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Atieno
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Atieno
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Atieno
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The ex-Prince
Name/meaning: Atieno - Born in the evening
Personality:
He's lost everything. His home, his family, his position as a noble, and his pride. If there's one thing he's retained- it's his honor. There's a quiet dignity to Atieno, even with everything having been taken from him he still carries himself with a strong, silent air. His head is held high, his eyes forward, and every step is taken with purpose and poise. In his mind, the best way to honor who he was and the faith that had once been placed into the hope of his future role is to swallow his wounded pride and carry on with his lot in life as best he can. He's not content with his situation but he won't dishonor his loved ones with attempts to escape. If it would cost him his life and what's worse- it would label him as a coward.

The prince speaks little, performing whatever duties asked of him efficiently and without a word of complaint. Whenever he's left to himself, he often sits with the other slaves, tending to their emotional and physical hurts. He's not the type to hang his head, shuffle around, and revel in his position, but he's not the type to complain. In his mind, he was placed here for a reason. If he cannot serve his pride, he'll keep the spirits of other slaves up and show the hyenas that his kind is not without dignity.

What was his life as royalty like before he was a slave?:
His father wasn't exactly the best leader in the pride's living memory. He was a strong warrior and one of a fair mind but he was brash and quick to anger. Many pride members lost their lives to his temper and quick decisions and the king was left to regret them later. Atieno worked within the pride and actually saw the repercussions of his father's actions. The families it hurt, the cubs it orphaned, and the lionesses that it left behind. He sat with the sages and listened to their recounting of the prior kings and of rival lords and their policies beyond the borders. While he wasn't the largest of lions, nor the strongest of warriors, Atieno vowed that he'd exceed his father in both strength and compassion for the pride.

Their borders were often plagued by other predators and on average, three cubs were lost each rainy season. The warriors would often patrol the boarder, watching for movement in the shadows beyond their territory. As the prince, it was Atieno's duty to lead the patrols along the boarder and settle any disputes. The prince was first to the battlefield and the last to leave. That was their oath.

What led up to his capture?:
A new litter of cubs had been delivered to one of his pride's larger families and his father had ordered the guards to secure the border to preserve the new lives. It was a common order, nothing out of the ordinary, and Atieno was in charge of that afternoon's patrol. The lions spread themselves far too thin and found themselves soon ambushed by a hunting party of hyenas that had been skirting their boarder. The two guards that Atieno had accompanied were picked off, one of them left to die while the other had been overwhelmed and killed almost instantly. Atieno fought valiantly but he too was overwhealmed. He remembered falling, remembered a burning pain in his paw, and when he roused it was on a stone floor surrounded by hyenas.

How does he feel about the hand he's been dealt?:
Originally he fought his capture with all the defiance he could muster but injured and completely outnumbered, Atieno was forced to resign to his fate. The deaths of his companions weighed heavily on him and thoughts of his father's disappointment haunted him away from many restless nights. It's something that he's slowly adjusted to and despite his obvious disliking for the situation, he's taken it as his new mantle.

What losses did he suffer when he was captured?:
He lost his family, two of his guards and close friends, and the status that his birth allowed him. Knowing that his father isn't getting much younger and had yet to take a new mate at the time of his abduction doesn't sit well with him either. He likely left his pride without a rightful blood-heir and many of his companions forever grieving over his assumed death.

Atieno
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Atieno
| Basic Info | Family Tree | Cub | Juvenile | Adolescent | Adult | Timeline | Photo Album | Relations | Pride Info |

Atieno
| Basic Info | Family Tree | Cub | Juvenile | Adolescent | Adult | Timeline | Photo Album | Relations | Pride Info |

Atieno
| Basic Info | Family Tree | Cub | Juvenile | Adolescent | Adult | Timeline | Photo Album | Relations | Pride Info |