The chief is not at all hesitant to tell you that the elves of this land are trespassers and thieves. They came here long after his people had established their rule over the forest and the elves have taken bits and pieces of their land over the last decade. It seems that there is a little more to the story from what he is telling you, but you are inclined to believe him from his straightforward manner of speaking.
Zyrial gets to know the land surrounding the tribal camp very well, and finds that the flora and fauna of the place is much like that of forests in his homeland. Some of the felin will express interest in his hunting skills and ask to accompany or be accompanied by the young elf.
Zykovian discovers that the felin are more like their feline ancestors than any bipedal creature he has seen. Their games are games of agility and precision as opposed to strength and brute force. Very few of their games rely on high intelligence or teach the felin any cognative abilities, but the end result is a more physically fit and dexterous tribe. They are extremely proficient in leaping from one spot to another and they can climb trees in half the time it takes an elf of great skill. It is also discovered that they are excellent at short distance running, but any lengthy trek is best spread out among several hours.
From what he gathers about other tribes of felin, they are generally on indifferent terms. Each tribe is made up of one specieis of felin (panther, tiger, lion, jaguar, and cheetah as best as you can gather) and each species has their strengths and weaknesses. However, they are all very territorial and each has claimed a section of land for their tribe. While the land in which they live is finite, the tribes practice a nomadic lifestyle, moving from one edge of their claim to the other when the time comes. These claims, or "tribal grounds" as they are called, can be several acres to many miles long, depending on the strength of the tribe.
Zykovian again finds out their distaste for the local elven population as they are a trheat to the entire area and could very easily upset the delicate balance that the tribes have agreed to live by. Wolves, however, are a different story. Wolves, coyotes, hyena, etc. are sworn enemies of the felin. You hear mention of a race known as the Caanids (which are said to be powerful and magical creatures). The felin do not encounter them much, but when they do, the relations are tense between the two species. Admittedly, the skirmishes between felin and caanid that you are told about have undoubtedly been one sided conflicts, one side vastly overpowering the other.
Ulysses discovers that this land has little written history and hardly any maps to speak of. At his best guess, the felin have never travelled more than 100 miles in any direction from their location, and all of that is forested land. This comes as a shock to the young elf who has never seen an uninterrupted spanse of land that wide or long before. In his homeland, the forests have been raped of wood and green to fuel wars and warriors. However, since the tribe has no desire (or need) to seek lands outside their own, there is little known about the world beyond the boundaries of the tribal grounds.
[ooc: another post coming, just wanted to inform on IC actions]
