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Ignore the below for now, studding is currently open BC it's May and I Love May so I make an effort to be online a few times per day 👌✨
IMPORTANT INFO: Activity is gonna be spotty for a while as I'm experiencing some Family Issues™, and I'm also starting a new job (both of those things happening at the same time really isn't fun, 0/10, Wouldn't Recommend), so my downtime is going to be limited - for how long, I can't say. I'll roll over when I can, just to get this guy exploring and boost his stats a bit, but studding will stay closed until things settle down (just so no one sends a request that goes unseen). Thanks for your understanding! ~ Chilli
Notable Cubs (Updated 19/05/24)
Special Bases: 9 — Triumph x1; Trophy x8
Mutations: 14 — Achromia x1; Felis x3; Primal x5; Primal Fangs x4; Smilus x1
Rosettes: 8 — Auburn Shaded x1; Dark Brown Shaded x1; Goridhe Soft x5; Noctis Soft x1
Bought at 5 months old with 438 stats on 23/07/23 ^^
Crowned 27/08/23 at 3 years, 3 months old with 684 stats 👌
[ 👑Sylváris👑 (#794199603583) got the following stat boosts from cub training: +1 STR +43 SPD +2 SMR +15 STM]
[👑Sylváris👑 claimed victory and wandered off without a word. Another cub whispered in delight at how cool he was. +3% training experience!]
[👑Sylváris👑 seemingly took some time to investigate the wall, but then his climbing was successful! +4% training experience!]
[👑Sylváris👑 looked pretty sullen after training, having gotten tired and covered in mud. He didn't say anything, though.]
[Oh great, 👑Sylváris👑 disappeared again. You wish he spent less time daydreaming and more time actually doing things.]
[You look for 👑Sylváris👑 to greet him, and finally find him near the borders of your territory, growling rhythmically into the wind.]
Lore:
Born into a relatively large pride. Has always been happy in his own company, and has a habit of wandering off by himself; somehow, he manages to avoid any dangerous situations, so the adults in the pride leave him be.
When he is almost 2 years old - the age that males generally strike out alone if they don't plan on staying with their birth pride - he meets Lowell II. The old Smilus had been travelling in search of a submale to join his pride, as his planned heirs are his sons, and given that many of the pride's lionesses are Lowell's daughters, he needs an unrelated male to provide cubs once he retires. After explaining his situation to the young Sylváris and the pride's leader, the Felis - who hadn't had any plans for his future aside from wandering off and seeing where he ended up - receives his leader's blessing and sets off with Lowell.
Upon arrival at his new pride, Sylváris is taken under the wing of the heirs, a friendly Primal named Alexander and his stoic older brother, Lowell III. They show him around the territory, introduce him to the lionesses, and warn him of any dangers (e.g. "That part of the river usually has crocodiles, best stay upstream if you want a drink" or "See that big path there? Humans use it to pass through the territory - sometimes they're cool, sometimes they'll try and hurt us, so give it a wide berth if you can"). The older males don't teach their new friend anything that an heir would need to know, such as what the leader needs to do in certain situations (like a flash flood or the death of a pride member), or about relationships with neighboring prides or rival predators (apart from the occasional "By the way, if you see a lion that looks like XYZ, roar so we can come beat 'em up because they keep trespassing" or "There's a wild dog pack that lives around here, we've got a live-and-let-live sort of deal going on, just ignore them").
It doesn't take long for Sylváris to settle in within his new home. In all honesty, he does very much the same thing as he used to in his birth pride: he explores, finds cool bugs, snoozes in the shade, and climbs mountains to admire the views. He doesn't interact with his new pridemates very much, aside from at mealtimes, but he gets along with them well enough.
One morning, a few months after joining the pride, Sylváris is jolted awake from a nap by the sound of distant roars. He follows the sound, hoping he won't need to fight anyone, as he only has very basic sparring skills. When he nears the source of the commotion, he is met with a scene of carnage.
The elderly Lowell II and a few of the lionesses are fighting a pair of male lions he's never seen before, one of which is a Primal; another strange Primal lies unconscious nearby, as well as two more unidentified males. To Sylváris' horror, Lowell III and Alexander are also lying on the ground, bearing terrible injuries. The Felis runs over to the heirs; they are both breathing, very shallowly. Even more worryingly, Alexander's jaw is positioned at a strange angle, his chin almost diagonal compared to his face.
While Sylváris is examining his friends, Lowell II and the lionesses finish subduing the strangers. They show no mercy, snapping the neck of one and tearing open the stomach of the other, then backing away to let him thrash. At that point, Lowell II - moving stiffly due to both exhaustion and his old age - approaches the unconscious trespassers and tears into their stomachs as well, ensuring that they will never wake up. Meanwhile, the lionesses join Sylváris in surrounding Lowell III and Alexander. They murmur worriedly amongst themselves, and when their king slowly approaches, they start to discuss how best to carry the two heirs back to the pride's Den.
That evening, Sylváris joins his pridemates in an anxious huddle in the clearing where they gather for meals and socialising. Instead of the usual hubbub of conversation and/or noisy eating, there are hushed voices and muffled sobs as they wait outside the cave where the heirs are being cared for. Also within the cave are the males' parents - Lowell II and his favourite lioness, Wenet - and some of the older pride members who have seen enough injuries in their time to be adept at staving off infection and positioning bones so that they heal quickly.
Sylváris' eyes are drawn to an adolescent lioness who half-sits, half-crouches outside the cave, her mint-green eyes wide as she stares unblinkingly at the entrance. He's never spoken to her directly, but he knows that she is Heulwen, the youngest cub of Lowell II and Wenet, and the full-blooded sister of the two grievously injured males. He'd never really noticed before, but when he sees that everyone is staying away from the young lioness, he realises that he's never seen her have a meaningful interaction with any lion who isn't currently in the cave. The Felis isn't sure whether to approach her - he isn't sure what he'd say, as he's never been much of a talker, and this might not be the best time to have his first conversation with her, but surely she needs support right now?
[A few months after he joins the pride, Lowell III and Alexander are attacked while on patrol. Both are grievously injured; Alex survives with an injured jaw and a limp, but Lowell III dies.]
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