Description
1/31/2021 Total info and art update!
Original design by decarbry seen below;
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Extra headshot thanks to CCWashi
Basic Information
All your basic character info!
Invincible
How I've been beaten
But through it all I didn't beg the beater
Instead of fall
To pain and past
My heart and bones
Were built to last
Invincible - Jesse Abbey
Name
Zhar
Meaning: "to shine"
Pronouced; "Zu-har"
Nicknames
Mostly just Zhar XD
Rank
Gladiator | Subrank is DenFather
Birthday
12/22/48 BC
Sex
Male
Gender
Demiboy, he/him or they/them
S.O.
Pansexual Panromantic
Physical Details
Genetics, height, weight, and more!
Species
Snow leopard
Height
2 ft 5 in
Weight
75 lbs
Genetics
Dominate
Leucitic (white) mutation, dark tan ‘under’ markings, lots of fluff, long tail, large paws, snow leopard spots
Recessive
White spots, small ear’s, orange eye’s, long teeth
Carrier
green eye’s, grey-ish coloration, shorter fur
Tattoos/Birthmarks/Scars
Scars on back from a fight in the arena (now faded), scars on face given by the Elite Hunter Jasper, left ear scars from him tearing out his old earrings.
Accessories
two black earrings in his right ear
Armour
Roleplay information
Want to RP?
Open to RP?
Yes!
Location of RP?
Discord, or DA Notes preferred! Will consider Gdocs or maybe Email if I know you already.
Rules/Rp'ing details?
READ THIS before rping with me!
Current RP's
Personality
What are they like?
Silence is the antidote
When violence might seem better
When I feel like an animal
An animal
[Independent] [Passionate] [Selfless] [Playful] [Caring/Compassionate] [Gentleman] [Sensitive]
[Independent]
"I'm not going back there, and I'm not doing that, now let me just do my job."
Zhar has had a lot of felines from both the city and the empire try to tell him how to live his life, and many of them just wanted to offer him good advice. But he's very independent and doesn't take well to others forcing their ideas on him. Its more likely he'll get upset and walk away to do it his way anyway. However it is this very independence that lead him to leave the hunters and start his own life in the mountains of ice empire.
[Passionate]
"This is my Empire, my Duty, and my honor to do it. I gave up a lot to be here, just as much as anyone else did, we all sacrificed something. Don't doubt my loyalty."
Zhar is very passionate about his duties as den-father, mentor, and gladiator of Ice. Perhaps its because he feels a constant need to prove himself, that he isn't the Hunter he used to be. He can be quite passionate about his job and is very dedicated to doing it well.
[Selfless]
"Its not about how I feel, its about whats best for these little ones to turn into Ice's next Gladiators."
Zhar often doesn't consider whats best for himself, rather, whats better for others. He'll put his own feelings aside if it will help someone else. He'd jump into battle for any of his friends and fight to the death to keep Ice Empire's cubs safe from Hunters or humans alike. Sometimes he needs someone to remind him that his feelings matter too though. And that he can't just keep it all in until he explodes...
[Playful]
"Aww c'mon, not too old for tag are you?"
Despite all he's seen and been through, Zhar is a cub at heart, perhaps because he could never play much when he was a cub. Now he does it as a adult, but its also part of being a Denfather. Often seen playing with cubs, apprentices, or young gladiators willing to let loose and relax a little. He spent a lot of time in the city chained up and controlled, now that he's free? He's going to take advantage of it.
[Caring/Compassionate]
"I'm so sorry for your loss... Is there anything you need? Anything I can do to help? I can offer a ear to listen, or joke to make you laugh, there's some left over deer if you want it?"
At his heart, Zhar isn't a killer, or really even that violet for that matter. Sure he'd fight, or kill, to defend himself, his family, or his empire - but certainly would never want to look for a chance to do that. He has a big heart for others, and is just too caring and compassionate to be a killer. Its a big reason why he couldn't continue as a Hunter. And is not a big fan of Stone Empire for the same reason.
[Gentleman]
"Now now I insist you go first, gentleman's honor!"
The snow leopard has and always will be a gentleman - to anyone of any sex - if there were door's he'd open them for everyone! He tries to be polite whenever possible, showing respect to authority even ones he doesn't like and letting others go first in meals and hunting. Of course he loses his temper at times or gets angry, he's not perfect, but at his heart he wants to be a kind polite gentleman.
[Sensitive]
"S-She said I was just hunter scum...B-But its okay...Sh-She's just hurt from her past."
Zhar... Hates to admit it but he's kinda sensitive. Of course he's not made of paper and he can take an insult. But when those he expects to show kindness - like his friends or empire mates - don't. It can hurt him more then he likes to admit, his feelings are often buried only to bubble over later. He hates being this way but it has its ups too - its what enables him to be so compassionate and care about others. He has a big heart.
HistoryWhat is their past?
Invincible
I am
Invincible
I am
The greatest here
I am
Invicible
I am
Zhar was born to two snow leopards, both his parents were breeders. The human's goal was to create a pure white snow leopard that wasn't albino, a rare thing indeed, maybe even impossible. The young cub never knew his father and he was a only child, his only sibling having died in birth, it is likely he has other siblings out in the world since his parents were breeders. But Zhar has no knowledge of them. Sadly for the humans Zhar wasn't white enough for them, so as soon as he was old enough to eat solids they rushed into the cage to take him away from his mother.
Zhar lashed out and took a bite out of the man who dared to separate him from his mother, but it didn't help but to have a rope put around his mouth instead. He was soon sold to a rich man with a young daughter, seeing his fierceness in protecting his daughter his master put Zhar into the Hunter program. For there was a time Zhar growled at one of his master's friends for getting too loud with the young master, her name was Aliyah and Zhar loved her dearly. Master didn't show the apprenticed hunter much kindness, often Zhar spent nights in the yard or inside the shed outside. If he knocked something over or broke something in the house his master would hit him with a broom.
Soon Zhar was faced with a pivotal point in his Hunter career. He had to fight in the coliseum, and his first fight was to the death. Kill or be killed, and he did, he killed a innocent cougar female and left the coliseum a different cat. That small moment would forever change him, to add to it. He ran into a empire cat in the fields, but not knowing right away she was a empire cat he befriended her. Until one day he found out who she really was, and yet... It didn't stop them from meeting up.
I kicked the wall
And lost my balance
Then fixed the hole like it was automatic
I cried my tears
I felt my wrath
Then built my boat so I could sail it past
Day after day, week after week, month after month Zhar was in love. Yet he was too shy to say it, to admit it, afraid she didn't feel the same. Zhar always laughed around her, she always brought a smile to his face, how could he capture a cat like this? Kill her? No way! He could never, and what if all Empire cats were like this? Being a Hunter... Felt like being a monster, and as the months went by Zhar felt himself losing more and more of himself. Until he was full of fear for who he was really becoming. He struggled to accept his duties as a Hunter and expressed to his friend Jasper how haunted he was by killing that Puma in the coliseum. But what Jasper said didn't help Zhar, saying it would get easier. Easier? Would he slowly lose himself until he couldn't remember what it was like to actually care about life? About the innocent? What had these empire cats done that was so wrong?
It haunted him day and night, he slowly slipped in his duties until one night he couldn't take it.
In a fit of rage he tore out a pair of of the earrings that his master gave him, the blood trickled from his ear and the snow leopard climbed through a hole in the wall of the city and ran. He left the city life behind, wandering for days his natural bodies instinct was to run for the mountains and thats where he went. Soon enough he ran into a Ice Empire patrol begging them to let him in, they took him to their leader and she offered him a place there. A home, if he left his old hunter life behind, he agreed - it was the best decision he ever made and possibly, the worst too.
I grabbed the wheel and I turned it slow
Cause I'm the captain of my own soul
I am the master of my own fate
So I won't be just good, I'll turn out great
Jasper soon found his scent trail, he tried to follow Zhar leading to a confrontation between the two, they had a fight, Zhar escaped in the end. He thought that would be the last time he ever saw Jasper. He made a new home in Ice Empire, as time went on, Zhar had conflicts with Shabeel. She learned of his past and didn't trust him, but even that slowly eased into a... tolerance, for each other. After escaping from a bear attack she seemed to trust him enough to let him come on patrols without complaint at least. Zhar actually found he got along with her mate Zadar quite well. He made friends, Tsar, Kiv, and many others. One day he was even elected as Den Father along with another feline to be Den Mother and he befriended her as well. Eventually she left Ice Empire for a new life but he would always hold that friendship close even to this day.
Then one day he got lost out in the rain on a hunting patrol, the storms the rain, he stumbled about and eventually took cover under a large oak's roots. It wasn't safe to return and he quite honestly was lost. As the day came Zhar found himself in what was, at that time, Fire Empire territory. He was planning to return home when he stumble on a injured clouded leopard by the name of Collude. Not able to turn back without feeling guilty, Zhar did a rough patch up of the clouded leopards paw. They talked, sharing their names and empires and even a little history. Seeming to hit it off well, Zhar helped Collude return to Fire Empire and got escorted back to his own Empire too.
Man down, the winter wears the crown
These dark skies are humbling when they're loud
Rolling thunder
The light's out
My last breath seems a blessing right about now
As if out of his nightmares, when Zhar went on a rescue mission to help rescue some of their captured Empire-mates from the city's cages. They had to fight off against the Hunters who discovered their plans, unfortunately one of them was Jasper. Zhar had been pushed back to a corner of the room when Jasper came at him, a struggle followed by the leopard clamping his teeth down on the side of Zhar's face. Pain like never before, Zhar doesn't remember everything that happened after that. But he lashed out fighting back against Jasper, one of his Empire Mates came to help and they helped him get back to camp. It took weeks to heal, the scars still litter his face even today. But the mental ones may never go away, Zhar doesn't admit this to anyone except Lamia but he often has nightmares about Jasper
They were friends once... but not anymore.
It wouldn't be the last time Zhar saw Collude (other then in his dreams anyway but we won't talk about that). The day came when the Hunters attacked Air and Fire Empire.
Destroying them.
But ooh wee, this life is a movie
You're playing the good guy but headed for defeat, nah
Last chance to get up on your feet
The screen turns to black, they clap
Cause you're invincible
It was devastating blow, Ice Empire opened their borders to those who survived the attack. And there was Collude, Zhar rushed to his side and has barely left it since the other feline came. He might have a crush... just a tiny... crush...
Zhar had one last confrontation with Jasper before the leopard disappeared, all the years of pain and hurt. He betrayed Jasper, because he felt it was right, and yet he still misses those times when they were just apprentices. And everything was fine... that time was gone now, and he knew he needed to let it go. Zhar needed to move on, and move on he will. He has no choice but to make the best of the life he has, the felines around him are his family and he will protect them as best as he can until the day he dies.
Details
Quirks, likes, dislikes, fears, etc.
Likes
Snow, winter, water, lakes, swimming, fish, roses, raspberries, singing, any kind of music, poetry, philosophy, wine, cubs, children, young felines, teaching, being a father,
Dislikes
Summer, hot weather, spices, hunters, the city, bears, running a lot (he prefers surprise attacks to chasing down his prey)
Fears
- Felines not trusting him because he used to be a Hunter
- Losing his loved ones (who doesn't?)
- Jasper
- Sharks
Quirks/Habits
- Usually sleeps with his back to the wall
- refuses to eat rabbit unless he has too
- Gets really angry when others blame others for their past, especially when the feline seems repentant.
Hobbies
Zhar is a Den Father to Ice Empire so he spends a lot of time with the cubs. He also enjoys coming up with poetry, singing, or hearing others do it!
Relations To Others
Hey, got any relatives bro?
Biological Family
Parents - MIA
Siblings - MIA
Cousins - N/A
Other - N/A
Adoptive Family
N/A
Other
Shrugs
Loyalty
Family
100%
Ice Empire
100%
Other Empires
30%
Self
45%