Post by Mance Emerson Hart on Jul 16, 2013 14:12:32 GMT -5
The Pride
The Pride is a nomadic group of shifters that is exlusively big cats/exotic cats. The species that are usually seen with in the group are but not limited to: Tigers, Lions, Leopards, Cheetahs, Panthers, Jaguars and (although rare) Mountain Lions. No one knows the true origins of how the Pride came about other than they can be linked back to as early as the Dark Ages. What people come into contact with now is the descendants of those very founding families for the Pride as well as others who have join them over the centuries. They have some of the most clean lines in the shifter worlds due to inbreeding for purity although those actions have all but ceased to exist now. Their beliefs were founded on the principle that they are the superior species in the world in strength, control, power, intelligence and dominance. They often take to celebrating their ancestors as well as the spirit of the great cats within them by participating in The Hunt for it allows them to access the raw talent of their animal strength as well as tap into both primal instinct and human intelligence.
The Hunt takes places where ever the Pride happens to be, but it contains of capturing humans before setting them loose into remote wilderness settings to be caught and killed as the prey that they are meant to be and seen in the eyes of members of the Pride. Active participation in the Hunt over the centuries lead to the beliefs and what they title the 'New Age' to which the humans will die out and the shifter will take it's proper place as the dominate species. The participation from these Hunts often left, and still do, massive destruction in their wake and have been known to wipe out small settlements and colonies in the olden days. Some might even believe and to go as far to say that it was the actions of the Pride that contributed to hunters slaying werewolves at a more rapid rate due to their lack of control over their powers and slavery to the moon, for at the time, animal shifters still remained very much a myth.
Even though centuries old now, their beliefs and actions are still carried out by the current members of the Pride. Whether other creatures of the Supernatural and the humans of the Hunter world know of the Pride though, still remains up to speculation. Members of the Pride often tend to be narrow minded now, sticking to what they believe in and these beliefs have lead onto the prejudiced not only towards humans as the weak species but also a prejudiced towards werewolves and other supernatural creatures that lack control or humanoid shape. This belief can be seen especially in the Alpha of the Pride, Mance Hart, who deems werewolves impure in their animal genetics as so few seem to be able to transform into a full wolf. Tolerance for any of these species runs slim so allies are hard to be made outside of the shifter world.
Very much like werewolves, the Pride often follows order from the Alpha, except their are two. The Alpha male and the Alpha female. They can either come about from a lineage or by force, depending on the times. The older an Alpha gets though, it is more likely that it will have it's place taken by a younger individual. Usually the lineage is the preferred method as it leads to no conflict but hostile take overs such as current alpha Mance Hart have been known to happen due to disagreements and strays from the beliefs and foundations. Survival of the Fittest tends to be the main law for the Pride as far as politics go. Beneath each Alpha, there are two Betas, once again, a male and a female, who are considered second in command to the Alphas, and get just as much respect. The rest of the pride usually falls into one of two categories: warriors or scouts, both of which are self explanatory. The sheer size and numbers of the Pride is why this system tends to work.
A part of the Pride is currently located in Beacon Hills, California, with more slowly making their way down in factions. The chaos caused by the supernatural elements happening is what drew them there as well as the werewolf wars that are bound to happen. There presence in Beacon Hills is very much a threat to both human and werewolf kind, although for now, nobody knows the true purpose to why Mance Hart and the Pride have settled, it remains to be seen.
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OH MY GOD, so that was a mouthful to write. Anyways, above is the history of the Pride which is the group that my character, Mance Hart, is the Alpha to. I put this up here in the off chance that somebody wishes to create a member of it cause it's always fun being evil together. Since there was a request for more threats and something to balance out all the good and shades of grey characters, they are considered 'evil' or the dark side, hence why I have them heavily rooted in their beliefs and prejudices. SO, without further ado, the ranks are below if anybody wishes to take one! All names, personalities, and history is up to you although I can help you brain storm if you wish! If you have any questions about this at all, you can either post here or PM my main account which is Danny Mahealani, and I go by Bandach, Bandy, BanBan, whatever you can think of.
The Main Players
Mate of Mance Hart
Age: late twenties to early thirties
Suggested faceclaims: gemma arterton, katie mcgrath, natalie dormer, emilia clarke
Shifter: Tiger (siberian or bengal, can be white if you wish.)
Taken by Copper
Taken by Dusty
*The Beta Female
Second in Command/ May be mate with Beta Male but not necessary
Age: Mid to late twenties
Suggested faceclaims: Open, but if you're lost, I'd suggest contacting Dusty for any ideas.
Shifter: Any Big Cat
Title Self explanatory
Either gender, based on skill
Age: Early twenties
Suggested faceclaims: open
Shifter: something on the leaner side, probably a panther or a lepoard
Taken by Ian
Secondary players
Secondary players would be any character that would fall into a scout or warrior position, which is the main bulk of the Pride anyways. There are no limits to them. Most are seventeen and up for maturity reasons. They can be whatever cat you wish them to be, some of these may even be hybrids such as ligers and others.
*You may refer to the species list but it should be noted that all shifters are in control of their power and can shift whenever they wish, they do not need the full moon or night. They have healing abilities as well but they can differ. For example, I have Mance's healing abilities primarily with bone regeneration as well as muscle, it repairs fast due to battle however he is slow to heal on surface scaring just like the werewolves with attacks from Alphas, in fact, his healing rate is even slow then werewolves with surfaces wounds.
