~* A A I L Y A H *~
Name: Aailyah
Meaning: Swahili for "of the highest"
Obtained: Breeding Event. 2008.
Colorist: Meepfur
Father: --
Mother: --
Siblings: none
Mate: --
Offspring: Garai
Extended Family: none
Pride: Duma'Chama
Rank: Head Seer
Personality:
History: As a cub Aailiyah was gifted with the ability to see slight glimpses of the future, the present and the past. What she found, however, was that the glimpses of the future occured more often than the others. She was prized by her parents, using her visions as a guide to allow them to make the wisest decisions. But while she was adored, the visions were not something easy to live with.
She was taught by her parents of the pride that came along with being a cheetah. How they were low in numbers in the savannah, but could continue to survive if they were strong and determined. Young cheetahs were hunted by hyenas, lions and eagles because they were easy targets. Aailiyah found that she was the only of her litter to survive, having the witness the pitiful chirps and squeels of her brothers and sisters.
As she grew, she kept close to her mother and father, taking in everything that they offered her. She survived a threatening life as a cub, but came to realise that the cheetahs shared the same lands and foods as the lions. They were constantly avoiding one another, but the lions had many great advantages. The cheetahs were being pushed farther away, but unable to adjust to the strange new lands. Many others died off, but as time went on, the lions seemed to "accept them" as their own.
This brought about the most painful vision Aailiyah had ever witnessed. It came to her as an adolescent and showed her what lied for the cheetahs if they took no action. With the acceptance of the cheetahs by the lions, relationships began to blossom and hybrids would be created. The hybrids were unique in themselves, but many of them were unable to breed. With so many of the cheetahs choosing the lion lifestyle, it would surely doom them!
Aailiyah refused to accept this vision as truth and it took her many months before explaining to her parents what she had seen. By this point it almost seemed too late. Aailiyah was an adult and witnessing the growth of the hybrid population. With the increasing hybrid numbers, purebred cheetahs were becoming incredibly scarce.
Filled with remorse towards her species and regret for remaining quiet, the cheetah has taken it upon herself to raise her single son, Chura with all of the beliefs that her parents instilled in her.
According to her visions, the silent young cheetah male may grow up to be a strong, powerful leader.
