Janna

Grandmother

Jivala (Younger Brother)

Bhasvan (Grandfather)

Dalaja (Grandmother)

Nakshi (Aunt)

Hekima (Mate)

Ãnanda (Daughter)

Surak (Son)

Sãhasí (Son-In-Law)

Nirmala (Daughter-In-Law)

Rani (Granddaughter)

Baliyo (Grandson)

Jabari (Grandson)

Mandara (Granddaughter)

**Janna** was the daughter to Garam and Sunhera. She was the older sister to Jivala. She was the mate to Hekima and the mother to Ãnanda and Surak. She was the grandmother to Rani, Baliyo, Jabari and Mandara.

She was the Queen of the Tree of Life during her two reigns and former leader of the Night Pride.

## Appearance

Janna was a moderately sized lioness. She had brown fur, with a cream muzzle, paws, and underbelly. She had several dark spots on her pelt, dark ear rims, pink inner ears, and green eyes. She wore a blue painted marking on her forehead.

## Personality

Janna carried herself with nobility. She was quiet and soft-spoken like her son, Surak. She was a wise ruler who cared for her family and subjects, and was loved by them in return. She was not one to judge simply by appearance or species, as she welcomed various animals who were in need to the Tree of Life.

## History

Janna was born to her parents King Garam and Queen Sunhera of the Tree of Life. The kingdom was overjoyed by her birth. Unlike other kingdoms, the Tree of Life had a matriarchal society, so Janna was immediately named Crown Princess. She was also named the future leader of the Night Pride, with the position being held by her mother. As she grew, Janna was popular with their small pride and the inhabitants of the Tree of Life. Janna was also interested in the healing properties, which were owned by her Aunt Nakshi. Nakshi didn’t have an apprentice to teach, and offered Janna to become her part-time apprentice, which she accepted. Janna was also interested about the story of the Roar - a powerful roar which had originated from the Tree of Life and given to Prince Askari of the Pride Lands. She became invested in the roar. Her little brother, Jivala, was born when she was a cub. When Janna became a teenager, she fell in love with her pridemate, Hekima. Hekima was a young lion, but wise beyond his years. The bond also had a common interest in healing, and bonded. When Janna became a young adult, she asked Hekima to become her mate, and he accepted.

However, Janna’s interest of the roar of the elders had inspired her younger brother, Jivala. One day, Jivala, alongside Janna traveled to Cikha Escarpment. Jivala believed that he was also gifted with the power of the Roar. He attempted to jump to roar to roar. Janna and Hekima rushed to stop him, but it was too late. Unfortunately, Jivala wasn’t gifted with the roar, and he fell to his death. Janna was devastated by the passing of her brother. Her parents and mate all conformed her, but she would always blame herself. Not long after, her parents also died, some suspecting it to be of a broken heart. Janna takes the throne alongside Hekima. She doesn’t have a proper royal coronation, and the beginning of her reign seems somber. However, her reign soon becomes better, and animals praising her and celebrating her. Janna is also helped by her Aunt and Royal Mjuzi, Sahaayak. Janna gave birth to her daughter, Ãnanda. Janna absolutely adores her daughter. Not long later, she would give birth to a son, Surak.

One night, while on patrol, Hekima and Janna discovered a young male cub, Sãhasí, and a infant cub, Nirmala. She finds out that the two have been orphaned, and takes them to the Tree of Life to be rasied. Sãhasí soon falls in love with Ãnanda, while a now elderly Nakshi and Janna teach Nirmala all about the healing properties. When Sãhasí and Ãnanda are young adults, Hekima passes away from an infection which couldn’t be treated. Janna decides to retire, and passed the crown down to her daughter. Sãhasí and Ãnanda are crowned King and Queen. Surak and Nirmala are in love, but it is complicated for them. Sãhasí and Ãnanda have a litter of cubs of their own, Rani and Baliyo. Life seems amazing for the family. Unfortunately, tragedy strikes again. A group of nomad ravage birds cross into the Tree of Life’s areas. They begin a fire that takes the lives of Sãhasí and Ãnanda. Janna and the family are heartbroken. Janna is crowned once more as Queen, until her granddaughter is ready. Janna takes a majordomo, Ullu. Janna hopes that now the future is safe and sealed. Her interest in the roar is sparked once more, when Prince Kion arrives, seeking aid for the venom in his scar, alongside his friend Ono and the Lion Guard. Janna is happy to see the roar return. She passes on not long away, with a smile on her face, happy with her life.

## Trivia

* Janna’s name translates to ‘Paradise’ in Arabic
* Janna is one of the animals to live the longest
* Janna is older than Mufasa, in 9-10 years using human years
* She was the first Queen in the Tree of Life history to not have a proper coronation, despite having two different reigns
* She never saw the official marriage between Surak and Nirmala, or their cubs
* Janna would continue to blame herself for her brother’s premature death for the rest of her life