Zola Blanc

Zola Blanc

the basics

Full Name • Zola Blanc
Nicknames • Zoe
Sex • Female
Pronouns • She/Her
Species • Transvaal lion
Orientation • Heterosexual/Heteroromantic
Age • 3 years
Birthday • April 21 
Claimed • No

appearance

Zola is a petite, slim lioness whose off-white fur brightly contrasts the savanna. In certain lights, she looks pure white. The markings on her ears are a pale gold color, and her face is small and gentle, unmarred by scars. Her eyes are a pale blue-green.

She stands at 3.2 feet at the shoulder, weighing only 250 pounds. Zola still has quite a bit of muscle to her but is easily overpowered by most other lions. Finding flowers beautiful as well as intriguing, she always adorns them behind her ears.

personality

Zola is and has always been a highly submissive, docile girl. She speaks softly, just barely above a whisper. It sounds almost as if her voice is leaving her because she did too much talking, but it's quite the contrary. Zola is highly empathetic and kind and avoids conflict at all costs, making her incredibly passive. While being no pacifist, she would only attack another to defend herself or someone she cares about. Even then, she isn't one to go leaping into the fray, as she would be easily overpowered. Plus, she has no formal fighting experience. She is far from brave, but not a total coward, either.

Her self-esteem is easily battered, though she does much of the damage to herself. Zola had always been quiet and shy, which developed into anxiety as she got older. Having little confidence in her abilities and knowledge, she rarely speaks out against someone, even if she disagrees with them. Not wanting others to worry about her, she bottles up her emotions and puts on a facade of togetherness, but really she's falling apart at the seams, inside.

Relations

Father • Thanos Blanc [Unknown]
Mother • Lesedi Blanc [Alive]
Siblings • Neo [Alive], Sizwe [Unknown], Zikomo [Deceased]
Friends • To be added

History

Zola had a fairly normal upbringing, though she was the odd one out of her littermates. While they were content to wrestle and compete against each other, she would rather be left out of it. Part of it was because they always won with ease, but she also just wasn't a fighter. Because of her physical weakness yet a strong desire to help others, Zola's interests turned to healing rather than hurting from a young age. She studied plants, which she also found beautiful and intriguing as a cub. The healer of the pride took her under her wing, and she became a knowledgeable medic.

Her father was quite old, and the pride was taken over by younger males. Her mother never clicked with them and ultimately decided to leave. Zola and Neo followed suit along with a few other lionesses, but Sizwe went off in search of his own pride to claim. Now, they wander Wanangwa in search for a new place to call home.

To be continued.