𝚃𝚎𝚗𝚎𝚛𝚊

You are lucky my anger is gone...for now. You can have back your name.

This little love was born on 08/15/2020 and was originally a male. 3rd leopon to be born on this account, but the first one that is completely mine. Named her Tenera (means "tender" in latin). Her beautiful and amazing mom did this on her first heat and hopefully Tenera will follow in her mother's footsteps. Did not believe she will do it on her first try. Glad I was proven wrong <3

𝚃𝚎𝚗𝚎𝚛𝚊 waves her tail in greeting as you near her, but seems too absorbed in trying to coax a lizard from its burrow to pay attention to you afterwards. She's probably been at this for a while.

Customization:
1. Applied Dust: Rought Ruby and changed her base from Palomino to Rough Ruby.
2. Added Under White 4 (100%) in slot 9.
3. Boosted the opacity of the Mottled Rosette marking (slot 6) to 100%.
4. Lowered the opacity of Cherry Reverse Vitiligo Mash from 95% to 70%.
5. Applied Eye Applicator: Midnight and changed her eyes from Pink to Midnight.
6. Added Noctic Mirage (80%) in slot 1 via November Piety.
7. Added Cherry Upendezi in slot 2 November Piety.
8. Removed Cherry Reverse Vitiligo Mash.

Permanent Fertility Items used: Angelic Blessing

Breeding log:
First heat (induced)
Date: 28/11/2021
Bred to: Rebus Tenebris
Items used: Angelic Blessing, Buffalo Scrotum, Instant Delivery Feather, Zebra Heart, Opal Saltlick
Cubs born in total: 3
Leopons born: 0
Comments: Ooof. Rebus' super genes failed me this time.

Second heat (induced)
Date: 16/2/2021
Bred to: Ｓａｓｕｋｅカじい
Items used: x15 Yohimbe barks, Buffalo Scrotum, Instant Delivery Feather
Cubs born in total: 3
Leopons born: 0
Comments: You disgust me.

Third heat (induced)
Date: 23/2/2021
Bred to: Svell
Items used: x15 Yohimbe barks, Buffalo Scrotum, Instant Delivery Feather
Cubs born in total: 4
Leopons born: 0
Comments: You are unworthy of the leopon mutation. You are unworthy of your status as a favorite. YOU ARE UNWORTHY! I take away your name in the name of almighty Nex!


Bio
Tenera is the second leopon in the pride and the first to be born here. Although a leopon like her mother, appearance wise she looks like her sire. Even at a very young age, she was already showing strong personality traits. She dominated over the other two cubs fighting viciously for her mother's milk and attention.

Tenera glared up at the broodmother lioness. She wasn't allowed to go anywhere or do anything, really. 'It's not safe', 'There are hyenas out there looking to snack on naughty little cubs who stay far from home', 'You're not old enough to leave the pride lands' were common excuses she heard from her mom, the broodmothers and her grandparents. She wasn’t allowed to go play at the waterhole, or by the riverbank, or anywhere that wasn't in the pride's territory. She huffed and with her tail held high she walked away. She could always play with her sisters or the other cubs. It gets boring after a while though. The other cubs weren't as fast or as agile as her. Maybe she could seek out her mom and play with her. Tenera knew she was different even though the pride was more than accepting and loving. She was smaller, her tail, head and paws different than what was seen in lions. She was a leopon, like her mom. Playing and sticking to her mom made her feel less different.

Tenera found her mom returning from hunt with a fresh warthog carcass. Even though Carisma was half-lion her leopard instincts and independence were still present. Pride life was nice and she could see why lions chose to live in big groups - it was safer and there are more capable hunters meanwhile a leopard mother had to hunt, protect and teach her cubs all on her own. Carisma was entirely grateful for that, but she wanted to feel useful and independent. She often helped the huntresses or went hunting alone and contributed to the pride's well being. Tenera admired her mother for that, they aren't forgetting their origins.

The young cub ran up to her mother. "Mom!" she shouted and pounced on her mother. Carisma grunted as she dropped the carcass. "Can we play now mom, please? I'm bored and nobody is letting me go anywhere" Tenera pouted and looked at her mother with big hopeful eyes. Carisma sighted. Tenera was so much like her, always eager to explore and go on an adventure. The world was a dangerous place, especially now in the dry season with the raging fires and the scarce water supply. The pride was really struggling for the past month and Carisma tried to contribute as best as she can - she hunted, she scouted for water, she brought roots and herbs containing water for the elderly lions. The 'you can't go there alone' rule was for ALL the cubs, but Tenera was very dramatic about it. It was in no way due to her being... well different. So confined to the pride lands and under the strict supervision of either her or a pride member the leopon cub was restless and bored.

"Ten can we play another time? I'm exhausted now. I know you are bored, but it is too dangerous out there right now. Not just for you, but for all the cubs" Carisma said sternly as she stored the warthog up high on a tree branch. She jumped down from the tree with ease and laid next to her cub. Tenera sighted disappointedly and relented. "Can you at least tell me the story of our species? You know the one with the first hybrid to be born" it was quite obvious Tenera knew the story by heart, but she always enjoyed hearing and never grew bored of it. It was quite an interesting tale about love and hate, friendship and battle. The cub snuggled into her mom getting ready for story time.

Carisma rolled her eyes. She has told this story many times and has been told this story just as many times by her own mother. It was passed from leopon mother to daughter. It was their history, their heritage. 'Well, at least she has given up on the idea of wandering far alone' she thought and began her story. Her voice was soft and gentle as she and Tenera became immersed in the world the story created.