Username: irockwaffleking
Cat Name: ngondá (moon)
Gender: male
Rank: lufua ngàngà-nzambi (in charge of death rituals or “death priest”)
Clan: Forum/viewtopic.php?f=103&t=4341923&hilit=SpiritsAge: 54 moons
Prompt:Ngondá (Moon) is a cat not fazed by many things. His job as a “death priest” (full title under rank) means seeing many things that may scare others, in fact, he was partially chosen because of his inability to be scared easily. However, this does not mean he can’t feel fear...
If you gave Ngondá some time he might come up with a more abstract fear but on the spot his immediate reaction would be, “the ossifrages” which would be followed by some looking at the sky warily. The species is technically called the bearded vulture but the name ossifrages was given to them since it literally means bone breaker. They don’t pose a threat to the cats when alive since they mostly scavenge instead their danger is for the dead.
Burial and death rituals are a very serious matter within the clan and some of the dead are not buried but instead placed posed in a cave once they are fully a skeleton. This practice is usually reserved for past leaders and other higher ups. Great care is put in by the death priest for these preparations and decorating the dead.
The ossifrages if led into the cave could wreck havoc. They eat the bones of animals, more specifically the marrow. They shatter bones when they find them to get their meal and this would absolutely ruin the graves. Leaders of the past could be destroyed. As the cat in charge of all things death related this would be the absolute worst case scenario imaginable.
Luckily they are rarely seen in the area and have never been spotted near the cave (they like easy carcasses in the open) and there are assigned guards yet Ngondá will still get goosebumps at the thought.

Note: these are REAL and absolutely terrifying, their diet is roughly 90% bone and ossifrages is an actual name given to them
