Opening File: Shenzi
Shenzi is a Hyena Mobian and is the matriarch of a clan of Hyena Mobians that live in Africa. The clan is a ruthless tribe of bandits that are known for launching raiding parties on settlements for the purpose of stealing food. Unlike actual hyena clans that usually consists of about eighty members, this clan has over two hundred members with Shenzi acting as the leader, much like how hyenas are female dominant. While hyenas are one of the most socially tight-knit predators, they also have a very rigid and nepotistic hierarchy in which not only size and brute strength, but also ancestry and ally networks have significant influence in a hyena's rank in the clan.
These rankings rarely change though once they have been established. This hierarchy is formed minutes after birth, as hyenas are the only carnivores born with their teeth ready and eyes open. If the cubs are of the same sex, they will start fighting each other minutes after birth for dominance. If they are of a different sex, then the male will usually submit to the female sibling without struggling.
Shenzi herself is stated to have been the fiercest of her brood when she was born and established her dominance over the rest of the clan when her mother passed away at a young age and her powerful leadership and diplomatic skills resulted in incredible gains for her pack. Due to becoming the matriarch of the clan, she has total authority over them, and in return, it seems that they are loyal to her command, which makes her a force to be reckoned with, despite her loud and rather obnoxious sense of humor. Her second in command is a hyena Mobian named Banzai but with the social structure of hyenas in mind, it is likely that he is simply the highest-ranking male of the clan, giving him authority over all other males, as long as there aren't any females around. Just the same, he is unquestioningly loyal to Shenzi, obeying her orders and supporting her decisions.
Another hyena Mobian named Ed is a friend of Shenzi and Banzai and appears to be less intelligent than either of them, but it seems that where they go, he goes. It is said that 'Ed knows the score'. He certainly doesn't take his orders from Banzai though, and both Shenzi and Banzai can interpret his laughter into coherent speech. The most likely conclusion is that he is another high-ranking male, keeping Shenzi in touch with the needs and opinions of the lower ranks among the clan.
Loyal to no one but each other and their leader, the Hyena Clan is one of the most ruthless tribes in all of Africa. They are distrustful of outsiders, especially none Hyena based species such as Humans, Faunus and even other Mobians. While Shenzi is often seen as ruthless her first duty is to the strengthening her clan, rather than the pursuit of personal power. She carries herself with authority, charisma, and drive, and does not struggle to keep her clanmates in line, even when they disagree with her decisions. Shenzi is somewhat sassy and snarky and tends to make light of situations.
She can have a dark sense of humor and like real hyenas she has a voracious appetite and will not easily give up the hunt. Even so, she knows her strengths and will not take unnecessary risks. She is politically aligned with no one but has been known to make deals with groups like the Satrya when it benefits her clan. According to a source, her full name is Shenzi Marie Predatora Veldetta Jacquelina Hyena.
Her first name means 'savage', 'pagan', 'uncouth', or 'barbarous' in Swahili. Her distinguishing features are five prominent bangs hanging over her face and a mane that reaches all the way to her bangs. She also lacks the dark gray 'stubble' snout of the males, the dark patches around her eyes are shaped to resemble heavily applied eyeshadow, and she has thicker lips with what seems to be black lipstick.
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Opening File: Simion
Simion is a chimpanzee Mobian and a Lieutenant of the Satyra, however in reality is not a true Mobian but a mutant. More than half a century ago, Simion was a regular chimpanzee who was selected as the pilot of an experimental NASA space capsule during the space race and was set to be the first monkey in space, until a crack in the ship's hull created an explosion that hurled him toward a radioactive energy imbalance. The gamma radiation altered his appearance and mind giving him an enhanced physique and intelligence. He then began training his new body and expanding his knowledge and skill through meditation, soon being able to create matter merely by thought.
With his new abilities, he created a whole new world from his thoughts and once he established his empire, he created an immense warship from scrap in over half a century, and assembled an army to help him destroy the world and the humans that ruined his life despite his suffering having been caused by an accident. However, he discovered that Earth was protected by not just the Justice Friends but a secret cabal that had already begun establishing remote colonies on distant planets. They alerted the Global Security and allowed for a defense system that prevented Simion's fleet from reaching Earth, thus forcing Simion pull back his forces outside of the Sol System. Simion was left to study Earth for weaknesses and was contacted by the leader of the Satyra, His Eminence and offered a seat at the table of the organization.
Seeing the Satyra as a means to an end, Simion agreed and began supplying them with his weapons and technology while remaining hidden in the shadows, waiting to make his move. Before his mutation, Simion was an ordinary chimpanzee with the typical training that was undergone by test animals at NASA. When he came in contact with the cosmic gamma radiation, he was completely transformed into a humanoid being in peak physical condition with super intelligence that was beyond most mortal comprehension. He became a technological and biological genius capable of creating vast armies of robotic spaceships and even organic terrain and plant life.
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The territory of Africa was one of the widest reaching territories in the world, thus making it infinitely harder to protect for the heroes and Huntsmen stationed there. Some settlements were easy to reach while others were in places that were harder to find and even more difficult to live in.
What to know any specific places?
The Elephant Graveyard.
It is a barren wasteland filled with remains of elephants who have died. The Elephant Graveyard is located in the northern lands of Africa. It is a dry, barren, rocky wasteland, perpetually covered in fog that casts a shadow over the area even in the daytime. Bones of dead elephants litter the landscape.
The area is geothermally active, containing many steam vents. The graveyard is named after the various elephants whose skeletons litter the area. It is also known for the numerous geysers that were located there. The graveyard is visible from nearby lands as a shadowy are; it has been speculated that part of the reason the elephant graveyard is such a terrible place is because a tribe lived there that hunted the land to extinction.
So why was a group of Satyra members entering this desolate wasteland?
To deliver a message of course.
"I really don't like this." One of the masked members whispered as he looked around nervously. "Why were we picked?"
"Because we're the closest. Just be thankful that they sent a Lieutenant here with us." Another member whispered back.
The Lieutenant in question was a chimpanzee Mobian who was quite muscular and wore a red dinner jacket with a purple collar and cuffs with purple pants. Hardly the kind of attire you would want to be wearing in a place like this, but he was a Lieutenant and they were just the grunts. They were sent here to meet with a clan of savages.
"Is it safe to here?"
"Of course not. It's dangerous."
"Come on, we're members of Satyra. We laugh in the face of danger. HA-Ha!"
"Hahahahahahahahahahah!"
The Satyra members all froze as demented cackling echoed through the entire graveyard. The Lieutenant remained calm and composed as the sources of the cackling emerged from the shadows. Hyena Mobians, wearing tribal armor and clothing with some holding weapons. They were all large, slender and muscular while resembling Hyenas, all of them rather mangy with the top half of their bodies covered in gray fur while their bellies are tan.
They had dark brown hands, yellow eyes, sharp, slightly yellowed teeth, dark brown ears, spots all over their bodies, and rings of the same color around their eyes, with a few even having short, black tails and long black manes running down their spines.
"Well, this is an unexpected meal."
And then she emerged from the skull of an elephant.
Shenzi, the Matriarch of the Hyena Clan.
She was clad in a black tank top that exposed her abdomen, dark grey shorts with tears at the end and a black loincloth wrapped around her waist with symbols etched on it. She wore armored greaves and gauntlets on her arms and legs and black gloves on her hands. Around her neck was a necklace with a green jewel and fangs.
"Well, well, well, Banzai, what have we got here?" Shenzi asked, taking a step forward.
The person in question that Shenzi was asking was a Hyena Mobian like her, only a male. Banzai wore a black vest with grey chest armor that had scratches, a golden belt fastened around black torn shorts, armor on his arms and wrists with black gloves over his hands and while his feet were bare, he still had black bandaged wrappings around the white leg while the left leg had a sheath with a knife tied to it. He had in his hands an axe attached to a black staff and a small blade attached to the other end.
"Mmm, I don't know, Shenzi. Uh, what do you think, Ed?"
The Hyena Mobian named Ed giggled madly. He wore virtually nothing but a brown loincloth to hide his privates from view and he had a club for a weapon.
"Just what I was thinking... A group of trespassers!" Banzai replied with a grin.
"Hardly." Simion replied stoically. "We sent word of our arrival days ahead. I happen to know that you were aware we would be arriving to speak with your leader."
"Satyra, again?" Shenzi remarked with a raised eyebrow and grin. "I can't say for sure I remember hearing anything about meeting any representatives from your clan."
"We are hardly a simple clan, Shenzi." Simion stated, remaining calm to the surprise of his escorts. "We are the Satyra and you know what we want from you."
"Yeah, yeah, our cooperation." Shenzi rolled her eyes while idly twirling a knife in one hand. "In exchange for enough food to keep our stomachs full into the next century?"
"Of course."
"Then of course, you know we've heard those words before." Shenzi narrowed her eyes, to which a few Hyena Mobians shifted uncomfortably. "I'm not about to be bought with another sweet promise again."
"Then by all means, let us negotiate." Simian calmly proposed. "Lay our grievances on the table and be open and honest about what we want. So as long as you can promise your clansmen to play nice with us, we shall respond in kind."
"Is that so?" Shenzi asked with a fanged grin. "All right, we'll play it your way. Come inside." She gestured behind her to the elephant skull. "My boys will keep your boys company and they'll even play nice."
"Of course." Simion obliged, much to the discomfort of his escorts, following Shenzi into the large elephant skull and leaving them outside…with dozens of Hyena Mobians leering at them, some licking their lips.