Post by spot on Sept 4, 2019 6:15:04 GMT
Rani the basics Rani• nicknames • None age • 6 months primary standing • Heir to the Tree of Life. secondary standing • In training to lead the Night Pride as soon as she’s old enough. faction • Unaffiliated. species • Congo Lion gender • Female sexuality • Straight the appearance origin • The Lion Guard height and weight • 2’0, 38lbs overall appearance • Rani is a sleek lioness, even for a cub, with long legs and a dark brown coat with undertones of tan. She has deeper brown splotching her legs and saddling her back. Four things make Rani distinct from other Night Pride cubs. The first are her eyes. They are bigger and brighter, brown against gold. The second is her tail; it’s unusually long and tends to curl in an extra way. The third is the magical mark of the Tree of Life, a symbol that’s just a shade darker than the rest of her coat and evoking a leafy lion face on her left shoulder. The fourth is a thin scar leading from the inside of her left foreleg down towards her ankle. the personality overall personality • Rani is disciplined, mindful, and mature...not three words anyone would expect to describe any creature that had only been alive 6 months. But Rani’s unusual upbringing at the Tree of Life has caused her to be wise beyond her years—or at least, to fake it pretty well. Three aspects of her personality show how young she is to the trained observer. First, Rani is stubborn. She tends to fit strangers into a category in her judgement shortly after meeting them and doesn’t change her mind easily. It’s the unfortunate side-affect of being so confident. Second, Rani leans heavily on advice from others—but only those select few she’s let into her heart. In fact, she may put too much weight on the opinions of her pride, wise though they are. But even if Rani has a different opinion, even if she knows she’s right, the cub puts all faith in her inner circle. Third, Rani is insecure around strangers and only knows how to deal with them in two ways; either protect them as wards or reject them as enemies. There’s very little left in her 6 month-old heart to work with. Otherwise, Rani behaves like a miniature version of the Queen of the Tree of Life herself. The bulk of her maturity comes from the character trait of self-discipline. Rani is selfless and has given up her own life to training for her responsibilities. She’s become adept at planning, strategizing, and leading...but she isn’t as good at leaving her comfort zone to act silly or have fun. She’s forgotten how to play. the history overall history • Far from the Pride Lands there exists a secret valley where a specimen of each habitat from around the world—plains, forests, mountainous, and even tundras—nearly meet. At the center is the Tree of Life. Legend has it that the Great Lions of the Past lived near this tree as a symbol of peace and healing to animals of all kinds. They enforced a truce around the Tree itself, making it a refuge for prey animals who were lost or injured predators alike. This protected space resulted in a strange community of bedraggled, sometimes rare species all respecting the Circle of Life and giving honor to the lions that ruled the area living in the sheltered valley. Over time, the lions noticed that any opportunist villain looking to destroy the truce and harm the animals normally snuck in at night. They began patrolling in the evenings, defending the valley and the Tree that stood as a symbol at the center. The awestruck animals they saved began calling these lions the Night Pride. As the Great Kings of the past completed their journeys in the Circle of Life, they left a magical parting gift. The Tree itself could heal injuries through its roots faster than any other medicinal plant, as long as someone knew how to use it wisely. With even more of a reason to protect the Tree, the Night Pride became a traditional family, giving up their lives to serve the animals that came to the Tree in need and protecting it from those who tried to take advantage of its power. Generations passed, seeing the friendship between the Tree of Life and the Pride Lands grow and more mystical occurrences around the fabled valley (a certain well-meaning lion was blessed near the Tree by the Great Kings with a fearsome roar, for example.) Rani was born to Sahasi and Ananda in the valley of the Tree of Life. Daughter to the leader of the Night Pride and granddaughter to the Queen of the Tree of Life, no sooner was she born than the hopes of the whole mystic valley were laid on her little shoulders. As she grew, her father, Sahasi, taught her about the Night Pride and its nocturnal, sometimes violent duties. Her mother showed her the best ways to manage and lead animals in need. And her grandmother, the Queen Janna, taught her the traditions and laws around the Tree of Life. But Rani was a cub. She was playful and energetic. She loved to please her mother and father, but she loved competing with her brother Baliyo and confusing her uncle Surak and his new girlfriend Nirmala, too. Her parents tried to explain, often, the delicate balance between accepting an animal in need to the valley and recognizing an intruder looking for snacks. In fact, that seemed to be the most important duty that both the Queen and the Night Pride took part in. Rani didn’t take it seriously. That wasn’t her job—yet. It was her dad’s and her grandmother’s. She wasn’t convinced she really needed to worry about any of the serious stuff. She got an awful shock when, playing hide-and-seek with Baliyo near the mountain pass, she met a sinister stranger. It was a lion with sickly yellow fur and a strange hissing when he moved. He was charming and asked Rani for directions to the Tree. She gave them without hesitation, thinking more about how much trouble she’d be in if she didn’t hurry up and find Baliyo than she was about her responsibility to warn the Night Pride about newcomers. When Rani and Baliyo returned home, she realized what she’d done. The monstrous trespasser had managed to almost enter the Tree of Life before Sahasi caught him. Her father was big and ferocious and experienced—he should have been able to take down the scrawnier stranger. But the hissing Rani had heard belonged to a hooded serpent who struck from the shadows and murdered her father before Ananda could get him into the healing chamber. She called for help, but she wasn’t enough to fight the serpent and the lion on her own. Rani was close enough to hear her mother’s cries and wormed her way through the root system, frantically going for help. The wicked lion tried to snatch the cub, but only managed to cut Rani’s foreleg as she fled to the surviving Night Pride. Queen Janna, Surak, and Nirmala arrived in time to chase the villain from the Tree, but not in time to save Rani’s mother. She and Baliyo were orphaned. Grandmother Janna always insisted afterward that it wasn’t Rani’s fault. That the evil lion would have found his way through the pass without her directions. That she was only a cub, and the Night Pride was dedicated to giving their lives to the Tree in the end, anyway. And Rani took her grandmother at her word...or so it seemed. But she was never really a cub again. She decided, deep in her little mind, that now was the time to live up to her role, 6 months old or not. From that day on, Baliyo’s older sister threw herself day and especially night into training. Battle tactics with uncle Surak. Healing with Nirmala. Tradition and welcoming procedures with Queen Janna...although she never could seem to learn not to view all new animals as threats first, until proven guests. The Night Pride was made to train their cubs young and fast, but even for their traditional upbringing, Rani was forcing herself to be a fast learner. She earned her Mark of the Tree at 5 months after saving a cheetah named Azaad from falling to his death, but she’s still considered ‘in-training.’ The war may go on, but for now, all Rani thinks about is protecting the Tree of Life, as if she’s the only one who can. Queen Janna began to notice how closed off Rani was when her granddaughter almost turned away a polar bear and her starving cub because they looked too threatening. Rani said it was because she believed the war would bring lying animals to their sacred valley, but Janna saw the truth. Rani not only guarded the valley too closely, but herself. She didn’t know how to live life and relate to others outside of the daily routine of welcoming sick animals, touring the Tree, sleeping, and patrolling the Tree. She couldn’t be Queen of anyone if she stayed as guarded as their little corner of paradise. So Janna sent Rani to the Pride Lands to be an ambassador to the lions there—not to join the war, but to understand it. Maybe Mufasa’s sunny family and crazy old Rafiki, a favorite of the Tree of Life, could loosen her granddaughter up and teach her the life lessons necessary for her future role. the role player alias • Spot age • 23 pronouns • She, her how did you find us? • MY FRIENDSSS! other characters •Simba, Tarzan, Aladdin, Lilo, Janja |
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