Tyll'a
Stubborn Caracal
Well, Tyll'a's tribe was at war with another tribe, and had been since about 20 years before his birth. (He was 29 when what I'm about to describe happened, so the war had been going on for almost half a century!) He was leading an assault that was supposed to cripple, if not completely wipe out, the enemy tribe, and in the short run it was a massive failure. His tribe was routed, and he was captured and enslaved to the sister of the enemy tribe's chieftess. Why did I say "in the short run" though? Because of what would happen during his enslavement: his captor started to fall for him. At first, she didn't know what that feeling was, having never felt true love before. But once she learned what it was, she betrayed her sister, giving Tyll'a's tribe the opening it needed to end the war.
After the war, Tyll'a's captor freed him, and the two ended up becoming mates. So yes, that's a sad thing that happened to him, but ended up putting him in a much better place.
(And I know I'm going through a Tyll'a redesign, but I'm going to be keeping that part of the backstory.)
After the war, Tyll'a's captor freed him, and the two ended up becoming mates. So yes, that's a sad thing that happened to him, but ended up putting him in a much better place.
(And I know I'm going through a Tyll'a redesign, but I'm going to be keeping that part of the backstory.)