When you start out here, you might be wondering how to start. Well here's everything you need to know.

Step 1
Read about Great Lions under Info. You can skip the lore at first, or even all together. It's only there for those who want it.
Step 2
If you plan on being part of one of the prides, read this. It has info on who can join which prides, generally personality traits, territory and den site info, and so on.
If you don't, plan on being part of a pride, you can skip it.
Step 3
Now you can create your character. Go here, or of course you could check if someone has any cubs up for adoption(this would mean playing in your birth pride/location and starting from a cub).
Fill out your character creation form. Some things, like religion, love interest/mate, and family can be left out if you desire.
Step 4
If you chose to be part of a pride(which is reccomended), go to that pride's board(the Families are all under one board and each have a sub board). Find the welcome thread and read the intro. Reply to however you're asked to. Some prides will have a riddle for you, others a simple task. All of the welcome thread are basically assuming you are a lone lion looking for a pride.

After all that, you're welcomed to play as you wish, making your own way in TF.

There are three religions, all with the same lore, legends, and myths, it all comes down to whether or notyour character believes in the gods or not.
Those who don't either believe they are dead or never existed in the first place.
The Forsaken are a sect of the religion that believes in the gods. They have the same gods and believe in them, but choose to follow the Fallen Gods instead.
All the religions believe in the Ancestors, or spirits of the dead, and that they are the stars.

Your character can also simply not be religious or spiritual.