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[In the Beginning]

• The pridelands was the first kingdom of its kind, created by the great king of the past Mahatu. He introduced fair laws to protect both the lions of his pride and the animals that called his territory home. Together they grew to respect one another thanks to his just ruling and even temperament. When Mahatu passed, he relinquished the throne to his son Ahadi, who upheld his father's teachings and helped to defend the circle of life.
  
  
• King Ahadi had a more difficult time than his father did protecting the pridelands from outside interference. Surrounding prides and rogues had grown jealous of the pridelands success and wished to claim the territory for their own, which often led to conflicts and bloodshed. Fearing he may lose his father's kingdom; Ahadi made a bold move to betroth himself to the outside king's adult daughter, Uru. This clever solution married both prides together which brought with it strength and numbers and helped to solidify the pridelander's hold on their territory.
  
  
• King Ahadi and Queen Uru had two sons, Mufasa the first born, and Taka the second born. It was decided that Mufasa would take over the kingdom as he was the first born, so Ahadi spent most of his days training Mufasa for leadership and guiding his eldest son towards the role of future king. Unfortunately, at this time the pride was also having a difficult time with a clan of hyenas that had emerged and was insistent on driving off the lions of the pridelands. King Ahadi was killed during a transgression with the hyena clan, leaving his eldest son Mufasa to take up the mantle as king.
  
  
• King Mufasa worked tirelessly to exile and chase away every last hyena that was left in his territory. None were safe from his wrath, as he eventually drove the last remaining hyenas into the elephant graveyard near the edge of the pridelands. Finally feeling as though his father's kingdom was safe, king Mufasa chose Sarabi to be his queen and together they had a son, Simba.
  
  
• King Mufasa was betrayed by his brother Taka, who had taken on the name of Scar after their father had passed away, and the Reign of Scar began. Scar attempted to merge the pridelands with the hyena clan that his brother had banished to the elephant graveyard, but overhunting brought ruin to the once lush and vibrant kingdom. King Scar was challenged and defeated by Simba, who became the new king of the pridelands.
  
  
• King Simba once again banished all hyenas from the pridelands, and declared that no hyena would ever step a paw into the kingdom or be welcomed to live amongst them. Simba's reign was fraught with in-fighting between lions who were loyal to Scar, and those who were not, until eventually those lions were also exiled from the pridelands.
  
  
• King Simba and queen Nala had a daughter, Kiara, who Simba trained to take over the kingdom as queen. Eventually, and through the help of Kiara and the outlander Kovu, the exiled lions were once again welcomed back home into the pridelands.
  
  
• Queen Kiara and king Kovu ruled over a relatively peaceful time for the pridelands, as Kiara's focus was on mending the damage done to the pride and strengthening the respect and trust of all the animals of the pridelands. She proved to have a good heart and a genuine respect for all of those around her.

[Current Events]

• King Kubwa and his queen consort Laini rule over the pridelands in a gentle and peaceful era. It has been many generations since the pridelands has seen any significant struggle or difficulty and the pride has grown prosperous. They have one cub between them, the heir Moyo, who is still very young and growing into his mane. Kubwa's younger sisters, lady Wema, is his only living relative and is beloved by the pride as a fun-loving gentle soul.
  
  
• It is expected that Kubwa and Laini start looking for a suitable mate for their heir, most likely cementing a political engagement at the next submit with one of their allies. Moyo does not like to talk about it and tends to avoid anyone who brings up any questions on the matter.
  
  
• There's chatter of a new threat on the horizon, the Outlands, though so far these outlaws have not reached the pridelands so for now their existence is shrouded in rumors and gossip. It is known that other prides have been attacked by this group of outlaws, though they are far from the pridelands' borders so for now everyone feels relatively safe from any threat.
  
  
• Kubwa and Laini have attempted to reach out to the leader of the outlands at the behest of some of their political allies in other prides. The only thing known is that their extension of peace was met with a threat on their lives, though details are sparse, and more gossip has popped up about the outlanders and their intentions. Uncharacteristically king Kubwa is very tight lipped about the subject and quickly dashes any questions or gossip that might reach his ears. The pridelands is still receiving pressure from outside prides to deal with the outlander threat, as the pridelands is the largest pride and most powerful pride in the territory, but no official response has come from Kubwa.

Pridelanders are the largest lions around, due to their generations of prosperity and the abundance of food and peace. The pride is a particularly peaceful one, preferring to work together within themselves as well as with the other animals around them that call the pridelands home. Violence is an absolute last resort, saved for chasing off hyenas or troublesome rogues that don't heed their warnings. It is much more common to see these lions conversing and talking through their problems, but if the issue is especially difficult to deal with, they will bring it to the current king or queen consort to help diffuse the situation.

The pride is ruled over by a single king or queen and their consort, and rulership is passed down to their heir when the current king or queen retires or is killed. Lions of the royal bloodline are thought of very highly and they hold significant social weight within pride dynamics, with the actual heir holding much more than a lord or lady. To be considered the true heir of the king of queen, the heir needs to be a legitimate offspring between the king or queen and their chosen consort. Despite this one exception, the pride as a whole has a pretty loose concept of mates, and individuals can choose to have one their entire life or many as the years go on. It is expected that both parents are involved in their cubs' lives, as family and community are held dearly by the pridelanders.

[Beliefs]

• The Circle of Life - teaches that every animal, big or small, is connected and a part of one another. Every creature deserves respect, and lions are not above any of them.
  
• "He lives in you." - is a common saying among the pridelanders when speaking of deceased relatives, especially parents.
  
• The Great Kings of the past - it is believed all the great kings that once ruled the pridelands watches over and protects the lands and the lions that call it home from up in the heavens. They can be seen at night as bright twinkling stars.

[Laws]

• No hyena will ever call the pridelands home again. This is due to the pride's sordid history with hyenas during the reign of Scar, and the dark times the pride and the lands were submitted to. They are attacked and driven away on sight.
  
• The young, no matter the species, will not be harmed. It is a grave offense to harm a cub or hunt a calf and can be punished by banishment from the pridelands.
  
• No hunting shall take place around the water hole. Every creature should be able to get water without fear of predators.