Post by NOBU on Feb 5, 2021 6:06:15 GMT
Outlands
The name comes as direct opposition to the Pridelands: The place where the outcasts and those disrespectful to the Circle of Life live. "Outlands" is often used to describe everything beyond than the Pridelands, but the region named Outlands is historically consolidated as where the hyenas stalk and the jackals lie.
The terrain is composed of dry, rocky plains and badlands where grass is scarce if even present at all. The sun is strong, rivers are rare and rarer the further one goes from the Pridelands' frontier. The place is known for volcanic activity, where geysers, magmatic rock and lava itself is seen under the open sky, both in small craters and in rivers. The volcanic activity also brings rise to dangerous sulphuric acidic smoke, as well as other colourful but potentially equally dangerous substances. While most of the terrain is flat, canyons sculpted by long-gone rivers and pillars of rock formed by the strong winds. Caves, rocky elevations and forsaken land fill in the gaps throughout the region.
Landmarks:
Volcano
Towering over the rocky surroundings, an impossibly tall volcano imposes itself against the flat horizon. Smoke is seen coming out of it more often than not. Magma flows from lateral openings, while the top still pools lava inside the crater. Its sides are dotted with caves, formed by strong ancient volcanic activity. The caves are often used as a refuge by hyenas and other animals. It is from here the old Queen of the Outlands, Shenzi the Great, used to rule during her short reign. Elephant Graveyard
A depression in the Outlands's region frontier with the Pridelands that is commonly filled with dry bones of long-gone elephants. It is unknown when the tradition started, but elephants, once they sense death is near, make their way to the graveyard where they may die in peace and feed the animals of the Outlands. the practice is not imposed on the pachyderm kind, but it is common. The place is filled with danger, from geysers of poisonous gasses to predators lurking from behind every pile of bones. Only those who laugh in the face of danger would dare to venture inside.Factions:
Zira's Pride
When king Simba reconquered the kingdom from his own Uncle, the Pridelands were left in complete chaos. It took time and cooperation for the new king to restore the kingdom's prosperity, but the restoration was followed by the lionesses splitting over two factions regarding how the king should rule. A faction of traditionalists argued for what was done under Mufasa's reign: Respecting the other animal's traditions and the Circle of Life arguing lions were supposed to rule with words and example. Another faction, of reactionaries, argued for what was done during Scar's reign: Lions should rule with an iron paw, trampling over tradition and taking what was owed to them for their superior position in the food chain. When it became clear that king Simba was supporting the traditionalists, the reactionaries rebelled and attacked him, declaring him a usurper. Defeated, they and their leader, Zira, were exiled to the Outlands. They took over a petty hyena kingdom's settled down, dreaming of the day they would reconquer their kingdom from king Simba's cold, dead paws.
Members of the Pride:
-@nettle
-@vitani
Hyena Packs
During Mufasa's reign in the Pridelands, the Outlands were unified by Shenzi the Great, Queen of the Outlands through words and teeth. Hyenas were finally unified under one leader, ending the tradition of small turfs ruled by small packs. With the heartland pacified, she settled her eyes on the prosperous Pridelands, playing on a succession crisis by siding with a pretender. while the coup was a success, the alliance turned out to be a fluke: the king was unable to control his subjects, and when a pretender rose, the issuing rebellion cost Shenzi most of her inner circle. Weakened to the point she was unable to hold to power, the Queen of the Outlands abdicated and fled to unknown lands, leaving her kingdom to collapse. As before, hyenas violently divided themselves into turfs and petty kingdoms. Where diplomacy is only as good as your bite, the strong rule and the political map changes with the season. Some notable packs have managed to conquer larger territories already, some have been influenced by the Prideland's way of life and now respect the Circle of Life, while others enjoy privileged raiding positions next to the Prideland's borders. Some petty sovereigns aspire to reunite the Outlands under one hyena by force; others plan to fortify their borders and keep their small turf independent; and others plan to break tradition and ally themselves with the Pridelands in order to prosper.
Njaa's Pack:
-Njaa
Njaa's Pack:
-Njaa