*Kahuna

Kahuna – sometimes considered the Hawaiian word for Shaman.


Kahuna
Art By: greyseaweed (#143897)

Kahuna is a very sweet lioness, who is very soft-spoken and quiet spirited. She is one of the kindest lions you’ll ever meet, and she will give you anything you need, even if it’s at her own expense. She shares her food, knowledge, and more with the members of her pride (and out of it!). She is very nurturing, and enjoys cuddling with cubs (...and other members of the pride, for that matter). She can make anyone feel at home, and is easy to get to know.

Kahuna has the role of Shaman, and is thus very in touch with spirituality as a general subject. She’s in charge of all types of rituals, ceremonies, or any spiritual practice of the pride. She wasn’t always so well respected, or even wanted, though. She was found by her current pride as a young cub, near a large boulder, succumbing to starvation and heatstroke. She had been born early, and was a small, fragile thing that her former pride hadn’t wanted to take care of. She had been left to die, and was found by a patrolling male, who brought her home. She was saved by the pride’s healer. It took a lot of exercises to strengthen herself and years of training, before she was strong enough to become a strong member of the pride. She trained largely alongside Aodh, and the two became good friends, which they remain to this day.

Role: Shaman

The pride’s Shaman is the most important role to the pride’s culture and beliefs. This lion is responsible for the ceremonies, rituals, and spirituality of the pride. They recieve omens and advice from the pride’s ancestors, and inform the Second King or Queen as they see fit. This lion is responsible for training Shamans to come. There is only one Shaman at a time, but the Shaman almost always has a trainee, who they teach how to read signals from the Ancestors. They also responsible for teaching their trainees how to lead rituals, and often have them lead rituals alongside the Shaman themself. Trainees are usually chosen as cubs or adolescents, though some have been late bloomers and began to start showing their spiritual affinities later than that. The Shaman, and only the Shaman, has a say in who becomes a trainee. Usually, they look for 3 main qualities: Wisdom, Spiritual Strength, and Connection. These qualities make for excellent Shamans. Trainees stay trainee until such time as the Shaman dies or retires. The current Shaman is Kahuna.

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