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Talk:Mnara

2006-10-25T00:11:24Z

CountryGoalie: /* Characters */

== 2005 post from India MUCK ==
I found a lot of information from a post to the OTHER MUCKS & ADVERTISEMENTS board on [[India MUCK]]. I'm reproducing the post here for posterity and all that. -- [[User:Sine|Sine]] 23:47, 19 February 2006 (UTC)

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5:21 Mnara -- An Alternative Lion King RPG ( Guest3, 02/09/05 )

What if Kovu and Kiara never fell in love? What if Kovu fulfilled
Scar's last wish? What if Simba died and the Outsiders won?

That is the theme of this forum. Kovu is the new King and Zira,
Nuka and Vitani are all still live. Nuka and Kiara have fallen in
love, and now have their own children. There are plenty of places
to insert yourself into this thick plot.

Here are a few of the FCs still available:

(For information on these FCs, please go to:
http://http://mnara.ftewa.com/viewtopic.php?t=9 or
http://mnara.ftewa.com/viewtopic.php?t=39 )

*== We Need Players for These Disney FCs ==*

>> Nuka, Son of Matapishi and Zira
>> Vitani, Daughter of Scar and Zira

*== After Feb. 22nd, These Disney FCs will be available if not
claimed by this time ==*

>> Kiara, Daughter of Simba and Nala

*== We Need Players for These Mnara FCs ==*

>> Mkaragazo, Son of Nuka and Kiara (Cub)
>> Msichana, Daughter of Kovu and Subira (Cub)
>> Kata, Daughter of Kovu and Subira [elder of TWINS] (Cub)
>> Angaza, Daughter of Kovu and Polaris (Cub)

*== After Feb. 22nd, These Mnara FCs will be available if not
claimed by this time ==*

>> Kato, Daughter of Kovu and Subira [TWIN] (Cub)

*== We Need Players for Pride Lionesses! ==*
(For information on the available lionesses, please go to:
http://http://mnara.ftewa.com/viewtopic.php?t=37 )

>> Mardea, Mother of Kayla by Simba ("Pridelander")
>> Nashraia, Mother of Kiowa by Simba ("Pridelander")
>> Nakama, Mother of Kivuli by Kovu (Ex-"Outlander")

>>> 4/8 "Pridelander" lionesses have been filled
>>> 4/6 ex-"Outlander" lioness have been filled

{Granted, the Pridelanders and Outsiders are both still there, but
they are under one pride now ("Mnara") so there's no more
fighting 'tween them... well, not as much as before.}

Please visit us at: http://ftewa.mnara.com/
Hope to see you there!

=== "Kifidio" of Mnara ==
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== Mnara Roleplayers ==

Are any of the old Mnaran roleplayers still around? If so, do any of you happen to have any of the information from the Mnara website and storyline saved on your computer? The hard drive on my computer has been fried for nearly a year and a half now, so I lost all of the information. (That contributed to Mnara's demise, actually, aside from the fact that our server went haywire at approximately the same time and deleted our website.)

Any information you have on my pipedream would be greatly appreciated.

~ "Hannala" (yes, the co-founder herself...)
[http://www.homesteadblogger.com/affected my blog] / [http://countrygoalie.deviantart.com my DA account] {{unsigned|CountryGoalie}}

== Official Original Storyline section ==
It's great to see more information being added here and to perceive [[WikiFur]]'s value as a resource and source of information. However, I think the Official Original Storyline is rather too lengthy to be appopriate within this article. Perhaps it should be a subpage, something like [[Mnara/Original storyline]]? Or is it something which we should request be a link to an external source? What are others' thoughts on this? -- [[User:Sine|Sine]] 21:45, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

First of all, thank you for rearranging the closure information. I am not incredibly familiar with working in the Wiki format, as I have been primarily a reader during my time spent at them. As for the Official Original Storyline, I can work up a more succinct plot outline over the course of the next week or so as I get a chance. I was not aware that subpages were possible, but if they are, then that would probably be a wise move to make. I would say that we could link to the original external source, but the ''original'' would have been the website, which is now defunct. I acquired what was posted through an old entry by [http://unzumi.deviantart.com Unzumi] that she had pasted into her journal from the forum, and I am not sure that we could directly link to it. I hope that this helps. I will be working on the plot outline and will get back to you about that. -- [[User:CountryGoalie|CountryGoalie]] 20:00 EST, 24 October 2006

== Characters ==

I was looking through an old notebook and and I came across some notes and information that I had written down about the characters that were essential to the original plot, including the meaning of their names in Swahili. I added this information under the Characters heading, but I thought that this made it look a little cluttered.

Should I remove the information next to the names of the non-Disney characters and create a separate stub for each character that I have information on? Any thoughts? -- [[User:CountryGoalie|CountryGoalie]] 20:10 EST, 24 October 2006.

Talk:Mnara

2006-10-25T00:11:01Z

CountryGoalie: Characters

Mnara

2006-10-25T00:08:37Z

CountryGoalie: /* Characters */

'''Mnara''' was a [[role-playing]] message board based on ''[[The Lion King]]''. In the plot there, [[Kovu]] and [[Kiara]] never fell in love. Kovu fufilled [[Scar]]'s wish and became king after [[Simba]]'s death. The Pridelanders and Outlanders joined into one pride: the Mnara. When first created, Mnara had a sister-forum named Uchawi, specifically for [[hyena]]s from the Uchawi clan of the defunct [[African Tails MUCK]]. A later addition was an in-progress sister-forum by the name of Jora'Kelb, whose plotline revolved around a pack of Cape Hunting Dogs and which was scheduled to intermingle with the Mnaran storyline; this project was abandoned with the demise of Mnara.

* '''Address''': http://mnara.ftewa.com/ (defunct)
* '''Founders''': [[CountryGoalie]] (played [[Nala]]) and [[Jennko]] (played [[Kovu]])
* '''Ran from/to''': 2003 - 2004?
:(Reopened) January 2005 - April 2005

== Closure ==
Mnara was closed due to a miscommunication between Jennko and her webhost, resulting in the deletion of the website, the nearly simultaneous crash of CountryGoalie's hard drive, where the original plot and character information was saved, and personal reasons on the part of both founders that made it too difficult to dedicate the time it would take to rebuild what was lost.

== [[Character]]s ==

* Afia
* Angaza - Lioness Cub. Daughter of Kovu and Polaris.
* Barafu - Lion Cub. Son of Simba and Nala. ''Ice'' in Swahili.
* Kata - Lioness Cub. Daughter of Kovu and Subira, identical twin of Kato. ''Fragment'' in Swahili.
* Kato - Lioness Cub. Daughter of Kovu and Subira, identical twin of Kata. ''Fragment'' in Swahili.
* Kayla - Adolescent Lioness. Daughter of Simba and Mardea.
* Kifidio - Lion Cub. Orphaned son of Kovu and Sarafina, raised by Nala. ''Ransom'' in Swahili.
* Kiowa - Adolescent Lioness. Daughter of Simba and Nashraia.
* Kivuli - Lioness Cub. Daughter of Kovu and Nakama. ''Shadow'' in Swahili.
* [[Kovu]] - Lion. Son of [[Scar]] and [[Zira]].
* Mardea - Lioness.
* Mbi
* Mkaragazo - Lion Cub. Son of [[Nuka]] and [[Kiara]]. ''Downpour'' in Swahili.
* Msichana - Lioness Cub. Daughter of Kovu and Subira. ''Girl'' in Swahili.
* Msomeshaji - Elder Lion.
* [[Nala]] - Lioness. Daughter of [[Sarafina (character)|Sarafina]].
* Nakama - Lioness. Mother of Kivuli by Kovu. Former Outlander.
* Nashraia - Lioness.
* Nipo - Lioness Cub. ''I Am'' in Swahili.
* Njozi - Lioness Cub. Orphaned daughter of Kovu and Sarafina, raised by Nala. ''Phantom'' in Swahili.
* Nuka - Lion. Son of Matapishi and [[Zira]].
* Shetani - Lioness. Daughter of Scar and Zira; [[Vitani]] in the movie.
* Subira - Lioness. Former Outlander.
* [[Zira]] - Lioness. ''Hate'' in Swahili.

== Official Original Storyline ==
The following is an original plotline write-up by the founders which was placed on the Mnaran website and was recently recovered from the [[DeviantArt]] account of [[Zira]]'s player, [http://unzumi.deviantart.com Unzumi]. This plotline includes information from approximately the first year of Mnara's existence, including the birth of the first generation of cubs.

Imagine a world where Kovu never fell in love with Kiara, and Zira successfully fulfilled Scar's last wish on the earth ...

Upon the defeat of Scar, known previously as Taka, the young adult lion known as Simba began his reign. However, all was not peaches and cream. A lioness who had joined the pride while Simba was away had recently given birth to a pair of cubs sired by Scar. The cubs' mother, Zira, was a lioness who was half-starved for attention upon her arrival to the Pridelands. Rejected from her previous pride, and nearly crazy, Zira thrived under Scar's attention, quickly giving him a litter of three cubs. Due to the condition of the lands, however, only one cub survived, though in a malnourished state. This cub was called Nuka, and at first was touted by Scar as his heir. Nuka, like his mother, seemed to adore this attention, but it soon became apparent that Nuka was very similar to his sire in physical features, though clearly weaker due to low nutrition. Scar slowly began to shun the young cub, eventually drawing to a decision that he would not make a proper heir.

Nuka was devastated by this decision -- not only did his father begin to show a clear disliking for him, but now his mother, too, seemed to turn her back on him as she brought on new attempts at bringing about the heir Scar sought. As young Nuka began to tread on the days of becoming a juvenile, Zira gave birth to twins, a dark male and a lighter female. Scar was delighted, and was quite prompt in naming the male his new heir.

Not a week after the cubs were born, Simba returned, and Scar was killed by the hyenas. Zira automatically took a disliking to Simba. He had killed the only soul who had ever shown her kindness, and the anger drove her crazy -- not that she had been very stable to begin with. With the new king came a respite from the drought, however, and Zira's young cubs began to thrive. Zira still held on to a glimmer of hope that perhaps Kovu would be king someday, though she never voiced Scar's wish that his young son be heir to the throne.

Shortly into the rainy season, Nala gave birth to twins, a male and a female, both in high likeness to their father. Upon presentation of the male to the kingdom, Zira calculated a plan. She would dispose of the young cub, thereby securing a future for Kovu. One night, while Nala and Simba were taking a stroll, and the rest of the lionesses were off on a hunt, Zira payed a visit to the young cubs and the aging Sarabi. Maliciously, Zira attacked Sarabi, killing her in cold blood, before turning upon the cub. She quickly dealt with the male, but was soon interrupted by the returning King and Queen.

Banished. It was a cold word. A harsh word. But thus was Zira. Simba, in his somewhat niave heart, simply sent Zira away, instead of dealing her what she truly deserved -- death. Zira departed, taking with her her three cubs, as well as a few lionesses who had rallied behind her since Scar's death. They were mostly younger lionesses, ones who had known little but Scar's reign, as well as some who had also joined during the time that Zira had arrived.

From here, Zira began to raise her young cubs in the arts of attack, hunting, and general animosity towards the Pridelanders. Much of what took place here can be seen in the movie known as The Lion King II: Simba's Pride. However, partway through this film is where we depart from Disney's plotline into our alternate universe. Sent to the Pridelands to befriend Kiara, Simba's daughter, and eventually assassinate Simba, Kovu stayed to his training. Despite being tailed by the overzealous, noisy, and downright annoying daughter of Simba, Kovu stayed to the plan. Cool and calculating, he never missed a step. A few months into his residency with the Pridelanders, Kovu followed Simba to the watering hole in the shroud of a foggy dawn. As had been agreed upon by him and his sister, Vitani, they met there, and took Simba down. Their task accomplished, they returned to the Outlands border to rally the remaining Outlander lionesses who had not perished in their dire surroundings.

Moving as the lethal group of trained killers that they were, the Outlanders swarmed Pride Rock, dominating the fight, and quickly subduing the Pridelander lionesses which fought back. Casualties were few -- the Outlanders lost but one lioness, while the Pridelanders lost three of their most stoic lionesses to the onslaught of the enemy.

Zira quickly set her son up as the King of the Pridelands, considering herself to be his advisor. Although he listened to her counsel, he was not one to merely go by whatever one said. He truly had the calculating mind of his predecessor, Scar. He obeyed some of the commands of his mother, while weaseling his way out and around other commands. He had a way with making her believe she was being obeyed, though he was often disregarding her words.

Although Kovu began his reign while the Pridelands were under the spell of the late dry season, at the time when lionesses begin to bear their cubs, he mated with only one of the Pridelanders -- an elder lioness, nearing her waning years, by the name of Sarafina. Once drawn to the intelligence behind his father, Sarafina seemed yet again drawn to the dark lion in power.

Yet this was not the only romance blossoming in the savannah. No, there was another. Nuka, the lion so often looked down upon by those around him, seemed drawn towards the clumsy, boy-crazy Kiara, and an awkward relationship seemed to develop. They found acceptance in one another, a first love for both.

And so, as the dry season passed away and the rains arrived with their shadowy rumblings, a new generation was born. Sarafina bore two cubs, the elder a female bearing the rich mahogany pelt of her father; the younger, a male with the soft cream pelt of his mother, yet with the contrasting dark shades atop his ruffled head, the start of a dark mane. Yet all was not well with this birth, and Sarafina passed on to the skies above, leaving behind two innocents. Nala, there for the birthing, quickly took them in as her own, naming them and vowing to raise them as her mother might have.

Njozi, the phantom, was the name born by the the elder cub. An odd name for one so dark, yet earned in its own right. And Kifidio, the ransom for his mother's life. Yet there was a third element soon added to the equation. Another young cub. A cub bearing heavy resemblance to his grandfather, the mighty Mufasa. A cub disliked by Zira. Barafu, cub of the ice. Barafu, offspring of Simba and Nala.

Zira called for the extermination of this Barafu, this supposed threat to the throne, but Nala stood by her cub, adamently defending his right to live. Kovu intervened, bringing about a compromise between the two lionesses at odds. The cub could live, as a token of gratitude for the upbringing of his two cubs, Njozi and Kifidio. Though Zira was not happy, she backed down, accepting her son's creed.

Two cubs were born to Kiara a week after the turmoil between Zira and Nala was settled. Despite being inexperienced with handling and caring for cubs, Kiara has managed to raise both of her cubs succesfully thus far, with Nuka as their happy father. The elder is a male, a scraggly gold-pelted fellow with the beginnings of a black mane and already a sharpness developing about his personality. The younger, a golden female, bears more resemblance to her parents, however, displaying a certain naive quality.

And thus we find ourselves, in the rise of the rainy season, a time of renewal, a time for the start of another circle, another generation. Turmoil and bickering arises at times amongst the lionesses, and the new generation faces hard days ahead, but as the circle continues, life will continue.

== External links ==

* [http://p090.ezboard.com/fsilenthillfrm15.showMessage?topicID=52.topic Mnara - life and death, lion style] - message board post from 2005
* [http://www.lionking.org/~shine/hujambo/ Uchawi clan website]

[[Category:The Lion King multiplayer worlds]]
[[Category:2003 births]]
[[Category:2005 deaths]]

Talk:Mnara

2006-10-25T00:01:28Z

CountryGoalie: /* Official Original Storyline section */

Mnara

2006-10-24T21:28:13Z

CountryGoalie: /* Official Original Storyline */

'''Mnara''' was a [[role-playing]] message board based on ''[[The Lion King]]''. In the plot there, [[Kovu]] and [[Kiara]] never fell in love. Kovu fufilled [[Scar]]'s wish and became king after [[Simba]]'s death. The Pridelanders and Outlanders joined into one pride: the Mnara. When first created, Mnara had a sister-forum named Uchawi, specifically for [[hyena]]s from the Uchawi clan of the defunct [[African Tails MUCK]]. A later addition was an in-progress sister-forum by the name of Jora'Kelb, whose plotline revolved around a pack of Cape Hunting Dogs and which was scheduled to intermingle with the Mnaran storyline. Sadly, this project was abandoned with the demise of Mnara.

* '''Address''': http://mnara.ftewa.com/ (defunct)
* '''Founders''': [[CountryGoalie]] (played [[Nala]]) and [[Jennko]] (played [[Kovu]])
* '''Ran from/to''': 2003 - 2004?
:(Reopened) January 2005 - April 2005
* '''Closed due to''':
: A miscommunication between Jennko and her webhost, resulting in the deletion of the website.
: The nearly simultaneous crash of CountryGoalie's hard drive, where the original plot and character information was saved.
: Personal reasons on the part of both founders that made it too difficult to dedicate the time it would take to rebuild what was lost at that point in time.

== [[Character]]s ==

* Afia
* Angaza - Lioness Cub (Daughter of Kovu and Polaris)
* Kata - Lioness Cub (Elder twin daughter of Kovu and Subira)
* Kato - Lioness Cub (Younger twin daughter of Kovu and Subira)
* Kifidio - Lion Cub (Orphaned son of Kovu and Sarafina, raised by Nala)
* Njozi - Lioness Cub (Orphaned daughter of Kovu and Sarafina, raised by Nala)
* Barafu - Lion Cub (Son of Simba and Nala)
* Kata - Lioness Cub (Daughter of Kovu and Subira, identical twin of Kato)
* Kato - Lioness Cub (Daughter of Kovu and Subira, identical twin of Kata)
* Kiowa - Adolescent Lioness (Daughter of Simba and Nashraia)
* Kivuli - Lioness Cub (Daughter of Kovu and Nakama)
* [[Kovu]] - Lion (Son of Zira)
* Mardea - Lioness (Mother of Kayla by [[Simba]])
* Mbi
* Mkaragazo - Lion Cub (Son of [[Nuka]] and [[Kiara]])
* Msichana - Lioness Cub (Daughter of Kovu and Subira)
* [[Nala]] - Lioness (Daughter of [[Sarafina (character)|Sarafina]])
* Nakama - Lioness (Mother of Kivuli by Kovu. Former Outlander.)
* Nashraia - Lioness (Former Pridelander.)
* Nuka - Lion (Son of Matapishi and [[Zira]])
* Shetani - Lioness (Daughter of Scar and Zira; [[Vitani]] in the movie)
* Subira - Lioness (Former Outlander.)
* [[Zira]] - Lioness
* Nipo - Lioness Cub
* Msomeshaji - Elder Lion

== Official Original Storyline ==
The following is an original plotline write-up by the founders which was placed on the Mnaran website and was recently recovered from the [[DeviantArt]] account of [[Zira]]'s player, [http://unzumi.deviantart.com Unzumi]. This plotline includes information from approximately the first year of Mnara's existence, including the birth of the first generation of cubs.

Imagine a world where Kovu never fell in love with Kiara, and Zira successfully fulfilled Scar's last wish on the earth ...

Upon the defeat of Scar, known previously as Taka, the young adult lion known as Simba began his reign. However, all was not peaches and cream. A lioness who had joined the pride while Simba was away had recently given birth to a pair of cubs sired by Scar. The cubs' mother, Zira, was a lioness who was half-starved for attention upon her arrival to the Pridelands. Rejected from her previous pride, and nearly crazy, Zira thrived under Scar's attention, quickly giving him a litter of three cubs. Due to the condition of the lands, however, only one cub survived, though in a malnourished state. This cub was called Nuka, and at first was touted by Scar as his heir. Nuka, like his mother, seemed to adore this attention, but it soon became apparent that Nuka was very similar to his sire in physical features, though clearly weaker due to low nutrition. Scar slowly began to shun the young cub, eventually drawing to a decision that he would not make a proper heir.

Nuka was devastated by this decision -- not only did his father begin to show a clear disliking for him, but now his mother, too, seemed to turn her back on him as she brought on new attempts at bringing about the heir Scar sought. As young Nuka began to tread on the days of becoming a juvenile, Zira gave birth to twins, a dark male and a lighter female. Scar was delighted, and was quite prompt in naming the male his new heir.

Not a week after the cubs were born, Simba returned, and Scar was killed by the hyenas. Zira automatically took a disliking to Simba. He had killed the only soul who had ever shown her kindness, and the anger drove her crazy -- not that she had been very stable to begin with. With the new king came a respite from the drought, however, and Zira's young cubs began to thrive. Zira still held on to a glimmer of hope that perhaps Kovu would be king someday, though she never voiced Scar's wish that his young son be heir to the throne.

Shortly into the rainy season, Nala gave birth to twins, a male and a female, both in high likeness to their father. Upon presentation of the male to the kingdom, Zira calculated a plan. She would dispose of the young cub, thereby securing a future for Kovu. One night, while Nala and Simba were taking a stroll, and the rest of the lionesses were off on a hunt, Zira payed a visit to the young cubs and the aging Sarabi. Maliciously, Zira attacked Sarabi, killing her in cold blood, before turning upon the cub. She quickly dealt with the male, but was soon interrupted by the returning King and Queen.

Banished. It was a cold word. A harsh word. But thus was Zira. Simba, in his somewhat niave heart, simply sent Zira away, instead of dealing her what she truly deserved -- death. Zira departed, taking with her her three cubs, as well as a few lionesses who had rallied behind her since Scar's death. They were mostly younger lionesses, ones who had known little but Scar's reign, as well as some who had also joined during the time that Zira had arrived.

From here, Zira began to raise her young cubs in the arts of attack, hunting, and general animosity towards the Pridelanders. Much of what took place here can be seen in the movie known as The Lion King II: Simba's Pride. However, partway through this film is where we depart from Disney's plotline into our alternate universe. Sent to the Pridelands to befriend Kiara, Simba's daughter, and eventually assassinate Simba, Kovu stayed to his training. Despite being tailed by the overzealous, noisy, and downright annoying daughter of Simba, Kovu stayed to the plan. Cool and calculating, he never missed a step. A few months into his residency with the Pridelanders, Kovu followed Simba to the watering hole in the shroud of a foggy dawn. As had been agreed upon by him and his sister, Vitani, they met there, and took Simba down. Their task accomplished, they returned to the Outlands border to rally the remaining Outlander lionesses who had not perished in their dire surroundings.

Moving as the lethal group of trained killers that they were, the Outlanders swarmed Pride Rock, dominating the fight, and quickly subduing the Pridelander lionesses which fought back. Casualties were few -- the Outlanders lost but one lioness, while the Pridelanders lost three of their most stoic lionesses to the onslaught of the enemy.

Zira quickly set her son up as the King of the Pridelands, considering herself to be his advisor. Although he listened to her counsel, he was not one to merely go by whatever one said. He truly had the calculating mind of his predecessor, Scar. He obeyed some of the commands of his mother, while weaseling his way out and around other commands. He had a way with making her believe she was being obeyed, though he was often disregarding her words.

Although Kovu began his reign while the Pridelands were under the spell of the late dry season, at the time when lionesses begin to bear their cubs, he mated with only one of the Pridelanders -- an elder lioness, nearing her waning years, by the name of Sarafina. Once drawn to the intelligence behind his father, Sarafina seemed yet again drawn to the dark lion in power.

Yet this was not the only romance blossoming in the savannah. No, there was another. Nuka, the lion so often looked down upon by those around him, seemed drawn towards the clumsy, boy-crazy Kiara, and an awkward relationship seemed to develop. They found acceptance in one another, a first love for both.

And so, as the dry season passed away and the rains arrived with their shadowy rumblings, a new generation was born. Sarafina bore two cubs, the elder a female bearing the rich mahogany pelt of her father; the younger, a male with the soft cream pelt of his mother, yet with the contrasting dark shades atop his ruffled head, the start of a dark mane. Yet all was not well with this birth, and Sarafina passed on to the skies above, leaving behind two innocents. Nala, there for the birthing, quickly took them in as her own, naming them and vowing to raise them as her mother might have.

Njozi, the phantom, was the name born by the the elder cub. An odd name for one so dark, yet earned in its own right. And Kifidio, the ransom for his mother's life. Yet there was a third element soon added to the equation. Another young cub. A cub bearing heavy resemblance to his grandfather, the mighty Mufasa. A cub disliked by Zira. Barafu, cub of the ice. Barafu, offspring of Simba and Nala.

Zira called for the extermination of this Barafu, this supposed threat to the throne, but Nala stood by her cub, adamently defending his right to live. Kovu intervened, bringing about a compromise between the two lionesses at odds. The cub could live, as a token of gratitude for the upbringing of his two cubs, Njozi and Kifidio. Though Zira was not happy, she backed down, accepting her son's creed.

Two cubs were born to Kiara a week after the turmoil between Zira and Nala was settled. Despite being inexperienced with handling and caring for cubs, Kiara has managed to raise both of her cubs succesfully thus far, with Nuka as their happy father. The elder is a male, a scraggly gold-pelted fellow with the beginnings of a black mane and already a sharpness developing about his personality. The younger, a golden female, bears more resemblance to her parents, however, displaying a certain naive quality.

And thus we find ourselves, in the rise of the rainy season, a time of renewal, a time for the start of another circle, another generation. Turmoil and bickering arises at times amongst the lionesses, and the new generation faces hard days ahead, but as the circle continues, life will continue.

== External links ==

* [http://p090.ezboard.com/fsilenthillfrm15.showMessage?topicID=52.topic Mnara - life and death, lion style] - message board post from 2005
* [http://www.lionking.org/~shine/hujambo/ Uchawi clan website]

[[Category:The Lion King multiplayer worlds]]
[[Category:2003 births]]
[[Category:2005 deaths]]

Jennko

2006-10-24T21:25:56Z

CountryGoalie:

Jenn was a co-founder with [[CountryGoalie]] of the the Lion King-based roleplay group [[Mnara]]. She was commonly known around the Mnaran forums as 'Jennko', a combination of her first name (Jenn) and her primary character (Kovu).

== External links ==
{{Contributor}}
* [http://409.deviantart.com/ 409] on [[deviantART]]
* [http://fanart.lionking.org/artists/dawavita Dawa Vita] on [http://fanart.lionking.org TLK Fanart Archive]

{{person-stub}}

[[Category:People]]

Mnara

2006-10-24T21:24:57Z

CountryGoalie: /* Official Original Storyline */

'''Mnara''' was a [[role-playing]] message board based on ''[[The Lion King]]''. In the plot there, [[Kovu]] and [[Kiara]] never fell in love. Kovu fufilled [[Scar]]'s wish and became king after [[Simba]]'s death. The Pridelanders and Outlanders joined into one pride: the Mnara. When first created, Mnara had a sister-forum named Uchawi, specifically for [[hyena]]s from the Uchawi clan of the defunct [[African Tails MUCK]]. A later addition was an in-progress sister-forum by the name of Jora'Kelb, whose plotline revolved around a pack of Cape Hunting Dogs and which was scheduled to intermingle with the Mnaran storyline. Sadly, this project was abandoned with the demise of Mnara.

* '''Address''': http://mnara.ftewa.com/ (defunct)
* '''Founders''': [[CountryGoalie]] (played [[Nala]]) and [[Jennko]] (played [[Kovu]])
* '''Ran from/to''': 2003 - 2004?
:(Reopened) January 2005 - April 2005
* '''Closed due to''':
: A miscommunication between Jennko and her webhost, resulting in the deletion of the website.
: The nearly simultaneous crash of CountryGoalie's hard drive, where the original plot and character information was saved.
: Personal reasons on the part of both founders that made it too difficult to dedicate the time it would take to rebuild what was lost at that point in time.

== [[Character]]s ==

* Afia
* Angaza - Lioness Cub (Daughter of Kovu and Polaris)
* Kata - Lioness Cub (Elder twin daughter of Kovu and Subira)
* Kato - Lioness Cub (Younger twin daughter of Kovu and Subira)
* Kifidio - Lion Cub (Orphaned son of Kovu and Sarafina, raised by Nala)
* Njozi - Lioness Cub (Orphaned daughter of Kovu and Sarafina, raised by Nala)
* Barafu - Lion Cub (Son of Simba and Nala)
* Kata - Lioness Cub (Daughter of Kovu and Subira, identical twin of Kato)
* Kato - Lioness Cub (Daughter of Kovu and Subira, identical twin of Kata)
* Kiowa - Adolescent Lioness (Daughter of Simba and Nashraia)
* Kivuli - Lioness Cub (Daughter of Kovu and Nakama)
* [[Kovu]] - Lion (Son of Zira)
* Mardea - Lioness (Mother of Kayla by [[Simba]])
* Mbi
* Mkaragazo - Lion Cub (Son of [[Nuka]] and [[Kiara]])
* Msichana - Lioness Cub (Daughter of Kovu and Subira)
* [[Nala]] - Lioness (Daughter of [[Sarafina (character)|Sarafina]])
* Nakama - Lioness (Mother of Kivuli by Kovu. Former Outlander.)
* Nashraia - Lioness (Former Pridelander.)
* Nuka - Lion (Son of Matapishi and [[Zira]])
* Shetani - Lioness (Daughter of Scar and Zira; [[Vitani]] in the movie)
* Subira - Lioness (Former Outlander.)
* [[Zira]] - Lioness
* Nipo - Lioness Cub
* Msomeshaji - Elder Lion

== Official Original Storyline ==
The following is the original plotline write-up by the founders which was placed on the Mnaran website and was recently recovered from the [[DeviantArt]] account of [[Zira]]'s player, [http://unzumi.deviantart.com Unzumi].

Imagine a world where Kovu never fell in love with Kiara, and Zira successfully fulfilled Scar's last wish on the earth ...

Upon the defeat of Scar, known previously as Taka, the young adult lion known as Simba began his reign. However, all was not peaches and cream. A lioness who had joined the pride while Simba was away had recently given birth to a pair of cubs sired by Scar. The cubs' mother, Zira, was a lioness who was half-starved for attention upon her arrival to the Pridelands. Rejected from her previous pride, and nearly crazy, Zira thrived under Scar's attention, quickly giving him a litter of three cubs. Due to the condition of the lands, however, only one cub survived, though in a malnourished state. This cub was called Nuka, and at first was touted by Scar as his heir. Nuka, like his mother, seemed to adore this attention, but it soon became apparent that Nuka was very similar to his sire in physical features, though clearly weaker due to low nutrition. Scar slowly began to shun the young cub, eventually drawing to a decision that he would not make a proper heir.

Nuka was devastated by this decision -- not only did his father begin to show a clear disliking for him, but now his mother, too, seemed to turn her back on him as she brought on new attempts at bringing about the heir Scar sought. As young Nuka began to tread on the days of becoming a juvenile, Zira gave birth to twins, a dark male and a lighter female. Scar was delighted, and was quite prompt in naming the male his new heir.

Not a week after the cubs were born, Simba returned, and Scar was killed by the hyenas. Zira automatically took a disliking to Simba. He had killed the only soul who had ever shown her kindness, and the anger drove her crazy -- not that she had been very stable to begin with. With the new king came a respite from the drought, however, and Zira's young cubs began to thrive. Zira still held on to a glimmer of hope that perhaps Kovu would be king someday, though she never voiced Scar's wish that his young son be heir to the throne.

Shortly into the rainy season, Nala gave birth to twins, a male and a female, both in high likeness to their father. Upon presentation of the male to the kingdom, Zira calculated a plan. She would dispose of the young cub, thereby securing a future for Kovu. One night, while Nala and Simba were taking a stroll, and the rest of the lionesses were off on a hunt, Zira payed a visit to the young cubs and the aging Sarabi. Maliciously, Zira attacked Sarabi, killing her in cold blood, before turning upon the cub. She quickly dealt with the male, but was soon interrupted by the returning King and Queen.

Banished. It was a cold word. A harsh word. But thus was Zira. Simba, in his somewhat niave heart, simply sent Zira away, instead of dealing her what she truly deserved -- death. Zira departed, taking with her her three cubs, as well as a few lionesses who had rallied behind her since Scar's death. They were mostly younger lionesses, ones who had known little but Scar's reign, as well as some who had also joined during the time that Zira had arrived.

From here, Zira began to raise her young cubs in the arts of attack, hunting, and general animosity towards the Pridelanders. Much of what took place here can be seen in the movie known as The Lion King II: Simba's Pride. However, partway through this film is where we depart from Disney's plotline into our alternate universe. Sent to the Pridelands to befriend Kiara, Simba's daughter, and eventually assassinate Simba, Kovu stayed to his training. Despite being tailed by the overzealous, noisy, and downright annoying daughter of Simba, Kovu stayed to the plan. Cool and calculating, he never missed a step. A few months into his residency with the Pridelanders, Kovu followed Simba to the watering hole in the shroud of a foggy dawn. As had been agreed upon by him and his sister, Vitani, they met there, and took Simba down. Their task accomplished, they returned to the Outlands border to rally the remaining Outlander lionesses who had not perished in their dire surroundings.

Moving as the lethal group of trained killers that they were, the Outlanders swarmed Pride Rock, dominating the fight, and quickly subduing the Pridelander lionesses which fought back. Casualties were few -- the Outlanders lost but one lioness, while the Pridelanders lost three of their most stoic lionesses to the onslaught of the enemy.

Zira quickly set her son up as the King of the Pridelands, considering herself to be his advisor. Although he listened to her counsel, he was not one to merely go by whatever one said. He truly had the calculating mind of his predecessor, Scar. He obeyed some of the commands of his mother, while weaseling his way out and around other commands. He had a way with making her believe she was being obeyed, though he was often disregarding her words.

Although Kovu began his reign while the Pridelands were under the spell of the late dry season, at the time when lionesses begin to bear their cubs, he mated with only one of the Pridelanders -- an elder lioness, nearing her waning years, by the name of Sarafina. Once drawn to the intelligence behind his father, Sarafina seemed yet again drawn to the dark lion in power.

Yet this was not the only romance blossoming in the savannah. No, there was another. Nuka, the lion so often looked down upon by those around him, seemed drawn towards the clumsy, boy-crazy Kiara, and an awkward relationship seemed to develop. They found acceptance in one another, a first love for both.

And so, as the dry season passed away and the rains arrived with their shadowy rumblings, a new generation was born. Sarafina bore two cubs, the elder a female bearing the rich mahogany pelt of her father; the younger, a male with the soft cream pelt of his mother, yet with the contrasting dark shades atop his ruffled head, the start of a dark mane. Yet all was not well with this birth, and Sarafina passed on to the skies above, leaving behind two innocents. Nala, there for the birthing, quickly took them in as her own, naming them and vowing to raise them as her mother might have.

Njozi, the phantom, was the name born by the the elder cub. An odd name for one so dark, yet earned in its own right. And Kifidio, the ransom for his mother's life. Yet there was a third element soon added to the equation. Another young cub. A cub bearing heavy resemblance to his grandfather, the mighty Mufasa. A cub disliked by Zira. Barafu, cub of the ice. Barafu, offspring of Simba and Nala.

Zira called for the extermination of this Barafu, this supposed threat to the throne, but Nala stood by her cub, adamently defending his right to live. Kovu intervened, bringing about a compromise between the two lionesses at odds. The cub could live, as a token of gratitude for the upbringing of his two cubs, Njozi and Kifidio. Though Zira was not happy, she backed down, accepting her son's creed.

Two cubs were born to Kiara a week after the turmoil between Zira and Nala was settled. Despite being inexperienced with handling and caring for cubs, Kiara has managed to raise both of her cubs succesfully thus far, with Nuka as their happy father. The elder is a male, a scraggly gold-pelted fellow with the beginnings of a black mane and already a sharpness developing about his personality. The younger, a golden female, bears more resemblance to her parents, however, displaying a certain naive quality.

And thus we find ourselves, in the rise of the rainy season, a time of renewal, a time for the start of another circle, another generation. Turmoil and bickering arises at times amongst the lionesses, and the new generation faces hard days ahead, but as the circle continues, life will continue.

== External links ==

* [http://p090.ezboard.com/fsilenthillfrm15.showMessage?topicID=52.topic Mnara - life and death, lion style] - message board post from 2005
* [http://www.lionking.org/~shine/hujambo/ Uchawi clan website]

[[Category:The Lion King multiplayer worlds]]
[[Category:2003 births]]
[[Category:2005 deaths]]

Mnara

2006-10-24T21:22:55Z

CountryGoalie: /* Official Original Storyline */

'''Mnara''' was a [[role-playing]] message board based on ''[[The Lion King]]''. In the plot there, [[Kovu]] and [[Kiara]] never fell in love. Kovu fufilled [[Scar]]'s wish and became king after [[Simba]]'s death. The Pridelanders and Outlanders joined into one pride: the Mnara. When first created, Mnara had a sister-forum named Uchawi, specifically for [[hyena]]s from the Uchawi clan of the defunct [[African Tails MUCK]]. A later addition was an in-progress sister-forum by the name of Jora'Kelb, whose plotline revolved around a pack of Cape Hunting Dogs and which was scheduled to intermingle with the Mnaran storyline. Sadly, this project was abandoned with the demise of Mnara.

* '''Address''': http://mnara.ftewa.com/ (defunct)
* '''Founders''': [[CountryGoalie]] (played [[Nala]]) and [[Jennko]] (played [[Kovu]])
* '''Ran from/to''': 2003 - 2004?
:(Reopened) January 2005 - April 2005
* '''Closed due to''':
: A miscommunication between Jennko and her webhost, resulting in the deletion of the website.
: The nearly simultaneous crash of CountryGoalie's hard drive, where the original plot and character information was saved.
: Personal reasons on the part of both founders that made it too difficult to dedicate the time it would take to rebuild what was lost at that point in time.

== [[Character]]s ==

* Afia
* Angaza - Lioness Cub (Daughter of Kovu and Polaris)
* Kata - Lioness Cub (Elder twin daughter of Kovu and Subira)
* Kato - Lioness Cub (Younger twin daughter of Kovu and Subira)
* Kifidio - Lion Cub (Orphaned son of Kovu and Sarafina, raised by Nala)
* Njozi - Lioness Cub (Orphaned daughter of Kovu and Sarafina, raised by Nala)
* Barafu - Lion Cub (Son of Simba and Nala)
* Kata - Lioness Cub (Daughter of Kovu and Subira, identical twin of Kato)
* Kato - Lioness Cub (Daughter of Kovu and Subira, identical twin of Kata)
* Kiowa - Adolescent Lioness (Daughter of Simba and Nashraia)
* Kivuli - Lioness Cub (Daughter of Kovu and Nakama)
* [[Kovu]] - Lion (Son of Zira)
* Mardea - Lioness (Mother of Kayla by [[Simba]])
* Mbi
* Mkaragazo - Lion Cub (Son of [[Nuka]] and [[Kiara]])
* Msichana - Lioness Cub (Daughter of Kovu and Subira)
* [[Nala]] - Lioness (Daughter of [[Sarafina (character)|Sarafina]])
* Nakama - Lioness (Mother of Kivuli by Kovu. Former Outlander.)
* Nashraia - Lioness (Former Pridelander.)
* Nuka - Lion (Son of Matapishi and [[Zira]])
* Shetani - Lioness (Daughter of Scar and Zira; [[Vitani]] in the movie)
* Subira - Lioness (Former Outlander.)
* [[Zira]] - Lioness
* Nipo - Lioness Cub
* Msomeshaji - Elder Lion

== Official Original Storyline ==
''Written by [http://furry.wikia.com/wiki/CountryGoalie CountryGoalie], brainstormed together with [http://furry.wikia.com/wiki/Jennko Jennko].''

Imagine a world where Kovu never fell in love with Kiara, and Zira successfully fulfilled Scar's last wish on the earth ...

Upon the defeat of Scar, known previously as Taka, the young adult lion known as Simba began his reign. However, all was not peaches and cream. A lioness who had joined the pride while Simba was away had recently given birth to a pair of cubs sired by Scar. The cubs' mother, Zira, was a lioness who was half-starved for attention upon her arrival to the Pridelands. Rejected from her previous pride, and nearly crazy, Zira thrived under Scar's attention, quickly giving him a litter of three cubs. Due to the condition of the lands, however, only one cub survived, though in a malnourished state. This cub was called Nuka, and at first was touted by Scar as his heir. Nuka, like his mother, seemed to adore this attention, but it soon became apparent that Nuka was very similar to his sire in physical features, though clearly weaker due to low nutrition. Scar slowly began to shun the young cub, eventually drawing to a decision that he would not make a proper heir.

Nuka was devastated by this decision -- not only did his father begin to show a clear disliking for him, but now his mother, too, seemed to turn her back on him as she brought on new attempts at bringing about the heir Scar sought. As young Nuka began to tread on the days of becoming a juvenile, Zira gave birth to twins, a dark male and a lighter female. Scar was delighted, and was quite prompt in naming the male his new heir.

Not a week after the cubs were born, Simba returned, and Scar was killed by the hyenas. Zira automatically took a disliking to Simba. He had killed the only soul who had ever shown her kindness, and the anger drove her crazy -- not that she had been very stable to begin with. With the new king came a respite from the drought, however, and Zira's young cubs began to thrive. Zira still held on to a glimmer of hope that perhaps Kovu would be king someday, though she never voiced Scar's wish that his young son be heir to the throne.

Shortly into the rainy season, Nala gave birth to twins, a male and a female, both in high likeness to their father. Upon presentation of the male to the kingdom, Zira calculated a plan. She would dispose of the young cub, thereby securing a future for Kovu. One night, while Nala and Simba were taking a stroll, and the rest of the lionesses were off on a hunt, Zira payed a visit to the young cubs and the aging Sarabi. Maliciously, Zira attacked Sarabi, killing her in cold blood, before turning upon the cub. She quickly dealt with the male, but was soon interrupted by the returning King and Queen.

Banished. It was a cold word. A harsh word. But thus was Zira. Simba, in his somewhat niave heart, simply sent Zira away, instead of dealing her what she truly deserved -- death. Zira departed, taking with her her three cubs, as well as a few lionesses who had rallied behind her since Scar's death. They were mostly younger lionesses, ones who had known little but Scar's reign, as well as some who had also joined during the time that Zira had arrived.

From here, Zira began to raise her young cubs in the arts of attack, hunting, and general animosity towards the Pridelanders. Much of what took place here can be seen in the movie known as The Lion King II: Simba's Pride. However, partway through this film is where we depart from Disney's plotline into our alternate universe. Sent to the Pridelands to befriend Kiara, Simba's daughter, and eventually assassinate Simba, Kovu stayed to his training. Despite being tailed by the overzealous, noisy, and downright annoying daughter of Simba, Kovu stayed to the plan. Cool and calculating, he never missed a step. A few months into his residency with the Pridelanders, Kovu followed Simba to the watering hole in the shroud of a foggy dawn. As had been agreed upon by him and his sister, Vitani, they met there, and took Simba down. Their task accomplished, they returned to the Outlands border to rally the remaining Outlander lionesses who had not perished in their dire surroundings.

Moving as the lethal group of trained killers that they were, the Outlanders swarmed Pride Rock, dominating the fight, and quickly subduing the Pridelander lionesses which fought back. Casualties were few -- the Outlanders lost but one lioness, while the Pridelanders lost three of their most stoic lionesses to the onslaught of the enemy.

Zira quickly set her son up as the King of the Pridelands, considering herself to be his advisor. Although he listened to her counsel, he was not one to merely go by whatever one said. He truly had the calculating mind of his predecessor, Scar. He obeyed some of the commands of his mother, while weaseling his way out and around other commands. He had a way with making her believe she was being obeyed, though he was often disregarding her words.

Although Kovu began his reign while the Pridelands were under the spell of the late dry season, at the time when lionesses begin to bear their cubs, he mated with only one of the Pridelanders -- an elder lioness, nearing her waning years, by the name of Sarafina. Once drawn to the intelligence behind his father, Sarafina seemed yet again drawn to the dark lion in power.

Yet this was not the only romance blossoming in the savannah. No, there was another. Nuka, the lion so often looked down upon by those around him, seemed drawn towards the clumsy, boy-crazy Kiara, and an awkward relationship seemed to develop. They found acceptance in one another, a first love for both.

And so, as the dry season passed away and the rains arrived with their shadowy rumblings, a new generation was born. Sarafina bore two cubs, the elder a female bearing the rich mahogany pelt of her father; the younger, a male with the soft cream pelt of his mother, yet with the contrasting dark shades atop his ruffled head, the start of a dark mane. Yet all was not well with this birth, and Sarafina passed on to the skies above, leaving behind two innocents. Nala, there for the birthing, quickly took them in as her own, naming them and vowing to raise them as her mother might have.

Njozi, the phantom, was the name born by the the elder cub. An odd name for one so dark, yet earned in its own right. And Kifidio, the ransom for his mother's life. Yet there was a third element soon added to the equation. Another young cub. A cub bearing heavy resemblance to his grandfather, the mighty Mufasa. A cub disliked by Zira. Barafu, cub of the ice. Barafu, offspring of Simba and Nala.

Zira called for the extermination of this Barafu, this supposed threat to the throne, but Nala stood by her cub, adamently defending his right to live. Kovu intervened, bringing about a compromise between the two lionesses at odds. The cub could live, as a token of gratitude for the upbringing of his two cubs, Njozi and Kifidio. Though Zira was not happy, she backed down, accepting her son's creed.

Two cubs were born to Kiara a week after the turmoil between Zira and Nala was settled. Despite being inexperienced with handling and caring for cubs, Kiara has managed to raise both of her cubs succesfully thus far, with Nuka as their happy father. The elder is a male, a scraggly gold-pelted fellow with the beginnings of a black mane and already a sharpness developing about his personality. The younger, a golden female, bears more resemblance to her parents, however, displaying a certain naive quality.

And thus we find ourselves, in the rise of the rainy season, a time of renewal, a time for the start of another circle, another generation. Turmoil and bickering arises at times amongst the lionesses, and the new generation faces hard days ahead, but as the circle continues, life will continue.

== External links ==

* [http://p090.ezboard.com/fsilenthillfrm15.showMessage?topicID=52.topic Mnara - life and death, lion style] - message board post from 2005
* [http://www.lionking.org/~shine/hujambo/ Uchawi clan website]

[[Category:The Lion King multiplayer worlds]]
[[Category:2003 births]]
[[Category:2005 deaths]]

Mnara

2006-10-24T21:22:17Z

CountryGoalie:

'''Mnara''' was a [[role-playing]] message board based on ''[[The Lion King]]''. In the plot there, [[Kovu]] and [[Kiara]] never fell in love. Kovu fufilled [[Scar]]'s wish and became king after [[Simba]]'s death. The Pridelanders and Outlanders joined into one pride: the Mnara. When first created, Mnara had a sister-forum named Uchawi, specifically for [[hyena]]s from the Uchawi clan of the defunct [[African Tails MUCK]]. A later addition was an in-progress sister-forum by the name of Jora'Kelb, whose plotline revolved around a pack of Cape Hunting Dogs and which was scheduled to intermingle with the Mnaran storyline. Sadly, this project was abandoned with the demise of Mnara.

* '''Address''': http://mnara.ftewa.com/ (defunct)
* '''Founders''': [[CountryGoalie]] (played [[Nala]]) and [[Jennko]] (played [[Kovu]])
* '''Ran from/to''': 2003 - 2004?
:(Reopened) January 2005 - April 2005
* '''Closed due to''':
: A miscommunication between Jennko and her webhost, resulting in the deletion of the website.
: The nearly simultaneous crash of CountryGoalie's hard drive, where the original plot and character information was saved.
: Personal reasons on the part of both founders that made it too difficult to dedicate the time it would take to rebuild what was lost at that point in time.

== [[Character]]s ==

* Afia
* Angaza - Lioness Cub (Daughter of Kovu and Polaris)
* Kata - Lioness Cub (Elder twin daughter of Kovu and Subira)
* Kato - Lioness Cub (Younger twin daughter of Kovu and Subira)
* Kifidio - Lion Cub (Orphaned son of Kovu and Sarafina, raised by Nala)
* Njozi - Lioness Cub (Orphaned daughter of Kovu and Sarafina, raised by Nala)
* Barafu - Lion Cub (Son of Simba and Nala)
* Kata - Lioness Cub (Daughter of Kovu and Subira, identical twin of Kato)
* Kato - Lioness Cub (Daughter of Kovu and Subira, identical twin of Kata)
* Kiowa - Adolescent Lioness (Daughter of Simba and Nashraia)
* Kivuli - Lioness Cub (Daughter of Kovu and Nakama)
* [[Kovu]] - Lion (Son of Zira)
* Mardea - Lioness (Mother of Kayla by [[Simba]])
* Mbi
* Mkaragazo - Lion Cub (Son of [[Nuka]] and [[Kiara]])
* Msichana - Lioness Cub (Daughter of Kovu and Subira)
* [[Nala]] - Lioness (Daughter of [[Sarafina (character)|Sarafina]])
* Nakama - Lioness (Mother of Kivuli by Kovu. Former Outlander.)
* Nashraia - Lioness (Former Pridelander.)
* Nuka - Lion (Son of Matapishi and [[Zira]])
* Shetani - Lioness (Daughter of Scar and Zira; [[Vitani]] in the movie)
* Subira - Lioness (Former Outlander.)
* [[Zira]] - Lioness
* Nipo - Lioness Cub
* Msomeshaji - Elder Lion

== Official Original Storyline ==
Written by [http://furry.wikia.com/wiki/CountryGoalie CountryGoalie], brainstormed together with [http://furry.wikia.com/wiki/Jennko Jennko].

Imagine a world where Kovu never fell in love with Kiara, and Zira successfully fulfilled Scar's last wish on the earth ...

Upon the defeat of Scar, known previously as Taka, the young adult lion known as Simba began his reign. However, all was not peaches and cream. A lioness who had joined the pride while Simba was away had recently given birth to a pair of cubs sired by Scar. The cubs' mother, Zira, was a lioness who was half-starved for attention upon her arrival to the Pridelands. Rejected from her previous pride, and nearly crazy, Zira thrived under Scar's attention, quickly giving him a litter of three cubs. Due to the condition of the lands, however, only one cub survived, though in a malnourished state. This cub was called Nuka, and at first was touted by Scar as his heir. Nuka, like his mother, seemed to adore this attention, but it soon became apparent that Nuka was very similar to his sire in physical features, though clearly weaker due to low nutrition. Scar slowly began to shun the young cub, eventually drawing to a decision that he would not make a proper heir.

Nuka was devastated by this decision -- not only did his father begin to show a clear disliking for him, but now his mother, too, seemed to turn her back on him as she brought on new attempts at bringing about the heir Scar sought. As young Nuka began to tread on the days of becoming a juvenile, Zira gave birth to twins, a dark male and a lighter female. Scar was delighted, and was quite prompt in naming the male his new heir.

Not a week after the cubs were born, Simba returned, and Scar was killed by the hyenas. Zira automatically took a disliking to Simba. He had killed the only soul who had ever shown her kindness, and the anger drove her crazy -- not that she had been very stable to begin with. With the new king came a respite from the drought, however, and Zira's young cubs began to thrive. Zira still held on to a glimmer of hope that perhaps Kovu would be king someday, though she never voiced Scar's wish that his young son be heir to the throne.

Shortly into the rainy season, Nala gave birth to twins, a male and a female, both in high likeness to their father. Upon presentation of the male to the kingdom, Zira calculated a plan. She would dispose of the young cub, thereby securing a future for Kovu. One night, while Nala and Simba were taking a stroll, and the rest of the lionesses were off on a hunt, Zira payed a visit to the young cubs and the aging Sarabi. Maliciously, Zira attacked Sarabi, killing her in cold blood, before turning upon the cub. She quickly dealt with the male, but was soon interrupted by the returning King and Queen.

Banished. It was a cold word. A harsh word. But thus was Zira. Simba, in his somewhat niave heart, simply sent Zira away, instead of dealing her what she truly deserved -- death. Zira departed, taking with her her three cubs, as well as a few lionesses who had rallied behind her since Scar's death. They were mostly younger lionesses, ones who had known little but Scar's reign, as well as some who had also joined during the time that Zira had arrived.

From here, Zira began to raise her young cubs in the arts of attack, hunting, and general animosity towards the Pridelanders. Much of what took place here can be seen in the movie known as The Lion King II: Simba's Pride. However, partway through this film is where we depart from Disney's plotline into our alternate universe. Sent to the Pridelands to befriend Kiara, Simba's daughter, and eventually assassinate Simba, Kovu stayed to his training. Despite being tailed by the overzealous, noisy, and downright annoying daughter of Simba, Kovu stayed to the plan. Cool and calculating, he never missed a step. A few months into his residency with the Pridelanders, Kovu followed Simba to the watering hole in the shroud of a foggy dawn. As had been agreed upon by him and his sister, Vitani, they met there, and took Simba down. Their task accomplished, they returned to the Outlands border to rally the remaining Outlander lionesses who had not perished in their dire surroundings.

Moving as the lethal group of trained killers that they were, the Outlanders swarmed Pride Rock, dominating the fight, and quickly subduing the Pridelander lionesses which fought back. Casualties were few -- the Outlanders lost but one lioness, while the Pridelanders lost three of their most stoic lionesses to the onslaught of the enemy.

Zira quickly set her son up as the King of the Pridelands, considering herself to be his advisor. Although he listened to her counsel, he was not one to merely go by whatever one said. He truly had the calculating mind of his predecessor, Scar. He obeyed some of the commands of his mother, while weaseling his way out and around other commands. He had a way with making her believe she was being obeyed, though he was often disregarding her words.

Although Kovu began his reign while the Pridelands were under the spell of the late dry season, at the time when lionesses begin to bear their cubs, he mated with only one of the Pridelanders -- an elder lioness, nearing her waning years, by the name of Sarafina. Once drawn to the intelligence behind his father, Sarafina seemed yet again drawn to the dark lion in power.

Yet this was not the only romance blossoming in the savannah. No, there was another. Nuka, the lion so often looked down upon by those around him, seemed drawn towards the clumsy, boy-crazy Kiara, and an awkward relationship seemed to develop. They found acceptance in one another, a first love for both.

And so, as the dry season passed away and the rains arrived with their shadowy rumblings, a new generation was born. Sarafina bore two cubs, the elder a female bearing the rich mahogany pelt of her father; the younger, a male with the soft cream pelt of his mother, yet with the contrasting dark shades atop his ruffled head, the start of a dark mane. Yet all was not well with this birth, and Sarafina passed on to the skies above, leaving behind two innocents. Nala, there for the birthing, quickly took them in as her own, naming them and vowing to raise them as her mother might have.

Njozi, the phantom, was the name born by the the elder cub. An odd name for one so dark, yet earned in its own right. And Kifidio, the ransom for his mother's life. Yet there was a third element soon added to the equation. Another young cub. A cub bearing heavy resemblance to his grandfather, the mighty Mufasa. A cub disliked by Zira. Barafu, cub of the ice. Barafu, offspring of Simba and Nala.

Zira called for the extermination of this Barafu, this supposed threat to the throne, but Nala stood by her cub, adamently defending his right to live. Kovu intervened, bringing about a compromise between the two lionesses at odds. The cub could live, as a token of gratitude for the upbringing of his two cubs, Njozi and Kifidio. Though Zira was not happy, she backed down, accepting her son's creed.

Two cubs were born to Kiara a week after the turmoil between Zira and Nala was settled. Despite being inexperienced with handling and caring for cubs, Kiara has managed to raise both of her cubs succesfully thus far, with Nuka as their happy father. The elder is a male, a scraggly gold-pelted fellow with the beginnings of a black mane and already a sharpness developing about his personality. The younger, a golden female, bears more resemblance to her parents, however, displaying a certain naive quality.

And thus we find ourselves, in the rise of the rainy season, a time of renewal, a time for the start of another circle, another generation. Turmoil and bickering arises at times amongst the lionesses, and the new generation faces hard days ahead, but as the circle continues, life will continue.

== External links ==

* [http://p090.ezboard.com/fsilenthillfrm15.showMessage?topicID=52.topic Mnara - life and death, lion style] - message board post from 2005
* [http://www.lionking.org/~shine/hujambo/ Uchawi clan website]

[[Category:The Lion King multiplayer worlds]]
[[Category:2003 births]]
[[Category:2005 deaths]]

Jennko

2006-10-24T21:12:00Z

CountryGoalie:

Jenn was a co-founder with [http://furry.wikia.com/wiki/CountryGoalie CountryGoalie] of the the Lion King-based roleplay group [http://furry.wikia.com/wiki/Mnara Mnara]. She was commonly known around the Mnaran forums as 'Jennko', a combination of her first name (Jenn) and her primary character (Kovu).

== External links ==
{{Contributor}}
* [http://409.deviantart.com/ 409] on [[deviantART]]
* [http://fanart.lionking.org/artists/dawavita Dawa Vita] on [http://fanart.lionking.org TLK Fanart Archive]

{{person-stub}}

[[Category:People]]

Jennko

2006-10-24T21:09:30Z

CountryGoalie:

CountryGoalie

2006-10-24T21:07:37Z

CountryGoalie:

'''CountryGoalie''' was a co-founder with [[Jennko]] of the ''[[the Lion King]]''-based roleplay group [[Mnara]]. She was commonly known around the Mnaran forums as 'Hannala', a combination of her first name (Hannah) and her primary character (Nala).

== External links ==
{{Contributor}}
* [http://countrygoalie.deviantart.com/ CountryGoalie] on [[deviantART]]
* [http://www.homesteadblogger.com/profiles/CountryGoalie/ CountryGoalie's blog]

{{person-stub}}

[[Category:People]]

Mnara

2006-10-24T21:06:10Z

CountryGoalie:

Mnara

2006-10-24T20:58:30Z

CountryGoalie:

Mnara

2006-10-24T20:56:52Z

CountryGoalie: /* Characters */

Talk:Mnara

2006-10-24T02:23:19Z

CountryGoalie: Mnara Roleplayers

I found a lot of information from a post to the OTHER MUCKS & ADVERTISEMENTS board on [[India MUCK]]. I'm reproducing the post here for posterity and all that. -- [[User:Sine|Sine]] 23:47, 19 February 2006 (UTC)

<div style="white-space: pre; font-family:Courier New,courier,monospace"><nowiki>
========================================================================
5:21 Mnara -- An Alternative Lion King RPG ( Guest3, 02/09/05 )

What if Kovu and Kiara never fell in love? What if Kovu fulfilled
Scar's last wish? What if Simba died and the Outsiders won?

That is the theme of this forum. Kovu is the new King and Zira,
Nuka and Vitani are all still live. Nuka and Kiara have fallen in
love, and now have their own children. There are plenty of places
to insert yourself into this thick plot.

Here are a few of the FCs still available:

(For information on these FCs, please go to:
http://http://mnara.ftewa.com/viewtopic.php?t=9 or
http://mnara.ftewa.com/viewtopic.php?t=39 )

*== We Need Players for These Disney FCs ==*

>> Nuka, Son of Matapishi and Zira
>> Vitani, Daughter of Scar and Zira

*== After Feb. 22nd, These Disney FCs will be available if not
claimed by this time ==*

>> Kiara, Daughter of Simba and Nala

*== We Need Players for These Mnara FCs ==*

>> Mkaragazo, Son of Nuka and Kiara (Cub)
>> Msichana, Daughter of Kovu and Subira (Cub)
>> Kata, Daughter of Kovu and Subira [elder of TWINS] (Cub)
>> Angaza, Daughter of Kovu and Polaris (Cub)

*== After Feb. 22nd, These Mnara FCs will be available if not
claimed by this time ==*

>> Kato, Daughter of Kovu and Subira [TWIN] (Cub)

*== We Need Players for Pride Lionesses! ==*
(For information on the available lionesses, please go to:
http://http://mnara.ftewa.com/viewtopic.php?t=37 )

>> Mardea, Mother of Kayla by Simba ("Pridelander")
>> Nashraia, Mother of Kiowa by Simba ("Pridelander")
>> Nakama, Mother of Kivuli by Kovu (Ex-"Outlander")

>>> 4/8 "Pridelander" lionesses have been filled
>>> 4/6 ex-"Outlander" lioness have been filled

{Granted, the Pridelanders and Outsiders are both still there, but
they are under one pride now ("Mnara") so there's no more
fighting 'tween them... well, not as much as before.}

Please visit us at: http://ftewa.mnara.com/
Hope to see you there!

=== "Kifidio" of Mnara ==
========================================================================
</nowiki></div>

== Mnara Roleplayers ==

Are any of the old Mnaran roleplayers still around? If so, do any of you happen to have any of the information from the Mnara website and storyline saved on your computer? The hard drive on my computer has been fried for nearly a year and a half now, so I lost all of the information. (That contributed to Mnara's demise, actually, aside from the fact that our server went haywire at approximately the same time and deleted our website.)

Any information you have on my pipedream would be greatly appreciated.

~ "Hannala" (yes, the co-founder herself...)
[http://www.homesteadblogger.com/affected my blog] / [http://countrygoalie.deviantart.com my DA account]

Mnara

2006-10-24T02:18:21Z

CountryGoalie:

The Prides MUCK

2006-10-24T02:15:10Z

CountryGoalie: /* Characters */

'''The Prides MUCK''' (often refered to as '''The Pride's MUCK''') was a [[role-playing]] [[MUCK]] set after the end of ''The Lion King II: [[Simba's Pride]]''. It included both Prideland and Outlander characters and plots.

* '''Addresses''':
** '''MUCK server''': prides.odys.com, port 8081; ''later'' Fmorph.dhs.org, port 9091
** '''Websites''': http://landindex.tripod.com/
::::http://prides.athlon600.com/ (Defunct)
::::http://www.furnation.com/Prides/ (Defunct)
* '''Ran from/to''': 1998 - 2001?

== Wizards ==
* Sheena - Head Wizard
* Daihaki - Programmer, Tiny Plots
* Yejide - Locations, Policy
* Choma - Characters, Firebrand
* Salama - Applications, Programming, Building
* Fyonya - Character Creation and Management
* Syrira - Tinyplots, Roleplay
* Haraka
* Skuzz
* Tanzut

== Staff ==
* T'sumi - Webmaster, MPI, Building
* Azima - RP and TPs
* Kauli
* Maliki
* Akase
* Leonora

== Lands and groups ==

* Mwenge - Firebranders Pride
* Valley of the Mists - Mistweavers Pride
* Giziva - Outlanders Pride
* Pridelands - Pridelanders Pride
* Baraduma Cheetahs
* Firebrand Cheetahs
* Sumu Hyenas

== [[Character]]s ==

* Akase - Lioness Cub
* Badali - [[Lion]]
* Corvus - [[Cheetah]]
* Enzi - Female Cheetah
* [http://fanart.lionking.org/showchars.cgi?Epesi Epesi] - Female Cheetah
* Jasiri - Lioness Cub
* [http://fanart.lionking.org/artists/tallon/jemiah.jpg Jemiah] - Cape Hunting Dog
* Kalamka - Lioness Cub
* Kane - Adolescent [[Barbary Lion]]
* [[Kristin O.|Kanzi]] - Male [[Meerkat]]<ref name="kristino">[http://fanart.lionking.org/showchars.cgi?Kristin_O Kristin O.'s Original Characters] at fanart.lionking.org. Retrieved July 26, 2006.</ref>
* Kasi
* [[Spaz Kitty|Kijakazi]] - Female Cheetah
* Kinyamkela - Lion
* Kizuka
* Kudura
* Kura - Lioness
* [http://fanart.lionking.org/artists/dawavita/starsweeper/jpg Lukuma] - Lioness
* Mondo'ini - Lion Cub
* Msibu
* Nongwa - Lioness
* Nusu'Mwengo - Female [[Leopard]]
* Palia
* Pambanisha - Female Meerkat<ref name="kristino"/>
* [[Sisimka]] - Lioness
* Syntah
* Tamaa - Lioness
* Ungua - Lioness Cub (daughter of Kudura and Palia)
* Vurumai - Adolescent Lioness
* Zumaradi - Male Adolescent Meerkat<ref name="kristino"/>
* Zimwi - Male Meerkat

== References ==
<references/>

== External links ==

* [http://web.archive.org/web/19990423133659/www.tigerden.com/infopage/muck/prides.html Rhal's Furry MU*s Page: The Prides MUCK] at the Internet Archive Wayback Machine

[[Category:The Lion King multiplayer worlds|Prides MUCK, The]]
[[Category:1998 births|Prides MUCK, The]]
[[Category:2001 deaths|Prides MUCK, The]]

The Prides MUCK

2006-10-24T02:13:13Z

CountryGoalie: /* Characters */

'''The Prides MUCK''' (often refered to as '''The Pride's MUCK''') was a [[role-playing]] [[MUCK]] set after the end of ''The Lion King II: [[Simba's Pride]]''. It included both Prideland and Outlander characters and plots.

* '''Addresses''':
** '''MUCK server''': prides.odys.com, port 8081; ''later'' Fmorph.dhs.org, port 9091
** '''Websites''': http://landindex.tripod.com/
::::http://prides.athlon600.com/ (Defunct)
::::http://www.furnation.com/Prides/ (Defunct)
* '''Ran from/to''': 1998 - 2001?

== Wizards ==
* Sheena - Head Wizard
* Daihaki - Programmer, Tiny Plots
* Yejide - Locations, Policy
* Choma - Characters, Firebrand
* Salama - Applications, Programming, Building
* Fyonya - Character Creation and Management
* Syrira - Tinyplots, Roleplay
* Haraka
* Skuzz
* Tanzut

== Staff ==
* T'sumi - Webmaster, MPI, Building
* Azima - RP and TPs
* Kauli
* Maliki
* Akase
* Leonora

== Lands and groups ==

* Mwenge - Firebranders Pride
* Valley of the Mists - Mistweavers Pride
* Giziva - Outlanders Pride
* Pridelands - Pridelanders Pride
* Baraduma Cheetahs
* Firebrand Cheetahs
* Sumu Hyenas

== [[Character]]s ==

* Akase - Lioness Cub
* Badali - [[Lion]]
* Corvus - [[Cheetah]]
* Enzi - Female Cheetah
* [http://fanart.lionking.org/showchars.cgi?Epesi Epesi] - Female Cheetah
* Jasiri - Lioness Cub
* [http://fanart.lionking.org/artists/tallon/jemiah.jpg Jemiah] - Cape Hunting Dog
* Kalamka - Lioness Cub
* Kane - Adolescent [[Barbary Lion]]
* [[Kristin O.|Kanzi]] - Male [[Meerkat]]<ref name="kristino">[http://fanart.lionking.org/showchars.cgi?Kristin_O Kristin O.'s Original Characters] at fanart.lionking.org. Retrieved July 26, 2006.</ref>
* Kasi
* [[Spaz Kitty|Kijakazi]] - Female Cheetah
* Kinyamkela - Lion
* Kizuka
* Kura - Lioness
* [http://fanart.lionking.org/artists/dawavita/starsweeper/jpg Lukuma] - Lioness
* Mondo'ini - Lion Cub
* Msibu
* Nongwa - Lioness
* Nusu'Mwengo - Female [[Leopard]]
* Pambanisha - Female Meerkat<ref name="kristino"/>
* [[Sisimka]] - Lioness
* Syntah
* Tamaa - Lioness
* Ungua - Lioness Cub
* Vurumai - Adolescent Lioness
* Zumaradi - Male Adolescent Meerkat<ref name="kristino"/>
* Zimwi - Male Meerkat

== References ==
<references/>

== External links ==

* [http://web.archive.org/web/19990423133659/www.tigerden.com/infopage/muck/prides.html Rhal's Furry MU*s Page: The Prides MUCK] at the Internet Archive Wayback Machine

[[Category:The Lion King multiplayer worlds|Prides MUCK, The]]
[[Category:1998 births|Prides MUCK, The]]
[[Category:2001 deaths|Prides MUCK, The]]

The Prides MUCK

2006-10-24T02:12:24Z

CountryGoalie: /* Characters */

'''The Prides MUCK''' (often refered to as '''The Pride's MUCK''') was a [[role-playing]] [[MUCK]] set after the end of ''The Lion King II: [[Simba's Pride]]''. It included both Prideland and Outlander characters and plots.

* '''Addresses''':
** '''MUCK server''': prides.odys.com, port 8081; ''later'' Fmorph.dhs.org, port 9091
** '''Websites''': http://landindex.tripod.com/
::::http://prides.athlon600.com/ (Defunct)
::::http://www.furnation.com/Prides/ (Defunct)
* '''Ran from/to''': 1998 - 2001?

== Wizards ==
* Sheena - Head Wizard
* Daihaki - Programmer, Tiny Plots
* Yejide - Locations, Policy
* Choma - Characters, Firebrand
* Salama - Applications, Programming, Building
* Fyonya - Character Creation and Management
* Syrira - Tinyplots, Roleplay
* Haraka
* Skuzz
* Tanzut

== Staff ==
* T'sumi - Webmaster, MPI, Building
* Azima - RP and TPs
* Kauli
* Maliki
* Akase
* Leonora

== Lands and groups ==

* Mwenge - Firebranders Pride
* Valley of the Mists - Mistweavers Pride
* Giziva - Outlanders Pride
* Pridelands - Pridelanders Pride
* Baraduma Cheetahs
* Firebrand Cheetahs
* Sumu Hyenas

== [[Character]]s ==

* Akase - Lioness Cub
* Badali - [[Lion]]
* Corvus - [[Cheetah]]
* Enzi - Female Cheetah
* [http://fanart.lionking.org/showchars.cgi?Epesi Epesi] - Female Cheetah
* Jasiri - Lioness Cub
* Jemiah - Cape Hunting Dog
* Kalamka - Lioness Cub
* Kane - Adolescent [[Barbary Lion]]
* [[Kristin O.|Kanzi]] - Male [[Meerkat]]<ref name="kristino">[http://fanart.lionking.org/showchars.cgi?Kristin_O Kristin O.'s Original Characters] at fanart.lionking.org. Retrieved July 26, 2006.</ref>
* Kasi
* [[Spaz Kitty|Kijakazi]] - Female Cheetah
* Kinyamkela - Lion
* Kizuka
* Kura - Lioness
* [http://fanart.lionking.org/artists/dawavita/starsweeper/jpg link Lukuma] - Lioness
* Mondo'ini - Lion Cub
* Msibu
* Nongwa - Lioness
* Nusu'Mwengo - Female [[Leopard]]
* Pambanisha - Female Meerkat<ref name="kristino"/>
* [[Sisimka]] - Lioness
* Syntah
* Tamaa - Lioness
* Ungua - Lioness Cub
* Vurumai - Adolescent Lioness
* Zumaradi - Male Adolescent Meerkat<ref name="kristino"/>
* Zimwi - Male Meerkat

== References ==
<references/>

== External links ==

* [http://web.archive.org/web/19990423133659/www.tigerden.com/infopage/muck/prides.html Rhal's Furry MU*s Page: The Prides MUCK] at the Internet Archive Wayback Machine

[[Category:The Lion King multiplayer worlds|Prides MUCK, The]]
[[Category:1998 births|Prides MUCK, The]]
[[Category:2001 deaths|Prides MUCK, The]]

The Prides MUCK

2006-10-24T02:07:28Z

CountryGoalie: /* Characters */

'''The Prides MUCK''' (often refered to as '''The Pride's MUCK''') was a [[role-playing]] [[MUCK]] set after the end of ''The Lion King II: [[Simba's Pride]]''. It included both Prideland and Outlander characters and plots.

* '''Addresses''':
** '''MUCK server''': prides.odys.com, port 8081; ''later'' Fmorph.dhs.org, port 9091
** '''Websites''': http://landindex.tripod.com/
::::http://prides.athlon600.com/ (Defunct)
::::http://www.furnation.com/Prides/ (Defunct)
* '''Ran from/to''': 1998 - 2001?

== Wizards ==
* Sheena - Head Wizard
* Daihaki - Programmer, Tiny Plots
* Yejide - Locations, Policy
* Choma - Characters, Firebrand
* Salama - Applications, Programming, Building
* Fyonya - Character Creation and Management
* Syrira - Tinyplots, Roleplay
* Haraka
* Skuzz
* Tanzut

== Staff ==
* T'sumi - Webmaster, MPI, Building
* Azima - RP and TPs
* Kauli
* Maliki
* Akase
* Leonora

== Lands and groups ==

* Mwenge - Firebranders Pride
* Valley of the Mists - Mistweavers Pride
* Giziva - Outlanders Pride
* Pridelands - Pridelanders Pride
* Baraduma Cheetahs
* Firebrand Cheetahs
* Sumu Hyenas

== [[Character]]s ==

* Akase - Lioness Cub
* Badali - [[Lion]]
* Corvus - [[Cheetah]]
* Enzi - Female Cheetah
* [http://fanart.lionking.org/showchars.cgi?Epesi Epesi] - Female Cheetah
* Jasiri - Lioness Cub
* Jemiah - Cape Hunting Dog
* Kalamka - Lioness Cub
* Kane - Adolescent [[Barbary Lion]]
* [[Kristin O.|Kanzi]] - Male [[Meerkat]]<ref name="kristino">[http://fanart.lionking.org/showchars.cgi?Kristin_O Kristin O.'s Original Characters] at fanart.lionking.org. Retrieved July 26, 2006.</ref>
* Kasi
* [[Spaz Kitty|Kijakazi]] - Female Cheetah
* Kinyamkela - Lion
* Kizuka
* Kura - Lioness
* Lukuma - Lioness
* Mondo'ini - Lion Cub
* Msibu
* Nongwa - Lioness
* Nusu'Mwengo - Female [[Leopard]]
* Pambanisha - Female Meerkat<ref name="kristino"/>
* [[Sisimka]] - Lioness
* Syntah
* Tamaa - Lioness
* Ungua - Lioness Cub
* Vurumai - Adolescent Lioness
* Zumaradi - Male Adolescent Meerkat<ref name="kristino"/>
* Zimwi - Male Meerkat

== References ==
<references/>

== External links ==

* [http://web.archive.org/web/19990423133659/www.tigerden.com/infopage/muck/prides.html Rhal's Furry MU*s Page: The Prides MUCK] at the Internet Archive Wayback Machine

[[Category:The Lion King multiplayer worlds|Prides MUCK, The]]
[[Category:1998 births|Prides MUCK, The]]
[[Category:2001 deaths|Prides MUCK, The]]