The Pridelander Pride

Current Leader: Abel

Former Leaders: Uru, Mufasa, Simba, Kiara

Allies: The Outlands, The Riverlands, The Shadowlands, Ayodele's Pride

The Pridelands were first discovered by Uru and her small pride after they had departed from their old lands in the Sahara after Mohatu's death. Uru immediately imposed a democracy within the pride, and set out to form alliances and good-natured wills with the other lion prides. Because Uru was the first-born cub of Mohatu, she was the destined leader of the pride, and all first-borns of her blood were to be pride leaders following her legacy. Another huge achievement during Uru's reign was making an alliance with the otherwise isolated Outlander pride, thanks to her younger sister, Kanika, being the queen of the pride.

Mufasa succeeded Uru as pride leader of the Pridelands, and his reign was a peaceful one. He made sure to respect life around him, and to make sure to continue good relations with all the other lion prides that were aligned with the Pridelands. His first-born son, Judas, was to succeed him, but with Judas's disappearance, that expectation was passed onto the next born cub, who was Gotto, who also went missing. Simba was the next in line for the throne. Mufasa's reign came to an end with his murder by his brother, Scar's, paws.

Scar's rule was what destroyed the Pridelands for the good five years he was their king - he burned all bridges with all the other lion prides, and ended up isolating the Pridelander pride to just their own land. The land became infertile and the animals fled when it became too unliveable to be in anymore. Though Simba was able to reclaim his place as King, and Scar was gone, it took longer for the lands to finally return to form.

During Simba's reign, unrest between the Pridelander and the Outlander pride emerged - Simba had excused Zira of murdering his first-born son, Kopa, and banished her without a fair trial. Those who supported her also fled, and it became a political upstorm with all the other major prides, who decided that they would not come to the Pridelands's aid during the conflict. It was only with the end of Zira and the re-establishment of balance between the Pridelander and Outlanders prides that they were able to return their relations to how they were when Uru first established them.

Kiara was next in line after Simba retired, but with Kovu's untimely death setting her back, Simba and Nala had to reclaim the throne until Kiara was able to recooperate. She fortunately did, with the help of her mate Defir, and was able to reclaim her place as Queen. During her period of rule, the Pridelanders were stretching out to the Highlander pride, ruled by Malka, who was, second only to the Outlander pride, a large pride that the Pridelanders wanted to align themselves with.

Kiara's daughter Adanna was set to succeed her once she stepped down, but due to conflicts of interest, Adanna abandoned her home. Kiara's son with Defir, Abel, was instead made to be King after her, and it led to a large war that involved every lion pride across Africa.

The Pridelands are the most infamous and well-recognized of the lion prides, and do not have a factor that distinguishes them from other prides. They are a mixed of bloods, though they continue to carry Mohatu's and Uru's genes within them through the passing of the bloodlines. They are also the most liberal of prides, especially after Zira, and are welcoming to almost any rogue who wishes to join their ranks. Besides Scar destroying all relations with other lion prides once he became King, the Pridelands has had a consistent alliance with other lion prides, and will dutifully help them if they need it.

 

The Outlander Pride

Current Leader: Ekene

Former Leaders: Abraham, Juugu, Uzoma, Zira

Allies: The Pridelands, The Riverlands

One of the oldest lion prides that is distinguised, the Outlanders were establishing themselves as a pride when Mohatu was alive. True Outlanders have dark pelts, black noses, and red eyes (though green eyes are not uncommon either); it was only through Kanika joining the Outlander pride, and bearing new cubs that the gene pool for the Outlanders opened up more, and more color varieties, such as varieties of brown, began to show. Outlander lions were also able to live much longer lives, thanks to the spread of new genes within their systems, and it was through Kanika's rule that the Outlander pride decided to stop being so traditional in keeping their blood pure and instead took to mating with other lions from different backgrounds. Rogues were the most common.

Thema, Mohatu's mate, descends from the original pioneering pride, and her pelt was what the standard look of an Outlander lion was like. Kanika, her daughter, joined the Outlander pride as an offering to keep peace between the still rocky relationship between that pride and the newly established Pridelanders. Kanika became a favorite to both the former ruler Abraham and his son Juugu, and with them she had bore many cubs. She also revamped the system in how the Outlanders operated - less on hostility, more on negotiation - and soon the Outlanders only rivaled the Pridelanders in terms of size, only they still kept the tradition of keeping to themselves. While they showed good will to other lion prides, the Outlanders did not form any close-knitted alliances as the Pridelanders had done.

War soon brewed between them and the Riverland Pride. Ferisk staged his daughter's, Nyarai's, appearance on Outland soil as kidnap, and immediately launched an assault against them. The war, despite its brutality, was largely unorganized, and only lasted the year. Ending with Ferisk and his son Olufemi's deaths, the Riverland pride quickly pulled out of the Outlands. Despite the change of leadership with the Riverland pride, and with Ekene, half-Outlander, half Riverlander, taking his father's mantle, it took a long time for both prides to become true allies.

Then, it is through Scar's rule that the relationship between the Pridelanders and Outlanders comes undone, and the Outlanders shut themselves away from getting involved with any Pridelander conflict. This, however, did not stop Zira from bringing the conflict to them. She murdered Uzoma, and led to a separation of the Outlander pride. The true Outlander pride, led by Uzoma's son Ekene, did not involve themselves with the Outland-Prideland war. The Outlands that Zira ruled was only partially made up of true Outlander lionesses - the rest stayed true to their roots. They were not true Outlanders, and only used the name as a threat. Relations with the Pridelanders returned once Zira was defeated, and some even left to join the Pridelander pride, but many were happy just to have their land back.

 

Currently it is Uzoma's son, Ekene, who leads the pride, but with his growing age and lack of heirs, many are afraid of who will step up to the throne once he passes. The Outlanders soon find themselves attacked by Shadowland rogues, fighting underneath their pride's name, igniting more conflict. The Outlanders lose several members of their pride, including Ekene's second-hand Gotto, and flee to the Riverlands, where Ekene's half-sister, Khari, rules. For the first time since the war, the two prides are now working together to subdue the threat of the Shadowlands.

 

 

The Highlander Pride

Current Leader: Malka

Allies: None

A much more isolated pride that lives up in the mountains, the Highlander pride is much more traditional and conservative. They prefer to keep their bloodline pure, and therefore only mate amongst themselves, thus feeding themselves with bad genes and unstable attitudes. It was through Malka that the tradition was bent slightly, when he took Halla, daughter of Mufasa and Sarabi, as his mate. This seems to be the only case of that, however, as the lions and lionesses of the Highlander pride continued to mate to each other.

Their cub morality rate is high in comparison to the Pridelander and Outlander prides due to the constant interbreeding, but their murder count is much higher. The Highlanders have a twisted belief in their own King in The King's Court, and therefore will get into petty fights with other lion prides to force their beliefs onto them. One case involved Judas's pride, where they attacked and killed one of his pridemates. The Highlander pride has no alliances with anyone, and chooses not to.

Their current rulers are Malka and Halla, but there is no heir to the throne as Maalik had abandoned the pride.

 

Olric/Ari/Judas/Ayodele's Pride

Current Leader: Ayodele

Former Leaders: Olric, Ari, Judas

Allies: The Pridelands

A pride that goes by no established name, it was first taken over by Olric, who beat out the pride's former leader, and took his daughter, Sia, as his mate. It was then that Ari beat Olric, and took over the pride in his place. Ari's rule as the leader was much longer than Olric's, and he fathered many daughters, but only had one son. Ari was old when Judas, son of Mufasa and Sarabi, took over the pride. Judas was the more infamous of the leaders, being a powerful and intimidating presence. Despite struggle in the beginning, he was able to keep the pride alive, and bore many cubs with Ari's daughters, most of whom continue to thrive in the pride now.

Like the Outlanders, Judas did not align himself with any other prides. The pride itself mainly kept to itself and when hard times came upon it, they dealt with it themselves. They were a very resilient pride with a wide gene pool, and came in a variety of colors and markings.

One infamous case with the pride involves Judas's daughter, Zuri, who had murdered his first son and her older brother, Kayode, in cold blood. Though Zuri

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