Name: Kanoni (African for 'little bird')

Sex: Female

Parents: Ikeena and Malkia

Siblings: Hasani, Malaika, Mchumba (full); Abrihet, Dae-ho, Rhaenys, Daemon, Nubia, Chari (half)

Mate: Abeni

Cubs: Nkiru, Nkechi (adopted)

When Rendered: Smaller version of Kiara

Personality: As a cub she is very spoiled and bratty. She expects things to be given to her and expects to get things whenever she asks for them. If she doesn't she throws a temper tantrum, so she is sort of unpopular with some of the cubs. Fortunately as she grows older she matures from her spoil-sport personality and becomes a quieter, more considerate version of her former self. The issue is, because of her unpopularity when she was a cub she is very insecure amongst her other siblings and tries very hard to make herself shine in their eyes.

History: Kanoni was the last born cub of Ikeena and Malkia, and the runt. Because of this, Kanoni is very small in size, and when she becomes an adult she never fully grows out her adolescent body form. Because she was small, Ikeena was very scared for her and took as much care of her as he could, possibly too much because it was then that Kanoni became very bratty and spoiled. Hasani never liked hanging around her, and it is unknown what her other siblings thought of her, but she wasn't too popular.

As she grows older Kanoni outgrows her temper tantrums and spoiled persona to become a more considerate version of her former self. She is insecure about where she stands in her family, and does all she can and more to ensure that she shines in their eyes.

Kanoni soon found support in Abeni, who offered her a shoulder to cry on while Kanoni voiced her insecurities about being the black sheep of the family. Eventually their closeness became love, and the two became mates, though they had not told anyone aside from Fang and Faith about it in fear that everyone would look at them funny. Kanoni always wanted to repay Abeni back for her kindness to her during her dark period, and so when Abeni got word that her mother Teshi was ill, Kanoni provided that support her mate needed.

The next to find out about their secret was Hasani, who proved to be very supportive and happy for them, much to Kanoni's relief since she remembered he had the biggest crush on Abeni when they were younger, and that had not changed when they grew to adulthood. In fact, Hasani proved vital for them when Kanoni and Abeni decided that they wanted to have a family. They approached him with the idea - he would get Abeni pregnant so that they could have cubs to raise, but Hasani would still be a part of the cubs' lives, they just would not say anything about him being their real father until they were much older. Kanoni was overjoyed when Hasani agreed to it, and a few months later, the girls Nkiru and Nkechi entered their lives. Kanoni couldn't have been happier, and not even Teshi officially disowning Abeni from the family because of it could've ruined the occasion.

Family History:

Great-Grandparents: Laguna and Chipo

Grandparents: Ni and Isha

Grand-Uncle: Leo