Nqobile Hyena Clan

[Thulani]

EDIT:

Hey guys! So, I've went ahead and made Thulani the matriarch of the hyena clan, and everyone knows that already. Some of you have created hyena characters and some of you said that you will, but.. I lost track. D:

So if you can, post here and we'll get a list going of who is who, your ranking, and all that jazz. :]

[Thulani]

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Thulani had some rough beginnings. As a cub, she was attacked by a pack of wild dogs after straying too far onto their land, resulting in a injury to her left eye as well as some form of psychological damage. Born to the matriarch hyena in a relatively small clan, Thulani never really cared for all the politics of the clan's hierarchy. It bored her. She was much more interested in the hunts, especially the ones that delt with run-ins with other predators; wild dogs, lions, cheetahs, anything that gave the clan a challenge was something she looked forward to. Having a seething hatred for the wild dogs, Thulani would always casually suggest to the other females in the group that they should hunt in their direction, wanting nothing more than to pick off a few of the wild dog pups and have a little afternoon snack.

Although most of the hyenas in her clan are on the neutral side, Thulani borders on an antagonist. Her hatred for the other predators around make her hard to get along with, as she is always ready and more than willing to fight. In fact, she is known to pick fights with members of her own clan. Nothing serious though, hence their dedication to her, though they may have sour feelings towards her.
A bit of a sadistic streak runs through this hyena, always murmuring a few insults to the prey that she and her clan take down. One such example being when they all took down a mother wildebeest, and a few more showed up a few minutes later to take down the calf that tried so hard to escape and the mother tried so hard to protect. Cackling like she does frequently, Thulani stared the fallen beast right in the eyes and said, "How does it feel to be a hero?" and then motioned over towards the other few clan members, who hadn't yet begun their feast on the calf. "I want you to see what happens to heroes.." she said lowly, and cackled once again, leaving the larger prey behind and ran over to the younger wildebeest. With the mother watching, she snarled at the 'sister' hyenas that were in her way, and began devouring the younger animal alive.

Such behavior is normal of Thulani, however.

Being such an aggressive and dominant female, she makes a good leader for her clan. Though she has no cubs as of yet, she protects the younger 'sister' hyenas as if they were her cubs in dangerous situations. However, she puts them in her place if they ever challenged her authority.

Thulani knows all too well the situation regarding the lions and the cheetahs, and plays the advantages. Though she personally favors the cheetah's cause, Thulani isn't opposed to making deals with the big cats if something is in it for her and/or her clan.

[Simba]

I'd be tempted to play the matriarch, since I have in other clans before, but I'm already playing a king so..

[Velaera]

I had a hyena character back on another Muck that I might be interested in bringing back. It'll all depend very much so on free time, as I'm rather short on that.

[Thulani]

Well, if you could, we'd love it if you'd join us! :]

[Thulani]

So far, we have four hyenas in our clan.

Thulani
Kwazi
Melinsa
Wanyikaa

We need more! :]

[Tilyn]

I set you up an @group Thulani. you can edit it by typing '@group #edit <clan name>'

I went ahead and just did Member for the others in the clan until you tell me the titles of the Clan (positions and the like) and the place they call home - and their alignment and some information on them etc.

[Thulani]

Thank you Til!

As far as the titles of the clan, there would be Thulani as the Matriarch, other adult females would be called 'Udade'; a Zulu word for 'sister'. Though there are no adult males related in the clan, mates of the 'Udades' would be called 'Ubhuti', a Zulu word for 'brother'. Female pups would be called 'Binti', a Swahili word for 'daughter', and male pups would be known as 'Mwana', a Swahili word for 'son'. Furthermore, any random rogue that the clan comes across is referred to as a 'Jangili', a Swahili word for 'rogue' or 'poacher'. Thulani does not accept rogues very often, but it is not unheard of.

I would like the clan to be in a neutral position, but leaning on antagonistic to both of the big cat parties involved. The clan helps only the cats who will help them in return; food is a great way to bribe Thulani into spying on the cheetah clan or lion pride. Though most members of the Nqobile clan fear lions, Thulani admires them to a point for their killing of the cub heirs of the cheetah clan; that is, she is glad the cubs were killed. Less competition for her clan/cubs in the future.

I have been saying in roleplays that the clan is settled in the Barren Grasslands, due to the lack of lion activity there.

Thanks again, Til!

Oh! And just in case you guys wanted to know, Nqobile is a Zulu word that translates to 'she has come up victorious in a dreadful situation'. :]

[Thulani]

Hey guys! I just have a request for everyone who is/plans on being in the clan.

If you guys could just enter a short description of your characters here, that'd be awesome. It'd be really cool too if you could find a picture (even though most spotted hyenas look the same!), so I can draw them eventually. Even though Thulani's picture looks pretty generic, she has a specific "hairstyle" (like Shenzi from TLK) that I'll be adding in her drawn appearance.

So yeah! Descriptions would be loved a lot. :]

EDIT: Also! For the website, if someone was going to update it, I made a little landscape icon thingy for the hyenas:

[Sinyaa]

-peeks in-

I'm actually writing a big paper on spotted hyena reproduction and social behavior this summer before I graduate from college and move to Europe, so I may create a female for the clan at some point just for some 'interactive' exploration of what I'll be researching for school.

[Thulani]

Sinyaa, awesome! We'd love for you to join! :]

[ddddyyyy]

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[kopaisreal1]

This is Kamwe. Can she join? She has a scar between her eyes because her sister hit her. Stripes are the rest of the lines. She was drivin out by her sister. Now she has no home!

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