Mfumu Yenge

Full Title: Mfumu Yenge, Chief of the Dawn, Guardian of the Ancestral Path, Father of Okapi Nkosi

Species: Sacred Okapi Elder

Lineage: Born of the hidden groves of the Ituri Forest • Chosen by the First Spirits • Father of Okapi Nkosi

Affiliation: The Elders of the Forest • Keepers of the Hidden Memory

First apparence: The Chronicles of the Ituri – Song of the Hidden Trail

Created by: Isolele

Créé par: Isolele

Character Overview

Born in the hidden groves of the Ituri, Mfumu Yenge was chosen by the First Spirits to guard the memory of all living things. His presence marked the hour when night yields to day — the sacred threshold where knowledge passes from ancestor to descendant. Father of Okapi Nkosi, companion to Princess Opa, Yenge represents the stillness of wisdom that precedes revelation.

Super powers & Abilities

Ancestral Memory: Summons visions of the past, guiding the living through lessons of forgotten generations.
Dawn’s Call: His voice at sunrise awakens the spirits of the forest, bringing protection or silence where needed.
Forest Pathway: Moves through the Ituri as if made of mist and bark, disappearing between the roots of time.
Protective Aura: Within his presence, fear and malice dissolve — replaced by stillness and clarity.

Weaknesses

Aging Spirit: The burden of centuries makes his body frail, though his soul remains luminous.
Tied to the Forest: His essence fades outside the Ituri; the land and his spirit are one.
Burden of Knowledge: Each vision of the past brings pain — he bears the sorrow of generations he could not save.

Symbolism

Yenge embodies continuity — the living dawn between generations. His being is the voice of the forest, and his silence, the weight of all that has ever been remembered.