Name: Stara

Name Meaning: Guarded, kept safe (Swahili)

Pride Affiliation: Mountain Pride

Age: Adult

Parents: Deceased

Siblings: Adabelle

Crush/Mate: Keon

Cubs: Chinelo, Asha, and Haki

Personality: Stara is quiet, graceful, and dignified. She is truly a noble queen, and carries herself as such. She is a rational thinker and is very intelligent. Although she is dignified, she is not proud. She puts her kingdom and her family before herself at all times.

History: Stara was born to the original royal family of Mountain Pride along with her twin sister Adabelle. She was their first born, and therefore was chosen to be the Queen when her time came. When Stara was a teen, her pride was invaded by 4 rogue males. Her parents were killed, as were all other males in the pride. The leader of the rogues declared himself king; and Stara was forced to be his queen. He often kept her hauled up in their cave, allowing little to no contact with the rest of the pride, including her sister who she was extremely close to. In the beginning, Stara resisted him as much as she could, but he was stronger than her, and usually defeated her. Stara was incredibly miserable, and hated the King with every fiber of her being. He also forcedly mated with her, resulting in her first son; Chinelo. At first, Stara hated her new son because of how much he looked like his father. But she soon realized he was just a cub; completely innocent and naive, and nothing like his father. She became extremely protective of him and loved him unconditionally. Chinelo was sweet and shy, and it infuriated the King; who wanted his son to be cruel and powerful. He tried to kill him many times, but Stara seemed to find a new strength whenever her son's life was in danger. She was always able to save him. One day, a very large male rogue had enterted the territory. He was extremely strong, and fought off the males who attacked him. He saw the starving lionesses and cubs and was furious. He confronted the king, who tried to kill him. The stranger managed to kill the king, resulting in him becoming the new king of the pride. He banished all the other males. The lionesses of the pride were extremely shocked, and terrified of this new king. He introduced himself as Keon, son of Simba and Nala from the Pridelands, and told them he meant them no harm, and wanted to fix what this king had done wrong. Stara had emerged from her cave with Chinelo, and seeing the dead past king; she was terrified. She at first lashed out at the stranger, trying to kill him. He didnt fight her but instead defended himself and pinned her down, trying to tell her he wasn't going to hurt her, or her cub. Stara was no longer bound to single cave, and she and Chinelo adjusted to everyday pride life. Her experiences made her stronger. Eventually she warmed up to Keon, who had been asking her to be his Queen from the start, when she saw his gentle nature. She finally agreed to be his Queen and the two fell in love, and he became the father figure for Chinelo. Eventually Stara became pregnant with Keon's cubs, and soon enough, Asha and Haki were born. 

Relation to TLK: Married to the son of Simba and Nala.

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