Moon Lands

The Moon Lands at Night

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The **Moon Lands** are a piece of savanna territory in the African Lands. They are inhabited by the Moon Pride and the creatures native to the land. They are around the edge of Africa, not close to the water though.

## Information

The Moon Lands are inhabited by only Lions and prey animals, no predators. They are the most reclusive of all the kingdoms. They are very well respected. They are ruled over by a Lion Monarchy, which is a male only decant line allowed. They are all white or near white lions. If one of them is not white (which is extremely rare), then they are casted out of the lands or killed.

The Moon Lands only does betrothals every few generations, and it is a very great honour to get betrothed/be betrothed into the royal family. The King lead the pride, and rule over the lands while his Queen look pretty and reproduce perfect little princes and princesses. They also, for the females, wear painting, feathers, flowers and sea shells. The Moon Lands is mostly always night, and has many big trees to cover the sun.

They share borders with only a huge No Lions Land, that surrounds the whole territory. However, no creatures or rogues dare to venture into the land, as it is heavily guarded. One rogue might call themselves lucky to even catch sight of one of them.

## History

### Before the World

It is believed that Ingaza, the goddess of the Moon, brushed her bare paw along this land, and made them the Moon Lands.

### Before the Kingdoms

Unlike other prides and kingdoms before, the Moon Lands (alongside the Tree of Life), were the first proper kingdoms, and the ‘Ancient Kingdoms’. The rules were the same as they are today, males over females. When Macheo’s revolution happened, they came out of the darkness and revealed themselves. They asked that they be allowed to be reclusive and left alone from the rest of the kingdoms.

### Rulers

Over the next few generations, kings after kings came. They all ruled with the morals they were brought up with. The third king of the Moon Lands had his daughter and son in a double betrothal alliances with the High Lands.

### Khalfani’s Reign

Khalfani took the throne after the early deaths of his parents. Khalfani took Niangalie as his mate, and together they had two cubs named Theluji and Niraja. Khalfani’s reign wasn’t really that much spectacular.

### Theluji’s Reign

Theluji took the throne from his father when he was a young adult. Theluji was betrothed to Princess Takata of the Pride Lands. He expected her to do everything as he said, and mate with her the day of their wedding night. She refused however. Theluji and Takata has two cubs a year after their marriage, Karatasi and Dubwana. Theluji banished her, his sister, his mother and their two cubs when he found out of Niraja and Takata’s relationship. He took Kushinikiza as his mate and had a new son, Ukware.

## Cultures

The Moon Lands are a very isolated kingdom, with little interaction between others. They also don’t hunt that often, bringing a huge buffalo to feed them for a month. They also, unlike all other kingdoms, sleep during the day and do their stuff at night. They also have longer nights and shorter days. They also believe that they are descendants of the great spirit. Males are seen to be over females.Males are more respected, and princes and kings are like gods.

Females, the princesses and Queens usually just stand there and look pretty. Princesses are betrothed to high ranking males of their pride, and only every few generations they are betrothed to kings of other lands. If a betrothal fails, like Mufasa’s to Niraja’s, it is seen as their honour tainted and destroyed, and can never be repaired. Females usually decorate themselves with paint, feathers and sea shells.