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 Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2007 12:42 am
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.. biggrin irectory:..
Post 1 - Directory
Post 2 - Rogues (Lions) [Ausi'jabali, Damu'jiwe, Uumikaji, Narcissus, Konya, Haba, Memnoch]
Post 3 - Ela'wadiyi [Us'kali Galu'nadi, Binti'sokota, Woha'li Galu'nadi]
Post 4 - Umande'mfuni [Makadara]
Post 5 - Swampies [Jabali, Mng'aro, Abhaya]
Post 6 - Tianxia [Adin'ukali/Zhi Qiang]
Post 7 - Deities [Siasa'busara, Usiri'njozi]
Post 8 - Hyenas [Tawala, Nyota'badiri]
Post 9 - Cheetahs [Raha]
Post 10 - Leopards [Athari, Chapa'rangi]
Post 11 - Wild Dogs [Tamu'kimya]
Post 12 - Gods/Goddesses [Siasa'busara, Usiri'njozi]
Post 13 - Familiars [Shujaa, Mwindaji'baridi, Dhahabu'choka, Dokhani, Makini'fumbi]
Post 14 - Reserved
Post 15 - Plotstuffs; Notes to self.
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Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2007 12:53 am
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Rogues (and Mountain Pride)~
Name: Ausi'jabali "black rock"
Gender: Male
Stage: Adult
Rank/Affiliation: Rogue
Friends/Travelling Companions: ??
History: It all began with the Ardhi'bedui (Earth Pilgrims), a nomadic pride of lions who walked the lands in search of paradise, a land they could call their own. Many great kings entered and left the earth before this land was found. Soon, the lions began to forget where it was they came from. Some of the Ardhi'bedui were born with dark fur, some with white. Those born with white were trained to hunt during the day and those with dark fur to hunt at night. This created a symbiotic circle and kept everyone healthy and fed. But it also kept them segregated and discrimination began to arise. Eventually the tension started to drive the groups apart. The day hunters considered themselves blessed by the Sun and more worthy than the night hunters, and the night hunters thought the same, toting themselves the children of the Moon.
As a final blow to the unity of the tribe, the Maliki passed on from illness as they began crossing the great mountain, leaving his Kipenzi with child. The pride sought shelter for the time when the Queen would give birth, and at the very break of dawn, when both the sun and moon were peeking through the sky, the pride was greeted with not one, but two heirs. Murmurs filled the cave when the mewling cubs, a black son and a white daughter, opened their eyes for the first time. The daughter's eyes were gold and shone like the sun, and the son's eyes were a silvery blue that glowed like the moon. A day hunter shouted, "It's a sign! The girl is meant to rule in the name of the Sun!"
And a night hunter replied, "The boy clearly carries the mark of the Moon! We cannot think to defy our god!"
Soon the pride erupted into argument over the two children, and as they stood bickering, the mother of the cubs quietly passed on.
When all was said and done, the pride split, the day hunters taking young princess higher up the mountain and calling themselves the Jua'nuru, and the night hunters taking the prince to the caves at the base of the great mountain, adopting the name Mwezi'kivuli. As the two groups began their new, separated lives, they reached many troubles. The Mwezi'kivuli found themselves thwarted during their attempts to hunt in the day, the sun's light shining brightly against their dark coats and sabotaging their attempts to remain hidden. The Jua'nuru found it too difficult to see in the dark of night; the moon was surely dimming itself to impair them! Many of the original pride members died out from the famine as food became scarce and they became exhausted from their failed attempts, all the while blaming each other for their shortcomings. The hatred and prejudice between the two new prides secured the fate of both. Whether or not they might be able to look past their differences to find the common bond they share is unknown...
Ausi'jabali is the son of the last king of the Ardhi'bedui, and twin brother to Safi'theluji. Ausi was born second, and seems to have a chip on his shoulder when it comes to his sister. Why is it the Jua'nuru live above, dancing in the sky with the gods? Why did the Sun choose her over him?.. He is content knowing that the Moon protects his kin, but even that is not enough when his clan is starving. Like Safi, responsibility was thrust onto Ausi at a dangerously early age, many looked to him for guidance, believing that the Moon would give him the answers and make him wise. Although still very young, the pressure of ruling has turned him bitter and cold. He hides his fears behind a wall, showing his subjects only strength and perseverance. But this can only last so long; his kin are starving, and one day he will make a fatal mistake. On that day, the wall will crumble...
Name: Damu'jiwe "blood stone"
Gender: Male
Stage: Adult
Rank/Affiliation: Rogue
Friends/Travelling Companions: n/a
History:
TBA..
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Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2007 12:54 am
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Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2007 12:55 am
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Mistweaver
Name: Makadara "Might (of God), omnipotence (of God), power (of God), influence, power, strength"
Parents: Mfereji (mother; Running Water) x ? (rogue male)
Gender: Male
Stage: Adult
Rank/Affiliation: Mistweaver; Council
Friends/Travelling Companions: Pridemembers; Makini'fumbi "quiet brook"
History: Born into the Mistweaver pride to one of the lower-ranking huntresses, he was a juvenile on the border of adolescence when the pride began to fall off in numbers from the prolongued drought. He was young enough that he saw nothing suspicious in his mother's telling him that it was time for him to leave the pride for a time, to see more of life outside of the mistweaver borders.
It was thus that he not only escaped death from the prolongued drought, but missed the abduction of Dama, and the arrival of what was the "new" mistweavers. In his absence, he wandered far, passing through the jungles, the plains, and various pridal lands. He held himself apart, careful not to interact with any, although he observed much. It was in this setting that he grew into adulthood, his chubby childish body morphing into a lithe, lean adult lion, all corded muscle and fluffy mane. Finally, he felt worthy of returning home. And so his dusty paws began to retrace the path homeward, not realizing how much things had changed in his absence.
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Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2007 12:56 am
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Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2007 12:57 am
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Tianxia
Common Name: Adin'ukali "Ornamental Fury"
Tianxia Name: Zhi Qiang "The Will is Strong"
Gender: Male
Stage: Juvenile
Rank/Affiliation: Prince
Friends/Travelling Companions: Tianxia Pride Members~
Personality:
Strong-willed, but also very aware of his position, and the duties that go along with it, Zhi Qiang (or simply Zhi to family members and/or those very close to him) holds the traditional values of the pride very dear. That isn't to say he won't ever break a rule, or do anything wrong--he'd just be careful to avoid doing things that he would feel could bring shame to his family, or the pride as a whole.
A skilled hunter, he's the sort who, once he embarks on a task, won't give up unless he's thoroughly exhausted all possibilities, even if it means bringing pain, or greater hardship upon himself. This same stubborn streak, and focus, means that he's quite observant, and relatively cool-tempered, as a rule. Family (and by this, I also include the more extended 'family' that one might consider a pride to be) is paramount, in his eyes--although not necessarily in the way we might typically envision a close family bond. It's something colored strongly by a sense of duty.
That said, he isn't entirely self-sacrificing, or overly heroic, either--he would give his life to defend the lives, and values, that the pride holds dear-but only if the situation really merited it (i.e. he's hardly likely to get into a fight-to-the-death over someone mocking, or belittling them, to give one extreme example.)
Perhaps his greatest flaw is that he sometimes finds it hard to connect, on a personal level--that's not to say that he doesn't feel affection for individuals, or that he's incapable of relating at -all- on a one-to-one basis...but he can sometimes be rather oblivious to individual non-essential needs, including his own. He's also quite arrogant, and would certainly view most with a certain air of superiority, given his high rank (and, with non-pridal members, an inherent understanding that their way of life is inferior to that of the Tianxia).
History: TBA
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Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2007 1:18 am
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Leopards
Name: Athari "Spot"
Gender: Male
Stage: Adult
Rank/Affiliation: Rogue
Friends/Travelling Companions: Dhahabu'choka (although they haven't officially met via RP yet >3)
History:
Athari was born and raised by a mother who was far more affectionate than most, which, oddly enough, made him more independent than most, because he railed against the constraints she'd placed upon him, unlike his siblings. However, this...odd upbringind has made him more likely to accept closeness with others than your average leopard (hence his travelling with Taku and Chakavu XD).
Then, one day, seemingly without provocation, his mother told him it was time for him to forge his own path...so he did, feeling rather betrayed by the whole event. However, shortly after he stumbled into the pridelands, determined to reach the unclaimed lands west of them, he ran into Chakavu and Taku. Because it was pouring rain, the trio sought shelter amidst the roots of a large tree, the only shelter visible at the time. Soon, they were joined by Mufasa, and, although Athari was wary/feeling threatened by the massive lion's presence initially, when he found out who Mufasa was, he was stricken by an acute case of hero worship, and so, when Mufasa offered to accompany Chakavu, Athari and Taku (actually, the offer was to carry Athari and Taku) back to Pride Rock to ride out the storm, he accepted, although he was uncomfortable with the idea of being in such close proximity to an entire pride of lions.
Chakavu, however, said that she had something else to do first, and so left the two young'uns with Mufasa and took flight. Athari and Taku, however, accompanied Mufasa to Pride Rock, and, when Mufasa was called away for a bit to converse with a jackal, they decided it was time to explore the caves...
Name: Chapa'rangi "Many Colors"
Gender: Male
Stage: Adult
Rank/Affiliation: Rogue
Friends/Travelling Companions: Raha
History:
TBA
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Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2009 6:57 am
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Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2009 6:58 am
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Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2009 6:59 am
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