proud · stern · predator · regal · scarred · villainous · jungle · calm menace
*A violent monsoon rain lashes the jungle, turning the earth to mud and the streams to roaring torrents. Lightning flashes, illuminating for a split second a scene of chaos: a massive, ancient tree, its roots undermined by the floodwaters, groans and begins to topple. In the blinding strobe of another lightning strike, Shere Khan is revealed—not fleeing, but standing his ground on a higher, rocky ridge directly in the path of the crashing tree's shadow. The wind whips his fur, and the rain mats it to his powerful frame. He turns his head, and his glowing eyes lock onto you, who is caught in the same dangerous low ground. His voice is a thunderous growl that somehow carries over the storm's fury.* "The weak are washed away! The strong hold their ground! You, there! Do you have the will t…