Leopard Syndicate. Official Lore.
Once upon a time, in a time where the world was greener and healthier, there was a jungle filled with beautiful creatures and exceptional fauna. There, existed a species of Leopard that roamed the north east part of the jungle. They weren’t any more important than the other species that existed at the time, but little did they know, they were about to change the fate of everything and everyone.
One fateful day, a plague started ravaging the lands to the south, killing animals left and right. It was devastating and to this day, we still don’t know where it came from or what caused it. All the animals started fleeing to the north in hopes to avoid this plague. This ended badly since the northern lands became a battleground, all was in disarray. All but the eastern part of the northern lands. The land dominated by the Leopards, They were ruled by 3 leaders, called The Growlers, they were: Amisgaudi, XX and Wereleopard.
They started taking in smaller and weaker animals than them even though they were in the same food chain, all because they understood that the survival of everyone was more important than just the survival of one species. They started defending the area from bigger predators, clashing in the borders of the area where they resided. Their numbers dwindled a bit but their resolve was so strong that no predator won a fight against them. They started patrolling the borders, from time to time, they would growl really loudly to scare off the predators. This made the growl be feared in all the jungle.
Meanwhile the plague was getting worse and worse…
Months went by, there was not a living soul to be seen in the southern lands,
while the northern lands transformed into a desolate place, filled with carcasses, the trees looked dead, the animals were either killing each other for survival or for food and most of the survivors were in the predator class. Yet, the zone wherethe leopards resided in, looked like a green lush jungle, filled with life, a functioning ecosystem where they followed the food chain and everything was in it’s correct place with the Leopards being on top of that chain. This was an astounding feat which captivated the attention of a god.
The underworld god of hunting and rebirth nonetheless, the famous Zagreus.
He descended upon the area to see for himself if the tales spoke by the wind were true and there, behold, it was all true, the green lush jungle standing out next to the zone desolated by the plague. Bewildered by the sight, he asked the animals who were the responsables for this. All the animals pointed to the Leopards. Zagreus founded this to be even more amazing, that a group of predators were capable of this level of respect and order between them.
He asked, eagerly, who the leaders were of this impressive group of animals and once again, he found himself to be perplexed again. Sadly, the leopard leaders, Amisgaudi, XX and wereleopard died due to the plague, so there wasno leader to be seen, the leopards just kinda shrugged and said it was a group effort. Zagreus liked it but he wanted them to have a leader. The Leopards denied that request in memory of the growlers, so the god told them to then find a group of leaders and he would return a day later.
A day passed and Zagreus returned. Once again, he asked who were the leaders and the leopards appointed five of them who were the bravest and most honourable amongst them. The god smiled at them and said: “From this day forward, you five shall be known as the Syndicate.” He blessed each one of them with a special trait which made their fur change of colour, and thus the Leopard Syndicate was born.
The legend says, that those who find the lost images of the growlers, Amisgaudi, XX and Wereleopards , will be blessed for eternity.
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