Makini is a female mandrill. She is the Royal Mjuzi of the Tree of Life. She is the former Royal Mjuzi apprentice of the Pridelands. She is the daughter of Fikiri and Kitendo. Her former Royal Mjuzi is Rafiki.
Description[]
Makini has grey fur, blue eyes and dark pink nose. Her underbelly is a pale grey. She has brown hair on her head and around her neck. She has dark brown arms and legs and pink hands and feet. Her muzzle is also pink. She has blue cheeks.
Personality[]
Makini is a friendly, spirited, perky and curious mandrill, who is very excited about being Rafiki's new apprentice. She admires Princess Kiara and Fuli and has admitted that she is very proud of the latter. Due to her innocent nature, she is very easy to deceive, particularly if others are friendly towards her.
Her excitable demeanor often leads to excessive talking, though she takes no offense to those who interrupt her. She is eager to befriend everyone that she meets. She tries her best to help out in any way that she can, even though she may be frightened or not skilled enough to succeed.
Makini worries about her shortcomings rather frequently. From losing her bakora staffs to running out of paint for the Ukumbusho, Makini is quick to put the blame entirely on herself or become severely overwhelmed. So long as she is offered another chance, she will do her best to rectify problems, regardless if it was her fault or not.
Makini relies heavily on shwari (calm) to keep her calm in stressful situations and remind herself to calm down when she gets too excited.
Family[]
Mother: Kitendo
Father: Fikiri
Grandmother: Busara
Grandfather: Jelani
Trivia[]
-Her name means "calmness/quietly/dignity" in Swahili