-if I wanted to set this in the real world Crow's Nest Gorge would probably be somewhere along an offshoot of the Congo River
--would need to add more references to the location being a rainforest or on the edge of one
--need to learn more about the geography of Congo

-Paeim comes from a line of Asiatic lions
--research more about the mythology of that area for Manad, as it would have followed his family from there; I've been calling it a jinn but I'd have to see if that checks out geographically
--is this even a thing? reintroducing an Asiatic lion into Africa? probably not. how would this have happened?
--apparently zoos used to (or still do?) crossbreed African and Indian lions. maybe his mother escaped from a zoo or sanctuary with such a program?
---source: random quora answer. yeahh i'm gonna have to do more research on that. if all else fails, hey, it's fiction
---not sure how fast a lion would be able to travel from a sanctuary all the way into the Congo rainforest so maybe it was an earlier ancestor?
--asiatic lion prides are female-led, while the males are solitary. his mother could have given him respect women juice and it would explain why he tends to isolate himself from the pride

-i've been thinking my side account should be subservient to Paeim but from a lore perspective i think it would be more interesting for them to pose a threat. maybe the other king challenges Paeim for control over the territory, war is waged and then they become subservient? the game dictates what happens so things might end up different if i end up with a giga-chad side king