[Official] Indlovukati {Peaceful Warriors} ~ Open

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Peacemakers

Female Ruled Martial Arts Pride

Name: Indlovukati {She-Elephant; Queen Mother}
Species: This is a lion and lion hybrid dominated pride, but other feline species and hybrids are welcomed to live in the lands
Familiars: All familiars are allowed, but if they are not bonded to a regular SoA they'll have to fend for themselves

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Status: Approved

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Pack/Pride Name: Indlovukati
Current IC Owner(s): Big Hobbit
Current OOC Owner(s): Big Hobbit
Default ranks: Female: Daughter {Cub} --> Daughter {Adolescent} --> Sage {Adult}
Male: Son {Cub} --> Son {Adolescent} --> Hunter {Adult}
Current Pride/Pack Members, and Rankings of Each:
Queen ~ Anansi {Big Hobbit}
Master ~ Naledi {Big Hobbit}
Guardian ~ Nabila {Big Hobbit}
Guardian ~ Lalo {nessiaing}
Guardian ~ Amala {AstoriaFallen}
Spirit Guide ~ Hatua Moja {Chi Sohma}
Healer ~ Fianna {nessiaing}
Storyteller ~ Eublepharis {AstoriaFallen}
Sage ~ Busara {Big Hobbit}
Links to at least five current RPs:
The Strange Road of Life {Leader RP}
Spiritual Awakening
To Serve and Protect
Entertaining the Future
Some Nights
Brief Description of your Pride/Pack: The Indlovukati are a pride ruled by powerful female warriors. Together, they protect everyone in the pride and do their best to ensure the harmony and prosperity of the lands. Lead by their Queen, the Indlovukati is meant to be a safe haven for females and males alike to live their lives however they choose under the protection of the warriors. Everyone lives happy and peaceful lives due to their collective strength. Males are responsible for providing food and resources for the pride and supporting and caring for the females and cubs. Females build strong bonds of trust between each other and will protect one another at any cost. The warriors are a fierce bunch but rarely do they go to war as they do their best to remain hidden deep in their rainforest home.
Familiar Rules: All familiars are allowed in the pride. If they are unbonded to a regular member, they may only take on Default ranks.
Cert Background Large Image: Background Image
Pride Symbol for Cert: Symbol Image
Any Extra Information: None
Pride/Pack History: Anansi was once a princess in her homeland, until one day everything that she knew was lost. Her home, her family, her people, everything was gone. Distraught, she sought refuge deep into parts of the rainforest that she had never been before, far from her home, in hopes of finding a safe place to live for a while. Unfortunately, there was untold danger lurking in the trees.

The area where the Indlovukati currently reside was controlled by a violent gang of males who kept all the lionesses in the area as slaves. Females were only allowed to hunt and bear cubs for the dominant males, they were otherwise kept guarded in dark caves. Any female that stepped too far out of line was at risk of being hurt or killed. The lionesses there feared the males, and were mostly meek and subservient to them.

One day, Anansi was discovered on her own and she was captured and enslaved by the males that dominated the area. When she was brought to their home, she was horrified by the way the lionesses were treated having come from an all female pride. Anansi knew she had to fight back against the captors who kept them in bondage or she would live the rest of her life as a slave, and being a princess at heart, she couldn't have that.

Anansi tried to teach the lionesses that they were strong and could defeat the slavers by working together. Some of the lionesses still cowered in fear, but many began to lose some of their fear at Anansi's words of encouragement. She managed to gather together all of the lionesses who were willing to fight against the males alongside her and started a rebellion.

Many lionesses died during the chaos that ensued once the females began to fight for their freedom. Nonetheless, the lionesses won the battle and defeated the males under Anansi's leadership. Afterward, the lionesses claimed the lands where they were once enslaved as their home. Those that were not killed in battle ran from the land in terror of the collective strength of the females that had once been subservient to them.

Afterwards, Anansi took the time to teach the lionesses how to fight and defend themselves so that they could protect each other from harm. She also taught them not to fear males, for they were weak minded and sought to control females because of this weakness.

The lionesses asked if Anansi would stay and continue to lead them and teach them to be strong, and having developed a deep sisterly bond with them, Anansi was happy to find a new home in the rainforest with her new family. Still, she hoped to one day find her original family from the Amazons. Over time, Anansi developed the warrior way of life so that the females would never have to fear for their lives, and their new home would forever be protected and safe from harm.

Overtime, Anansi came to understand that in order to attain true harmony, males and females would need to find a way to coexist peacefully. She was initially reluctant about this as she had never lived with males willingly and it would be a huge change in her original philosophies. However, she believed that if males were trained correctly by their mothers and if they experienced an abundance of love from females during their vulnerable years, then they would grow up to become respectable adult males who did not desire conflict. Anansi believed that it was possible to raise boys who fundamentally respected females and would never dream of causing them harm.

She wanted to make a place where females and males lived together on one accord without conflict. Although, she knew that she would never truly trust males with leadership and power, but still believed that they could be important members of society. Anansi also knew that there were fundamental differences between males and females, but believed that with collective consideration and knowledge of each other they could all come to a compromise.

It then became Anansi's goal to create a home where everyone considered each other family and loved and trusted each other with one another's lives.

 

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Updates & Thoughts

~4/18/15: New plot thread, please disregard the first one. I no longer have access to my old account, so I have to make new threads that I can actually update

Also made it clearer which ranks can be held by which gender/species

~7/13/15: Alrighty, I may add things on later, but at this point everything is pretty much set in stone. Also, I got three pretty girls from Caj! I will be posting a contest soon, so stay tuned!

~10/17/15: We have submitted the pride's application! ^_^

~1/10/16: Happy New Year everyone! I've got some exciting updates for today. First, we have been rolled for our first (non-NPC) born in cubs! Second of all, the default rank for adult males with be changed from Hunter to Provider once the pride is official. I will also be going over all of the pride's information.

~1/18/16: Cub Contest!

 

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The home of the Indlovukati is hidden in a beautiful rainforest surrounded by tall trees. The pride lives near a river that flows through the main land that provides them with fresh drinking water and fish. During the day, the bright rays of the sun shine down on the lands through the canopy.

Locations

Village Circle
A large area surrounded by trees with a where everyone gathers together for activities or just to hang out

Two Dens
These two dens lie side by side and sit upon a lowly elevated hill that looks over the Village Circle. The den to the right is smaller and only allows females and cubs to sleep inside. The den to the left is coed and allows anyone to sleep inside. This is where the males in the pride sleep.

Training Grounds
On the opposite side of the Village Circle from the dens where everyone sleeps, there is a path that leads a little ways down to another large area where the ground is cleared. This is where the warriors of the pride train, spar, and learn valuable lessons about self discipline and inner strength. This is also where the Masters teach young cubs about living harmoniously and train civilians in self defense.

 

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Anansi was once a princess in her homeland, until one day everything that she knew was lost. Her home, her family, her people, everything was gone. Distraught, she sought refuge deep into parts of the rainforest that she had never been before, far from her home, in hopes of finding a safe place to live for a while. Unfortunately, there was untold danger lurking in the trees.

The area where the Indlovukati currently reside was controlled by a violent gang of males who kept all the lionesses in the area as slaves. Females were only allowed to hunt and bear cubs for the dominant males, they were otherwise kept guarded in dark caves. Any female that stepped too far out of line was at risk of being hurt or killed. The lionesses there feared the males, and were mostly meek and subservient to them.

One day, Anansi was discovered on her own and she was captured and enslaved by the males that dominated the area. When she was brought to their home, she was horrified by the way the lionesses were treated having come from an all female pride. Anansi knew she had to fight back against the captors who kept them in bondage or she would live the rest of her life as a slave, and being a princess at heart, she couldn't have that.

Anansi tried to teach the lionesses that they were strong and could defeat the slavers by working together. Some of the lionesses still cowered in fear, but many began to lose some of their fear at Anansi's words of encouragement. She managed to gather together all of the lionesses who were willing to fight against the males alongside her and started a rebellion.

Many lionesses died during the chaos that ensued once the females began to fight for their freedom. Nonetheless, the lionesses won the battle and defeated the males under Anansi's leadership. Afterward, the lionesses claimed the lands where they were once enslaved as their home. Those that were not killed in battle ran from the land in terror of the collective strength of the females that had once been subservient to them.

Afterwards, Anansi took the time to teach the lionesses how to fight and defend themselves so that they could protect each other from harm. She also taught them not to fear males, for they were weak minded and sought to control females because of this weakness.

The lionesses asked if Anansi would stay and continue to lead them and teach them to be strong, and having developed a deep sisterly bond with them, Anansi was happy to find a new home in the rainforest with her new family. Still, she hoped to one day find her original family from the Amazons. Over time, Anansi developed the warrior way of life so that the females would never have to fear for their lives, and their new home would forever be protected and safe from harm.

Overtime, Anansi came to understand that in order to attain true harmony, males and females would need to find a way to coexist peacefully. She was initially reluctant about this as she had never lived with males willingly and it would be a huge change in her original philosophies. However, she believed that if males were trained correctly by their mothers and if they experienced an abundance of love from females during their vulnerable years, then they would grow up to become respectable adult males who did not desire conflict. Anansi believed that it was possible to raise boys who fundamentally respected females and would never dream of causing them harm.

She wanted to make a place where females and males lived together on one accord without conflict. Although, she knew that she would never truly trust males with leadership and power, but still believed that they could be important members of society. Anansi also knew that there were fundamental differences between males and females, but believed that with collective consideration and knowledge of each other they could all come to a compromise.

It then became Anansi's goal to create a home where everyone considered each other family and loved and trusted each other with one another's lives.  

[Big Hobbit]

Pride Life

Who They Are
The Indlovukati are a pride ruled by powerful female warriors. Together, they protect everyone in the pride and do their best to ensure the harmony and prosperity of the lands. Lead by their Queen, the Indlovukati is meant to be a safe haven for females and males alike to live their lives however they choose under the protection of the warriors.

Everyone lives happy and peaceful lives due to their collective strength. Males are responsible for providing food and resources to the pride and supporting and caring for the females and cubs. Females build strong bonds of trust between each other and will protect one another at any cost. The warriors are a fierce bunch but rarely do they go to war as they value life and prefer not to kill. They do their best to remain hidden deep in the area of the rainforest they live in.

Females
The females are the backbone of the pride and hold everything together. Females are considered to be wise, responsible, nurturing, patient, mentally strong, and fearless beings. Females are also thought to have a stronger connection to the gods, the Earth, and spiritual matters. Both female cubs that are born in and rogue females that join the pride have the option of being trained as warriors by the pride's masters. Otherwise, they live out peaceful lives in the pride in whatever way that brings them happiness.

The lioness warriors are the main source of strength and protection in the pride. As they train ans climb the ranks, they become the teachers and peacekeepers of the pride. They are highly respected by everyone and they do their best to help where and when they are needed by others.

Mothers are also highly respected members of the pride and are referred to as Life Givers for their ability to bring forth new life. Pregnant females are fawned over and doted on from the moment they find out they are carrying. Females believe that their powers lie dormant when they are pregnant, as their bodies are using their energy to grow the babies. So, the expectant mothers can expect to be checked on and helped by every other member of the pride to the point of annoyance.

When they are not training or doing other jobs, they spend much of their their time bonding with one another and building relationships. For fun, warriors and civilians can participate in sparring games on the training grounds.

Males
The males are the sustainers of the pride, they are responsible for hunting and feeding everyone, gathering anything the pride might need from the outside, and generally caring for the pride and making sure everyone has what they need. Even males that take on other positions will help out if needed. Males build strong bonds of brotherhood between one another and see each other as being part of one force.

Males in this pride are more gentle and peaceful than the average male. They spend their time training their minds and are encouraged to express their emotions so as not to build up negative feelings and intent inside of them, which is believed to be the main cause of males going berserk. A berserk male is any male that has allowed hatred and rage to cloud their heart to the point that they act violently and uncontrollable toward others.

Males that are raised in the pride are more trusted than joining rogues because they have spent their childhoods being loved and taught respect by all the of the females around them, they also have mothers and other female relatives living there. The only physical training males receive is self defense and general basic training by the masters. They are primarily taught to hone their mental and intellectual skills.

In the worst case scenario, if any male in the pride, even adolescents, prove themselves to be berserk, showing clearly violent behavior toward others within the homelands, they will be immediately chased from the lands or killed depending on the severity of their crimes. It is a mother's worst nightmare for her son to go berserk and be condemned. Due to the pride's history, the warriors have no tolerance for violent males.

Cubs
Cubs are considered a blessing from the gods. All cubs are cared for by all females alike, but cubs can generally be found sticking close to their mothers when they're not romping around the pride. The cubs live a spoiled and carefree life loved by everyone. In the early parts of the day, masters will bring the cubs to the training grounds to teach them the culture of the pride and give them basic instruction on self defense to start them off.

Female cubs are seen as the future of the pride. They are taught to be strong and wise. They are often allowed on the warrior's training grounds to play and observe the warriors. As adolescents, they begin to prepare for whatever paths they choose to follow into their adulthood.

Male cubs are taught to respect females and help out where they can. Otherwise they are just as spoiled as the girls. As adolescents, they will begin to transition from sleeping in the female only den to the co-ed den if they do not already sleep there. They will also begin their basic training to prepare them for life going in and out of the pride to make sure they can protect themselves and each other.

Mating
Love and mating is considered a beautiful thing and something to celebrate when one chooses. Females and males are free to take on male or female mates and lovers as they please. When two members decide to mate for life, they take an oath before the Queen and are considered Soulmates from then on.

Breeding
Breeding is something that is always encouraged within the pride. Rogue breeding is allowed and encouraged as it brings in new blood to the pride via the mother. The Indlovukati celebrate cubs above all other things and see them as gifts from the heavens.

Rogues
Rogues are allowed to join the pride and take on positions just like any other pride member. New males will be watched closely for their initial time period there.
 

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Beliefs

Matron Goddess
Boudica Goddess of Amazons {Excited Apathy}

Spirituality
The Indlovukati believe strongly in the gods, and they particularly look to the goddesses of the lands for aid and guidance when in need. The spirit guides of the pride are primarily responsible for knowing which of the goddesses' help they will need for any given trouble they may face.

The Moon
The Indlovukati believe that the moon is the source of feminine energy and that the females of the pride draw strength from her. The queen, masters, and spirit guides work together to study the movement of the moon to gain information regarding time and predict the near future of the pride. They believe that the position of the moon in the sky can affect the personalities, behaviors, and lives of females. If the moon is in a strong position, then females will in turn feel stronger during that time and may be able to achieve more goals.

It is believed that if female cubs are born on the night of a full moon they will have the ability to become very powerful as adults. Females born on the night of a lunar eclipse are thought to have great destinies ahead of them. It is also believed that if a warrior spends time training under the moon's light, her strength and ability will increase with twice the speed than when she trains during the day.

Water
Water is seen as a female element as it is necessary for all life to exist. The Indlovukati believe that all life was originally born from the water and that water exists within every life form. Mothers will often take their cubs to the shallow areas of the river to play because it is believed that water is cleansing. The water will take away any impurities and leave behind the true essence of self.

Untiy
The general mood of the pride is light a jovial, as has been since the lionesses claimed their home for themselves. They believe that they can survive by staying strong and working together. They believe that togetherness comes from each individual doing what they love and do best and being who they truly are. The community is a very important aspect of the pride. The warriors believe that they are strongest when they trust each other and move as one.  

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Ceremonies & Traditions

Soul Bonding
When two individuals decide to become mates for the rest of their lives and bond their souls, they will inform a Master of their intentions. The Master will then set up a bonding ceremony between the couple and the Queen. The two will speak their oaths to one another before the Queen and will meditate together to ideally connect their minds.

During this meditation, the couple is instructed to dive deep into themselves and find the other one there. This is when their souls come together and merge and neither can tell one from another. Afterwards the Queen will declare that the two be recognized as Soulmates.

Once a couple is recognized as soulmates, it is highly frowned upon for either of them to betray each other in any way or to dissolve their relationship unless for a very good reason. Soul bonding is considered to be a very serious act that must be deeply thought over before acting out.

Warrior Ceremony
When an adolescent daughter or a sage decides to walk the path of the warrior, a celebration and ceremony is held in her honor for her willingness to to give her life for her pride. Being a warrior is seen as making a great sacrifice of yourself for the sake of others.

Spirit Quest
When guardians are ready, they will embark upon a quest to hone their minds and seek enlightenment. They will leave the company of others and either travel to deeper parts of the rainforest or they will travel into the rogue lands to set themselves apart. During this time, the guardian will learn about the inner parts of herself and maybe even find her purpose in life.

Sparring Tournament
Twice a year, the pride holds a massive tournament that all members are invited to participate in. Members are divided based on skill and age and ranked against one another in a pride wide competition event.  

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The Royal Family

The Queen and her family train with the best masters in the pride. Their safety is most important, so they are trained to protect themselves and taught everything that the masters know about warrior life, so that the knowledge may be passed down to future generations. The Queen holds all of the pride's most guarded knowledge and secrets, and is in charge of passing that knowledge on to future masters.


Masters

Once warriors become masters, they do not stop training, instead they try to perfect their basic abilities and build on them with new techniques in order to work toward their truest potential and fulfill their purpose in life.


Guardians

Guardians specialize in observation and stealth. They are trained to see in the dark and notice fine movement in low light, and how to remain hidden and unseen. They are able to use their basic warrior skills in order to make fair judgement calls and help resolve issues on an individual basis.

Warriors

Warriors are given full on physical and mental training. They are taught all the fundamentals of living life as a warrior. They are taught to have patience and discipline and to not allow themselves to be overtaken by their weaknesses. They must observe and master the eight values of the warrior:

Loyalty
Honor
Sincerity
Righteousness
Courage
Respect
Benevolence
Self-control

The ultimate goal for a warrior is to attain personal balance and full control over oneself. Therefore high imbalance is seen as a weakness. The masters know that each lioness is different and will come with different strengths and weaknesses.

If a warrior is seen to fail completely in any of the eight values, they will be not be allowed to progress any further. Depending on the severity of their crimes, they may even be demoted to sage. They'd have to be pretty imbalanced for an ongoing period to be demoted though.

Sages & Daughters

Sages do not need much fighting ability for the positions that they take on in Indlovukati society. They are meant to be protected first and foremost but always have the option to train with the warriors.


Males & Sons

Males are taught self defense and basic martial arts but do not receive extensive warrior training. It is believed that only females are able to attain the self discipline necessary to become warriors and protect the pride selflessly. Males are mainly taught to hunt and train in other professions.  

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Ranks By Species

Lions & Lion Hybrids: Can take on any rank
Other Feline Species & Hybrids: Can take on Civilian and Default ranks, females can take on the Warrior rank but cannot move up ranks

The Royal Family

Queen
The ruling female of the pride, her job is to uphold the laws and traditions of the pride and maintain the warrior system, her word is final.

Soulmate
He or she is chosen mate of the Queen, the Soulmate can also act as the Queen's consultant.

Princess
The daughters of the Queen, as adults they can hold the title of Royal, take on a job position, or become warriors, the Queen will chose one as an heir.

Prince
The sons of the Queen, as adults they can hold the title of Royal or take on a work position.

Royal
These are blood relatives of the Queen.

Warrior Ranks {Female Only}

Master
Masters are warriors who have trained for a long time, and have gone on a spiritual journey to learn about their inner selves in order to awaken their truest potential. They are the highly respected teachers of the pride, they teach everyone from cubs to guardians.

They are said to be very disciplined and balanced individuals. They also act as a council for the Queen, protecting her and helping her make decisions.

Guardian
Once warriors have proven themselves to be competent, they can take on the job of guardian. Guardians are responsible for watching over the pride's borders and making sure that no strangers make it inside, they take turns working day and night so that there are always watchful eyes protecting the pride, if any danger where to actually appear, the guardians will alert the warriors and together defend the pride with their lives.

Guardians also maintain peace and order within the lands and resolve issues between members, acting as a small scale justice system.

Warrior
The pride's source of strength and leadership, the warriors protect and fight for the pride, ensuring the safety of their rainforest. They are the students of the Masters and of life in general.

Civilians

Spirit Guide
These members of the pride are highly spiritual and help others attain personal balance and understanding of spiritual matters. They are commonly known to act as therapists. priests, counselors and healers of the spirit. Some of them are seers, and some of them simply have a stronger than usual connection to the spiritual realm.

Storyteller
These pride members uphold the history and oral tradition in the pride, they pass on the knowledge and history of the pride by telling elaborate stories about the important events and figures in their history to the youth and other members. This rank is sometimes passed down to cubs of storytellers depending on the family.

Healer
These are the midwives and general healers of the pride. These members also specialize in herbs and medicines and give aid to the sick and injured, they do their best to keep everyone healthy and happy.

Default Ranks

Sage
The default rank for adult females in the pride, they are well respected and generally watch over the cubs of the pride. Females are believed to have heightened senses and abilities and an innate sense of knowing beyond that of their male counterparts. Any sage can begin training to move into the warrior ranks at any point in her life.

Provider
The default rank for adult males in the pride, they are responsible for hunting, providing the pride with outside resources, and generally caring for the pride and making sure everyone has what they need.

Daughter
Female cubs & adolescents of the pride, they are expected to spend their time playing and learning from their elders.

Son
Male cubs & adolescents of the pride, they are expected to spend their time playing and learning from their elders, as they get older they begin to learn how to hunt.  

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The Queen:
Anansi {Big Hobbit}


Masters:
Naledi {Big Hobbit}

Guardians:
Nabila {Big Hobbit}
Lalo {nessiaing}
Amala {AstoriaFallen}


Spirit Guides:
Hatua Moja {Chi Sohma}

Healers:
Fianna {nessiaing}

Storytellers:
Eublepharis {AstoriaFallen}


Sages:
Busara {Big Hobbit}

 

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All ranks, except royalty are currently open, however there will be RP requirements when official.
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