[MWEZI] Princes & Princess Contest - Winners p2!

[ChexaRain]

Entry for Cub #1

Name: Faraji
Meaning: "Consolation" - Swahili [He's a prize, despite being born on a night with no moon.]

Personality: Eccentric, Charming, Clever

 

[Puhterodactyl]

Entry for Cub #1

Name: Kibwe
Meaning: Light, blessed

Personality: Proud, kind, just


Entry for Cub #2

Name: Sansa Sanaa
Meaning: Artwork

About: Being born a princess but a slave for life, she feels a bit like a martyr. Not that slaves have it too bad in the Mwezi, least of all her (everyone knows who her mother is and they'd prefer to not have the queen be upset with them ofc). She feels like she can be a go-between for slaves and other, higher ranks and give them a better voice and better representation. Hopefully so none of them would ever be inspired again to serve a crazy ruler for his protection in lieu of the Great Lion's graces they lack.

She's more sad about being the only girl but with the recent explosion of cubs in the Mwezi she has plenty of female playmates to grow up (including several half-sisters haha) with so she takes solace in that, though. Granted it's not exactly the same as having a sister. At least she's not an only child!

Entry for Cub #3

Name: Sibonakaliso
Meaning: Sign

About: Visions start off as weird feelings when he's younger. They get stronger with the waxing crescent moon. He's one of the "Can't put my paw on it..." types who, as he gets older, learns to expect something to happen or receive news about something that occurred. His gut feelings give him a clue about if it's good or bad news (he might feel extra bubbly before cubs are born or a sense of foreboding/dread before the news of someone's passing).

During total lunar eclipses (aka every few years) he is incapacitated by his visions that are very clear and visual and predicts something (usually ominous) but doesn't know how far into the future the event might occur. It could be 20-30 years in the future aka he'd never live to see it, so he shares these and the rest of his visions with the historians.  

[Excited Apathy]

Entry for Cub #1

Name: Umusa
Meaning: kindness (Zulu)

Personality: Protective, patient, optimistic.

 

[Excited Apathy]

Entry for Cub #2

Name: Isilva
Meaning: silver (Zulu)

About: She chafes at her circumstances. If she'd had sisters, it might have been different. But no. Her brothers at least might "marry up." She, on the other hand, feels she has no real choice; that she's stuck. Yet if the idea of leaving comes up, she will balk at the thought of leaving her family, the pride, and the only way of life she's ever known. I think she will reconcile this eventually, but I'm not sure which she will choose. The dilemma itself will be interesting to explore (kind of a 'what kind of choice is it when both suck/aren't what I want' thing).

 

[Excited Apathy]

Entry for Cub #3

Name: Kuimba
Meaning: to sing (Swahili)

About: His visions are fairly standard in that they're the type one sees and hears. Rather than taking place in dreams, he'll be in a location doing his own thing and he'll see the vision play out in front of him. He only sees and hears the individuals concerned, not anything about their location; they are much like players and his surroundings are the stage (he might see objects near the individuals if relevant). He might walk towards/try to talk to them (it won't get a response or change anything, of course) while anyone accompanying him will see him walk towards/talking to thin air. Visions are most frequent approaching/during the new moon and least frequent when it is full. Control is elusive.

He finds his powers disorienting and sometimes a burden, to be honest. Visions will foul up interactions more than a few times. He will become a quiet individual that is slow to speak until he's sorted out whether he's actually being spoken to, or if he's having a vision. He doesn't like realizing he guessed wrong and has been talking to empty air. He gets self-conscious about it.