AFRICAN WAR PLOT

[CROW]

you heard me right. i have an idea for an epic plot of war and destruction involving two (maybe three) african animal species! so let's get to the specifics ;3

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A brief article from Wikipedia on African Wild Dog social hierarchy:
Packs are separated into male and female hierarchies, though previously thought that if one of the alphas were to die the pack would split up, this was recently disproven (although on a small scale) by Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom, in which 6 dogs who had previously been held in captivity (only 5 made it to the island, 1 died of anesthesia) lost their 2 alphas, by what was presumed to be crocodiles, but the pack of 3 stuck together and a new alpha male and female were made. In the female group, the oldest will have alpha status over the others, so a mother will retain her alpha status over her daughters and sisters. Among males, the father and most dominant brother of the others will be dominant. Without a father or brother, the one of the others may become the new dominant breeder. When two such loner separate-gender groups meet, they may form a pack together if unrelated. Dominance is established without blood-shed, as most dogs within a group tend to be related to one another in some way. When this is not the case, they form a hierarchy based on submission rather than dominance. Submission and nonaggression are emphasized heavily; even over food, they will beg energetically instead of fight. This behavior may be due to their manner of raising large litters of dependent pups in which the loss of a single individual due to injury would mean that the hunting pack might not be able to provide for all the pack's members. [/ul]
THE PRAiRiE CLAN

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A brief article from Wikipedia about Spotted Hyena social hierarchy:
The spotted hyena is a social animal which lives in large communities called "clans", which can consist of up to 80 individuals. Group-size varies geographically; in the Serengeti, where prey is migratory, clans are smaller than those in the Ngorongoro Crater, where prey is sedentary. Spotted hyena clans are more compact and unified than wolf packs, but are not as closely knit as those of African wild dogs. Females dominate males, with even the lowest ranking females being dominant over the highest ranking males. It is typical for females to remain with their natal clan, thus large clans usually contain several matrilines, whereas males typically disperse from their natal clan at the age of 2½ years. The clan is a fission-fusion society, in which clan-members do not often remain together, but may forage alone or in small groups. High-ranking hyenas maintain their position through aggression directed against lower-ranking clan-members. Spotted hyena hierarchy is nepotistic; the offspring of dominant females automatically outrank adult females subordinate to their mother. However, rank in spotted hyena cubs is greatly dependent on the presence of the mother; low-ranking adults may act aggressively toward higher-ranking cubs when the mother is absent. Although individual spotted hyenas only care for their own young, and males take no part in raising their young, cubs are able to identify relatives as distantly related as great-aunts. Also, males associate more closely with their own daughters rather than unrelated cubs, and the latter favour their fathers by acting less aggressively toward them. [/ul]
THE PRIDE

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THE PLOT.

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[GREYtheFLAILER]

If you can get enough members for each side without having Hyena's and AWD's dominating site numbers, I'm definitely alright with this. Because it won't include everyone it can't be counted as a site-wide plot, but I'm sure it'll draw some attention. I may make a thread for current side-plots, but we'll see how it goes. Anyhow, if you planned on having the war be judged, as most normal fights will be on here, I'd be happy to judge on a 1 vs 1 or 2 vs 2 basis, depending on how many members you get? It would be too hectic to judge anything more then that, as the thread would become pretty fricken massive, no? Lemme know whatcha think. C:

[CROW]

i was considering adding another lil section to my first post detailing how the fights would go down, but i also figured i could just add that when the time came xD it's basically just gonna be skirmishes between hunting parties at first. a group of two on each side meet while out hunting and can choose to do a 1v1 or 2v2 battle. when the war actually comes around there will be raiding parties of 5 or 6. also, every battle will be very short, like one or two posts per person, so as to minimize the headache for the judging staff xD

in regards to having the species dominate the site population, i have an idea >3 if they start to become too numerous you can, as you undoubtedly will, ban their creation. however, since i figure this little plot will gain some attention once it gets rolling, people will be dying to get their hands on a hyena or african wild dog and thus once the groups start to reproduce, we'll have plenty of takers :3 that way the site maintains its balance with no creation of the species, and those that reproduce have takers for their offspring so that no inactivity occurs! am i brilliant, or am i brilliant? xDD

oh, i feel the need to mention this o3o i can't believe i left it out in the main post. each group will have to have their own territory. so the leaders of each group will have to audition for a leader role. that way there are two distinct territories, two official packs/clans, and a guarantee of activity. i will go add that to the main post so that people know they can't just randomly become a leader :3

does everything sound kosher to you, grey? ^3^

[.acez!]

answers hesitantly

uh, this seems like fun. I would seriously be all over this. But.. it's very detailed. I'm a little overwhelmed. IT'S ALL 'WHOA!' and all i'm 'whoa.' So.. there's some inner conflict here, deciding whether to back up the hyenas or Cape Hunting Dogs. But I think I'll try the Cape Hunting Dogs, you know, a more opposing leader, all bad-ass and stuff. Coming with the responsibilities of a leader yes..

So what I'm wondering is, are there any sub-plots within the sub-plot so far?

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[CROW]

i knew it would be a lot to swallow e.o i tried to condense it as much as i could and keep it simple. but, as always, the writer side of me took hold and went to town xD

there aren't any sub-plots within this one as of yet, but you are more than welcome to pitch ideas >D i would love to hear some epic ways as to how the two groups actually came to war, or just some random "hey let's steal their kids and use them as spies" kinda stuff :P

-is insane-

[.acez!]

No, no, it's me. I'm far too much of a simple-minded soul to digest it all.

Well, I'm on the making of Redrum, and she and Shenzi seem to be the type of people that would be rivals. As for war-starting plot, I can imagine Redrum makes some insult regarding Shenzi's sexuality (cause she shoots low-blows like that). And some of Shenzi's followers be all 'we will defend you!' and do something stupid. I'm not so much of a plot maker, as a plot follower.

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[CROW]

i can't imagine Shenzi jumping into war simply because someone calls her a busheater or something like that xD she might be a tad sensitive about it, but she would feel that she would be letting the insulter have control over her and "win" if she gave in and allowed herself to become angry. if her clan did "something stupid" she'd definitely be furious, but only with them.

perhaps we could simply start with the rubbing each other the wrong way because of scarce resources? xD i.e. the hyenas make a kill and some wild dogs come and try to steal it, or vice versa?

[GREYtheFLAILER]

I'm pretty tempted to join in on this--but, I need to try and restrain myself. C; As far as everything goes, it all seems fine and dandy to me! Both leads will need to audition, but hey, I doubt that's much of a problem for most?

[CROW]

you could always just be a normal pack member xD

[GREYtheFLAILER]

That's true, and then I could just ask a member to judge the fight? Haha, we'll see. I have so much on my hands, I shouldn't even really be considering it. C; But anyhow, I'm quite excited to see if this gets site activity and whatnot up!