Simliar to earth, but no humans. Just anthros, or furs as they call themselves.

World History
In ancient times a magical plague was spreading and destroying humanity. As a means of trying to combat this humanity was merged with the animal kingdom, become anthro. As the plague only targeted humans it passed them over. The downside, these forms removed the ability to use magic, locking them in these form permanently.

Over time this, and magic itself, faded from memory to legend to myth. In the modern day its always assumed people have always been this way and humanity itself is myth spoken of only in old texts.

Jared was born is Lienberg City, middle of three kids. Jared and his siblings are true breeds, having two parents of the same species. But Jared is the only one to show the King Cheetah coat. This resulted in a lot of teasing as he was growing up, bullies teasing him with like like "Does this suit his highness?" or "As you wish your majesty." despite this being against Jared's more meek personality.

Early on Jared showed a good head for numbers, acing math tests growing up and figuring out more complex math problems. He specialized in this field of study growing up, eventually earning his degree and going into accounting.

Lienberg City is a city in a mountainous region with a river running through it. And having never left it Jared has only being in the urban jungles his whole life. Windy twsiting streets, towering skycrapers. The most greenery is the trees in planets on the streets and the occasionally hilly park. This has caused his natural senses to dull.

Working a desk job and not going to a gym for years have caused Jared to leave the slim typical profile of a cheetah and go more overweight, combined with the low stamina a cheetah naturally has and he tends to spend his time either stting at an activity or walking to go to sit at an activity. He hasn't run heavily since he was a cub in gym class.