Ukopha: 'Bleeding' (Zulu)
(oo-KOH-fuh)

Age: King's Teris' Generation
Pride Affilation: Western Pride

Father: Unknown
Mother: Unknown pridesister

Siblings: Unknown

Mate: Busisa ((c) Me, Blessing Huntress of the pride)
Cubs: None

Likes: Fighting, showing off his battle scars, leading faithful followers into battle, following orders from his King
Dislikes: Being shunned because of his monstrous looks, large crowds, feeling helpless

Personality: Ukopha is very headstrong, almost to a fault, but knows his limits and always asks his superiors' consent before taking charge of a costly operation. He is also loyal, so much so that he will die for his leaders and loved ones. This loyalty has cost him before, and is often the reason for his many scars.

Bio:

Ukopha is born in the Pridelands, a rogueborn cub with nothing in store for him. His mother rarely interacts with him, and often leaves him to his own devices. This often results in him picking fights with older cubs, fights that he will almost always win. His mother is always there to lick his wounds and scold him, but he wouldn't have it any other way.

As an adolescent, he leaves the Pridelands to join the Western Pride, a small, pioneering pride to the West. He becomes friends with the Prince, Teris, and the Prince allows him to train as a warrior. His training helps him improve his skills, and allow him to become a feared, deadly and invincible warrior.

A skirmish with a hyena clan has left him in a monstrous state, as of late. After a good friend of his was killed by one of the filthy carrion-dogs, he ventured out to avenge him, but found himself face-to-face with the entire Clan. Thankfully, it was a smaller clan that most, but that didn't mean his enemies were not savage beasts. He fought with all the ferocity left in him, and after he tore the Matriarch to shreds, he let them mutilate him and accepted his fate. He was eventually knocked out from loss of blood, but help came from the most unlikely of places. A lioness named Busisa, the Blessing Hunter of the pride, took him in and helped nurse him back to health, with the aid of Tai, the healer.

He later took Busisa as his mate, and ascended to the ranks of Lead Warrior, a rightful award for his stupendous feats. He now continues to serve his King, and will do so until his death.

Relation to TLK: Born in the Pridelands, and later joined the Western Pride, a pride allied with the Pridelands.

Bases (c) Lionlion111 and Wolfgirl50