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Nea

A lioness who was born into a rather influential and strong pride. Being the daughter of the leader, she was very much admired and respected by the entire pride, and treated as a complete princess. Though pampered, her life was not without turmoil.

Her father always had rivals who would compete for the leader of the pride, and one day, her father was eventually killed, and her brothers were also removed. Being his daughter, she was expected to mate with the winner. Refusing this fate, she and her mother fled from the pride, and sought refuge elsewhere.

They wandered for years on their own, struggling as complete outcasts. This time of difficulty eventually raised Nea to become a fighter, strong and vicious to survive. Eventually, she found another pride, and took over by killing its leader, the rest of the males, and any other lioness who challenged her. She ultimately dominated each one of them, and freely mated with only the female lionesses, as she did not want any children just yet. She also forced a rule that there would be no male cubs, so her rule would not be overtaken.

For some time, she has instead commanded that female cubs be found and taken into their pride, and raised to make their numbers grown. She does eventually plan to breed and make an heir, but that time still seems so far away.