-adopt page-Name: Joziah
Nickname: Joz, Sleepy butt
Meaning: "Jehovah has healed"
Age: 355
Gender: Male
Element: Earth
Build + Mannerisms: Joziah was a very underweight cub when he was born, his mother constantly worried about her only remaining cub from her second litter. He is very tall and still quite skinny, no matter how much his mother fed him growing up. Despite his skinny build, Joziah is strong and very agile. He walks with a limp and moves in a slouching kind of way and to run it is common to see him hold his back right limb up to run in a sort of skipping,lopping motion as to apply too much jolting pressure (like running) on his right hindlimb is quite painful. Joziah has a short, course coat that is easily managed by grooming. Has a slouched way of holding himself, ears are usually held back on his head in a relaxing manner and tail only cm from the ground in a mild effort to protect his tail spikes.
Voice: His voice is a deep but has a sing-song kind of tone when he speaks and has clear laughter. Tends to drop the 'g' from most words, example morning=mornin.
Scent: Pine trees
Rank: Warrior - Distractor
Family: Mother: alive / lives in the unknown lands
Father: unknown/ he believes he is dead.
Siblings: Has older half siblings but he have never met any of them / knows about their whereabouts.
Mate: Single / Hetero / Looking
Personality:Laid-back, tolerant, calm, realistic, cautious, aloof, responsible, nurturing, playful, perceptive.
Joziah seems like an extroverted lion by many, it not uncommon to be tackled by this slender lion when he's in a playful mood but also is someone who enjoys time by himself, sleeping usually. Some may label him as a pacifist as he is usually on the sidelines when it comes to physical disputes between lions but that is a mislabel. Joziah isn't one to back away from a fight, but simply finds small, physical scrabbles is something he has no business getting involved with but will step up with things get too out of hand. On the battlefield, he is extremely protective of his fellow warriors, one of the main reasons he was unable to retire from being a warrior after his injury. Joz was gifted with a warrior's mane and thus he is responsible for the protection of the pride. He feels great sadness when he believes he has let down another pride member. Joziah would never admit it, but feels as though he is responsible for his mother's sadness which is one of the reasons he was so persistent to try to get her to follow him back to the pride because, once upon a time, she was happy there. Joziah is not a lion to lose his head, treating everything in a calm manner and realistic about the world around. Not every lion he is going to meet in life will be honourable and pleasant which is why he is cautious around new lions. Joziah also adores cubs and when he is on home planet and not sleeping, thoroughly enjoys watching and helping younger lions train.
Is a great lion to vent to, he'll give advice on how to solve it rather than how just to make it temperately disappear without judgement. This lion however hates to appear vulnerable and has mastered the art of changing the subject when he is asked a question he is uncomfortable answering or is expressing an emotion that he would rather others not see. Joziah while not incredibly funny himself, usually delivering one liners with a dead pan expression as he makes his way past conversations, does love a good laugh. Even though at times Joziah give the impression that he would rather claw you in the face and go back to sleep then let you talk to him but it is indeed the opposite but be warned, try not interrupt him when he finally has some rest.
Relationships:Aleah [Mother ]: Joziah never knew her birthname, only the name that she had chosen when she moved to the Ravine. He loves her very much and was incredibly close to her, thinks about her often in the quiet moments of his life, sad that he couldn't convince her to come back. Sometimes he could see in his mother's eyes that all he reminded her of was the lion who broke her heart and the vow she broke. But Joziah knows that she cared for him, spending all those days looking after him when he was just a weak cub. While he adores her, Joziah doesn't have any desire to hunt her out, it would be too painful to see what she has becomes and he has convinced himself that she has probably lowered herself into the lake
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Carissa [Adoptive Daughter ]: Some told him that it was unwise of the "lazy" lion to adopt the questionable cub but once he looked at her sweet olive eyes and swooped her into his paws. He adores her with all his heart but looking after the stubborn cub wasn't easy. Other than growling at the lions who would give pointed stares to his daughter, Carissa had a habit of simply 'disappearing' when Joziah woke up from a nap. She had so much energy the older male simply lacked and after a few stressful minutes racing around the den, he would find her outside scaling the walls or, in the younger days, trying to figure out what elements she possessed by swiping and growling at the air. She helped him see that there is a need to be open with some emotions and understand the love his mother had for him. Worries about her in battle but if there is any lioness who is capable of looking after herself, it is Carissa. Often will spend afternoon's napping and due to his daughter's increased body temp due to her elemental, he uses her as his personal heater in the colder nights.
Powers: -
Ground Shift: Joziah is able to control the density of the earth around him, turning solid earth into something similar to quicksand and revert it back if needed. He uses this to turn the earth at someone's feet into quicksand and can hold them in place.
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Earth Bolt Projection: He is able to use and shape small earth material, rocks, chucks of hard dirt or even plant material and project it at opponents at terrifying speeds.
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Vine slash: Joziah likes to keep vine seeds, especially spined vines in his mane, growing them into thick, powerful strands the wrap around him. They can be used for close combat to whip around him, slicing at other lions who get too close.
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Stone wall: A defensive move Joziah uses often it to erect a thick and large stone wall in front of him or even around himself to get a few precious moments of protection. This wall can also be thrust forward. He uses it to usually protect other warriors in battles, especially to help healers on the battlefield.
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Dig: Displacing the earth below him, he can 'dig' underground and use the earth he shifted to cover the opening behind him. This can be defensive or offensive, protecting injured lions but 'removing' them from the battlefield or popping out of the ground for a surprise.
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Earth Grenade: This one takes a little bit of preparation but is very effective in wiping out a large amount of enemies. Joziah rolls a ball of earth, filling the center with sharp stones, dust and anything else the lion can get his paws on. He then throws this 'grenade' towards a group of lions and then on impact, expands the earth at an explosive rate, 'blowing up' the ball of earth to release everything inside.
Trivia: - Due to his sickly childhood, Joziah gets tired easily and tends to sleep for long periods of time but is usually pushes himself to stay awake.
- His mother broke her mateship vow, falling head over heels for a Earth elemental lion that came from the Oasis. She followed him only to find that he had tricked her, leaving her pregnant and alone in a land she didn't know anything about. Unable to return home, she made her way to the ravine, where a small population of lions were growing, telling everyone, even her son that her 'mate' had died.
- Growing up in the ravines, he honed his skills and is great at climbing. A reason why he encouraged his daughter to practice those skills as it has given him great flexibly.
- The first war he participated in, he was a tank and was young, it has only been 3 years since he transformed. Joziah became locked into battle with a large, horned rebel who crushed the bones in his right hindleg, but not before the young lion snapped the rebel's horn. Joziah doesn't remember much after that, only darkness and pain but soon was found by a scout who helped him to a healer. The healers healed the bones but there was a lot of damage and so the male still experiences constant pain, especially when he makes a jolting movement. He often goes back to the healers for a 'top up' when he is partially painful.
- Likes to eat even though there is no reason too.
- Has a loud, rumbling purr when he sleeps.
Stats and Skills
Dull ○○○○○○○○○○○●○○○○○○○○○○○ Smart
Silent ○○○○○○○○○○○○○●○○○○○○○○○ Vocal
Follower ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○●○○○○○○ Dominant
Extrovert ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○●○○○○○○○○ Introvert
Playful ○○○○○○●○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ Serious
Cautious ○○○○○○●○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ Heedless
Patient ○○○○○●○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ Agitated
Cowardly ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○●○○○○○○ Courageous
Skittish ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○●○ Collected
Unambitious ○○○○○○○○○●○○○○○○○○○○○○○ Competitive
Distractable ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○●○○○○○○○○ Focused
Fast ○○○○○○○○○○○○○●○○○○○○○○○ Durable
Willing ○○○●○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ Uncooperative