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Vines, twisted and warm to the touch, wrap around rubble, ruins, and sandy dunes, crawling their way through this territory little by little. The silence can be both deafening and peaceful, sometimes all at once, only ever broken by the breeze whispering through what’s left of nature or the chatter of the remaining fauna. There are moments when the dust settles, if only briefly and when time seems to come to a halt; during these instances the usually unimportant and unnoticed become of note.

𝖳𝗁𝖾 𝖦𝖺𝗅𝗅𝗈𝗐𝗌 𝖯𝗋𝗂𝖽𝖾

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ᴛ ʜ ᴇ | ᴡ ᴀ ꜱ ᴛ ᴇ ꜱ

A vast expanse of sandy dunes rising and falling like waves frozen in time, stretching out as far as the eye can see. Ruins of once lively cities, now mere skeletons of their former glory, scattered across the region, their crumbling walls and decaying structures add an eerie sense of history to the landscape.
The faint scent of musk and decay covers the territory, a hint towards the passage of time and the abandonment of this forgotten place. The rise and fall of magnificent kingdoms echo across this wasteland and is a bittersweet reminder of the impermanence of all things. The blazing sun scorches the desolate wastes, every shift of sand bringing along its own harsh form of beauty.

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ꜱ ᴜ ʀ ʀ ᴏ ᴜ ɴ ᴅ ɪ ɴ ɢ | ᴛ ᴇ ʀ ʀ ɪ ᴛ ᴏ ʀ ɪ ᴇ ꜱ

South of the wastes lies The Black Sea, impossible to cross with its terribly low buoyancy; in the opposite direction is The Scarred Earth, once just another patch of dunes, but now a permanent injury to the earth and a memory of the power of nuclear weaponry; West lies No-Man’s-Land, an endless stretch of flat desert where no animal dares to travel and no plant dares to grow; finally, east of the wastes rests the boundless mountains, where very few have yet to explore.

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ᴛ ʜ ᴇ | ꜰ ᴏ ᴜ ɴ ᴅ ᴇ ʀ

Aether, the founder of The Gallows Pride, born within the savanna before it was a wasteland, long since learned to survive in such a barren territory, and in fact made it his home. He, like most, found himself trapped within the treacherous territory, as if it was begging, or forcing, him to stay.
Whether he learned to appreciate the diamond in the rough, or lost his sanity in the dunes, when the opportunity to escape cropped up he turned his back on it, choosing to stay within his newfound home instead.
It was here, within the wastes, that he formed his pride. Despite trials and tribulations, he swore that his creation would live on, and so would he. When his time came to join the stars, he instead followed the vines and became one with the wastelands.

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ᴛ ʜ ᴇ | ᴘ ʀ ɪ ᴅ ᴇ

The Gallows Pride, made up of resilient large felines, born of the wastelands, are used to the harsh nuclear and radioactive chemicals that coat the wastelands. They've learned the ways of the wastes; how to monitor their food and water in-take, when to pick a fight and when to avoid a threat, how to defend and take territory, how to work with the wastelands rather than against it, and many more necessary skill lines.
But, even with their many abilities, no creature is complete without weaknesses, and the lions of The Gallows Pride face many challenges. Due to the radioactivity in the air and the water, reproduction rates are far lower than normal, affecting the pride's long-term survival. In addition, weakened immune systems due to harsh conditions leave the lions vulnerable to sicknesses and mutations.
Despite the circumstances The Gallows Pride finds themselves within, they are determined to survive and continue to grow. Their long-term goal is to reach a point of thriving within their territory, as well as keeping their bloodlines clean of outsiders.

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ᴘ ʀ ᴇ ʏ

The wastelands are far from rich in prey, every hunt a struggle, and often leading to the necessary sparing of wildlife in order to preserve the prey species. Overhunting is sure to lead to future starvation, all the quicker if one is too merciful. Despite few prey species proving both adaptable and stable enough to support the growing pride, there are still options available to the large felines. Humans [dangerous], camels [rare], desert foxes and lizards [occasional], and mutated antelope [common], are the few species that the pride hunts.
Due to the lack of vegetation within the wastelands the few herbivorous species that have managed to maintain have done so on account of mutations that allow them to feast on the vines despite high levels of radiation [the vines being the only plant species that's common and prosperous]. These mutations make the herbivorous prey species more dangerous and difficult to hunt.

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ᴛ ʜ ʀ ᴇ ᴀ ᴛ ꜱ

With so many species having been devastated by the events that led up to the wasteland, many animals, both predator and prey, live in constant states of distress and apprehension. The high levels of agitation often lead to ill encounters. Even in the wastelands humans remain at the top of the food chain and are thus the most dangerous creatures to confront, especially since The Gallows Pride and the human species use each other as major food sources. Of course, disease and sickness also pose major threats, especially now due to radiation and weakened immune systems.
Other threats within the wasteland can include mutated large herbivores [ex: bison, rhino and elephant], and pack hunters [ex: hyenas and AWDs].

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