Arctic

Queen Artic rules the pride of Sundown alongside her husband, King Cyi. She is a loyal lioness with expert hunting skills, and an even more loving mother. She may appear strict and cold-hearted to some, due to her no-nonsense attitude, however her personality comes from a place of love. She shares a rare warmth for all those around her. She is truly the envy of the hinterlands.

Her past was harsh and shallow, however. Before Sundown, Artic was the young queen of another pride called Tirana. She'd just given birth to a healthy young prince before another lioness in the pride accused her of breaking chastity to the king. Horrified and angered by the accusations, Artic vehemently defended herself in front of the council of elder lions. The king himself was a prideful male, and the mere thought of his queen breaking her sacred duty sent him into rage. The same lioness that accused her stoked the flames. "She's nothing more than a temptress! Unfit to be queen!"

With a jealous scowl and a sharpened claw, the king of Tirana exiled queen Artic into the Hinterlands. Devastated, the lioness took her cub with her and fled into the winter woodlands. She'd traveled for days. Eating scraps and nursing her cub, former prince Deo, with whatever her frail form could supply him with. She'd never been on her own. Her spoiled cubhood hadn't prepared her for the harshness of the winter woods.

One day, as she drunk from an empty pond near her temporary cave. Artic spotted a figure in the distance. At first, it seemed like a fawn. A deer? The figure got closer and that's when it's brilliance took shape. A lion. A male lion with blue fur and sharp, icy fangs.

Hope.

With a soft countenance and a demure smile, Artic found herself a new home with a new king. King Cyi. After getting past his rather cold exterior, she fell in love with his elegance and caring nature. Cyi was such a contrast to Kreon, King of Tirana. Cyi cared to listen to her, trusted her, and built a deep bond not built on genetics and traditions, but on love and destiny.

King Cyi graciously invited her to Sundown. There, she soon became his queen, adorned with a beautiful crown covered in pink Hyacinths and secured with a pink gem. Artic kept Deo, her young son close to her. Cyi was a bit off-put by the small blue cub, but decided to keep him around in order to keep his new wife happy. He seemed strong. 'Maybe little Deo could be a good patroller', Cyi told his queen when she questioned what Deo's role would be.

He'd never let the little cub rule though. Artic knew that, and did not hesitate in procuring an heir to King Cyi's throne. She'd be a good queen this time. Through out her pregnancy, she helped King Cyi create rules to lead a sophisticated pride. She enforced a fair law system and created a list of punishments, even for those who falsely accused others. It is her duty to maintain these laws, lead hunts, and care for the king heir, Val.