Lions, Wolves, and Dragons..oh my!

Winona and Apollos third litter of pups have been born! They have such a big family now-the pack will have their paws full for awhile. 

In order:

Helios

Enya

Mehri

Fiammetta

Hagan

I like to think Lioden takes place in some weird, made up place in Africa where all the wacky stuff happens. In lore the Wayfarers didn’t originally even inhabit that part of Lioden, it was only when Achaea’s mother left on her own that she found the landscape and decided to raise her son there.

Three generations traveling these lands and they’ve never seen snuh, then all of a sudden this white stuff starts piling up and the adults are absolutely terrified of this frozen water. Unatural. An omen of bad things to come. Bad tidings for all.

The cubs meanwhile, don’t care.

With the unexpected loss of their previous king, the mourning pride finds themselves at a dilemma..Catalpa had died without choosing an heir.

After much discussion, the pride decided that they let Queen Nenet decide her mate’s successor once the mourning period had ended.

Upon being consoled by her loyal pride sisters during her bout of grief, Nenet would find the strength to come to a decision:

Clearwing, while being Catalpa’s son, was far too young and inexperienced to lead the Wayfarers. Azure on the other hand, had been in the pride for a long time. Though he was older, the queen had no doubt that he’d be able to protect them and their way of life.

And so, Azure ascended to the throne.

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After much deliberation I finally decided that it was time for a new king. Catalpa was very near and dear to my heart, but I wanted to king Azure before he got too old.

Not only because this would be cool as heck, but also because its funny to think of a mama wolf introducing her newest litter like:

“And this is my last son, we don’t know why he looks like a weasel but I’m very proud of him regardless”

A glimpse of Winona’s past with her adopted mother: Winifred

I know the sketch is really wonky near the tail area but its been a long time since I’ve drawn very fluffy dogs and I wanted to post something about Winona’s backstory sooner rather than later. 

decoring up Omorose and I like the results so far! She might be my new favorite lion.

The problem with the Catacomb Scryers is trying to incorporate the territory moving feature into their lore. This isn’t a problem with the Wayfarers because due to their namesake, moving around and changing territories is a significant part of how they live. 

The Catacomb Scryers have to be near the Catacombs that are ingrained in their culture since its a part of their duty to preside over them and tally souls, but staying in one territory for every single generation is boring and isn’t practical for them if say, they have to move to a summer hunting grounds for their pups. Because at the end of the day, even though these wolves have their own religion and hindsight, they’re still wolves and they’re still affected by wild elements.

Rng gods: Well..yes

Winona’s second litter was born today on the second day of spring ;0; They grow up so fast~

She had a whopping five pups this time around: two girls and three boys. No runt or largest puppy unfortunately, but they’re all still very cute!

In order we have: Winifred, Barlow, Nikita, Atlas, and Maia.

Lioden kings when a tiger/leopard is flirting with their lionesses: