Name: Ari Lahayer Sex: Male Date Inducted: September, 2006 Role: Animal Tamer [hider=Description][img]http://miista.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/brando-streetcar-gif.gif[/img][/hider] [hider=Offensive Powers:] -Binding: the ability to stop any and prevent any and all movement from one of the harlequins minions, binding it to a specific space in a specific location, Ari is only really able to bind one creature at a time as it takes up much concentration. -Animal Ken: If one of the harlequin's minions takes the form of a beast or is beast-like (i.e. dragons, chimeras, minotaurs) Ari has the ability to calm it down, making it easier to banish or fight. -Animal Companions: It's the animals that really make the act and every good Lion Tamer knows that. Ari is never without an animal by his side and they can help in various ways, especially when it comes to fighting the Harlequin's minions. The Current Animals the Circus keeps for Ari's act are: 3 Lions 2 Bears 1 Gorilla 1 Tiger [/hider] [hider=Biography:] The one thing that had always fascinated Steve Irwin was animals, the beauty, found even in the most dangerous of creatures, was amazing, he married a woman who thought and felt the same as he did, and life was good for a Husband, conversationalist, world renowned "Crocodile Hunter", but still Steve could feel his death approaching, in the way that those so connected to the earth often do. In his dream one October night he was visited by a strange being, who offered him a deal, give up his fame,and live forever protecting this planet and the creatures on it that he loved so much, it was a hard decision to make, but Steve made it. So, on the night of his death, The Keeper took him and remade him, giving him a new form and in order to keep his sanity, because the world needed him to not go running back to his wife and daughter, taking his memories as well. As a result, Ari remembers very little about his life before the circus, but he doesn't overly care though, he takes life one day, one act, one hour at a time, and has an absolute ball doing it.[/hider] Other: The only other really odd thing about Ari is that he is almost always accompanied by an animal of some kind, these animals tend to be tame, bears trailing behind him, tigers purring at his side, that kind of thing [hider=Audition:] You work the everyday, the 9-5 isn't just your lifestyle, it IS your life; work, home, bed, repeat, work, home, bed, repeat, work, home, bed, repeat. So imagine your excitement then when you encounter a poster, a flyer for the Cirque of Sorrows, a circus like your grandfather used to talk about; Acrobats who could fly, Magical Magicians, and animals that came up to you and could rip your nose right off your face if it weren't for the skilled handlers who worked with them. So you go, you're there and the show's about to start, you start thinking about how maybe you forgot to...oh look there he is now, The Lion Tamer. As he comes out, dressed in nothing but some loose fitting baggy pants, his raven hair hanging in his face, he smiles at the crowd and you can see that his eyes are a strange hue that speaks to something inside you on a primal level. He began circling a large animal, some sort of feline form, the wild eyes clearly sizing up the man, the muscles tensing, the crouched hunting stance, and the man didn't see it. He was busy embracing and addressing the crowd, his arms wide spread, facing away from the animal, it was as if he were photosynthesizing off of the crowd's adulation. The beast licked its chops, leaned back on its haunches, and pounced. The man still didn't see it, and the ferocity and hunger apparent in the eyes of the striped feline spoke of nothing but murder most feral. the claws inches from his face, the man spun, but he was too late, the claws and fangs awaited his.....wait, the tiger faltered? It was licking the palm of The Man? What had happened, the large predatory animal was acting like nothing but a trained house cat, but...but..... "Now ladies and gentlemen, Let us get to the real event eh?" With a chuckle from him and the crowd, the performer turned his eyes from his spectators and walked back and forth in front of the audience, you noticed that the Tiger followed his every movement. You couldn't help but think that the tiger, despite acting like a trained house cat, had lost none of it's primality, and you knew that this was indeed the real deal. You look back up at The Animal Tamer as he gestures to something with his other hand and suddenly a curtain is ripped off of a very large cage and inside, snarling with the ferocity of a prehistoric titan, was the largest Gorilla you had ever seen, it wasn't Hollywood sized, but it was definitely bigger and angrier than any seen at the zoo when you went with your 2.5 kids. Something inside yourself felt very small as the beast beat its chest and roared at the crowd, it's eyes filled with nothing but animal rage, The man stepped over to the cage and quickly slid the lock into the unlocked position, you sat back, suddenly feeling very cynical that this wasn't a trained animal, hell, he had practically let the man open the....ouch that must have hurt, you think to yourself as the gorilla rips from the cage and flings the man aside like a rag doll, leaping its way toward the crowd, freedom and rage swelling in its eyes as everybody under the tent began to make for the exits and you yourself, feeling the cold embrace of reality suddenly grip every iota of your being in a paralytic grasp. The ape was gaining, it was heading right for you, it could clearly smell your fear, and suddenly it was upon you, pinning you to the ground, roaring in your face, about to devour your nose, and probably other parts of you as well, this was it for you, the final goodbye, torn apart by a giant gorilla. "ENOUGH!!!!!" The shout was more animal than human, and in a very primal part of yourself you froze, unable or unwilling to do anything else, but you saw as well that the gorilla froze, seeming to almost be immobile, it turned around and faced the wild-eyed man, the rage still coming off of the large monkey in almost mist-like waves. The two locked eyes and you could tell that a battle of wills was going on, and at the end, The gorilla hung its head and walked back into the cage from whence it had come. The crowd made their way back to their seats, the man took his place in front of them, and bowed. The crowd went wild, applause from every direction and the Lion tamer just ate it up, closing his eyes and holding his hands out as if to embrace the crowd. As the Animal Tamer walked off the stage, you thought to yourself that your instincts had been right, this truly was one of the real ones. [/hider]