(Full) Name: Lonan

Also Known As: Lonny, Tashunke-Witke (Lakota for ''crazy horse'').

Name Meaning: Cloud (in Native American Zuni), Blackbird or Noble (in Irish)

Gender: stallion

Age: depending - (same generation as The Foals)

Breed: Mangalarga x Peruvian Paso cross Spanish Mustang

Rank Status: Captain / Second-in-Command of Panthera Herd

Territory/Herd/Home Status: is member of the Panthera Herd

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Build: stocky, medium sized (15 hh) - built like a Peruvian Paso horse; has largish head.

Pelt Colours: blood bay, beige and black

  Eye Colour: reddish brown

  Markings (Natural): black points, blaze and socks

Markings (Painted): none

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Personality

(Foal) wild, carefree, crazy-thinking, obstinate, thoughtless and a tad lazy.

(Adult) wild, lively, crazy-thinking (but really tries to act more sensibly), cautious, brave, stubborn, usually independent, humble (sometimes), a bit temperamental towards certain individuals (like his enemy Oatis).

Dislikes
Predators; being nagged or over-ruled; being teased; fellow herd member Oatis

Likes
Looking after fellow Panthera Herd horses; intimidating Oatis

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Family: Mikasi (father), Roam (mother), Night Light (mate), Alcatraz (eldest son), Keme II (youngest son), (Open)

Friends: his family; Pantha, Archer and all other horses of the Panthera Herd (except Oatis); Little Creek

Enemies: The El Rebaño Eltoro Herd ; Oatis

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History

Lonan was born in Little Creek's Lakota village. His father was Mikasi, a stubborn stallion who considered himself leader of all the Lakota horses. His mother, Roam, was a horse of the Pueblo Indian Tribes by birth.

Lonan was a tear-away, wild natured young foal, considered a bit eccentric with his funny habits, who often made a nuisance of himself by doing dangerous and crazy things - running at breakneck speed through the camp, for no apparent reason, was one of them (and not seldom did he succeed in knocking over a few people in his way). He had to be fenced-in in the end, and dealt with firmness and discipline by the experienced braves of the Lakota tribe, who hoped to rid Lonan of his wild habits in time.

In some ways Lonan's craziness did succumb - he became easier to control, less wild in character and did much of what his masters wished of him - but in others he remained the same old, funny Lonan, who annoyed the tribe folk and their horses alike with his strange ideas and little wacky ways. He was soon known to many as Tashunke-Witke (Lakota for ''crazy horse'').

Lonan soon drifted from life as a Lakota horse, having no owner as nobody was interested in claiming him. In time he secured himself in a small herd of mustangs, known simply as the Little Horses. The leader of the herd, a sluggish but powerful stallion called Incapaz, was not happy with Lonan's presence and tried to drive the newcomer away. But Lonan was not easily got rid of; he managed to stick around the herd, avoiding getting into a fight with Incapaz. 

During Lonan's stay with the Little Horses, a mare joined their company. Her name was Night Light, and she had lost her owner to sickness and finally (she guessed) death. Night Light stayed close by Lonan since first joining the Little Horses, and they became mates, eventually having a foal; but about all this Incapaz grew very stroppy, worried that Lonan and Night Light were aiming to take over his herd as lead couple. So he rallied his strength to evict the pair, although never succeeded.

One day, Spirit arrived; he fought Incapaz, who had apparently been causing him a great deal of trouble, and beat the younger stallion before merging the Little Horses herd into his own herd, the Cimarron. Lonan and Night Light fairly untroubled so long as they had each other, had only one (rather large) grevience - their son, Alcatraz, now full grown, had escaped the capture and was gone. In time Lonan found a way to find his son, who both he, and especially Night Light, were pining for - they both joined the Panthera Herd (led by Spirit's son Pantha), which travelled a lot more than most herds, up and down the country.

Finally they reunited with their son. Alcatraz became mates with the Pantha's daughter Elf - which surprised his parents to somewhat, as they knew he bore a heavy grudge towards her great-grandfather Strider (for causing Night Light's family such strife in the past).

In time Night Light bore a son, Keme II. Not long after, Lonan became the Second-In-Command of his new herd after the old Captain, Neero, retired.

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Relation the the Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron Universe: born a Lakota horse, and lived in the Lakota camp until his late colt years. Lives in a herd led by Spirit's son Pantha.