Want a Bonelands kid? (closed; winners pg.1)

[Quaji]

Bangizwe x Mvua
After a fairly short courtship, Mvua became pregnant with Bangizwe's litter! The litter consists of four cubs: three girls and one boy. One girl is owned by me, the other will be given away as a prize in the Mkhulu. They will be raised with a semi-traditional mother, but will be taught that merit > traditions, as true by how their father gained his position.

Bangizwe
These two extremely important to Bangizwe as they are his first children since he joined as an Umholi and so he'll have high expectations for them. He is extremely proud of the entire litter and will be an active figure in their lives. As an active figure in these cubs' lives, Bangizwe will frequently play-fight with them and teach them things they may need to learn. This is especially true for his son, who he will be giving one-on-one lessons with up until the day he leaves. While he'll be active in their lives, he'll be leaving the vast majority of the real cub-rearing to the lionesses and will likely be viewed as a more aloof and even sometimes 'mysterious' figure that's observed and sometimes interacted with, but not as often as, say, with their mother.

Mvua
Raised by Nahmba after being abandoned on the borders by her birth-mother, Mvua has learned much. Having recently lost her mother (foster mother, but everyone assumes she's Nahmba's biological daughter), she'll be devoting her entirety to these cubs and will be pouring everything into making sure they have everything they need to succeed in life. She is extremely proud to be the mother of Bangizwe's first 'real' litter and will be grooming her children as such.

Extended Family
Ukwazi: An Umama in the pride, Ukwazi is this litter's half-sister and will be active in their lives. She has a more traditional mindset than her siblings and can often be found debating with Busisa.
Ukushisa: An Umzingeli in the pride, Ukushisa is this litter's half-sister and will be active in their lives. She is more loose and not nearly as uptight as her sister is. She's also a new mother and a friend of Mvua's.
Ukushisa's Litter: Born just after Mvua's, these cubs will be playmates for all of her litter.
Zotikos: An Ahluke, Zotikos is a half-brother to this litter and will be active in their lives. He's sickly and thin and doesn't get around much, but he does his best to help out around the pride. He'll be thrilled to have new siblings though and will be a frequent face to see.
Xibalba: As Mvua's birth mother, Xibalba is the goddess of Hypnosis. She's unknown to the pride and will not be part of the cubs' lives.

Al-Hattal x Ukushisa
These cubs were sired by a rather handsome rogue that Ukushisa happened to meet during one of her outings into the roguelands. They have one other brother, owned by me.

Al-Hattal
Tall, dark and handsome, he's the god of Rogues. He will not be present in the cubs' upbringing, but did give the gift of all three of them being born seers!

Ukushisa
Ukushisa's known for being quite the loose-cannon. She was raised traditionally, but frequently wanders outside of that border and one of those times happened to take her outside of the Bonelands and ended with her knocked up by some handsome rogue. Both ashamed and excited, she's been eagerly awaiting these cubs for some time now. She'll be raising them to not think badly of their rogue-lineage, but rather to embrace it.

Extended Family
Bangizwe: An Umholi in the pride and this litters' grandfather, Bangizwe will spend some time with the litter, but will mostly be focusing on ensuring his grandsons will be able to survive in the roguelands.
Ukwazi: An aunt to these cubs, she'll acknowledge them, but she'll keep her distance as she's much more traditional in her thinking than Ukushisa is. She'll be somewhat cold to them, but may help out here and there is she's really pressed to.
Zotikos: Sickly and thin, this Ahluke is the litters' uncle. He'll be extremely excited about them and will be a permanent fixture in their day-to-day life.
Mvua: A friend of Ukushisa and a new mother, she'll be seen around fairly frequently.
Mvua's Litter: A little older, this litter will be friends and frequent playmates of Ukushisa's cubs.

Note
Thanks to their rogue father, all cubs in this litter, even the daughter, are Lusizi. The female cub will become an Umzingeli at adolescence after she completes her Ukuzalwa (assumed to complete it, if you want her to not, please specify).

Your job is to tell me their name (+meaning, please keep it with the pride's naming tradition!), a personality (a general idea of how you see them being) and one plot you have in mind for them.
There's no form, but be sure to include those three things or else your entry won't count!
Oh and there's no end time at the moment. I'll set up the ending time after some sleep, zzz...

They must stay in the Bonelands.
I would like for the Al-Hattal son to stay in the pride, either as an Enda or Ahluke.
The Bangizwe son may leave though.
You may enter once per cub posted above.

 

[Quaji]

Added two new cubs to the contest! <3  

[Puhterodactyl]

For Al-ha's daughter:

Name/Meaning : Enyuka, Zulu, Climb (because she has to overcome being a Lusizi)

Personality : High-strung, anxious. It's not easy being a Lusizi (thanks, Al-ha). Plus she has pressure put on her because she's a born-in seer. She wants to be right 100% of the time, but she also wants to give everyone the best possible prediction, so it stresses her to give a bad prediction.

Plot : She slacks on her huntress duties to hone her seer craft, and after a few bad predictions, her anxiety level goes through the roof, she becomes reclusive, maybe heads up towards the Firekin, but she never goes too far from home (highly stressed by the idea of having Lusizi of her own). She'll have to overcome all her fear and return home, and just do the best she can.  

[nessiaing]

For Al-ha's daughter

Name: Anqobe (Zulu for conquer)

Anqobe will be a fighter from the day she was born. She hates that she is born of a lesser status because of her mother having a fling. As she grows she will look for any opportunity to move up the ranks. She is determined and will find a way to get to where she wants to be. When she learns that she is a seer (thanks to her daddy being a god) she will try to use her sight to help her gain ground in the pride. Although what she sees may not only be positive she will only ever share the happy things she sees occurring so that those around her want her to be there to tell them of all the good things to come.

When she grows up Anqobe will want to be a Cinga of corse this is dependant on her finding a vulture companion. She wants to be a Cinga because this gives her one more way to gain information. Being in the know is always what is most important to Anqobe. If she fails to find a Cinga that she hopes to be able to shed the stigma of being a Lusizi and be a regular Umzingeli.



For Bangizwe x Mvua Daughter

Name: Isithunzi (Zulu for Dignity)

Isi from a young age will be full of pride. She loves that she and her litter mates are the first to be sired by Bangizwe as a Umholi. She will always walk with her head held high. Unfortunately sometimes she can come across as a bit of a snob, she does mean well though. As she grows older she will try her best to pay attention to any training and to those around her. Due to her dad's push she will want to achieve anything and everything she sets her mind too, she will refuse to accept defeat!

When she grows up Isi wont be happy as just an Umzingeli as just about anybody can be that. No Isi will work hard to earn respect amongst the other females of the pride and try to become an Umama at a relatively young age (Just entering adulthood). Failing at this goal is not an option in Isi eyes, and unfortunately she will do just about anything to get there.  

[Tanakako]

For Al-Hattal daughter

Name: Siyanda
Meaning: ‘we are increasing’ Zulu (Picked for how her mother feels, not her future personality.)
Personality: Brash and boisterous she knows she was sired by an outside male and honestly… that’s awesome! She is unique! ..well, she has siblings but she can’t be completely perfect can she? That wouldn’t be fair. So she has some family, but no one else is at all like her, anywhere! She hasn’t even seen anyone else with a coat as wonderfully dark and glossy as her’s, related or not. She is the shimmering obsidian jewel in a pride of brown. Plus, there are so many related lions in the pride that others must be unable to go a yard or two without running into one. But she will have the pick of absolutely anyone! And equally, she will have free range when it comes time to find her own male (well, besides granpa cos.. eww!) ..when that kind of things comes up, and she knows it will. After all, how can anyone resist her? She is simply Perfect.
Evidently Siyanda does not have any confidence issues. She totally and completely believes that she is amazing and unique with her rogue-blooded father and no one will be able to dissuade her otherwise. But she is not obnoxious about it. Yes, she is amazing, but she does at least recognise that many others are amazing also. Just not quite as amazing as she is. She is very open and friendly, her confidence is sky high which means she will do almost anything once and usually succeed at it, just because she never even considers the option of failure. Though her degree of success if often fairly broad however. When she does fail she doesn’t get upset about it, she just tries again until she masters it. She doesn’t care what other lions think of her, the only ones whose opinions she values are her mother’s and her grandfather’s. Her siblings are.. well, they are siblings. There will always be that relationship unique to sisters and brothers where they love each other but also sometimes really really wish they had been born an only child. She loves her Aunt, because again she is family, but Siyanda doesn’t have a very close relationship with the lioness.
Future Plot: With as outgoing and adventurous as Siyanda is, she will likely become Cinga (depending on if I can get/breed a vulture for her). She will also consider having a rogue fling herself, because well… Look at how awesome she is! She wants daughters that are just as amazing. If she did rogue breed, it would only be to a god. No regular mortal male would ever be better than her own Abaholi. For as wild spirited as she is, she is utterly loyal to the pride and thinks the only male better than the pride’s Abaholi and Inselelo is Bangizwe.



For Bangi x Mvua daughter

Name: Thembi
Meaning: ‘Hope’ in Zulu
Personality: A relatively shy cub, she has a sweet temperament and kind disposition. She will do almost anything to help out a fellow Bonelander. She has a quiet pride in her father and thinks he is the greatest lion ever. She is very grateful to be his kid and will do her very best to make him proud. While she is slow to gain confidence as she grows, she transforms into a quiet, knowledgeable lioness who others enjoy spending time with. She is a good, solid member of the pride and earns the rspect of her fellow pride sisters with her even temperament and extensive knowledge of plants and herb lore.
Future Plot: She becomes something of a healer, known throughout the pride for her deep knowledge and use of plants and herbs. She is often taken along on hunts not for her skills as a huntress, though she does perfectly fine at that, but primarily she is their healer. Adept and quick with identifying injuries and treating them even when materials are scarse.




For Bangi x Mvua son

Name: Musa’wenkosi
Meaning: ‘God's grace’ in Zulu
Personality: As the son of the umholi, he tries to be serious and grownup all the time, he mostly succeeds too. He is perhaps a little too aware of just how much his success or failure will reflect on his father, Musa pushes himself even harder than Bangizwe does. He fully intends to emulate his Sire’s success when he is an adult, even if that success will not be witnessed by his parents. He refuses to be a lazy lay-a-bout who disgraces his family name.
Future Plot: The thought of staying as Enda does occur to him but he wants a pride of his own that he can protect and rule over just like his father. If the chance arises to take on the Cabanga rank, he may try for it.
He will want to find a new home similar to where he came from. He might look at the Pridelands as a suitable option. He would have gone to the firekin to be within travailing distance but he knows that’s impossible with his colouring. He could even return and challange for the rank of Inselelo or even Umholi if he doesn't locate a pride worthy of joining.  

[Quaji]

Updated the first post with an easier to read guide on information for each litter! Also added Bangizwe's son up for grabs!


Quoting you all since you've already entered. I didn't change much, just re-wrote it, but please take a look!

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AstoriaFallen

Puhterodactyl

nessiaing

Tanakako

 

[Chisato Mikami]

Bangizwe x Mvua Son

Name: Jelani
Name Meaning: Swahili "Full of Strength
Personality: Very Protective over his sisters, especially since they're all considered Lusizi. Being the only male in the litter, he'll want to protect them. He's also curious and very playful. He loves adventure and exploring. He'll even play a prank or two on his sisters.
Plot: He'll leave once he's ready to have his own family so he can teach his own cubs what his parents taught him. Until then, he'll get into a lot of adventures that may end up him getting into a lot of trouble.  

[Vesale]

Al-Hattal x Ukushisa Son

Name: Isishawa (Albino)

Personality: He is heavily dependent on his mother and sister for support, and has little to no confidence in himself, a trait solidified by his Lusizi status and his treatment from others within the pride. He is softly spoken, very loyal, but only really to his immediate family and those super close to him, it takes a while for him to connect with others.

Plot: Isi would struggle with the idea of leaving his mother and sister behind once he becomes old enough, so he would become determined to become an Enda, a role which would allow him to maintain contact with the pride. This would also involve him overcoming his lack of self-confidence, and becoming a more independent lion, as well as proving his worth to the pride. Then of course there would be fun vulture companion finding plots as well.  

[Quaji]

This will end on 1/20/15!

I apologize for the delay and lack of bumping and advertising for this. I want to make sure to give everyone a shot at entering for these cuties before closing it, just in case people were holding off in case this was closed/over. c: Now that there's a definite end date, get those forms in! <3  

[SilverLutz]

Al-Ha and Uku's Daughter

Name: Umlotha
Meaning: ash
Personality: Umlotha is a go-getter and doesn't take no for an answer. Her self esteem and confidence levels border egotistical and arrogant and she needs to be dealt a good dose of humility from time to time, be it scolding when she's younger to getting her butt handed to her in a spar or failing a hunt when she's older. Her Seer powers don't help matters much as far as her ego is concerned, especially with how easily she can kick-start them. They do leave her mentally exhausted and she's not much use for the rest of the day intellectually, but that doesn't stop her from triggering one to show off. Umlotha is always eager to prove herself and wants to rise to a position of 'power', as much as she can, at least.
Plot: Some sort of family tension would be great, whether it's her mother or some of her relatives. She'll need constant humbling to keep her from overstepping her boundaries within the pride. If there's ever a need for an internal 'villain' within the Bonelands she'd be more than happy to play the part, whether it's usurping another female to claim her spot or something a little more sinister as well. A 'black sheep' of the pride, so to speak, whispered about and not trusted. Could be interesting if it went in that direction!  

[Kaliforneum]

Al-Hattal x Ukushisa (Son)

Name: Bheko
Meaning: "To See" (Zulu)
Personality: Bheko is a curious little cub who has a strong love for exploration, and for good reason. He constantly dreams of far-off places: large, snowy mountains, dense jungles and swamps, cliffs near a body of water so large that it stretches beyond the horizon. Bheko wants nothing more than to see sights like the ones in his dreams.
Bheko loves his family, but his gender will hit him hard, especially as he grows older. He is extremely jealous of his sister and the other female cubs of his age and the extra attention they get, and will often try to go out of his way to prove that he is just as skilled as they are. He does take a great deal of pride in that fact that an Umholi is his grandfather and is willing to train him, and tries very hard to make Bangizwe proud.
Plot: Bheko will head off as an Enda to travel and explore the places he keeps dreaming about, investigating why he dreams about them and what they have to do with the Bonelands. I'd like for him to eventually be the bearer of bad news to the pride, be it an incoming invasion or natural disaster or whatever, causing there to be further suspicion against those with seer powers.
He would become bonded to my vulture Thola  

[Quaji]

WINNERS
(you guys made choosing hard!)

Bangizwe x Mvua: colored by caj
Son: Tanakako
Daughter: AstoriaFallen

Al-hattal x Ukushisa: colored by meep
Son: Kaliforneum
Daughter: SilverLutz

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Tanakako

AstoriaFallen

Kaliforneum

SilverLutz

 

[SilverLutz]

Yaaaay my first Al-ha baby biggrin Thank you!