@Thella ♔ x @Lorant
In an effort to move on from the possibility of a relationship with her best friend, Thella found herself in the eagerly waiting arms of the ladies' man, Lorant. It was a whirlwind romance, begun with the one-sided bonding over their "shared trauma" from their encounters with Gauthier (the former Firnen ruler), and ending with Thella's pregnancy.
TWO of TWO available
* while either of us would enjoy playing a cub, we want to give first dibs to other people to audition. It is possible that we will play them depending on interest but that is a backup plan
parenting
LORANT
Unfortunately, there will likely be none. He subscribes fully to the leopard way of breeding and then moving on without any involvement in the rearing of cubs. It is not likely that they will ever even know their father’s name, as he introduced himself to Thella as “Tiberius”, and tends to use a different name wherever he goes. While meeting him someday is not entirely off the table (as long as he stays alive,) Lorant will probably not be forthcoming about his paternity with anyone. Really the most you can ever hope for is a pat on the shoulder before he disappears into the forest again, and he’s more likely to just spy without revealing himself.
(That said, Max is still fully invested as an OOC parent and will love your babies! Pls let me thread with them with my other characters)
THELLA
Due to Tiberius’s—ahem, Lorant’s—apparent abandonment, Thella is likely to feel as if she needs to overcompensate for his absence and her guilt over rushing into a "relationship". She will likely shower the cubs with love, hover over them protectively, and do everything she can to make sure they know how much they ARE wanted, despite the circumstances.
As Obsidian's sovereign and quite the social butterfly, herself, Thella would expect the cubs to mingle with members of the pride and may struggle to understand and deal with their fundamental differences in social spoons. They'll be born into Royalty, though they will have no relation to the many Savante in the pride (another reason they may shy away from socialization as there are A LOT of Savante). She would try her best to help them integrate into their little society (potentially being overly pushy at times, with the best of intentions).
Keep in mind key differences between leopards and lions when developing your cub concept, both physically and behaviorally. Leopards are solitary animals while lions prefer to live and hunt socially. Lions are stronger and faster, but leopards are much better at climbing. Lions have an aversion to getting wet while leopards are strong swimmers and fishers. As hybrids, the cubs can expect to show a mix of these traits and even feel conflicted between them as they are raised in lion society.
All hybrid characters - regardless of their sex - are born with low fertility. They are only allowed to have one litter every other IC year.
NAMES
Thella will be solely in charge of naming the cubs. She wasn’t created with any naming conventions in mind for a possible family (muu found her name on a generator and recently found out it’s a character’s name in the world of Pern, from a book series by Anne McCaffery), but these are some possible ideas she might give them! Feel free to come up with your own!
Name bank: Alimma, Ander, Benis, Coriel, Ima, Jerra, Jori, Kindan, Larad, Lessa, Lorra, Marset, Neilla, Nellin, Orla, Rinir, Sallah
SURNAME
There will be no surname given
PHYSICAL TRAITS
While this is a custom litter, cubs should look clearly related to their parents and clearly like leopons. Lorant is x-small and Thella is small, so they are unlikely to have cubs larger than they are. We have no preference on their sexes! Any combination would be fine!
Lorant: Bronze pelt, red eyes
- Genetic markings: White spots behind ears, black ear rims, golden legs, nose blaze
- Genetic global markings: Rosettes
- Genetic mutations: Thick tail
Thella: Grey pelt, blue eyes
- Genetic markings: Dark back gradient, chartreux under eyes, dark under eye marking, dark eyebrow spots, dark front leg markings, chartreux front leg markings, dark side marking, dark dorsal stripe on tail, front light stockings, chartreux blaze to back spotting
- Genetic global markings: None
- Genetic mutations: None
Note: AMAB cubs are required to have a half mane and this mutation is free
Please share an idea of the cub's personality and what loose plans you have for how they fit into their family, their pride, or Amaryllis. You may pick one of our offered designs or create your own – or, wait to see if you are picked to nail down an appearance.
ADOPTION CLAUSE
By applying for a cub, you agree to be active with them as a character. Any cubs who fall inactive within 1 IC-year are subject to being taken or adopted back out. Please keep in mind that many hours and thousands of words went into creating these rare hybrid cubs, and we want them to actually be played onsite! While we will not try and steal anyone’s developed character, we ask that you consider adopting them out if you no longer wish to play them later in their life, too.
Cubs should not be on green pvp until they are at least 1 year old. You agree by applying to ask for permission for plots that may drastically affect the lives of the parents (wars, trespassing, cub death, kidnapping, maims, etc) within the first year. This does not mean we will not let any drama happen, just that we don’t want to be blindsided by big stuff.
DESIGN BANK
