[Contest] How Much Experience Do I Get For the Bard?

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An Entertaining Contest


Closes April 1st, 12:01am CDT

This lion is a Bard of the pride and, as such, it's his job to ensure that everyone waiting for the Naming is occupied. The question is...how? Does he tell stories? Sing songs? Play music? Act out dramas? Relate history? Something else? You decide!

[b]Name:[/b]
[b]Personality:[/b]
[b]Prompt Response:[/b]

Colored by Kaelyndra.  

[nessiaing]

Name: Abwaan (means: poet)
Personality: Abwaan is clumsy in both is words and his movements. He tries hard to be entertaining frequently talking in rhymes but yet there is very little that is poetic about him. Abwaan loves his home though and know that he would never be able to act as a healer as he is just too clumsy and would likely cause more harm to the ill than he would help. He has the disease himself but is in very early stages only occasionally having a cough and wheezing.
Prompt Response: Abwaan was excited waiting for the naming to happen, he was here to entertain everyone. He stepped up on a rock to raise himself up a little so he stood out a but more. He had been working for weeks and now it was time, he had been practicing his rhymes and was excited to show off. Clearing his throat he was ready to go.
"Welcome one and all
to the celebration, practically a ball.
We all wait here,
waiting to her who is dear.
A new queen,
it will be quite the sight to be seen."

He had done it! He was pleased with himself, sure he hadn't been the most elegant of poems but he had got out his lines before stumbling. Now he just hoped no-one called for an encore. He was even worse when he had to make up his rhymes on the spot.  

[Andranis]

Name: Kekoa (Hawaiian name meaning "The strong one")
Personality: Kekoa isn't dour, but he isn't exactly excitable. He's simply a product of the home he's grown up in, stoic and strong-willed. While he doesn't let the ailment of the pride get to him, he also isn't known for talking about CHEERY subjects. He does like to sing and tell stories, though, erring on the side of more sombre songs and stories with morals.
Prompt Response: To entertain the pride, Kekoa opts for a combination of story and singing. The story is the tale of a pair of young lions, kept apart by their families. They pine for each other, wanting only to be together(At this point Pavla joins him to sing some happier songs for the duo), but their families are at war, never allowing the lovers to be together. It finally culminates in one large battle, before the two lovers interrupt the families fighting. He tells of how they plead for the families to just get along, surely they're not so different(With Pavla acting out a shrill voice for the lioness). Instead, the families go back to fighting, and when the dust settles, most are dead, including the young lovers. The remnants of the families realize what they've lost in their fighting and the warring comes to an end, forming one family at last. The moral Kekoa imparts is that love is powerful, but it doesn't conquer all. Sometimes, one has to die before their dream is realized, as their passing makes others realize they must change what they're doing.  

[Puhterodactyl]

Name: Injabulo'encane (little joy, zulu)
Personality: He got his name from being a bright and cheery little cub, he brought happiness to his parents just before they succumbed to the disease. He's a carrier, and while he's not immune, he counts himself luckier than those who are really ailing and tries to cheer them up if he can tell they need it (there are times, however, he knows it's not appropriate, the disease isn't a laughing matter, after all).
Prompt Response: Injabulo'encane (Inja, for short) tries to entertain the pride by telling jokes, and if that doesn't work, he does gag comedy. Crying cub? Maybe if he acted like he tripped and bumped his head, the little cub would laugh and dry those eyes! Unfortunately sometimes he can get carried away with this and wind up with a little bit more serious of a bump or bruise... or bloody gash on his head whoops. Not good when you don't have optimal health. He just wants to see his pride members smile.  

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Thanks for the entries guys! I'll judge when I get home from work today. =3  

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After much debate, the winner is Puhterodactyl! Congrats, and thank you to all entrants!

Puhterodactyl

 

[Puhterodactyl]

Thank you so much, Meese!!!! My first K'A lion. : DD