Nguruma

Nguruma is a lion and a member of the Moyo Hodari Pride.

Appearance
Nguruma is a powerfully built lion. He is hefty and solid, with thick legs and a long muzzle. His tail is quite narrow and thin by comparison, with a fairly small tuft at the end. His short coat is dun-colored, with pale ivory underfur. His blue eyes almost always appear serious, and he has excellent posture. His spiky mane is dull gray-brown, and points straight forward atop his head in a triangular shape. He has a long scar on his hip and another on his shoulder, as well as smaller scars marking his muzzle, flanks, back, and sides. His nose is light brown, and the tuft at the end of his tail is a slightly paler shade of the gray-brown hue of his mane.

Personality
A strict, unsmiling lion, Nguruma takes his work seriously. He works himself harder than anyone in the pride, and rarely takes breaks. He is determined that the pride survives, and helps Hodari ensure that everyone is pulling their own weight. Nguruma never quite got over the deaths of Hodari's father and the second king, and mourns them every night before sleeping. He uses his work to distract himself, and when there is nothing else to do he will assist the lionesses in hunting. He secretly has a soft spot for Badilifu, but he is too shy to tell her.