his wings lifted him into the air skimming across the water's surface. He flew swiftly across the lake, his paws moving as he were simple running on the water. In moments he grabbed the cub by the scruff cutting the water plant with a quick swipe of his claw. Nywele flew up away from the water almost feeling like the lake might try to steal the cub from his grasp. Hovering a moment he stilled his racing heart before heading back to shore and placing the frightened cub in front of Aali. "Its alright little one you're safe now." Nywele spoke with much tenderness in his voice, starring at the cub wanting to know if he was going to be ok.
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Posted: Mon Jan 25, 2010 10:40 pm
Ameer wasn't hurt, not really, he had swallowed quite a bit of water and gasped even as he felt himself hovering above the lake. He was amazed, he was actually flying, for a moment he was afraid he had died. The he saw his father on the shore, he felt them landing. He trembled from the cold wet sensation, his eyes felt heavy, but battered most of all was his pride. He managed a feeble nod towards the god and then only stared at him in mild awe. He didn't think anyone could ever look as impressive as his father or the viziers, but this god certainly came close
"Ameer!" Aali was half submerged in the lake himself when he was stunned to see Nywele sprout wings and pluck his son up. He rushed back up onto the shore and watched the golden marked God set his son down before him. It was...amazing, a God had actually come and helped their pride. Aali had never put much stock in divinity, but today he was truly grateful enough that he might say a prayer or two. Especially since it was his son and heir who had been saved!
"Ameer are you alright? Come come we must keep you warm..." He pulled his son close glad to see him whole and healthy.
He turned to look at Nywele gratitude shining in his eyes, "You are truly as a brother of our pride, you have my eternal thanks for saving my son. If you would allow me, I wish to extend an invitation to you. Join our pride and you shall have my sister as your banu, it is a great honor, but no honor could be great enough for one who has done what you have today."
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Posted: Mon Jan 25, 2010 11:34 pm
Nywele breathed a sigh of relief as the cub nodded. He straitened himself and shook his mane of what water had seeped into it.
His wings vanished and though still staying gold his markings dulled once more.
Nywele blinked a bit as he noticed the emotion in Aali's eyes. The sultan's words flowed so quickly to Nywele's ears that it took him a moment to understand what he was saying. He bowed his head to Aali very happy that he did not have to leave the pride to find his banu before he could join. "I'm glad that I was here to help and I wish to be able to help in the future. So it would be my honor to join your pride and to have your sister as my banu, my Sultan." Nywele replied trying to keep his excitement contained but it was easy to see through from the wide smile he wore on his face.
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