tiger terms
The terminology of the were-tigers is strongly linked to ancient Indian Myth. The Avatar of one of their gods was Rama. His wife was Sita and together they were forced out of their kingdom by Bharata, Rama's stepbrother. Rama's true brother Laksmana went with them. Along the way Surpanka, a Demon, tried to seduce Rama away from Sita but he refused her. Their greatest enemy, Ravanna, tried to destroy them many times, but with the add of their allies, lead by Hanuman, they prevailed. They eventually returned to their kingdom, Ayodhya, and took of its rule. The term Lankaire, comes from an ancient myth in India about the city of Lanka. It was said that men and woman who stayed in this forbidden city after dark on a full moon would be changed into tigers.
General Power Structure
Rama - King
Sita - Passive Queen (King's wife, little/no power)
Kali - True Queen (Rules alone or equally with Rama)
Laksmana - Second in Command
Bharata - Challenger to Leader (King or Queen)
Surpankha - Challenger to Queen (For right to sleep with the King)
Abhay - Bodyguard to the Rama
Uprala - Second bodyguard to the Rama
General Terms
Amuk - Grouping of Tigers
The Lankaire - Secret name of WereTigers
Ayodhya - Meeting place, sacred ground of the Amuk (similar to the wolves' Lupanar)
Muttamakkin - Alphas
Adhini - Betas
Ravanna - Enemies of the Amuk
Hanuman - Friends of the Amuk