Raksha Golden Cub

Raksha Golden Cub was the kha, or leader, of the leonin tribe of Mirrodin. He was a childhood "friend" of Slobad, who was used as his training partner (but more often than not he served as a punching bag). Raksha often wore the 'Mask of Suns', a Leonin battle artifact fashioned by the first kha and most legendary of Leonin, Dakan, and said to contain his strength and cunning. 
The first-born son of the longest-living kha on record, Beylyss Snarling Tooth, and his khanha Rhipuur, he was raised to rule.Character Profile: Raksha Golden Cub, Kha of Taj Nar (archived) A rare single birth, he was only the fifth in the royal line, including Dakan himself. Due in part to his upbringing by a well-travelled nursemaid, Shonahn, he was accepting of the plane's other races, which contributed to his relationship with Slobad. Raksha's parents died in a hunting accident when he was still young, and on his ascension to the throne he decided to take his people's nickname for him, "Golden Cub," as his surname. He was the youngest ever kha, leading some to believe he was the first kha's second-coming. His first name, Raksha, was a family name meaning "Lord of the Eternal Sun," referring to the leonin name for Mirrodin's Core.Cory J. Herndon. (2004.) The Fifth Dawn, Wizards of the Coast. ISBN-13 0-7869-3205-8.
Like Glissa, Raksha was attacked by Memnarch's minions to check if he had the planeswalker's spark. During the fight, his beloved, Rishan, daughter of the seer Ushanti, was killed. Suspecting treachery, Raksha had Ushanti banished from Taj-Nar. After Memnarch's defeat, both Raksha and Ushanti were sent back to their own native plane, which is still unknown.
==Story appearances==
Title 	Author 	Publishing date	Set 	Setting (plane)	Featuring
The Moons of Mirrodin	Will McDermott	September 2003 	Mirrodin 	Mirrodin 	Glissa Sunseeker, Memnarch, Slobad, Ushanti, Raksha Golden Cub, Bosh, Yert, Geth, Rishan, Chunth, Strang, Kane, Krark, Bruenna, Pontifex, Janus
The Fifth Dawn 	Cory Herndon 	May 2004 	Fifth Dawn	Mirrodin 	Memnarch, Glissa Sunseeker, Slobad, Karn, Yert, Lyese, Malil, Bruenna, Raksha Golden Cub, Alderok Vektro, Geth, Dwugget, Yshkar
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