Zachariel - Lion facing right - The father of the cubs, while he does love his birth home, he doesn't feel he belongs, and thus travels the Roguelands telling any who'll listen about Mkodi, the Mother Goddess. Like his sisters, he was born a Groundling, but was very un-Groundling like, and found no ranks within the Suka'fumo that appealed to him. He has no present desire to join a pride, and because he lives a rogue's life has left his sons with his sister to raise, so they may know their roots. He will pop in from time to time(Something that can be assumed IC).
Karneila - Lioness on the right - The older aunt of the cubs, Karneila is like Zach and travels the Roguelands, though for different reasons. Tegan refers to her as 'stiff' - She has the attitude of a rigid warrior, and isn't above fighting anybody over anything. Incidentally, she can sometimes be violent, though that's more to do with fighting others off. Once upon a time, Karneila was much like Tegan in how she acted, and enjoyed distracting others by doing tumbles while Tegan picked their metaphorical pockets. Like Zach, she will pop in from time to time(Also something that can be assumed IC).
Tegan - Lioness on the left - The younger aunt of the cubs, she feels she's an epitome of what a Groundling is. She follows no real rules beyond 'don't kill somebody' and related rules. She adores her brother and sister, and will teach her nephews all the tricks of being a proper Groundling. Her mate is Morcant.
Morcant - Brown lion - Uncle by mating, he's a Scholar within the Suka'fumo proper. Despite his rearing, he's quite fascinated with the Groundlings and their culture - Or at least, what he views as their culture. Everybody has culture. While he'll be present and assisting the raising of his two nephews, he won't force them to be anything they don't want to.
Floin - Darker cub - The cub's older brother. While being raised as a Groundling, he's already showing some propensity for acting, and is thinking of being a Player when he grows up. Aunt Tegan and Uncle Morcant aren't discouraging these notions in the least!
A bit more about the family situation
As mentioned, Zachariel is the father - Something the cubs will be raised to know. He's dropping them off at an age where they already know this, in fact, and he's already explained to them and to his sister and brother-in-law that he's leaving them in the Suka'fumo because he feels they'll be safe there, and the life of a rogue is no place for cubs. He'd like to see them grow full manes thankyouverymuch. He has no idea the storm that's brewing, though, so neither will the cubs. The only clues are a sense of unease.
Zachariel's and Karneila's names are Hebrew, Morcant's and Tegan's are from Arthurian legend, and Floin's is Old Gaelic, to give you an idea of where names would come from ~
Starts: As soon as I say Open!
Ends: 2/10 @ 5pm PST
