[zoocyte]

To adopt, you must either:
1. Have a founder, be at least level 1, and have enough space to accommodate this lion
2. Or, you can adopt this one as your founder!

vaguely based off harriers. write or draw about an encounter this lion had with a bird (200-400 words or 2 art pieces [can be a comic with up to 4 panels each piece]).

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[b]Username:[/b]
[b]Lion name:[/b]
[b]Lion gender:[/b]
[b]Pride:[/b] link to thread
[b]Pride status:[/b]
[b]Bird Encounter:[/b]


end date: march 4, cs rollover

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[MCLAREN]

Username: ||CrownieXWolf||
Lion name: Talonn
Lion gender: Female
Pride: Oakali Pride
Pride status: Ozakik
Bird Encounter:
Talonn was quite lonely in the clans. The cubs have all grown, and no cubs were to be born. Being a cub-sitter, she didn't have a mate or any cubs to play with at the time. Most of her close pride-mates were out on patrols, and didn't talk to her as much as they did. She wanted to be a warrior, but being a cub-sitter just filled her up with glee. She watched other lions wander around, talking, laughing. Talonn sighed, her friends had no need for her anymore. She decided to go to her calming spot, it was usually as quiet as a mute crow. She sat on the cliff that was on the edge of the territory, her tail brushing the grass as it turned into stone, and took a seat. She glared out. Two huge mountains were on the side, and on the bottom of the rift was empty territory, which was barely seen because of how high in elevation Oakali was. Talonn's ears perked up, she noticed something. The long willow-ed branches that stuck onto the mountain were occupied. Sounds of birds filled the ear. She looked to the sides, and she saw huge nests. Suddenly, she noticed baby birds peek out of the nests. Newly hatched. She was in awe, she always loved the magic of life, but this was different. She saw huge birds, hawks, pushing babies out of nests, and they took flight. They soared around, so many birds, too many of them. They did twirls and circles in the air, and coordinated from each other. The valley was never like this, but it was beautiful. She smiled a bit. After seeing that, her spirit was happier. A break from the pride. As she stood up and went to leave, a huge hawk, with its beautiful brown feathers landed on the cliff. Her eyes went wide. It was so huge, and beautiful she couldn't believe it. It has the same golden eyes as her. Those eyes dug deep into her golden eyes, and she was lost in a gold dream. The hawk let out a "scraw!" and flew away. Talonn was so amazed, she bounded away, she kept the encounter to herself, as it was her joy to keep. Every time she looks at herself in a lake, it mirrors, and she sees those same, bold, golden eyes the majestic brown hawk had.
400 words

[Mid-life]

reserving for sure!! with a dove or white bird of some sort

[woes]

Username: Woebegone
Lion name: Aves (Ah-vay-s)
Lion gender: Female
Pride: Tor's Rise
Pride status: Hunter ("The Seeker")
Bird Encounter:
A time of great hunger had fallen over Tor's Rise. The sun burned bright and furiously hot, making prey and water scarce. Lions were forced to focus their efforts on bringing home water caught in moss rather than food.
Aves, young and bright-hearted, had tried to cheer her pride-mates up over the past few weeks. But as food became harder to find and walks for water grew longer and more exhausting, even she couldn't stay positive.
One night, she slipped out of camp, climbing up the steep slope of the Tor. Aves wandered, searching for water, when a cool breeze blew past her. She looked up, trying to find the source, and just barely visible amid the darkness was a massive vulture.
She rushed forward, running quickly, focused solely on the massive bird and the fantastic meal it was sure to provide her pride. Imagine what her pride-mates would say when she brought home such a perfect catch!
She slowed down as it flew higher, watching as it made a massive circle in the sky before slowly spiraling down. As her gaze followed the dark figure, she took in where exactly the vulture had brought her. Before her was a massive wildebeest, untouched aside from the vulture she'd followed using it as a perch. It's little eyes gleamed at her in the dark, and she bowed her head in thanks.
Slowly circling the area, she took in the features of the land before turning back towards camp. Giving the bird a final, thankful look, she made her way back to her pride, calling her pride-mates to help her fetch the carcass.

That wasn't the last time she'd see the vulture, though. The bird made itself at home in the pride's camp, perching on shrubs and watching the lions. No one could seem to get rid of the bird; they'd swipe at it and it would simply fly off, coming back minutes later. But every time Aves left camp, the vulture would follow, flying just ahead of her, circling the sky when it found food or something of interest. Though the bird had a knack for guiding Aves to completely useless junk, she still enjoyed its company, and the vulture seemed to feel similarly, occasionally bringing her gifts.
After a few weeks of enjoying the strange bird's company, she decided he deserved a name. And, thus, Volt joined the pride.

(399)
(Alt. version with 499 words will be posted elsewhere if I win.)

[SilentMelody]

Username: SilentMelody
Lion name: Hookano (meaning "to be proud")
Lion gender: male
Pride: Divine Pride
Pride status: soldier
Bird Encounter:

Hookano padded through the territory, going to scent the borders to wave off any outsiders or nearby groups of lions. He insisted that there were problems recently, but the queen refused to believe him and sent him on patrols as punishment. It was meant to demean him, but he was determined to prove that there was danger.

He glanced around the area, only seeing birds flitting from the ground to a fallen tree. Hookano frowned and padded over, careful not to disturb their land.

As he got closer, he saw that they were shrikes. He had seen some of them before, and he knew that they were territorial. Various insects and small reptiles were impaled on the branches of the fallen tree, strewn carefully so they wouldn't fall. The shrikes came to and fro, leaving more prey for later. One of them turned and chirped at him, warning him to stay back. Suddenly, another hurled itself at the first shrike and they shrieked at each other. The second one wanted its prey, and the first one was furious. They lashed out at each other with talons and sharp beaks. Eventually, the hungry shrike gave up, battered and beaten by the first one.

Hookano left as the first shrike wanted, but he smiled and shook his head. Forgetting about the borders, he rushed back to camp and hurried into the Dreamer's Den where the queen rested.

"Mahealani, I believe I received a message from our god, Ku. War is coming."

[♡HappyAlpaca♡]

Username: HappyAlpaca16
Lion name: Bathsheba
Lion gender: female
Pride: Claw Pride
Pride status: Princess
Bird Encounter:
Bathsheba was was walking out of territory. “Oh how I wish I had a friend to talk too. Even though I am royalty, I don’t have much people to talk too.” She said to herself. Because of her being a princess she got treated like a princess should. She loved it at first. Getting whatever she wanted, but as she got older, she started to get lonely. Everybody had friends in Claw Pride. Everybody does but, royals however, couldn’t leave without body guards or without being noticed.




She sat down on the dry land. She looked around noticing the true beauty of her own land. She started getting lost in thought when she heard. “Craw! Craw!” She looked at the sky and saw a falcon. “Come here!” She yelled. She looked up and saw the falcon lowering from the sky to her. “Come here,” She said once again to the bird.




The bird landed one the dirt ground. “Craw! Craw!” The bird squawked. “I’m safe, I won’t eat you,” She whispered to the falcon. She bird started hopping over to the lion. “Come here,” She said once again. The bird hopped over to the lion and jumped on her back. “I will call you Cripsus and you will be my own bird and my best friend. At this time every day could we meet?” She asked. “Craw! Craw!” The bird squawked.




Ever since then Bathsheba and Cripsus have been best friends. They have met every day and they love each other as friends. She was very glad they she snuck away from the pride that one day because if she didn’t, she would still be sad to this day.
(279 words)

[snapshot]

Username: snapshot
Lion name: Coati
Lion gender: female
Pride: Lions of the Waves
Pride status: Long Distance Patrol
Bird Encounter:

[♡Lady Lesednik♡]

Username: lady lesednik
Lion name: Nyvooki
Lion gender: Female
Pride: Forum/viewtopic.php?f=103&t=4264183&hilit=Jungle
Pride status: Hunter
Bird Encounter: Nyvooki stretched out her legs as she stood, her claws flexing as they tore up small bits of earth beneath her. Another boring day of boring hunting... What she wouldn’t give to go on an adventure, or have something interesting happen to her. Upon reaching the hunting grounds, she spotted a falcon. Far too small to be a meal for the pride, but a nice snack to get her started. The gorgeous feathers would be a bonus, she was sure there would be someone that would love them. A bird painted in black that reflects no light, no hint of other color in the darkness. Every darkened feather tipped with a white Nyvooki swore shimmered, and a full collar of white feathers. The lioness silently crept closer and closer before lowering herself to the ground, preparing to strike. She saw the bird’s head turn towards her and she leapt, her resolve faltering as she landed harmlessly inches from the avian. The falcon stared at her with vibrant blue eyes, completely unphased by almost becoming a snack. That however, wasn’t what made Nyvooki stop. It was the intelligence, they mirrored her own, and her prides. She’d never seen anything like it before. “Thank you for not eating me.” Came a distinctly female voice. The lioness looked around before turning her gaze back to the bird before her. “Was that... You?” Nyvooki asked, to which the bird simply nodded. The large cat stared in awe as her back feet slid out from under her, causing her to sit on her rump. It took the lioness a moment to find her voice, but she bombarded the falcon with questions once she had. “Who are you? What are you? How do you speak my language? I’ve never met something like you before. Are you from around here?” The bird gave a light chortle before speaking. “I am a gyrfalcon. Believe it or not, I am quite close with several cats like you. No, I’m not from around here, though it is beautiful. I’m afraid I must go now, however. My love is waiting.” The falcon said as she gave a flap of her powerful wings and took to the sky. “Wait! Will I see you again?” Nyvooki called, causing the falcon to pause. “Perhaps.” Was all that was said before the bird flew away. Nyvooki didn’t even realize the falcon never revealed her name.
400 words

[minifun990]

Username: minifun990
Lion name:Aruni
Lion gender:Female
Pride: Mystic Isle
Pride status: Recruiter
Bird Encounter:200-400words

[zoocyte]

Username: Woebegone
Lion name: Aves (Ah-vay-s)
Lion gender: Female
Pride: Tor's Rise
Pride status: Hunter ("The Seeker")
Bird Encounter:
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