|| The Ring || [Lion pride; open and accepting!]

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|| The Ring ||

"There's no escaping us. We're a chain."
"Our pride isn't a horror, just a way of life for us lions."

The Ring is a lion pride, which is very much like a chain. The name of the pride is not based off the horror movie, but because King Bahari tries to make it hard for you to leave the pride, unless you have a very good reason. If you don't understand why Bahari won't let you leave, read the history.

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|| History ||

The Ring was created by the two lions, King Tanaka and Queen Mist. Tanaka made it a private pride, stating this,

"This pride will be made up of my family, but let the rogues and loners join if they agree to be loyal to the laws of The Ring. They will not leave unless there is a very good reason to."

Eventually, the territory for The Ring became a wasteland and they had to move, having to lose cubs and food by hyenas and other threats, until they came into another place. They lost all their cubs and there were just adults. To save the pride, all the adult lions had to reproduce.
However, The Ring is a very new pride and the leaders both died, and their son, Bahari, took over. They are trying not to face the terrible things they had when the territory was wasted and when they had to reproduce to save their own pride. The lions of The Ring try to make sure that the land will be fine so that they don't go through the journey like Tanaka and Mist did.

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|| Ranks ||

- K I N G -

The King is a male lion who is the leader. He makes sure everything in the pride is under control. Also, if he has a mate, his mate is considered the Queen.

- Q U E E N -

The Queen is the female lion who is the leader and mate of the King. She has the same duty as the King, but she will most likely spend time with the females of the pride.

- S E C O N D - I N - C O M M A N D -

A second-in-command is like a deputy, so basically a second-in-command is like the King. When the Queen or King retires/dies, the second-in-command will be the leader, unless he/she does not have a mate.

- G U A R D S -

Guards are the protectors of the pride, and in rare cases, sometimes protectors of the members of the pride. The guards don't have to stay all day at the edge of the territory though, because the King can tell them to come to the territory.

- W A R R I O R S -

Warriors are pretty much very useful next to the ranks above and the healer and such. They hunt and fight and sometimes they will mark the borders. It sounds bad, but it will keep the pride living.

- S P I E S -

Spies are quick and light on their feet. They can be used in hunting and in battle, if they can find some place to hide.

- H E A L E R -

The healer is the healer of the pride, meaning that they heal sick and injured lions of the pride. They, as well as the elders, are respected for their wisdom.

- M E N T O R S -

Mentors are the  guards, warriors, spies, or healers of the pride that teach cubs over six months old to train them the skills of a  guard, warrior, spy, or healer. The cubs they teach are trainees. The second-in-command teaches cubs warrior skills. On rare occasions, the leaders can train a trainee, which is a huge honor.

- T R A I N E E S -

Trainees are cubs over six months old that are taught by their mentors the skills of the rank they chose; guard, warrior, spy, or healer.

- C U B S -

Cubs are lion cubs under the age of six months. They are not allowed to get out of the camp, and sometimes there will be punishments, but never death if they break a rule like leaving the camp.

- E L D E R S -

Elders are the oldest lions of the pride, known for their wisdom.

- L O N E R S -

Loners are lions that do not seek a pride, but they can if they want to. If they trespass on the territory of The Ring, they will be chased away or confronted.

- R O G U E S -

Rogues are like loners, only more hostile.

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|| Members ||

King

King Bahari
Male
4 1/2
Bahari is very loving, kind, loyal, but strict. There are not many lions he goes out of his way to see and sometimes prefers to be alone, though he is in need of a mate so he can be a proper leader. He's not crazy for a mate, but he still leads the pride with no problem. He does not approve of cub-killing or anything.
Bahari's parents were the pride's previous leaders. That's how new the pride is. His parents died from old age. Bahari took the leader's place, considering that his parents left a special spot for him in the second-in-command rank. Also, he found two cubs roaming in the wild (Dmetri and Ivory) and put them into the pride.
In need of one.
You can play as one.
None.
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Queen

Nimara
Female
3 yrs
Queen
Nimara was abandoned at a young age she was soon adopted by a loner male whom died when she was a teen.Nimara was never a pride lioness.She is a shy lioness who you have to get to know before she opens up.She came across the Ring Pride after she ran away from the loners area. She is hoping to seek to join the Ring pride.
N/A
N/A
/A
Payzoon

Second-In-Command

Guards

Jango
Male
4 yrs
Guard
Jango was born and raised by his rogue mother, unknowing of his father.  He was in a litter of three but his other siblings were stillborn which only left him.  His life was full of moving about because of enemy lions and other predators.  Once he was old enough to fend for himself Jango bid farewell to his mother and wandered on his own until he came across The Ring pride.
N/A
N/A
N/A

Warriors

Spies

Healer

Minerva
Female
Four years
Down to earth, mentally recluse and sarcastic, Minerva only thinks about the good of others. Rarely will she drift into thoughts of the impossible, or her own desires when around company.
Healer
With the progress in life comes the unfortunate event of losing old, faded, or unneeded memories. Minerva focuses too much on the present and future, thus casting away thoughts and fragments of her juvenile state and upbringing. However, she does and with grief, recall memories of her home.
None.
Unknown..
None.
Praelude

Mentors

Trainees

Cubs

Dmetri
Male
3 months
Cub
Read Ivory's history.
None
Ivory
None
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Ivory
Gender
3 months
Cub
Ivory and Dmetri were abandoned by their parents not too long ago; well actually, their parents died. They were immediately found by Bahari and went into the pride.
None
Dmetri
None
wolfgirl56/~*Crystal~*

Elders

Loners

Rogues

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|| Rules ||

[1.] No power-playing, god-modding or anything of the sort.
[2.] No sparkle-lions. This is a realistic role-play.
[3.] Nu ta1k liek dis. It gets on my nerves when you can't spell correctly, but if you don't know how to spell a word, you can put (sp?) in front of the word.
[4.] Don't role-play like this:
Jahaza walked. Jahaza drank from the watering hole. Jahaza then roared so beautifully that all the lions came to her.
No, no, no. Instead, role-play like this:
Jahaza walked to the watering hole and drank from the watering hole. Jahaza felt a pang of loneliness and raised her head to the night sky and let out a roar, hoping that whoever heard her roar would come to her.
(Yes, it is short, couldn't think of anything.)
[5.] If you are leaving, please tell me so I can put you on EFA (Excused for Absence).
[6.] Hate the character, not the role-player.
[7.] No massive mating details or blood and gore. If you are mating with someone (if you decided not to skip it), do not post it in local or general chat. Whisper it to your mate.
[8.] If your character has an accessory, let it be realistic like an ear feather or something.
[9.] To prove that you read the rules, put 'ivory lion' somewhere in your application.
[10.] IMPORTANT!!! We roleplay around six o'clock EST on Saturdays. If your timezone is different, please let me know, and I will try to set it earlier or later so we can get on the map at the right time. Unofficial role-plays on other days other than Saturdays are fine as well.

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|| Forum & Chat ||

Forum - http://www.theringlionpride.proboards.com/index.cgi
Chat - http://theringlionpride.chatango.com/

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|| Map ||

In progress.

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You may post now. I'm just working on the work in progress posts at the moment.

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*bump*
C'mon, I worked hard on this. I don't want it to die before we roleplay :c