Name: Chari (African for 'Bright, Handsome')

Sex: Male

Parents: Ikeena and Hania

Siblings: Hasani, Kanoni, Malaika, Mchumba, Ispen, Asken, Ochi, Tahir, Daemon, Rhaenys, Nubia (half)

Crush: Rena

Mate: N/A

Cubs: Rehani (w/ Samanya)

Theme Song: "Big Bad World" by The Plain White T's

Pride: Ari's Pride

Generation: Tenth (Kiara's Generation)

Personality: An absolute nice guy who really doesn't have a backbone. He doesn't have the heart in him to be mean or aggressive to anyone, so he is usually walked over on. He doesn't mind in some cases, as he is much more of a follower than a leader. Chari absolutely always wants to help, whether he's asked to or not. He just always has the need to be nice to everyone. He is very accepting, and has great respect for everyone.

History: During his travels with his adopted brother Reno, Ikeena came across a rogue lioness named Hania who went into heat. Reno was uninterested, but Ikeena snuck off and mated with her during the night. The next day, he asked her to join them, but she refused for unknown reasons. Sad but shrugging it off, Ikeena and Reno left Hania on her own.

She eventually gave birth to Chari, but since life was hard for a lioness on her own, she struggled to keep him alive. Sometimes she didn't eat for days in order to give Chari life. Eventually Hania withered away, and Chari was left on his own. Wandering on his own, he eventually bumped into Ikeena and Reno. Ikeena, who did not know that Chari was his cub, and Reno accepted the cub, and raised him. They let him go when he was old enough, along with Chari's adopted siblings Zuri and Adwin.

Chari earned his scars from Zuri. Wracked with unstability, Zuri turned on Adwin after he tried to convince her that what she was doing was wrong. Chari intervened and took her attack. He lost sight in his eye, and Zuri abandoned them for good after that. He traveled with Adwin for just a bit longer before the two parted.

Chari wandered some more before coming across a pride that was formed primarily by rogues. He was accepted into the pride, and made himself at home. Eventually a lioness named Ari joined their pride. Chari was interested in her, but Ari did not see him as anything more than a really close friend. Respecting this, Chari did not pursue her romantically, and continued to be a supportive friend towards her.

When a lioness named Rena joined the pride, Chari instantly saw that there was something off about her, and tried to be her friend. Maybe times he was rebuffed by her, yet he continued to try his best and welcome her into the pride. She still refused. Chari soon learned why when the male lion, Maalik, joined the pride. Rena began to act weird around him, never wanting to be in the same vacinity as him, and vice versa. Even though Chari found a good friend in Maalik, he still wanted to help Rena. Eventually he won out when Rena accepted him as her friend.

Family History:

Great-Grandparents: Laguna and Chipo

Grandparents: Ni and Isha

Grand-Uncle: Leo

First-Cousin: Sadaka

Aunts: Ishonda, Cyrah

Cousin: Ramses

Nieces: Nkechi, Nkiru, Naadia

Nephews: Kgosi, Rush