|+ Amadeus +|'s Den

The Pride

Hierarchy

KING 👑
The king is the male leader of the pride - the one who defends and protects his young, and decides who should stay or leave the pride. Has all of the pride's control under his paws, if he gets killed, his cubs and adolescents are also killed.

QUEEN 💎
The highest-ranked lioness in the pride, the queen is usually the king's mate and helps with organizing hunts. Queens cannot hunt, but they will guide the pride on how to get food. The secondary leader of the pride, reigns over less things than the king.

HEIR 🌹
The male successor to the king. When the king is way too sickly, injured or simply old, a new heir is chosen, along with the heiress. The heir must be fertile, strong and healthy enough in order to lead the pride. When the king dies, the heir shall take over.

HEIRESS 🌺
The heir's chosen future mate. Along with the heir, the heiress is chosen when the queen and king are sickly, old or way too injured. She is promised to become the heir's mate in the future, also becoming the new queen when the current one dies.

SUB-MALE 💜
The sub-males are subordinate males who didn't get chased away by the age of 10 to 11 months old. They have the job of border-patrolling and defending against nomads. When a male reaches 10 or 11 months, he will be banished if there are already 2 sub-males, or if the king simply doesn't want him in the pride anymore. Sub-males are also responsible for training the pride's heirs.

HUNTRESS 🌲
Every young lioness' common dream is to eventually become a huntress. Huntresses are responsible for serving the pride; as they provide food and territory for the group. Unless it's a special occassion, all 2 year old lionesses will automatically become huntresses.

CUBMOTHER 🌻
A cubmother is a cubsitter in the pride. If a lioness is disabled, can't work or simply doesn't want to become a huntress, she can take on the role of a cubmother. Cubmothers will also be temporary mothers to cubs whose mother is absent.

HERBALIST 🌿
A pride herbalist's goal is to communicate with deceased lions and heal the pride. A lion can't choose to become a herbalist, as when a cub is born, the pride will decide if they have a herbalist's spirit or not. There can only be a herbalist at once.

TRAVELER 🌼
At 5 months old, a female cub will be asked if she would like to be a traveler. A traveler's job is to travel to prides and stay there for some days upon 5 months old. A traveler's job is dangerous, since who knows what must be inside these prides? However, only the bravest cubs will take on this rank. Upon 10 years old, a traveler will be returned to her pride forever and won't travel anymore. Then, she can choose to become a huntress or cubmother until she retires.

ELDER 🍂
An elder is a lion that can no longer work for the pride and is now resting. Lions usually become elders at 12 years old; but a disabled lion can retire earlier. Elders will be fed first along with cubs, and will be taken good care of before it's their time to go.

APPRENTICE 🍃
Lions that are 1 year old become apprentices by custom. Apprentices are lions learning the manners of the pride, and based on their gender and future rank, they will train hunting, cubsitting or fighting. When a lion becomes 2 years old, they are free from the apprentice rank. All apprentices are trained by the instructor.

CUB 🌱
Cubs are the youngest members of the pride, being protected by everyone else. Lions under the age of 1 year receive the cub title by custom, and unless they're too sickly or injured, will become apprentices at 1 year old. Cubs are to be defended and are prohybited from straying away from their mothers and cubmothers. They are under their watch until they are old and trusted enough to explore.

Allegiances

GENERATION ONE
King: Streammane
Queen: 89

Heir: Amadeus
Heiress: Water Cries

Sub Males: Avalanche
Cubmothers: Feather Fur and Tawny Pelt

Herbalist: Howling Shadow
Traveler: Quagga

GENERATION TWO
King: Amadeus
Queen: Jade

Heir: None!
Heiress: None!

Submales: None!

Cubmothers: Clover and Amber

Herbalist: None!
Traveler: None!

Special Lions

Leopons
Rosy Clouds

Tigons
Mistress Missy

Dwarves
Aounani
Lus

Lethals