Overview:

Ironmane Pride has been around for a very long time. most of the men in the pride are soldiers or warriors protecting the pack. Not to say there are no hunters or other professions. but the Ironmane Pride tend to leave that to other Prides. Being a soldier has always been in the family and will continue to be for a millennia.

Leonin Culture:

Leonin prides are close-knit communities within Theros, isolated in their “blasphemy”. Unlike every other civilization on Theros the Leonin have rejected the gods. They don’t deny their existence (it’s quite difficult to ignore the deities when their titanic forms stroll past) but rather they denounce them as unworthy of worship. While there is an odd devout Leonin (usually to Nylea or Heliod) most regard them at best as a nuisance and at worst as the cause for all mortal woes. Leonin are prideful and self-reliant, and most have no need of gods to coddle them. In the ancient past they served the archons (a service that still leaves a bitter taste among the other races) and they do not intend to make the same mistake twice.

Leonin have a matriarchal society, and each pride is led by an elder female called a “speaker”. Most female Leonin will stay within the pride they were born into, while the males will wander and marry into other prides. Most Leonin live among the plains of Oreskos, an area of great golden fields and savannas nestled in between the foothills of the Katachthon and the Oraniad Mountains. Most prides live in either tent villages or dens dug into the foothills. While this may sound primitive, the Leonin are no savages and their homes are often decorated with woven textiles, bone sculpture, and intricate pottery. Most non-Leonin rarely get to see all that, however.

Leonin guard their territory well, and non-Leonin usually get a cold reception. Many other peoples (humans in particular) still regard the Leonin with suspicion due to their ancient allegiance to the archons. More than once this has led to full on wars, but the Leonin now coexist in peace with their neighbors, as long as they keep to their own territory. However, the Leonin understand that an individual is not the culture they came from. Given time anyone can earn their trust, though humans and tritons will have their work cut out for them.

Once the cold reception has worn off, most Leonin are prideful, confident, and competitive. Leonins tend to love fighting in all its forms, from traditional sparring to arguments and debate. Leonins love any opportunity to prove themselves, and usually come out on top. That confidence, self-reliance, and pride is the core of Leonin culture and philosophy. The gods have failed them in their eyes, and they’re determined to do better on their own without some deity’s strings attached.