Marra

Need: Long Earred Owl

While looking around the nursery den, a golden lioness with silly folded ears approaches you. You stare at her ears, but as you are about to comment, she shushes you, watching the door cautiously. "It's not safe this time of day." She mutters, before shuffling some cubs off to a dark corner of the cave. You hesitate, but decide to leave her to her work, not able to take the thought that you might put one of the cubs in danger.

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Marra, cautious broodmother of the Placid Pond Pride
Under the rule of King Callius


When the new king took over, Marra used her amazing abilities of perception to learn his mannerisms and routines, and uses the knowledge to keep the cubs safe, mostly by keeping them away from the king. No one was as displeased as the broodmothers to learn the new menace in charge was a threat to even his own cubs, but they didn't leave their duties, just expanded them. Under her watchful eye and careful planning, cubs are rarely lost to any danger, including their own father.

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Marra the prudent, careful broodmother of the Placid Pond Pride
Under the rule of King Mercutial


Marra is one of the broodmothers of the pride. She is a kind soul, always warm and comforting for the cubs, but her true skills lie in her planning abilities. Marra is always the best at planning outings for the cubs that are fun, educational and above else, safe. She's also the best at plotting out routes to take the cubs to and from cub training, and she always has the best defensive tactics to guard the cave. The others also joke that she has a sixth sense for knowing when cubs are going to fight, but Marra merely stats that she watches the cubs, she knows their personalities and that makes it easy to predict when squabbles will break out.


Joining the pride as an adolescent, Marra requested a broodmother role, never believing that she would be able to hunt efficiently. Her mother, a tad overprotective of her abnormal cub, had always convinced her that the small hearing deficit from her folded ears put her in a lot of danger. She convinced her that the world was out to get her and only she could protect her. Of course, when Marra's mother suddenly died in the night, the adolescent was left terrified and alone, not believing that she could do anything. When she stumbled upon the Placid Pond, she was welcomed into the pride and slowly gained some self confidence, though never enough to go out hunting. Most of the pride is more than happy to have her as a broodmother though, as she is one of the best.


Intro under Mercutial
Just outside of the cave, a lioness is lounging in the sun, watching the cubs that are outside playing. As you slowly approach, she turns her head to make eye contact with you, and smiles slightly. The lioness is golden with a white underbelly, nothing you would think too uncommon, except that her ears seem to flop forward. She looks a little silly with her ears folded like that, and you can't help but stare for a moment. "The ears?" She smiles. "I was born with them. Before you ask, yes, I can hear, just not as well as everyone else does. If you speak with a normal voice though, I'll hear you just fine from this distance." She gives a nod, before turning her attention back to the cubs, as you slowly approach and try to have a normal conversation, without starring at her ears.


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Getting to know Marra

What is your favourite food?
"Maybe a bit of an odd choice, but I quite like Red River Hogs. They're a manageable size, and absolutely delicious."


What is your favourite item for amusement?
"Oh, an abandoned nest is good fun. Not for me personally, but when you manage to drag one of those back to the den, the cubs roll around and play in it, and once it gets a little trampled, they sleep in it. It's a lot of fun to watch."


What's your favourite season?
"The wet season, of course. The best season for foods, and cubs, and everything is green and beautiful."


What's your favourite time of day?
"Uh, I'd have to say mid day? Just after lunch. The cubs tend to nap then, and I get time to plan out tomorrow!"


Which biome do you enjoy the most?
"Oh, I don't go out much. There is a nice little river we take the cubs too often enough. It's good to expose them to water that flows a little faster than ours here. I quite it like it there."


Which lion are you closest to?
"I guess Mercutial. I don't spend a lot of time with him, but he does come around to check on the cubs, and he plays with them when he can."


Which lioness are you closest to?
"My closest friend would be Analee. She actually quite likes spending time with the cubs, so she hangs out with me while I work all the time."


What are your hobbies?
"Oh... hobbies? I spend a lot of time with cubs. Like, a lot of time. I guess when I'm not with cubs, I like to wander by and play a game of Cups! It's fun to watch them shuffle the cubs, and thrilling when you're able to pick the right one!"

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Special Notes: I bought this lioness because I love the folded ears mutation, and she was cute. She was my first foldie. I turned all her markings up to 100%.