💀Ş໐ຖ໓ēr rนŞ💀
Former name: Sonder Kloue meaning 'Without Claws'. Current name: Sonderus(Sonder Rus) meaning "Without Rest"
Please return at 8 years old to the original sender, Jaistraw^2, #176020
Please do not delete/tweak the rules or code in any way. If the code breaks at any point message me.
For more info regarding travelling lions and the travelling lion clan; Traveler’s Guide to Lioden see this post!
Be aware I will be following his travels(He is bookmarked and checked regularly.) and if I find a rule is broken or he's stayed too long I'll probably pop you a message.
Sonderus is a story-centric traveller. Even if you do not wish to add decor, some story, no matter how short or long the snippet is is very much appreciated!
The main goals for this lion are:
Collect stories of him and his follower's adventures!
To collect as many non-explore decor that matches his general theme as possible!! Craftable decor are also acceptable.
Travel to as many prides as he can!
(Anyone who gives him some decor or story will get three free breedings from either of my kings.)
Side goals:
Attain markings.
Raise stats.
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Backstory
Reading his backstory is highly suggested, as it holds important information to the nature of him, Pestilence, and his particular virus. If you find it too long, feel free to skim it if you have to.
Link to backstory is here.
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Personality: Mysterious (Neutral) Down-to-Earth (Neutral)
As a cub Sonderus was very beloved by his pride. He was a fairly well-mannered child, though was prone to mischief and curiosity as most children are. A real jokester, though he never went to far or crossed a line. He'd always manage to crack a smile on even the grumpiest lions. He was very charismatic and made friends easily, though that all changed when Pestilence ripped everything away from him. Nowadays he's much more introverted, rarely joking unless as a defense mechanism. He comes off to most as rather quiet, bitter, mysterious and sad. He'll mostly just keep to himself to avoid growing attached to others or getting in trouble, though he can't help still trying to make friends, even after everything. After all that time with Pestilence whispering in his head, he's grown capable of devious manipulation and secrecy where necessary. Using his old charm, reasoning skills and wit, he can bend most situations to his will with mere words. And when that fails, he can use the power granted to him by Pestilence to perform terrifying acts that may sway events in his favor. With all that power and the sinister words whispered to him by Pestilence, Sonderus often struggles to keep his morals and sanity intact, though he's determined to keep his head despite everything.
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~Traveler rules~
1. Do not chase, kill, nature reserve, unsecure or sell.
2. Send him hunting when possible to boost stats! :D
3. If he comes into 'heat' while in your pride, feel free to breed him as long as he's come into heat within the first 2 days! If it's the third, please just send him on. If you wish to keep the cubs he's bred, message the person you send him to informing them of this, so he can get back to travelling quickly.
4. You can add marking applicators, a background and decor to him. If you remove any other decor, please replace it with something of equal or greater value.
5. Please be aware that any decor used on him will not be given back when his journey ends, unless you absolutely need it. In that case, PM me, the original sender. (#176020)
6. Don't keep him too long! Only keep him for 3 rollovers maximum if you please!
7. Make sure he is fed and has a good mood before sending him off again.
8. Make sure the person you send him to WANTS to take him and is preferably in the Traveler's Guide to Lioden clan.(Use the discord or thread to find new hosts!)
9. Do not change/delete his bio, footnote or name.
10. Return him to original sender (#176020) when he reaches six years old.
11. Do not remove his starting decor: Lab Test Frog, Tigers Eye, Zombie Face Decor, Zombie Gazelle Fawn Decor, Hungry Eyes, Event Scar: Fallen Champion, Event Scar: Ripped Lip, Essence of Pestilence, Mossy Fur, Glowing Sigil of Pestilence.
12. Before sending him off again, write down your Lion's name and user ID in his Traveler Journal section, when he got there, what you added, and anything extra. (Like a story, or anything that happened to him while in your pride. When writing a story, please keep his backstory and personality in mind. Thank you!)
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~Starting stats~
Base: Murk (Burnt Skin)
Mane: Normal - Dark Fawn
Eyes: Starshine
Slot 1: N/A
Slot 2: N/A
Slot 3: N/A
Slot 4: Bloodbourne Dapple (46%)
Slot 5: N/A
Slot 6: N/A
Slot 7: Cherry Undershine (7%)
Slot 8: Fiery Inverted Brawl (59%)
Slot 9: N/A
Slot 10: N/A
Mutation: Clawless
Pose: Default/Tigers Eye/Lab Test Frog
Total stats: 90
Add information or strikethrough markings that were changed or removed!
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~The Dream Walker/Bone Collector~
1. Queen Chamomile(#ID)
01/09/2021
Added: Caracal Rib Ornaments, and Partially Eaten Lion.
(Stats upon arrival: 95)
(Stats upon departure: N/A)
(Level/EXP upon departure: N/A)
(Age upon departure: N/A)
Story here
"hungry...feed...must feed.."The voice in Sonder's head never failed to repeat every few hours as he made his way across unknown lands. Soon the tall grasslands began to thin and the thick golden grass gave way to dry cracked earth. Eventually he found his way to a long dead forest. As he traveled farther he began to notice small bones decorating the dry branches "what the heck..who did this?" He muttered to himself. Whenever the wind picked up the bones would rattle softly against each other and Sonder couldn't help but have the eerie feeling that many eyes watched him as he quietly made his way through the forest of bones. Suddenly a small dog burst out of no where growing and yapping at Sonder. Involuntary he snarled back and bared his fangs at the dog whome then whined in fear and ran away with his tail between his legs. "follow..." Sonder decided that listening to the voice just this once might be a good idea and so he ran in the direction that he saw the small dog go. A loud roar ripped through the silence and Sonder froze when he saw an adult female step through the trees. Once she was in the light Sonder couldn't help but notice her emaciated form. She obviously wasn't eating very well and needed to find more prey. "Who do you think you are?!? Inviting yourself into my territory I see" the lioness snarled at Sonder as she unsheathed her claws and readied herself to lunge at him. "Please dude i don't want to fight!" Sonder backed away "I don't think I'll be able to control myself if..."PLEASE" he said his voice breaking and desperation flooded his tone as he felt the sudden urge to lunge and sink his fangs into the lioness. Confusion made the lioness pause before she slowly spoke "what do you mean?" Sonder looked down at his paws as he replied "it's a long long story and to be honest I don't even understand half of it." The lioness saw great sadness in Sonder and decided that possibly she should help as best as she could. It was what her purpose was when she ruled her realm. Perhaps she could lend some guidance to the strange young male. She motioned for him to follow her "you are free to stay a few days if you wish. I am curious about your story as well. Once we reach the den site I want to hear every word." Once at the dens Sonder explained everything to the best of his ability. The lioness lioness listened and to Sonder's surprise believe every part of his story. She then explained her own misfortunes and how she ended up in her territory. By the time both had finished their stories night had fallen and the lioness showed him to his temporary den. Soon Sonder fell asleep and his dreams followed suit.
Sonder found himselfin the familiar darkness as his master spoke to him.
"My wonderful slave of Pestilence...why do you hesitate to allow yourself the pleasures of feeding, the intoxicating power of spreading your magnificent gift of immortality, and finally letting your fate be part of you? You mustn't fail me now slave...I worked so very hard on all of this"
"I don't understand! Why are you doing this to me?!? I don't want to be part of your plan...I can't have a set fate to do so." Sonder cried into the darkness as he spun around trying to find anything in the darkness to defend himself with.
you'll understand soon Sonder and you won't question your fate then. You'll see how much you need this just as i do. You'll want this as badly or even more then I do" Pestilence spoke to him softly as if he was a cub whome was asking the same bothersome questions over and over again.
Sonder was about to start trying to throw paws at the darkness when suddenly a blinding light pieced through the blackness and before Sonder the lioness stood.
"Sonder you must wake up now! i am not strong enough to stay here long"
she growled at him. She was physically shaking with exhaustion as her light began to flicker.
"Damnit Sonder don't just stand there and stare at me! Wake up now!! Didn't you just hear me?!?"
She roared before her light extinguished and she disappeared. Pestilence's Angry yowl that seemed to shake whatever foundation Sonder stood on told him the lioness had slipped from his masters grasp.
AWAKEN SLAVE! ONCE YOU DO DON'T LET THST LIONESS SLIP FROM YOUR PAWS OR YOU WILL BE SEVERELY PUNISHED FOR DISPLEASING ME!
Sonder awoke in a feverish daze as he stood up but collapsed as a wave of hunger unlike anything he had ever felt washed over him. He didn't remember much of his dream but he did know he would continue feeling this sickly hunger if he didn't satisfy his unholy needs. He needed to leave the territory before he hurt the lioness who resided here. Part of him knew he should go check on her first before he did so and he ran off to find her. The lioness was found under a fallen tree that she had turned into a makeshift den. When Sonder approached he noticed that the lioness scrambling to stay out of his reach though she clearly was exhausted and with every step she would almost collapse. "Why?...why are you are serving such a foul creature?" The lioness snarled at Sonder with anger flashing across her face. She had forgotten that he did so against his will in her frantic state of mind. Sonder was about to speak but when he tried only a low growl of hunger escaped past his fangs. He tried to back away but only lurched forward towards the lioness whome began to try to snap him out of his lack of control. "Sonder listen to me! You don't want to hurt me...Sonder please stop..I don't want to hurt you please" she began to beg him at the end as fear crept into her voice.
Sonder was trying to control himself but everytime he tried he seemed to do the opposite of his intentions. He found that he was ready to lunge at the lioness and he managed to gurgle a warning before he pounced. The lioness managed to dodge the attack but lost her footing in doing so. She collapsed with a grunt as she hit the dry ground and tried to get up but she was too drained and could only lay there as she watched Sonder slowly approaching.
"Your time has come to an end lioness of the dream walker realm. You are to join my army and perhaps your gift will come of great use in my master's plans" The voice in Sonder's head spoke outloud through him. Sonder was about to deliver a death blow against his will when somehow he managed to gain just enough control to miss his mark. "Run!" He choked out trying to hold himself back from attempting to hurt her once more. The lioness scrambled to get up as fast as she could and succeed to do so. She ran as fast as she could away from Sonder whome held himself from giving chase and trying to overtake her once again. His control finally snapped and he ran in after the lioness in hopes to catch up to her. On the run he accidentally ran into a large male and unable to control himself tore into the lion and consumed his flesh. Once Sonder was able to realize what he was doing he pulled back in horror. It was too late though and the lion was already halfway eaten. He couldn't believe what he had done. He needed to leave this territory before anything else happened. He left in the direction he had originally came from in hopes of finding a place without any others.
Prologue: When Sonderus had travelled a fair distance, he stopped under the same tree from the beginning of his journey to rest and gather his thoughts. He sneered at the earth, digging his claws into the dirt.
His little gazelle companion nervously shuffled over, laying by his side.
"Is something wrong, master?" He asked tentatively. Sonderus scowled.
"Yes! He said I'd have control! pestilence told me- he- they-" Sonderus roared in frustration, covering his head with his paws. The gazelle blinked.
"Do you want to talk to them?.." He asked.
"What? No, don't-" But it was too late.
The gazelle had already closed his eyes, and when he opened them, he knew who was looking through his companion's eyes now. He narrowed his eyes and jumped back, growling at Pestilence.
The gazelle cocked it's head, and Pestilence squinted at Sonderus thoughtfully. "You disappointed me.." He said smoothly after a moment.
"I disappointed you?? You made me attack Chamomile! You told me I wouldn't have to worry about eating other lions!"
The gazelle gasped. "I gave you a push in the right direction! That lioness was meddlesome, and could have made an excellent follower to you! She could have been an asset! I only want what's best for you." Pestilence feigned a hurt tone, brow furrowing. "I was trying to help you."
"Well, you didn't." Sonderus looked away angrily. The gazelle sighed.
"...Alright, maybe I was a little pushy. But you were just so stubborn! I'll.." He paused. "I won't force your paws.. for now. If you behave." He sounded mildly annoyed at having said that, as if it was such a bother to do so. Sonderus did not respond. He just stood and began walking.
"Sonderus?... Hello? The silent treatment then? Typical teenagers.. Fine! You've just eaten anyhow, so I don't see why I'd even need to force you to feed. You can go.. eh.. look for other company? You lions and your social needs, pft. Would that make you happy?"
Sonderus just growled.
"You'll need to eat either way... it doesn't have to be your own kind right now, but you can't hunt on your own. You really should go find another pride you know."
"Sure! Whatever! Just leave me alone." He hissed between clenched teeth. The gazelle went quiet. Pestilence had left.
2. ✞𝔏𝔦𝔩𝔦𝔱𝔥✞, (The Savior) | Played By: 🌑sanctus salutari🦇#213862
1/20/21
Added: N/A
Starter
Starter
(Level/EXP upon departure: N/A)
(Age upon departure: 2y, 10m
Story here: At first, Lady Lilith was hesitant to let Sonder Rus stop in her pride. She feared he would bring nothing but infection and disease. Unfortunately, she was correct. Only a few days after his arrival, cubs and elders magically began to start getting sick and dying. On the fifth day, Lilith decided that enough was enough. This was because Viviana, her mate and fortune teller of the pride, had a vision. A vision of plague and rot. It then became quite clear that Sonder would bring nothing but death and pestilence to her pride. Sonder was then escorted from their territory and forced into the mountains, banished from the Marauders.
3. Strange Ray-Shines (#175132)
mm/dd/2020
Added: Event Scar: Emaciated, Event Scar: Cannibal Bites and Tail Bone Ornaments.
(Stats upon arrival: 95)
(Stats upon departure: 95)
(Level/EXP upon departure: 1/ 0%)
(Age upon departure: 3 yrs 7 mths)
Story here: Sonder arrived into the pride or Strange Ray-Shines, where has was welcomed happily by the strange looking king himself. “Hello! I’m Strange Ray-Shines, but feel free to call me Dormammu!” He looked at Sonder for a moment, with a curious look on his face. “Wait, are you another traveler? If so, you are most interesting looking one so far...” He trailed off for a second. “There’s something... different about you.” He stared for a moment before looking at Sonder’s paws. “Oh! You don’t have claws. If you need help getting food, come and ask me! Is that a gazelle?” Sonder looked at the excited king before saying, “Oh, great. Thanks for pointing that out, I know I don’t have claws. I’m Sonder. And yeah, that’s my friend.” Dormmamu crouched down to get a better look at the little gazelle. “Does he have a name?” Sonder paused for a second, not knowing how to answer. The gazelle spoke up, “No, sir. I don’t have a name.” A super excited look went across Dormmamu’s face. “Well, why don’t we call you Blight? I’ve always kind of liked that name- although you can decide, little one.” The little thing stared at the kind and excited king for a second, before responding. “Well, I kinda like it...” Sonder spoke quickly “I- It kinda fits him. I think that should be his name.” Pestilence silently agreed to these words, as Blight is very close in meaning to his name.
4. Savannahnight/ Savannah Night II (#143743)
mm/dd/2020
Added: N/A
(Stats upon arrival: 95)
(Stats upon departure: N/A)
(Level/EXP upon departure: n/a)
(Age upon departure: N/A)
Sonder was able to witness the end of Savannahnight's reign, a young king was chosen as heir.
5. Remember (#175132)
02/12/2021
Added: Okavango Swamp (Background)
(Stats upon arrival: 95)
(Stats upon departure: 95)
(Level/EXP upon departure: Level 1)
(Age upon departure: N/A)
Sonderus' arrival into the pride was met with... trepidation, to say the least. Although naturally kind and welcoming like their king, the lions were wary of the male's dishevelled appearance and stench of Pestilence. King Remember didn't sense any malicious intent from Sonderus himself, and thus allowed him to stay within the safety of the pride, although it was a difficult affair. He was always fed last as his presence caused carcasses to decay at a rapid pace, to the annoyance of some huntresses. Some nights would find the troubled male seemingly arguing with himself and scratching angrily at cave walls, caustic claw marks left in his wake. Attempts were made to include him in patrols and even hunts, though his presence only seem to drive the herds away.
Despite all of this, everyone still remained polite and courteous to their guest, trusting the king's judgement. Sonderus was not evil in their eyes, nor was his plague of Pestilence intentional - even if it was quite frightening.
One morning he completely disappeared, toxic pawprints fading into the swamp lands were the only indicator that he had even left. Although no-one saw him leave they all wished him a safe journey despite their instinctive fear of his otherworldly powers.
6. Halot (#207550)
02/18/2021
Added: Delicate Lavender Crown
(Stats upon arrival: 96)
(Stats upon departure: 96) (couldn't send him to hunts)
(Level/EXP upon departure: 1)
(Age upon departure: 5 years 3 months old)
The day that Sonderus arrived the pride, it had seem, until then, a normal day for everyone in it, even a good day. The prey had finally returned and the hunger was now gone and the cubs that were born in that time of hunger had now reached adulthood.
Suddenly, a smell of putrefaction and pestilence appeared on the outsides of the pride's den, the hunters came out in order to discover what was creating that smell. After scouting the zone for a while, they noticed it was something that was moving. The pride's goddess, Taly had told them legends about Pestilence, and how he makes lions come back from death, only to become bloodthirsty for other lions. Once they all remembered all of that, the hunters were prepared to attack, the broodmothers and nursing lionesses took their cubs inside of the shelter cave and the king walked to front line, ready to defend his pride even if that meant he could die.
Sonderus walked inside of the den, quiet as always and saw the pride ready to attack. "Don't worry... I'm not a threat, for now"
"For now... And that means that you can become now" Halot said, with a strong tone of voice that didn't denote fear, despite his lionesses seemed already scared.
"Me and my little friend are looking for a place to stay" he looked at the small gazelle with bones and tendons out "If you don't want us here... We'll leave"
The lionesses looked at each other, then to Halot, being afraid of what he could answer to that. Halot nodded, making some of the lionesses heart almost stop beating. "You can stay... As long as you don't hurt anyone here"
"Thanks"
Only the most brave of the lionesses dared to get near to him, but only to offer food which he rejected. One cub that scaped from their broodmother's sight approached them both. "Hi!" the little cub said, sacring the crap out of Sonderus who haven't seen her coming, Blight who saw her coming didn't really told Sonderus as he thought that he had heard the cub running towards them. "Oh hey!" Blight answered as he had just saw someone of his kind, Sonderus remained quiet as the cub and Bright started playing.
"What's your name..." Sonderus asked with a low, almost ghostly tone of voice "I- I don't have a name... I just arrived this pride yesterday as they found me alone in the savanna where, well, my parents abandoned me" the cub looked down "But- Anyway, what's your name?". Sonderus seemed startled at how the cub passed from being sad to completly excited again, it remembered to him when he was just a youngster, and in some poing, when he met Akuji "I'm.. Sonderus"
"Hey Sonderus, why don't we name her?" Blight said excitedly once he finished telling her his story "I'm... Not sure Blight, that should be her pride's choise"
"Oooh! I would love if you named me.. My broodmother has told me that I can choose whatever I would like to be named so it's not a big deal". After thinking for a while, Sonderus had thought of a name that could fit the little one perfectly "What about... Decay". Pestilence felt almost proud as a father, as Decay was a word related to him.
"I like it! It sound so cool".
The broodmother that was taking care of her came out of the shelter and ran towards Decay who was still talking with Blight and Sonderus "What are you doing here?!" The broodmother said with a worried tone of vouce "I've told you to not scape like that... less if you're going to approach to him-" she whispered, though Sounderus could hear her. "I'm fine! I was just talking with them..." The broodmother grabbed Decay from the back and took her back to the cave. Sonderus had to spend his days apart from the other lions as they were afraid that he and Bright could pass them some kind of disease. The only one who approached him was Decay, who kept scaping from her broodmother to visit him, even giving him a gift, a small lavender crown which she placed in Sonderu's head, and showed him that she had an identucal one. She kept doing that until the day that Sonderus left.
"Will I see you again...?"
"Maybe..."
(sorry if the story's too long, I just loved this traveler)
7. Komba (#144100)
02/21/2021
Added: Blue skimmer (1), Claw and teeth necklace
(Stats upon arrival: 97)
(Stats upon departure: N/A)
(Level/EXP upon departure: N/A)
(Age upon departure: N/A)
Story here
8. Icyln (#213162)
03/13/2020
Added: Dried Bones
(Stats upon arrival: 97)
(Stats upon departure: 97)
(Level/EXP upon departure: 1)
(Age upon departure: 6 years 10~months )
Sonderus had grown to expect many different reactions to his condition. Those reactions were typically fear or malice, as was reasonable. What he didn’t expect was to be surprised by scenery itself. One moment, he was wandering through the desert with Blight. The next, he was somewhere entirely different. Cold surrounded them both, an unfamiliar chill making his teeth rattle as he observed the area with wide eyes. Snow? He took a step back, and he was back in the heated desert. Forward. Snow. Back? Sand. Curiosity won over and he stepped paw back into the snow, and Blight did the same, cautiously inspecting it before beginning to frolic. “Sonderus, do you think this place has its own magic?” He smiled fondly at the little creature, giving a nod. He scanned his eyes around the area, shocked to find there was a place where snow ended and became a vast field of wildflowers. Another direction was much the same, ice ending abruptly and revealing an area of tropics, complete with waterfall. A strange place indeed. He was so distracted by the overwhelming array of biomes that he didn’t even hear silent paw steps behind him before...
“Hey!”
He whirled to face the lion who startled him, only to be staring at a hybrid. An odd one at that. The other lion- or leopon’s eyes swirled with a myriad of color, and his body had markings that looked etched in gold. He grinned mischievously, a little too wide to look entirely unthreatening, and it it was clear this wasn’t intentional.
“I’m Prince Peekablu, welcome to the Shimmering Vale! I know, I know, I’m not the King, and I’m not a lion, but I am his partner, so...welcome! You’re an odd one. Not that that’s a bad thing. I mean, pot, meet kettle? You probably don’t know what those are, but the point is...well, no lion here is all lion, if you catch my meaning. Whatever it is you are, you’ll fit right in. We have some other travelers and cubs that *are* normal lions, but with all our typical denizens, you won’t be too different to see! If they ask, you can lie and call yourself a fae creature. What a funny concept, fae lying!”
While the prince babbled on, his laughter somehow sounding like the ringing of bells and a good breeze in spring, Sonderus was left to wonder what he had managed to step into. He beckoned Blight to his side, and stood his ground. The prince took in the sight and rolled his eyes.
“You can calm down, Servant of Pestilence. We’ve seen it all here. Hey, you’re in luck, one of our older lionesses passed away juuuust this morning, so you can eat your fill. Just be respectful about it. Try and leave her pelt intact. She was beloved, and we’ll want to keep it to remember her by. Anyway, the guest den is here, I stay here most times as well. King Icyln is busy with the rest of his council, but I’ll sneak off and let him know how we’re handling Hibiscus’ passing. It shouldn’t be an issue. I’ll be back in a pop!”
The rest of the visit with the pride was no less confusing. Sonderus learned that they consisted of lost souls, wanderers, faery, and spirits. The eldest members of the pride had memories of the harbinger and the cursed horses, but they held no ill will toward Sonder or his little Blight. And truth be told? It was really nice to be treated normally, for once. To be surrounded by lions that were just as strange. He learned that the desert had a rift in it, disguised from the outside, protecting the pride from eyes that weren’t prepared to See them. He found that while they were benevolent overall, their morals did skew oddly, and really? Why wouldn’t they be strange, with how strange they were. He fed on their dearly departed, having found her pre-skinned for his benefit, and ate greedily. He stayed several days to bask in the comparative normalcy of things, but all wonders must come to an end. He departed the Vale the way he entered, passing through snow and into warm sands. Onward.
9. Galileo (#211407)
4/3/2020
Added: N/A
(Stats upon arrival: 97)
(Stats upon departure: 98)
(Level/EXP upon departure: 1)
(Age upon departure : 8years 8 months)
10. King name (#ID)
mm/dd/2020
Added: N/A
(Stats upon arrival: N/A)
(Stats upon departure: N/A)
(Level/EXP upon departure: N/A)
(Age upon departure: N/A)
Story here
11. King name (#ID)
mm/dd/2020
Added: N/A
(Stats upon arrival: N/A)
(Stats upon departure: N/A)
(Level/EXP upon departure: N/A)
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Story here
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