Charcoal Smudge

Your lioness notices that, while other cubs seem to tickle and prod when kneading, Charcoal Smudge's paws are soft and delicate. Upon closer examination, it looks like their claws failed to develop; their paw pads are also slightly bigger and darker than most lions'. Charcoal Smudge's future is certain - they will not be able to hunt without claws.
Charcoal Smudge is telling you about a weird dream they had last night. Apparently you battled a walking feathered lizard thing, and then a flying metal thing shot light at you, and then dead, decaying hyenas chased you, and then you were talking to ghosts...are they sure that wasn't a nightmare?

No one knew why Charcoal Smudge was born without claws; it was something the pride had never seen before. Nevertheless, Shadow Blizzard protected her cub from those who may say she was strange; she raised her herself and kept her close. The cub was energetic and friendly. She adored visiting her sister, Blue Smoke, and playing with other cubs.
When it came time for her training, the pride was unsure how to classify her. She couldn't hunt properly, nor could she defend the pride without claws. She was not called to be a healer, and she seemed too energetic to be a broodmother. She ended up doing well with other cubs though, so she eventually was trained as a broodmother.