Name: Lesedi (African for 'light')

Sex: Female

Parents: Unnamed

Siblings: Themba

Mate: Rothian (deceased); Haruna (crush/future mate); formerly had feelings for Zarah

Cubs: Would like some

When Rendered: Kiara's build. A younger version of her will not have either eye blind. Only when depicted as age seven and onwards should she be shown with either her right eye blind, or both eyes.

Personality: Has no backbone, and is very accomodating to others, to the point where she cares so much about others' problems that she gives no regard to her being, and what it is she wants and likes. If you told her to get out of the way, not only would she move, but she'd also ask if she could give you a piggyback ride to your destination. Very quiet, wants to open up, but is too nervous and has too poor of a self-esteem to want to start up a conversation. She wears her heart on a sleeve.

History: Before Lesedi's birth, there was an ongoing war between her pride and a rivaling pride that had been going on for years. But the day Lesedi and her sister Themba were born, the sun grew bright, and the fighting ceased. Since then, Lesedi was prized as a peacemaker, and of good things to come for her family. This put her at an edge with her younger sister, who was not treated the same way, but even though Lesedi did all she could to make Themba feel just as welcomed, Themba never accepted her friendship.

Eventually, Lesedi was betrothed to a male lion from another pride, as to show good will being passed between the two. Lesedi didn't love her betrothed, Rothian, but because it was what her parents wanted, she went along with it, liking him enough to consider as a friend, but not as a lover. She was only with him and his family for a short while before they were overcome with disease. Lesedi had been spared and recovered from her illness, but Rothian and his family had all been wiped out. In tears, Lesedi ran.

She did not go back to her family, feeling sick to her stomach that Rothian was gone. She wandered until she came into contact with Ari's pride, and timidly asked if she could join, which was allowed to without further word. She became incredibly close to Chari, who she gladly accepted his hand of friendship when he offered it to her. She deeply admires Ari, and hopes that sometime she could be just like her pride leader.

Lesedi did not make many friends in the pride, besides Chari, due to her being very shy. When Zarah and Nyimak joined, she had decided that she could not continue on without making another friend, so she tried to reach out to Zarah. Soon she began to have strange feelings for Zarah, only fueling her determination to be friendly to her, but Lesedi always shied away when Nyimak was around, due to the latter being rude to her. In fact, Lesedi ended up being the cause of the huge fight between the two lionesses, and Zarah's temporary leave from the pride.

Lesedi was distraught that she ended up coming between the two of them. She ended up realizing that her and Zarah would never have a future together, and became a Zarah/Nyimak supporter, even going as far as to remove herself from the picture when Zarah and Nyimak (who found out she was pregnant and went to seek out her friend) returned, and became mates. Despite her efforts, Lesedi still pines for Zarah, and is even more upset that she was, once again, left in the dark. So pained by this, she considers leaving the pride, even though Chari (who knew everything because she told him) insists that she continue to live with them.

The game changed when a character named Haruna showed up - Lesedi warmly welcomed Haruna to the pride, and from then on they had become close friends. It was through Lesedi's friendship that Haruna was able to open up to her about hir condition, that she was a hermaphrodite, after Lesedi opens up about her life. Though intially shocked because she had never heard of such a condition, Lesedi was very supportive of Haruna's struggle to want to finally come out and tell the pride so. Lesedi enjoyed Haruna's company, and shi was such a welcomed factor after the disaster with Zarah and Nyimak, and though it tickled and flustered Lesedi that Haruna spoiled her in showing her affection for her, Lesedi was still nervous to try the romance scene once more. After all, with her way with Rothian and Zarah, things with Haruna could end up the same way.

At the age of seven, Lesedi begins to go blind in one eye. She has a genetic issue in her blood where she'll end up losing her eyesight completely before she's grown old. It so happens that Lesedi completely goes blind before the age of ten.

Relation to TLK: Lives in Ari's pride. Ari is the granddaughter of Mufasa and Sarabi