Name: Thandi Zakiya
Age: Currently Unknown
Species: Mandrill (monkey)
Troop: Morake (Currently exiled)
Parents: Marcus and Nikki
Sibling: Dawit
Description: She used to have beautiful golden fur but now has black fur. *Picture Forthcoming*

History:

The lifeline of Thandi Zakiya

Teneki lands (Sowetan and Neramis Troops): Thandi Zakiya was born to Marcus and Nikki of the Morake Troop. Soon after she was born, her family was attacked by two cheetahs. Thandi survived the ordeal but many believe that her parents didn't. She was found to be the Fifth Chosen One as prophetsized by Santonem (a prophet who lived in Mengesha). She was taken in by Reggie and Nomvula of the Sowetan Troop. At the age of 5 she began training as a shaman from Morenthino. At the age of 12 she met Magduane (at the time, he was the 3rd Chosen One) of the Neramis Troop. Magduane later tells the first Chosen One, Grenefeke, of Thandi. Grenefeke muses and decides her fate.

At age 16, Thandi watches two of her good friends die. Reggie dies, his son Woza becomes leader of the troop. She hears of her friend Vernon's death later. Reggie's other son, Nefu, takes Thandi aside, drugs her and rapes her. Embarresed and greatly humiliated, Thandi leaves Tenenki.

After she leaves, a member of the Morake Troop named Zathiki meets up with Woza and finds out that Thandi is alive..or was. He goes in search of her.


Unknown Lands (Zuluisi Pride): Two seasons later, Thandi stubles accross unkown lands. She collapses due to starvation and a pain in her abdomen. A pair of lionesses finds her (Nthabiseng and Shondise) and helps her. It is discovered that she is pregnant. Thandi then gives birth to a male and it is believed to be stillborn. After a short healing she leaves.

Pride Lands (Zendalii Pride): Thandi meets up with a lion who called himself Mendonu (Goldenmane, Adiemus..among other alias). He spoke with her and then met his arch enemy Harssii. Harssii casted a spell and Thandi counteracted it. Mendonu's life was saved. He thanked her and they parted.

Dark Lands (Morkeleb's Lair): Thandi came accross some dark lands and met up with the second Chosen one (Morkeleb) and the fourth Chosen One (Shinshe). Knowing her training level was Initiate, Morkeleb challenged her. Following the creed of shamans, Thandi accepted. Then in a terrible battle, Thandi was defeated. Shinshe and Morkeleb dragged her body and dropped her off in some unknown place.

Kuracha Lands (Shinshe's Lair): After healing up again, Thandi met up with Shinshe again, prepared to fight she looked at Shinshe. Shinshe told her she didn't want to hurt Thandi. Instead, she gave Thandi some advice. Thandi listened and then left.

Guanda Lands (Morake Troop): Thandi meets Hangebo of the Morake Troop..she then meets half of the troop which she was told was dead. She stays for a short while to nurse wounds she still had.

Unknown Lands (Other Half of the Morake Troop): Thandi wandered off again and found a lion attacking a mandrill. She fought the lion with magic and won. She then used the last bit of magic to heal the mandrill. She then meets all of the rest of the troop, including her father and brother. She tells them to go to Guanda. They listen.

Unknown Lands (Unclaimed): Thandi wandered yet again and met Zathiki. The two fell immediately in love.

Guanda Lands (Morake Troop): The other half of the troop meets the other half. The Morake Troop is whole. Zathiki goes back, Thandi stays behind. Later Thandi sneaks in and mates with Zathiki.

Teneki Lands (Neramis and Sowetan Troops): Thandi meets Obike. He tells her that he is Zathiki's real father. She tells him about the troop getting together. They both go back to the troop.

Guanda Lands: Thandi and Obike get back to Guanda. Thandi doesn't tell anyone that she is the 5th Chosen One.

Almost a season later, Morkeleb challenges the troop. Thandi takes charge and secides to battle him. In battle, she uses one spell and unleashes it, just as he stabs her in the chest. The spell took off the previous spell he had from Grenefeke. As they both collapse, Grenefeke curses Thandi. With the spell taken off of him, Morkeleb challenges Grenfeke. Mork takes all of Gren's magic, Gren is left to survive alone.

Thandi, in a disheartening state, begins to die. Zathiki revives her with his crystal in combination of a spell by Morkeleb.

Later, Morkeleb trains Thandi. Thandi becomes Grand Master Shaman. It is later discovered that she is pregnant.

Mizaati Mara Pride Lands (Mizaati Mara Pride): As Thandi wanders around searching for the sixth Chosen One, she meets young Simba. They become fast friends. She later meets Fernando the human.

Guanda Lands: Thandi gives birth to a son (Xolani), one season later.

Six seasons later, she goes out to find the sixth Chosen One.

Pride Lands: Thandi meets Jabari Tunzo, a natural shaman. He tells her about his scars. She talks with him and gives him advice. She then leaves.

Teneki Lands: Thandi discovers her firstborn is still alive, although he is very mentally unstable. She takes him with her back to her home.

Guanda Lands: Thandi brings her son (Thepiso) home to meet her other son. Zathiki accepts him.

Grenefeke, having been very distraught about losing his magic, returns. He attacks both Thandi and her son with the Verm Troop and Moran Troop. Creedom of the Verm troop attacks Thandi.

Having seen this, Jabari steps on the lands after tagging along with Thandi. He discovers his power and attacks Creedom. He defeats Creedom and kills Grenefeke. He then frees Thandi's mother, Nikki and her two children (Balele and Tale). Jabari then looses his scars.

A season later Thandi has another cub..a daughter whom she names Amaranthine. Thandi Sangoma, Thandi Zakiya's grandmother, informs her that Amaranthine is a sangoma (spiritual healer). She sends her daughter to a troop of sangomas to raise her and teach her.

4 seasons later, Thandi has her last child, a son named Zakithi. He is a "natural" and the next in line to take his father's place.

3 seasons later, Thandi leaves on a mission. She had to leave her children when they were the ages of 7 (Amaranthine) and 3 (Zakithi). She didn't want to leave them but Tixo* had requested her. (* Tixo = Great Spirit)

Mizaata Mara: Thandi meets up with Fernando and Simba. She then leaves.

9 seasons later, Thandi found her old friend Buru and the cubs he cared for, Meisha, Obi, Fortisque and Orion. She cared for the cubs as her own though they were not hers.

Thandi's daughter, Amaranthine, returns guided by Suncloud and Silvermoon. She is informed her mother is on a mission, she decides to wait it out.

Endless Moornland (THEM): Thandi's end of the mission with the THEM (Trecherous Hyenas in the Endless Moornland) was her demise. They attacked and she was unable to fight them back. The four now grown, cubs, saved her. They then took off to find her home.

Guanda Lands: Obi (a sangoma) and his friends brought Thandi home. She was cared for by some of the shamans. It was thought she would be okay, when she got up and walked around, but the head wound brought her down. Thandi begins to have headaches.

Thandi's abcess on her head finally takes it's toll. The pressure in her head collapses her skull. She is pronounced dead. She was buried with honors in a cave in Guanda. Her tomb cave was marked by a leaf symbol drawn by Morkeleb.

Thandi's age at death: 42

TZ'S RESURRECTION

5 years after death, Thandi's soul was still in limbo, not ready to goon to the next life. As luck would have it, on another planet, in another galaxy a summoning was taking place by an elemental. Abbay of Akasha (spirit element) was summoning someone of equal power to herself, minus the magical abilities of course. Thus she summoned Thandi Zakiya. Thandi was afraid of Abbay at first sight. Abbay, who looked much like a mandrill but more than half as big as Thandi and with stripes all over, a long tail, large teeth (much like a tigers), and retractable claws on her hands. Thandi, hoever had no real control as Abbay was her
'master' and commanded her to go to war with the humans. War lasted less than 6 months before the humans were exiled from the planet. Thandi's work was done and she asked to go home, to be reincarnated. However Abbay opened a portal to Earth and sent Thandi to Earth saying it was good for her to live again.

Once back on Earth, Thandi realized she was no longer one of the chosen ones, instead she was a normal old mandrill. She sought her tribe whom she vaguely remembered. At sight of her, the tribe thought her a ghost. But as she proved she was real, the other chosen ones knew better. Called an imposter, she was promtly exiled and sent away. Shortly after this, Thandi began to notice a change in her golden fur...a tinge of black...

PS: The character Abbay and the world of Heshimu is (c) to Kirin S. Used with permission. (She wrote it.)