Furaha: 'Happiness' (Swahili)
Lia: 'Cry' (Swahili)
(fuh-rah-ha-LEE-uh)

Pride Affiliation: Bushlands (birth), Pridelands (self-exile), Outlands (exile)
Age: Zira's generation

Father: Upepo
Mother: Ziara

Brothers: None
Sisters: None

Paternal Grandparents: Unknown
Maternal Grandparents: Unknown

Uncles: Unknown
Aunties: Unknown

Nephews: None
Nieces: None

Mate: Shika
Cubs: Desceased first litter, Nuka

Grandsons: Nikela, Mafuriko, Dhoruba
Grandaughters: Kifaa, Lingana, Dhaifu, Kaidi

Likes: Wandering, taking care of others
Dislikes: Zira

Distinguishing Features: Premature wrinkling

Personality: Furahalia was a cheeful and kind lioness, but changed into a harsh and reserved loner

Bio:

Furaha was born in a somewhat small pride, to a lowly pridesister. There was no king in this land, and all were peaceful and cooperative.

Furaha grew to be an optimistic and happy cub, but others would consider her naive. In her adolescence, she met a young lion with the same optimistic views, and the two became quick friends and later, mates.

When Furaha was able to bear her first litter, the pride suffered a famine. Furaha gave birth to her cubs, who all died within the first week of their life. When Furaha became pregnant with her second litter, Shika fell ill and was taken by the famine.

All but one of Furaha's second litter were stillborn, and the survivor, she named Nuka. Furaha then added to her name, calling herself Furahalia out of her sadness. When she realised that it would be difficult to raise her child in the Bushlands, she fled.

She came across a dry, barren lands called the Pridelands. There, the King, Scar, allowed her to stay. She also became good friends with the Queen, Zira, who longed for a son to succeed Scar. Since she had none, and there were no young male cubs or lionesses willing to bear one, Furahalia gave her child to the Queen. He was too much of a burden on the young lioness's heart, gave too many memories of Shika.

When Zira and her followers were exiled after Simba's return, Furahalia went with them, so she could watch over her growing son. After his death, Furahalia became almost insane with grief and attempted to usurp Zira, blaming her entirely.

She was routed out and killed.

Relation to TLK: Nuka's mother

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