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Welcome to Calm Karma! A place where the mind can wander and sould can be at peace. This is the land of King Ling. This small territory is nestled in an area of great opposites, the oasis on the west and the desert on the east.

At the convergance of these two great powers rest a cave. This monsterous temple of stone is home to Ling's family, his pride. here is where the cubs are raised and families formed. Only here can those wanders finally find a place to call home.

So please, we welcome you with our hearts and open arms. Join us! Be at peace.

Rules

- Be kind to everyone in the thread.
- Keep OOC chat to a minimum
- No god modding
- No killing other lions
- Stick to your role
- Obey the King and Queen

(More may be added later if Ling feels like they are needed)

How to Join

- Look over the pride thread
- Introduce yourself to Ling and ask permission
- Send in the form to Hellzmessiah

Possible Ranks

King (Filled by Ling): The head male of the pride.

Queen (Filled by Xia): The head female of the pride.

Advisior to the King (Filled by Nuri): The right hand to the king. he is an elder male that the king looks to for advice.

Advisior to the Queen (Open): The right hand to the Queen. She is a female that the Queen looks to for advice and most are considered best friends and is excluded from the hunt.

Shaman (Open): Is a spiritual healer and comfort to the pride as a whole. He/she is someone for t he pride to come to in a time of emotional or mental turmoil.

Hunt Mistress (Filled by Nola): In charge of the hunt. You are the one the others follow and rely on to make the right decisions and strategy.

Hunt Sisters (Open): Help and follow the hunt mistress. You aid in the hunt and are incharge of gathering food for pride.

Den Mother (Open): In charge of taking care of the cubs and kittens.

Den Sisters (Open): Help the den mother with the cubs and kittens. They are also in charge of keeping the main cave safe and clean.

Scouts (Filled By Akira, ???, ???): Patrol the territory warding off any unwanted guests and potentially dangerous enemies

Pride Brothers (Filled By Tristin, ???, ???): Males that aid the king and help guard the females from any unwanted guests.

Pride Sisters (Filled By Adelle, ???, ???): Help out when needed. They are the most free to do as they please within the pride.

Cubs (Open): The youngest members of the pride, those that need to be looked after and cared for.

Pride Rules

- Males are allowed to leave when they reach maturity.
- Males are also allowed to challenge the king for control.
- Females must ask permission before leaving the pride perminantly.
- The king has the right to challenge anyone he sees as a threat.
- Anyone can travel where they please, so long as they return to the cave.

Name: Ling
Gender: Male
Rank: King
Mate: Xia
Skills: Ling is naturally quiet, though when things really matter he makes certain his voice is heard. He is a strong leader and a caring one as well.
History: Abandoned as a kitten, Ling was found near the oasis by Hope and quickly taken into Karver's pride. Ling grew up with Karver and Hope, but dispite everything he was a loner. He delighted in daydreaming in the open grass in the middle of the night and even would stole away do so. Once he was grown he thought it best to break away. He formed his own pride and now only dreams of it being a strong one.
Personality: Ling is what one would call a kid at heart. He delights in a having fun and can more often than not be found playing with the cubs and kittens. When in a serious mood he is a brooder. He will go off on his own to think this out rather than bother others and more often than not will work through it fine. On the occassion something big comes up he is not scared to ask for assistance.

Name: Xia
Gender: Female
Rank: Queen
Mate: Ling
Skills: Xia's skills focus mainly around being a good person to talk to, as well as a shoulder to cry on. She is skilled mostly with taking care of children, feeling comfortable around them perhaps more so than with adults.
History: None yet
Personality: sweet and helpful

Ling's Impressions: Xia is is the closest thing to an elegant young woman a man like me can find. She is caring, calm, and to the point when need be. I know she will be the one to back me my endeavors. She will also be the first to tell me if I have gone beyond any sense of reason. Just as my colors say, black and white, darkness and light. She will be my opposition, and my greatest friend, forever.

Name: Nuri
Gender: Male
Rank: Advisor
Mate: Pastel
Skills: Nuri is a great navigator, by way of the stars as well as terrain. He knows the ebb and flow of herd migrations, where water can be found, and other useful things. He also has a way with kids.
History: From a young age, Nuri was left to fend for himself. He remembers no parents, no pride. For all he knows he was born directly from the earth. Or a giraffe. Early on, he stayed near the prides and sometimes tried to interact with other cubs. As he grew older however, he was forced to move on. Most recently he moved on to the fringes of the desert where food and water are scarce. It was a meager living, but he survived and came to know and understand much about himself and the ways of life.
Personality: Nuri has always looked to the stars, using them to navigate over long distances and as fodder for legends and stories. His own form of charisma comes from a love of the cubs, his story telling, and offhand jokes. If he had known a shaman growing up he would probably have made a great apprentice, his courousity and spirituality strong.

Ling's Impressions: Nuri seems to be a playful soul, but wise in his own right. I respect him for his age, and treasure the friendship I and Nuri share. The fact that he is my council is something that I look forward to everyday, and he as been a comfort to me on many occassions.

Name: Nola
Gender: Female
Rank: Hunt Mistress
Mate: None
Skills: Hunting in some way or another, listening to others, observing things, making friends
History: Nola was born into a rather heartless pride. The king there demanded respect and if he thought that there were too many cubs he would eat the ones he thought would get in his way. Even when she was very young Nola was smart enough to stay out of his sight and so watched a good number of her siblings die that way. Rather then seeing Nola meet such a fate, her mother took her out to a open field one day and told her to stay until she came back. Her mother never came back and so Nola was left to fend for herself until the day Ling found her.
Personality: The only reason Nola is not uncaring or hateful to the world is because of her mother. Her mother taught her how to behave and engrained it into her along with what she saw as the most important rules to know about lion society. Nola has always been good at getting along with others and greaves when others get hurt or killed. For being only a kitten she has seen much.

Ling's Impressions: Nola is an extremely polite individual. She has a sense for pride politics as well as for the emotions of others. She is nothing but a joy to greet in the mornings and a pleasure to have in your presense at any time of day.

Name: Pastel
Gender: Female
Rank: Hunt Sister
Mate: Nuri
Skills: Fishing in the river, 'street smart', can be very diplomatic, can't fight very well but will do so if threatened, is very loyal and can sometimes be wise for her age. She loves to hunt and is a very versatile lioness and will jump from job to job.

History: She was abandoned by her mother when she was just a little kit with only her name to know her parents by. She was found by Solio and Rackna and was taken into their pride but all Pastel could think of was of the boy she had met as a cub. She hoped that he He felt the same and would wait for to grow.

When she had grown she tried to leave the pride that she had joined find that boy she had met so long ago. Finding him they talked, and he agreed to talk to her king. The negotiations did not go well, and Pastel's crush left her to her current pride.

Afterwards, Pastel took anger with her king and refused to paticipate in the pride. In time her king had had enough and casted her out. The teen lioness was happy about this and was glad to leave. With that said she ran across the desert towards her target which was an oasis as other lions she met told her and it was very far across the hot desert sands and with the sun blazing down on her. She was lucky she made it there in one piece.

Through her long and tiring travels she had become an adult finally as she walked into her dream's pride lands. After talking with him for a moment, she became cross eyed and then flopped to the ground with heat stroke from the very long journey she'd managed to make by herself.

The king picked her up on his back and brought her to his pride. Right from the start of being there she didn't feel welcome at all in this pride she'd wanted to join with all her heart.

In the end, Pastel left this new pride and a fit of anger and rage, only to find yet another pride to join. She only hoped that this new king was kind. This King Ling, she had heard rumors spoken of.

Personality: She is calm a quiet. Despite her rough childhood, she had also managed to develop a very motherly attitude. She enjoys playing with those her age as well as those younger. Pastel is also a very talented storyteller.

Ling's Impressions: Pastel is a kind member of the pride. She has been through alot, but even through it all she has managed to hold on to some of her caring and kind nature. I'm not quite sure what to make of her, but I know she brings a smile to my face and afew select others as well.

Name: Akira
Gender: Male
Rank: Cub
Mate: None
Skills: He has good problem solving skills and good sence of direction and logic
History: When Akira was born, he was born into a very colorful batch of cubs. As they grew he was constantly teased due to his gray coat, the other cubs excluded him and treated him cruelly. This made him shy and sad and he hardly spoke. His mother was killed by another lion shortly after he was born witch naturally made everything worse for him. Soon after he ran away from his pride.
Personality: Akira is a kind lion who doesn't like to fight unless forced too. He is also quite intelligent for his young age and enjoys playing with others and exploring to investigate his surroundings

Ling's Impressions: Akira is a kind young cub. He seems to have taken to Nola, which is something I will have to watch out for, but on the whole I enjoy having him around. He is quiet compaired to many of the cubs, refreshing to be sure, but that silence also tends to bother me. I'm hoping that, through Nola, he will be able to open up more.

Name: Tristin
Gender: Male
Rank: Pride Brother
Mate: None
Skills: None
History: Coming Soon
Personality: Coming Soon

Ling's Impressions: I have not met this member yet.

Name: Adelle
Gender: Female
Rank: Pride Sister
Mate: None
Skills: Very observant, protective of those she cares about, respectful
History: She was a member of a differnt pride for a long time but when the king of that pride started killing his own children she had to put her foot down. She Hid one of her daughters away so that she would not be killed and might survive. She was discovered however and banished from the pride to roam the desert. She now is trying to find the daughter that she had saved.
Personality: She is very kind and noble at heart despite her sometimes cool exterior. It is clear where Nola got her manners from.

Ling's Impressions: Adelle is what most king's would cal lthe ideal pride member. She is kind, loyal and follows orders without question. It seems that her daughter picked up alot of these traits from her teaching, she is going to be a valueable member of the pride.

Name: Meribelle
Gender: Female
Rank: Pride Sister
Mate: None
Skills: she is a verry fast runner, and is willing to do any rugged, though job.
History: Her pride was attacked by native bush humans. Her father's lands set aflame. Her mother ralleyed her borthers, sisters, and she, away, but she got lost, and was left to wonder. THrough some strike of luck, she survived young cub-hood, and not is a sturdy, strong little cub, looking for some place to call home. The memories of the fire still haunts here, and scares her.
Personality: Happy and hyper, loves to play, but is also a verry determined worker, who loves to do things, and be praised. Also, when someone scolds her, or is mean to her, she is verry quick to try, but after a few tears, she can become very mean, and hold a grudge for a long, LONG time.

Ling's Impressions: I don't know much about this member at this time.

Name: Blaze
Gender: Female
Rank: Cub
Mate: None
Skills: Stalking
History: The small black liger knew nothing more then cold and dark for the first few days of her life. Her mewls were never answered and the hunger in her belly drove the kitten to explore her cave surroundings. She could smell her mother, a tiger, on the rocks and dirt outside but she was nowhere to be found. Using her natural coloring Blaze was able to wander away to a nearby Pride. A mother who had just lost her cubs in birth took the liger under her wings. Eventually, however, the kitten was found. The King of that Pride ran her out, north, towards the oasis there. Now she lays just inside the border of Ling's Pride, injured and hungry.
Personality: Blaze is a mystery. She is a pretty quiet lioness, preferring her own company to that of others. The little liger can be quite friendly and playful when she wants to be, and moody at other times.

Ling's Impressions: I Do not know much about this member at this time.

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Rank: Prince
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History: Shaiming is the third cub born to King Ling and Queen Xia. He is the youngest of them, yet in his eyes he is the most handsome. He is calm and caring dispite his high views of himself, and is mostly likly to be found defending his sister Xue from multiple types of harm.
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Name: He Ming
Gender: Male
Rank: Prince
Mate: None
Parents: Ling and Pastel
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Name: Jia Li
Gender: Female
Rank: Princess
Mate: None
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Name: Lotus
Gender: Female
Rank: Princess
Mate: None
Parents: Xia and Nuri
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Name: Li Hua
Gender: Female
Rank: Princess
Mate: None
Parents: Xia and Nuri
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Name: Orli
Gender: Female
Rank: Princess
Mate: None
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Name: Akanu
Gender: Male
Rank: Cub
Mate: None
Skills: He is good at catching small prey, lizards, birds..ect.
History: He's an abandoned cub of a pride that hadnt lasted well. It had been full of to young mothers, and males to full of themselves. He'd been lefted behind when his mother had wandered away one day, he knows what happened but wont speak a word of it.
Personality: Akanu is devoted to those he sees as respectable and worthy of such. Though he is quiet alot of the time, and aloof in his ways.

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Name: Velvet
Gender: Female
Rank: Cub
Mate: None
Parents: Nuri and Pastel
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Name: Clover
Gender: Female
Rank: Cub
Mate: None
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Name: Ivory
Gender: Male
Rank: Cub
Mate: None
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Name: Azima
Gender: Female
Rank: Cub
Mate: N/A
Parents: Akira and Nola
Skills: She has the makings of a good huntress Like her Mother Nola, and is also a skilled fighter for so young.
History: Coming soon
Personality: Azima is a very determined cub. She likes to play with her sister and practice hunting by stalking small insects and mice. She can be very protective of others whom she cares for and would do just about anything to protect them, earning her the name 'Azima' which literally means 'Defender'. She always puts others before herself and is also very polite when need be. But overall she would much rather be play-Fighting with another cub than be sitting still.

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Name: Ilori
Gender: female
Rank: none yet
Mate: none
Skills: She is very quiet and she soaks up information like a little sponge. She likes play fighting with her sister and adopted brother as well as spending time listening to her grandmother tell stories.
History: her history is in the making
Personality: She is wise beyond her years because of her ability to listen to those around her. She is also not afraid to fight to protect what she holds dear. There may be potencal for her as a shaman or as a den mother.

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