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Jahy Sarlarin
Personality Contest

Rules:
1. Make sure to read up on and understand the pride info.
2. Anyone can try for these SoAs, and you may try for as many as you like, but you can only win one.
3. There are no mandatory RP requirements for these, but some activity now and then would be nice.
4. These lions must stay in the pride. Period.
5. Play nice!

This contest will end 2 weeks from the date it was posted.

Qyrhyeshti Family

These three siblings were born to a Qyrhyeshti lioness (Tyrngah bint Baqyr*) who chose to rogue breed. Shortly after they were weaned, the Burkuteshti attacked Baj-Jer. They would have been there when the attack began, and evacuated with the other youths by the pride's Buyuks and Tabips. Their mother was killed in the battle, leaving this trio orphaned. They, along with the other orphans, were raised collectively by the pride.

To note, predominantly very dark and very light colors are relatively rare within the pride. Though they are not looked down upon, they are a disadvantage in the desert - the sun is especially hard on dark coats, and pale individuals tend to have difficulties with sunburn. Keep this in mind with the girls.
*Tyrngah=claw, Baqyr=copper

Entry Form for Dark Girl:


Entry Form for Pale Girl:


Entry Form for Male:

Entering for Burkuteshti Mom
Name and Meaning: Sanem bint Elif (means “idol” and “slender”)
Describe Her: Sanem is everything that she was not when she was younger. As a youth, she was rebellious and wild. There was nothing that could stop her from doing whatever she wanted to do. Her fighting style was unpredictable and wild like her. Somehow, as she got older and became an adult, she has matured greatly. She fights with great discipline now, her movements controlled and well calculated. She no longer lies and has turned into a very honest individual. At times, she can be too honest to the point of being rude. Despite her maturity, she is still a very outgoing lioness and likes to have fun every now and then.


Entering for Burkuteshti Son #2
Name and Meaning: Aqil sim Juksat (means “intelligent, wise”)
Describe Him: Aqil likes to think of himself as a ladies lion. He has this idea that the ladies need to be swept off their feet in order to really love you. So he likes to play the savior for any ladies he sees in trouble that are around his age. He could be like this because he is a romantic at heart. Though he comes from a pride that constantly fights, he still has notions of sweet things in his head. Of course, just because he has this idea in his head doesn't mean he's all that great at it. The ones that don't let him be their savior or prince tend to irritate him a lot. It sometimes gets to the point where he gets so irritated that he storms off in search of a fight. When he has a clear head, he tends to think of fighting in strategic ways. He doesn't like to go in without first coming up with a plan.


Entering for Pale Qyrhyeshti
Name and Meaning: Nurten bint Tyrngah (means “radiant skin”)
Describe Her: Due to her white fur, Nurten is seriously scared of the sun. She absolutely hates sunburn and avoids sunlight like it's the plague. There is no getting her out of shade during the day. The only thing that would put her in sunlight is if a fight broke out around her. Other than that, pulling her into the sun will result in lost body parts, she usually goes for the eyes first. Little changes at night, she is just naturally dramatic. Her sense of thinking is mostly negative. She has a way of making anything seem like it's bad. At the same time, she is quite sincere when commenting on others. It is probably her best quality. She likes to compliment others and always means it.


Entering for Male Qyrhyeshti
Name and Meaning: Masood sim Joshi (Joshi=sky) (means “lucky”)
Describe Him: Masood is somewhat of a serious lion. He harbors vengeance in his heart at the loss of his mother. Everything he does, he does with determination and the burning desire to see the Qyrhyeshti end the war by winning. He is a bit of a clean freak and always keeps his coat clean. He hates to get cut up in battles but it can't be helped. He always does his best to get out of a fight with the least injuries as possible. After fights, he always cleans himself to get all the blood out. Masood is also a bit of a flirt. He likes to flaunt his muscles and rub against the females that are not taken. For some reason, he has a very hard time deciding if he really likes a single female but he loves to flirt with them. Flirting is his version of fun since all other aspects of his life is ruled with serious determination.

Entering for Burkuteshti Son #1
Name and Meaning: Mirrikh sim Juksat (Death)
Describe Him: This is a boy who dreams of glory in battle and of living up to the grandeur of his father's legacy. Mirrikh sim Juksat can often be heard bragging of his father's great battles and reputation to his peers - though many of these are simply conjurations of his imagination and not factual in the slightest, especially since many change and alter every time they are told.

A little over-eager to prove himself, Mirrikh can often try to claim all the glory for himself during his lessons, which doesn't make him a very good team player and doesn't make him particularly popular with the other youngsters in the pride. As such he's gained a bit of a reputation for not having much substance behind his words and isn't often taken very seriously. If others laugh at him, he'll often get incredibly moody - which tends to make the laughing all the worse.

But the fact of the matter is this: Mirrikh is insecure. Uncertain of himself. Desperate to try and carve himself a place in the world so that he can be the brave warrior lion that his dad might be proud of. Incredibly fond of his mother and somewhat boisterous with his brother, all he really wants is some assurance that his father would be proud of him and that someday he will reach his potential.

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Entering for Male Qyrhyeshti
Name and Meaning: Altan sim Joshi (Red Dawn)
Describe Him: This is a boy of a subdued sadness. A sadness that only those who truly take the time to look for will see. It's in his eyes, always there as a shade beneath the mask. A sadness for his loss. A sadness for the pains of his pride. A sadness for the losses still to come. He's the type of lion who is strong around others and then, when left alone, drowns in his thoughts and his sorrows and fears - unwilling to burden them on his peers. Because of this he has a tendency to dismiss his troubles and pretend that everything is okay, laughing them off as nothing. Asking him whether he's okay will only ever get the response of 'I'm fine' and any further prodding to get him to open up tends to make him standoffish and irritable. Altan does not want to deal with the loss of his past and because of that he doesn't seem able to forget.

Altan can often be found hanging out and teaching the young pride members, seeming to take the 'big brother' role to any who are in need of it. He has a soft spot in his heart for other orphans and makes it his personal responsibility to check in on them and make sure they are okay. Likewise, his sisters are two of the most important people in his life. He adores and protects them and, whether they appreciate being 'babied' or not, he ensures to always keep a watchful eye on them. Anyone who dared try and bring harm to his sisters or his 'adopted' siblings had best beware, because this normally laid-back and good-natured lion has a fire in him that has been known to spark on rare occasions.

All in all, Altan is a responsible and kindly fellow who is perhaps one of the few lions in the pride to have more pacifistic views on life. He hates battle, hates fighting and all the pain that it brings and secretly wishes that he didn't have to be involved in it. He fights because it is expected but it brings him great heartache to do so. He tries to argue with himself that if he didn't fight, those he loved might be injured - or worse - but even that justification seems to bring him little peace of mind. He mostly keeps these views hidden.

Entering for Dark Qyrhyeshti
Name and Meaning: Shanika bint Tyrngah ((Meaning young one from the wilderness))
Describe Her: Shanika is a little insecure. She watched from afar as battle broke the pride, and because of that she has become very insecure in her own skin. She also finds that the sun is not her friend, unlike others in her pride she has no need or want to venture out in the daylight. She believes that the sun being as hot as it is, could very easily take her life if she were to step out in to it.

As a result Shanika mainly ventures out at night. This is much nicer for her and she is able to blend in to the shadows well. Which suits her just fine considering how she is very skittish around others. She still thinks that the other lions had something to do with the loss of her mother.


Entering for Pale Qyrhyeshti
Name and Meaning: Alala bint Tyrngah ((Meaning dreamer))
Describe Her: Alala is a dreamer, she is outgoing and charismatic, if given the choice to run and hide or make a new friend she will be all about making the new friend. Alala, doesn't seem to mind the sun as much as she should. She loves to lay out in the sun even with her pale skin. She thinks that one day she might actually be able to lay out in the sun and not feel so painful after the fact.

She loves the night, only because she is able to bask in the moonlight and not worry about that painful feeling after she's been out there. But her pale skin seems to reflect just about anything making her an easy target to anyone wanting to do her harm. Alala tries to see the good in everyone around her and would probably not notice an enemy until it was too late.

Entering for Burkuteshti Son #1
Name and Meaning: Pahala sim Juksat (pahala = desert)
Describe Him: Not quite an impressive young cub. He's scruffy and thin, not exactly presenting a promising future as a strong fighter. Still, he's a clever little boy. Not extremely intelligent, or a valuable strategist, but he's quick on his feet. He's typically capable of working his way out of tough situations.

Despite his lack of size, he's more than willing to jump head first into battle along with the rest of the Burkutesthi, acting like something of a daredevil. He (will) take quite a liking to trying his odds, delighted every time he manages to avoid death. He's a gambler, but the only thing he can bet is life. So Pahala is all in! He doesn't seem too concerned about avenging his father or anything of the sort, and can, perhaps, be criticized for not taking life seriously enough.

Entering for Burkuteshti Mom
Name and Meaning: Jarak bint Deras (race and swift)
Describe Her: Since the death of her mate, she believes she should try to be a very stable mother for her kids. A rock, as you will. So she has a certain calm, collected air about her, just overflowing with patience. At least... initially. See, this is what she believes she should be, and what she attempts to emulate, not necessarily what she is.

Truth be told, this is a rather young lioness, and underneath she's still just as fiery and stubborn as she was before mating. She wants revenge, and she misses the thrill of being in battle. But for the sake of the kids, refrains. Though she loves the boys, it's not entirely unlikely she resents them, and her dead mate, if only a little.

She has weak points, too. This lioness is just a bundle of conflicting emotion! At the same time as she is anxious for the boys to grow up and become independent, her husband's death has also made her develop some abandonment issues, something she'll take a while to realize.

Entering for Burkuteshti Son #2
Name and Meaning: Selut sim Juksat (mud)
Describe Him: A somewhat serious boy. He's a planner, taking the feud between the two prides very seriously. He blames the other clan for his lack of a complete family, and has developed a very strong hate for them because of that. He sees the world as purely black and white. There's not sort of good, or sort of bad. It's just good or bad.

This isn't to say he never relaxes. He can enjoy some quality time with family and friends, but he'll just never be the life of the party. xD

Entering for Dark Qyrhyeshti
Name and Meaning: Ramah bint Tyrngah (warm)
Describe Her: Ramah was a particularly hard child to deal with. Early on, she adopted the stance that it was her against the world. The sun did her no good, and was much harsher on her than her brother or friends. She had no father, and her mother had been killed by those dirty Burkuteshti! So she was an angry little child, always getting into scuffles or disobeying caretakers.

Fortunately for Ramah [and anyone around her], before the time came for drastic measures to be taken about her behaviour, she learned she could focus her anger on things like fighting, and stuff. Turns out she was pretty good at that.

Ramah is far from a calm lioness, but turned out to be not too hostile towards other pride members. She is rather unpredictable, swift to anger and rather impatient. There is some indication that she may be maturing, but it’s slow going. She doesn’t indicate being particularly loyal to her pride, but seems content enough in it that she wouldn’t leave. Ramah isn’t unintelligent, though some may assume as much, because she doesn’t quite bother proving otherwise.

Despite her wildness, she does, indeed, feel affection for others, particularly her siblings and close friends. She is the type to become a little possessive, perhaps out of the fear that what she has can quickly be taken away. Because of this, she is difficult to become close to, but once done, she’s loyal.


Entering for Pale Qyrhyeshti
Name and Meaning: Terbakar bint Tyrngah (burnt)
Describe Her: Terbakar has poor eyesight. As a cub, she’d spend a lot of time in the desert, at rather bad hours. With light colored eyes, a white pelt, and a very bright sun… well, her retinas were damaged. So she’s become a somewhat cautious lioness. With so many sandy-colored lions in a desert, she is easy enough to sneak up on. This does not please her at all, but she tries not to get too worked up about it.

Terbakar once made the mistake of thinking the feud between the Qyrhyeshti and Burkuteshti was silly, and should end, having cost her own mother. Well, perhaps that wasn’t a mistake on its own, but the fact that she tried to act on it was. As a juvenile, she somehow managed to escape her caretakers during battle and ran to it, hoping to somehow stop it all. The result, of course, was total failure, and seeing (mostly hearing) the sort of things such young kids should not witness.

Having since then become disillusioned with the whole ‘peace’ idea, Terbakar has pretty much resigned to the idea that the two prides will never see eye to eye, and the world is just that miserable a place. So she’s pretty much just become the obedient girl, doing whatever is good for her pride and and expected of her. She’s cautious, and perhaps just a bit on the nervous side. She's not void of some selfishness, and it is possible she occasionally plays up her poor eyesight to get out of things.

Entering for Male Qyrhyeshti
Name and Meaning: Dapur sim Joshi (fire)
Describe Him: He’s a rather mild-mannered boy. Dapur doesn’t expect much of anything, or anyone. He’s come to understand very well things don’t always turn out as they should, or as you wish them to, and has decided he just won’t be outraged about it. Er, outwardly. Dapur is sort of secretly freaking out on the inside. Fortunately, living in a pride where you’re constantly getting in fights with an enemy you are encouraged to beat up helps keep him from blowing up.

He’s a likeable enough character, and finds there isn’t much exceptional about him. Dapur likes to think he’ll one day be able to become a Tabip, and spends any free time he has learning about healing. He’s not exactly gifted, but works hard at it. This sometimes earns him his fair share of mockery, but Dapur doesn’t mind. After all, becoming a Tabip will only happen once he retires, and he’s got plenty of time before that happens. He’s just being extra prepared! For, er, extra awesomeness, once it happens.

Dapur might not be very good at discerning what he wants, but once he’s got that figured out, he’s alright with going for it. Loves his sisters dearly, but lets them have their space. Ish. Might be a little bit dense and stubborn. Secretly a pyromaniac.

Entering for Burkuteshti Son #1
Name and Meaning: Pazar sim Juksat (sun, rise)
Describe Him: Pazar never knew his father, but sees idolizes him as a hero who died for the Burkuteshti's pride and name. He takes his training and life seriously, only hoping to achieve such glory as his father. He will dedicate to nothing else, with the exception of his mother; he will feel sympathy and gratitude towards her for raising him and his brother after the loss of their father.

He will take life with a stony, calm demeanor. While he may see his brother as competition, he will take no heed; his only goal is to live in the pawprints of his father, to become what he believes his father once was. When the day comes that his mother tells him that he is just like Juksat sim Qalyq, he will be complete.

In terms of faults, he likes to make it seem like he has none; he will become adequately skilled and strong, and his determination will never waver. He is, however, quite silent and intense, perhaps finding it hard to communicate with other pridemembers. He'll be the type to find no friends, because he has no need for them when he only has one true goal in life he needs to fulfill on his own.

Entering for Male Qyrhyeshti
Name and Meaning: Kan sim Joshi (Kan=blood, Joshi=sky)
Describe Him: Kan is a rather aloof and estranged individual, never really becoming popular amongst the orphan crowd. He even carries an air of indifference towards his sisters, not displaying any form of sympathy or pity when the sun gets too hot for their pelts. He was born the best of their litter - his natural coat for the desert was a sign, a sign that he was meant to survive out of his mother, his lost father, his disadvantaged sisters... But for what purpose?

He has none, though he will become a skilled warrior, perhaps enjoying too much the pains and scars of battle. He will eventually become hot-headed, and start trying to pick fights whenever something arouses him - and that will come too often. He will thirst for action, and give not a care for however pained or broken his body may be; he lives for the moment and for himself, never letting anyone come close to connecting with him emotionally. Emotions other than anger are barriers to living, and he will live for his thirst of battle, for the victories of the Qyrhyeshti.

Entering for Dark Qyrhyeshti
Name and Meaning: Hajar bint Tyrngah (Abandoned in Arabic)
Describe Her: Her mother named her for her dark coat, 'abandoned by the sun' since she found it so very difficult to cope with the hot desert sun and from an early age took to an almost nocturnal lifestyle, hiding away during the day, but maddeningly active at dawn and dusk. An energetic cub despite her disability, she loved to play with the other youngsters, quick to pick up on their 'games' and while she may not have been the strongest or the fastest, she was never one of the cubs getting picked on either. She loved her mother and siblings fiercely and always assumed they would be there.. so when her mother vanished one day, the youngster simply couldn't understand it.

Since her mother' death, the young female has grown up and grown bitter, the perfection of cubhood shattered by the realities of living in a pride constantly at war. Not long after the loss of their mother, the young Hajar's best friend, a slightly older male who had been helping her train, went to the Burkuteshti boarder on a secret raid but never returned. Feeling abandoned by the mother she had loved, the male who had been both her best friend and teacher, and by the pride she belonged to, her name took on a whole new meaning for her. Embracing the cold darkness that had taken over her heart she now lives her life in the shadows, hunting and stalking the hated Burkuteshti by night and vanishing into the depths of the Qyrhyeshti strong hold during the day. The only thing that will make her appear in the sunlight is the call to war, for she is still Qyrhyeshti, no matter the colour of her fur or the darkness of her heart.

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Entering for Pale Qyrhyeshti
Name and Meaning: Ayşıl bint Tyrngah (Moonlight in Turkish)
Describe Her: Most would call her dainty, with her pale fur and slender, lightweight body and in truth she does little to dissuade those naive enough to think so. Only when one sees her in battle do they realise the error of their assumptions. She may be as pale as snow and terribly sensitive to sunlight, but that is where her 'delicacy' ends. The slight young female becomes a pale ghost of death when blood is spilled. Fleet and swift, her light body and small size make her a difficult target for her opponents, and in a pitched battle with multiple bodies all straining for blood, she moves between the combatants like a spirit, causing disarray and confusion where ever she goes. A slit throat here, a severed tendon there... she does not stand still and battle it out with brute strength, instead she is the silent death that comes from behind.

Her almost split-natured personality makes her very difficult to understand, for she will be entirely sweet and innocent one day and the next, be soaked in blood and smiling sublimely. These are not faked emotions, she truly is something of a troubled mind. To those of her own pride she is charming, sometimes shy but always a pleasure to be around. But when the hated Burkuteshti come close, she is a cold blooded killer with no remorse for whose mother may be bleeding under her claws.

There is one last unusual thing about this young lioness... She is not entirely mute, but she speaks so little, some days she might as well be. And in battle she is as silent as death itself. No battle cry, no sound of pain when it is her own blood watering the ground. It gives her a slightly eerie air that makes even her own pride tend to give her a little more room than most, treating her as slightly 'touched' mentally... and whose to say it isn't so?