T'Challa was born in the isolated kingdom of Wakanda to King T'Chaka and his wife N'Yami. Wakanda was an isolationist kingdom located in Africa that survived for a thousand years. Thanks to their isolation, the country was never affected by outsiders that invaded and conquered the continent. The reason for their isolationist policy was to protect the sacred metal known as vibranium, a nearly indestructible metal stronger than steel. And as the result, Wakanda secretly became the most advanced country in the world; however, the whole world knew them as a third world country. T'Challa was taught royal and national duties when he turned five. Eventually, he found out about the Black Panther when he was ten. T'Chaka told him that the Black Panther was the protector of Wakanda and its people. The few outsiders that knew of its existence wanted to steal vibranium for their own selfish reasons. When T'Challa asked to become a Black Panther, it was when his training begun. He spent weeks in the jungles learning to live off of the land like an actual Black Panther. Then, he was taught the basics of fighting and stealth thanks in part to the Dora Milaje, the Wakandan royal bodyguard made up entirely of women. The fighting had ended and Vixen confronted the Black Panther about the reason to hide all of this for the world. He said that Wakanda needed to protect both vibranium and themselves for outsiders. She said how vibranium and their technological advancements would benefit the world—especially her home country and Africa. Suddenly, news reached them that New York City was under attack by the Silver Surfer. Everyone watched as superheroes fought a losing battle until his equal match arrived. Without him, the heroes might have died fighting. Vixen asked T'Challa if he was planning on resuming the isolationist policy. He only said, [b][color=#800080]"[/color][color=#820893]N[/color][color=#8411A7]o[/color][color=#8619BA].[/color][color=#8822CE]"[/color][/b] [color=82ca9d]hi[/color] --------------------------------------------------------------- "Alright." T'Challa said. "I will tell you about our history. Follow me." Both of them left the balcony and started walking towards the private bar area. That was when he started to tell the story. "Long ago, a meteorite crash landed in East Africa that affected the surrounding area. Centuries later, five tribes found the site and settled in peace until a powerful mineral was discovered. Vibranium. One of the tribes began to horde the metal for themselves sparking a war lasting for hundreds of years. Then, a servant named Bashenga was given visions by the godness Bast. The visions led him to a plant that granted powers of a god and was ordered to consume it. Upon ingesting it, the servant became powerful and used his newfound abilities to end the war and unite the tribes. When peace finally came to the lands, four of the five tribes supported Bashenga with the fifth tribe isolating themselves for the others." "I am assuming that the fifth tribe is the Jabari?" "You are correct. The J'Abari went to isolate themselves for the tribes and vibranium in the mountains of Wakanda." T'Challa answered and opened the door to the private bar only available to friends and family of the king. He grabbed a bottle of Wakandan wine and poured some into wine glasses. After taking a small drink, he went back to finish the story. "Now with the tribes united, everyone looked upon Bashenga to guide Wakanda to glory. He went from a servant to a king and the first Black Panther, protector of Wakanda. They used vibranium to thrived while the rest of the world remained ignorant and descended further into chaos. In order to protect ourselves and vibranium, we hid our truth from the outsiders in fears of history repeating. However, you are one of the few outsiders to see our truth." Vixen ---------------- [hider=It's nothing special. You can skip this part if you want]"Long ago, a meteorite crash landed in East Africa that affected the surrounding area. Centuries later, five tribes found the site and settled in peace until a powerful mineral was discovered. Vibranium. One of the tribes began to horde the metal for themselves sparking a war lasting for hundreds of years. Then, a servant named Bashenga was given visions by the godness Bast. The visions led him to a plant that granted powers of a god and was ordered to consume it. Upon ingesting it, the servant became powerful and used his newfound abilities to end the war and unite the tribes. When peace finally came to the lands, four of the five tribes supported Bashenga with the fifth tribe isolating themselves for the others." "I am assuming that the fifth tribe is the Jabari?" "You are correct. The J'Abari went to isolate themselves for the tribes and vibranium in the mountains of Wakanda." T'Challa answered. Before he went back to finish the story, he took a quick drink of his wine. "Now with the tribes united, everyone looked upon Bashenga to guide Wakanda to glory. He went from a servant to a king and the first Black Panther, protector of Wakanda. They used vibranium to thrived while the rest of the world remained ignorant and descended further into chaos. In order to protect ourselves and vibranium, we hid our truth from the outsiders in fears of history repeating. However, you are one of the few outsiders to see our truth."[/hider]