Wakanda
Recognized as the birthplace of modern humanity, the African Sector is one of the largest terrestrial providers of raw materials in the United Federation of Nations. Enormous deposits of vibranium, iron ore, lithium, phosphates, natural gas, and many other natural resources made the region essential to worldwide reconstruction efforts following the Great War and it has remained critical to the center of Federation industry ever since. The Sector flag was adopted in 2355. The green represents Africa’s great landscapes and natural wealth, the red represents the blood shed during the nuclear holocaust, the gold represents freedom and peace, while black represents the united peoples of Africa.
Structure
The Wakandan government is based on a pseudo-tribal society. The head of state is the Black Panther. In this role, the Black Panther is the King/Chieftain, religious leader, and commander-in-chief. The title, although it appears to be hereditary, can be challenged by any citizen of Wakanda for the right to rule in a combat ceremony.
Wakanda also has a council of tribal of elders; known as the Taifa Ngao to help with the decisions of day to day operations in the nation. They gather to advise the Black Panther on the future of their nation. Following a governmental reformation, the Wakandan Constitutional Council transitioned the country from an absolute monarchy to a constitutional monarchy.
There are eighteen united tribes in Wakanda.
The seat of government rules from the Royal Palace located in Birnin Zana, the capital city.
Culture
As the inheritor of hundreds of distinct cultures from sub-Saharan Africa, much of Wakanda saw a unifying culture fail to take hold in the nation. The first several generations of post war Wakandans preserved much of their traditional cultures, which did much to preserve the literature, religion, customs, and cuisines of these cultures. Following the Great War, the shared experiences of the conflict, the refugee crisis, and the Unification of Arica began to promote a new sense of nationhood and a synthesis of many of the cultures that had formed Wakanda. Despite this, Wakanda society remains a deeply pluralistic one, with dozens of regions recognized as having distinct cultures.
Wakandan culture is perhaps best known for its rich literary tradition. The genre of fantastical realism, first pioneered in Wakanda, quickly took hold in the United Federation of Nations, where a realistic look at life and hardship during the Great War was infused with a deep sense of history and mythology, often drawing on West African mythological roots. Nalaali East, a Jamaican-Ethiopian author, is known popularly as the mother of Realistic Fantasy, an inversion of the fantastical realism genre which takes fantastical realms drawing on West African mythology and grounds their fantastical aspects in realistic trends.
Wakandan visual arts include local cinema, painting, sculpture, and fabrics. Brightly-colored dresses, robes, headscarves, and decorative tapestries are common products of Wakanda, and are characteristic of Wakandan fashion. Wakandan cinema has taken many cues from European cinema, especially the neorealist, with many Wakandan films making use of non-professional actors and almost exclusively shooting on location in order to obtain a more realistic feeling. Anya Nasrallah, a Wakandan filmmaker, has won the Nazif Film Festival in Birnin Zana three times, leading to her prominence within the industry.
Wakandan culture draws heavily on influences from West Africa, most notably Igbo, Yoruba, Malian, Ghanan, and Hausa cultures. However, there are hundreds of individual cultures who have left impacts on Wakanda, ranging from North Africa, East Africa, to other groups within West Africa. The preservation and celebration of these cultures has become a major concern of Wakandan society, and annual cultural festivals are used to preserve these legacies.
Military
Wakanda is an advanced military power; the Wakanda Army is the country's main ground forces, while the Wakandan Navy oversees naval operations. The Wakandan Air Guard is the Nations air force, which includes pilots wearing powerful suits of combat armor.
The Hatut Zeraze ("Dogs of War") is the nation's secret police.
The king is protected by his own personal bodyguards, the Dora Milaje, skilled female warriors who have dedicated their lives to the Black Panther.
Technological Level
Wakanda's technology developed entirely independently of that of the rest of the world due to them remaining in isolation. The creation of methodologies of design are so different it's very difficult to use with outside technology. Their computer technology is so advanced that it's almost impossible to hack. However, they have taken time to learn the technology of the rest of the world, allowing them to hack any external computer system. Most of their technology has Vibranium as it's basis. The Wakandans use advanced communication technology such as the Kimoyo Card and Kimoyo Beads.
Religion
The Wakandans have ties to the African gods, who were widely worshiped in Egypt but also had ties to other regions of Africa. This pantheon is known as The Orishas. Orisha is a Yoruba word that means spirit or deity. The pantheon is composed of Gods of Egypt: Bast, the Panther Goddess, Thoth, god of the moon and wisdom and Ptah the Trainer; Kokou is a "warrior Undergod" for the Yoruba faith of Benin and Mujaji, goddess of sustenance is a "rain queen" from the Balobedu's mythology.
Panther Cult
After the vibranium meteor fell, a number of Wakandans were painfully mutated into "demon spirits" and began attacking their fellow Wakandans. T'Challa's ancestor, Bashenga, became the first Black Panther and closed the vibranium mound to outsiders, forming a religious cult that guarded the mound and fought to keep the "demon spirits" from spreading across the kingdom.
The Black Panther is a ceremonial and religious title given to the chief of the Panther Cult. In addition to ruling the country, he is also chief of its various tribes. The Panther uniform is a symbol of office as well as a religious vestment.
As part of the cult's ceremonies, a chosen Black Panther is entitled to the use of a Heart-Shaped Herb that grants the person who consumes it enhanced strength, agility, and perception.
White Gorilla Cult
The Wakandans outlawed the dangerous White Gorilla Cult due to their destructive actions. They consumed the flesh of the White Apes that gave them enhanced strength. Currently, there is a cult to the gorilla god Ghekre, previously, the tribe that would become Jabari worshiped the gorilla god Ngi.
Man-Ape (M'Baku) of the Jabari Village was one of the greatest warriors of Wakanda, second only to T'Challa, the current Black Panther. While T'Challa was away, M'Baku tried to usurp the throne. M'Baku revived the White Gorilla cult, killing and consuming one of the White Apes. He then defeated the Black Panther and took the throne.
Lion Cult
Sekhmet the "Lion God" lost many worshipers over the years to the Cult of the Panther God, despite the fact that Sekhmet physically manifested before its followers, and the Panther God only appears to its priests.
Crocodile Cult
Sobek the "Crocodile God" was an ancient and forgotten god of Wakanda. But is still had some worshipers.
Education
Education is highly valued in the Wakandan culture and was viewed as a fundamental building block to ancient Wakandans. The nation has one of the highest literacy rates in the United Federation of Nations. They have an eleven year free, compulsory cycle of primary and secondary education. At the end of this, the citizens of Wakanda have the choice in the future of their career path. Many go on to attend one of their free Universities. The citizens also have other options such as farming and mining and other such laboring professions.
“An integrated, prosperous and peaceful Africa”
Type
Geopolitical, Kingdom
Training Level
Elite
Veterancy Level
Decorated/Honored
Demonym
Wakandans-Africans
Leader
Head of State
Head of Government
Government System
Monarchy, Constitutional
Power Structure
Semi-autonomous area
Economic System
Palace economy
Currency
Credit Standard
Parent Organization
Location
Official Languages
Neighboring Nations
Notable Members
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