Name: Duni (meaning 'small' or 'lesser')

Parents: Judas and Tamu

Siblings: Ari, Erevu, Zuri (deceased), Ayodele, Kayode (deceased), Lindiwe, Gwandoya, Jalena, Jiro, Kesi, Kayin

Mate: Ikinya

Cubs: Lesedi

Personality: Duni is a highly intelligent girl, she is the brains to Erevu's brawn. She takes a lot of inspiration from the exploits of her elder sister and idolises Ari somewhat wanting to be the strong lioness she is...unfortunately her attempts to act like her often don't work. She believes that rules are there for a reason and this has made her infamous with her brother and half-brother as she would often run to their mothers and tell on them. As she gets older, she retains her strong sense of justice and she uses her brains to help advise Ayodele. 

History: After Ari left the pride, Tamu was heartbroken that her only cub had left her. She sought out comfort in an equally distraught Judas and soon Tamu was pregnant again. Tamu couldn't be happier but kept quite about her news as Enu and Baako were going through tough times and she didn't want to seem selfish. Soon Tamu gave birth to Duni and her twin Erevu.

Duni was often the reluctant tag-along with Erevu and Ayodele, often voicing her concerns over how much trouble they'd get into with their parents. This meant that the two boys would often abandon her to play on their own meaning that the only person she could go to was her elder half-sister Kayin. Things only got worse as Duni got older, Erevu and Ayodele wouldn't spend any time with her and she would often just wander off to be on her own. The fact that her daughter had no friends her own age concerned Tamu.

Duni put her time to good use, teaching herself to hunt and solving puzzles in her head. Sometimes she would sneak into the savannah to see if she could find anything new that she could bring back to impress her father or brothers. It was during this time that she met a young lion who would one day father her daughter, Lesedi.

When her father eventually passed on, Duni stood on the side-lines whilst Ayodele took over as pride leader.  She grew frustrated with bothErevu and Ayodele when the two began to fight with each other, neither of them would listen to her and both were too stubborn to admit they were at fault. In the end, Duni gave up on both of them and concentrated on raising Lesedi.

However, tragedy struck when Lesedi and Erevu vanished without a trace. Duni was heartbroken over both their losses, even though her relationship with her twin was never close. It was during this time that she and Ayodele began to finally bond with each other and her half-brother would often come to her for advice, particularly on his family.

Relation to TLK: Granddaughter of Mufasa and Sarabi, Niece of Simba