As mentioned above, special lionesses, aka "raffle lionesses", are lionesses designed and created by Katze (#3) to contain new and exclusive markings that can only be gotten through breeding!

Each Friday, the raffle lioness gets swapped out for a new one, and the old one goes to her new pride.

Special lionesses have their own unique bases (referred to as "raffle" or "special" bases) and markings (referred to as "raffle" or "special" markings) that they can come with. However, lionesses can also have regular custom or NCL markings, and may even come with a marking only applicable by an event applicator! Event applicator markings are limited to two per design, so not every girl will have one, to keep them rare.

You can find a list of all raffle markings on the Special Markings page!

However, there are certain bases, eyes, and markings that you will never see on a special lioness. If you head on over to the genetics page, you'll see a wide array of different bases. Any bases that can be applied using event or gem applicators, received from the July event, or bred from hybrids, will not show up on a special lioness. Any eyes that come from Gorilla Enclave applicators are also not able to be used, and applicator markings purchased with referral points or from the Gorilla Enclave will not display either.

Restricted Attributes
Bases
❌ Applicators - Alabaster, Ammonite, Angelic, Anubis, Arctic, Ardor, Aufeis, Augur, Bast, Blazing, Bloodbourne, Blush Rose, Brimstone, Chatoyant, Cherry Blossom, Demiurge, Demonic, Divine, Ethereal, Festive, Fossil, Frostbitten, Fuchsia, Glacial, Glass, Green, Hallowed, Heavenly, Hematite, Ice, Inferno, Interstellar, Ivory, Labradorite, Locust, Manakbir, Moonstone, Moss Agate, Murk, Nacre, Nautilus, Nuummite, Opal, Ornament, Parhelion, Penumbra, Rhino, Rhodonite, Rough Ruby, Seth, Sha, Solaris, Spectre, Supernal, Trophy, Unholy, Velvet
❌ Celestial Raffle - Celestial, Leonid, Sidereal, Skyward, Sunrise, Sunset
❌ Hybrid - Kimanjano, Mandarin

Eyes
❌ Gorilla Enclave - Midnight, Nebula, Peacock, Richat, Zoisite

Markings
❌ Auburn - Brindle, Crackle, Feline 1-8, Glaze, Panther
❌ Doubloon - Brindle, Lace, Smudge, Undercover
❌ Ebony - Feline 1-8
❌ Elysian - Feline 1-8
❌ Hybrid - Mottled Rosette, Mottled Stripes
❌ Kimanjano - Crackle, Feline Unders, Lace, Maofelis
❌ Maroon - Feline 1-8
❌ Ochre - Lace, Marozi, Shell, Siamese
❌ Sepia - Agouti, Cloud, Siamese, Vitiligo

Mutations
❌ Double Uterus
❌ Heritable - Overgrown Fur, Patches (Any), Piebald (Any), Primal (Ferus)
❌ Hybrid - Leopon, Tigon


Acceptable Attributes
Bases
✓ All bases that are not listed under "Disallowed Attributes" are acceptable for raffle lionesses, including common/wild/Oasis-applicables, combos and month-specific combos, and NCL-exclusives.

Eyes
✓ All eyes that are not listed under "Disallowed Attributes" are acceptable for raffle lionesses, including Celestial Raffle eyes, contacts, dusts, and NCL-exclusives.

Markings
✓ Celestial Raffle - Celestial (Agouti, Cover, Shine, Speckles); Sidereal (Cover, Glaze, Points, Shine); Skyward (Cover, Crumbing, Shine, Undercover). Limit of two per design.
✓ Event Applicator - includes Arctic, Ardor, Blazing, Bloodbourne, etc. Limit of two per design.
✓ Raffle - No limit to the amount of raffle markings that can be on a raffle lioness design.
✓ Rosette - Inverted Rosette; Heavy Rosette; Rosette; Soft Rosette. Excludes Mottled Rosette.

Mutations
✓ All mutations that are not listed under "Disallowed Attributes" are acceptable for raffle lionesses.

Speaking of mutations, if you see a mutated lioness in the Special Lioness area, you're not dreaming - occasionally, the admins will decide (at random!) to make a lioness mutated! Any mutation that does not naturally pass down can be chosen, but the most common ones are mane mutations. For Christmas 2016 and 2017, second generation Leopons were given out, as a way to show the players some appreciation. For Christmas 2018, a second generation Tigon was given out!

So, you're interested in this lady and want to have a chance at welcoming her into your pride. The first thing you have to know is, you must be a Dreamboat in order to impress her. Any other impression level will not work—she only has eyes for the best of the best!

If you're a Dreamboat, make your way either to Explore or the News section!

In Explore, you'll see this image—click on it to go to her page.

On the News section, you'll see this image—click on it to go to her page.

Impressing a lioness can only be done by a Dreamboat king, and costs a one-time (for the week) 50 SB fee. If there's a special lady your king has his eye on, make sure you boost his impression up before the end of the week, for a chance to bring that lovely lady home! Impression can be boosted using the item Dove Feast (which raises your impression by 20%), fighting NPCs in Explore, or claiming lionesses.

Note that your entry in the special lioness raffle STAYS even if you retire your king during the week. Do not fear retiring your king; you paid for your entry, and your last king was a Dreamboat, so it still counts!

First off, congratulations on being the special user out of all others to win a raffle lioness!

When you are the lucky winner, you'll receive a Game Notification entitled "New Lioness!", which looks like the following:

If you've already been lucky enough to win a special lioness before (wow!), you won't receive the achievement again, of course.

The lioness will be waiting for you in your Unsorted Lions section, freshly two years of age and in heat for your handsome king!
You can do anything you want to with her - breed her, sell her, kill her (we hope not!), keep her as a trophy, change her markings, what have you - but, if you're the winning recipient of a lioness with a newly-released marking, you may want to make sure you have an Ochre Gnawrock to securely pass it down with. Raffle markings can certainly fetch a pretty penny when newly released, and you'll undoubtedly have a flood of messages coming your way from other users, if you're interested in selling her progeny!

While using an Ochre Gnawrock to secure the passage of one of her rare markings may be a good idea, an even better one would be to use a Crunchy Worm on her! Crunchy Worms work per litter, and have a 25% chance per litter to activate and duplicate the mother's looks onto one of her cubs. Note that this only counts towards her looks, not her heritage, mutation, or stats. Duplicated cubs can be either female or male, and can have mutations of their own!

Along with special lionesses having their own unique bases and markings, they also have VERY special backgrounds, only achievable from winning a special lioness! These backgrounds are easily identifiable by the [Raffle] at the beginning of their name. Let's take a look at these backgrounds!

An important thing to note is that raffle backgrounds are cycled in four at a time. When each background in a cycle reaches a total amount of 11 in game, they are then retired, and in comes a new cycle! If you have your eyes set on a background that's from a retired cycle, fear not - they are available for purchase for 200 Monkey Teeth in the Gorilla Enclave!

First Cycle

[Raffle] Coast	[Raffle] Hottentots Mountains
[Raffle] Lush Oasis	[Raffle] Night Vegetation

Second Cycle

[Raffle] Cave Waterfall	[Raffle] Knysna Lagoon
[Raffle] Kyambura Gorge	[Raffle] Wild Forest

Third Cycle

[Raffle] Rainforest	[Raffle] Simien Mountains
[Raffle] Sunset Over Entabeni	[Raffle] Wilge River

Fourth Cycle

[Raffle] Lake Malawi	[Raffle] Moroccan Dunes
[Raffle] Rwenzori	[Raffle] Woodlands of Zanzibar

Fifth Cycle

[Raffle] Lake Nakuru	[Raffle] Mount Kilimanjaro
[Raffle] Sunset Over The Serengeti	[Raffle] The Drakensberg

Sixth Cycle

[Raffle] Coffee Bay	[Raffle] Dindefelo Falls
[Raffle] Mayombe Forest	The Serengeti

What Happens if a Marking Dies Out?  

Fear not! If a special lady went to a king who has been lying dormant for a few weeks, there's still hope yet for that unique marking. You can ask for it to be re-released on the official Raffle Lioness Marking Requests thread! Dry up those tears, because those markings won't vanish forever; they'll be re-released on another girl in the near future, as long as you make your requests voiced.

How Can I Make My Own Designs?  

There is a specific thread on the Watering Hole forum dedicated to special lioness designs made by the users - User Raffle Lioness Designs. While they are not always chosen, they are looked at, and used to determine what the players are currently desiring. If you're feeling particularly creative, or you really want a lioness with a certain marking combination to be released, go ahead and post some designs there! You can even mutate your lionesses ahead of time, but even if they are chosen, they won't always come with that mutation!

Please note that if your design is chosen for a weekly special lioness, that does not give you any sort of advantage over other players in the weekly raffle. You are also not allowed to harass the winner just because you made the design - it's all supposed to be fair and unbiased.

Click here to go to the Special Lioness Directory!

The above page is an archive of nearly all of the special lionesses that have graced Lioden with their presences!