Kimada

KIMADA
Name Meaning	'Genuine, true'
Gender	Female
Species	Lioness
Age	Adolescent
Birth Pride	Kopje Valley
Current Pride	Kopje Valley
Rank	Huntress (in training)

APPEARANCE

Growth that was steady throughout her cubhood has now become a rapid acceleration. It seems that within days, she's gone from a stumbling juvenile to what she is now — a long-legged, slender-bodied adolescent. Muscle too is beginning to show itself more in earnest, but as far as filling out is concerned, she still has a long way to go before achieving a proper adult shape.

The soft, fine fur that encases her rotund figure is a milk chocolate in hue — though there are underscores of a vague, cinnamon-tainted gold. The rosettes of her cubhood have faded, but are still clearly visible; they remain scattered all over her back and flanks, a deep, burnt brown. A dorsal stripe of unmarred black runs from the crown of her head, pressed squarely between her ears — and runs down the nape of her neck, slicing between her shoulder blades and slipping along the arch of her spine, before ending where her tail begins. The tuft that tips her tail, however, is that same ebon color. White is splashed along her underside, though, and encases the toes on all four of her paws. It also wraps around her muzzle and paints beneath her eyes — and, oddly enough, there are two slashes of it just over each brow.

Her eyes are gold, bright and blaring as the sun itself. They are set into a face that has a delicate, feminine quality about it — her bone structure is finely set, and even as a teenager, she is proving to be quite a beauty.

HISTORY

Kimada and her brothers were the result of an unplanned union between two unlikely partners. As such, they are the first cubs born within the pride whose parents are not actually mates. But their birth has come to represent a rather special thing to some of the pride — the blending of bloodlines from prominent members of Kopje history, the first borne from Balana (whose lineage was passed down via Mzuhali), the second borne from Siombe and Nalia (whose lineage was passed down via Kesonam), which ultimately produced the 'true' Kopje blood which flows in the cubs' veins. Such is the little girl-cub's namesake.

Presently, however, Kimada and her three brothers are healthy, active, and learning. Kim' started out being rather isolated, choosing to keep to herself and watch from the sidelines — some of that due to the fact that her parents were not often around. As a juvenile and having become much more mobile, she began to come out of her shell and proved to be a boisterous and intelligent little lioness. The gods only know how her adolescence will effect her, as Kim' is just starting into the usually hectic and tumultuous part of life.

IMMEDIATE FAMILY (Living Only)

Name	Sex	Age/Species	Relation	Rank
Kesonam	Male	Adult Lion	Father	Pride Guest
Mzuhali	Female	Adult Lioness	Mother	Huntress
Siombe	Male	Elder Lion	Grandfather (Paternal)	Pride Elder
Mzohari	Male	Adult Lion	Grandfather (Maternal)	King
Nyunya	Female	Adult Lioness	Grandmother (Maternal)	Huntress / Scout
Balana	Female	Elder Lioness	Great-grandmother (Maternal)	Pride Elder

SIBLINGS

Name	Sex	Age/Species	Relation
Kunjufu'bisi	Male	Adolescent Lion	Brother
Mwali	Male	Juvenile Lion	Brother
Mzozo	Male	Adolescent Lion	Brother

EXTENDED FAMILY (Living Only, Limited)

Name	Sex	Age/Species	Relation	Related Through	Status
Kiini	Male	Adult Lion	Uncle	Mzuhali's Brother	Guard
Solarin	Male	Adolescent Lion	Uncle	Mzuhali's Brother	Guard (in training)
Onaedo	Male	Adult Lion	Half-Uncle	Mzuhali's Half-Brother	Guard
Korzar	Male	Adolescent Lion	Half-Uncle	Mzuhali's Half-Brother	Guard (in training)
Wingu	Male	Adolescent Lion	Half-Uncle	Mzuhali's Half-Brother	Guard (in training)
Nonceba	Female	Adult Lioness	Half-Aunt	Mzuhali's Half-Sister	Huntress
Katili	Female	Adolescent Lioness	Half-Aunt	Mzuhali's Half-Sister	Huntress (in training)
Shafala	Male	Adult Lion	Cousin	Kesonam's Nephew	Rogue
Dakarai	Male	Adolescent Lion	Cousin	Kiini's Son	Rogue
Ktobwe	Male	Lion Cub	Cousin	Kiini's Son	Youth
Gadi	Male	Adolescent Lion	Cousin	Nonceba's Son	Guard (in training)
Hali	Female	Adolescent Lioness	Cousin	Kiini's Daughter	Huntress (in training)
Johari	Female	Adolescent Lioness	Cousin	Kiini's Daughter	Huntress (in training)
Lutalo	Female	Juvenile Lioness	Cousin	Kiini's Daughter	Youth
Kichaa	Female	Lioness Cub	Cousin	Kiini's Daughter	Youth
Jumdu	Female	Lioness Cub	Cousin	Kiini's Daughter	Youth
Lailen	Female	Adolescent Lioness	Cousin	Nonceba's Daughter	Huntress (in training)
Malkia	Female	Adult Lioness	Cousin	Nonceba's Daughter	Rogue