When the time of men came, five tribes settled on it and called it Wakanda. The tribes lived in constant war with each other, until a warrior shaman received a vision from the panther goddess Bast, who led him to the Heart-Shaped Herb, a plant that granted him superhuman strength, speed and instincts. The warrior became king and the first Black Panther, the protector of Wakanda. Four tribes agreed to live under the king’s rule, but the Jabari tribe isolated themselves in the mountains.
Millions of years ago a meteorite made of vibranium, the strongest substance in the universe struck the continent of Africa affecting the plant life around it. And when the time of man came five tribes settled on it and called it Wakanda.
