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[center][b]Name:[/b] [i]Abraham Tanner[/i][/center]

[b]Stage Name:[/b][i] Bane the Dark Ringmaster[/i]
[b]Gender:[/b][i] Male[/i]
[b]Age:[/b][i] Appears in his late twenties [url=http://s3.zerochan.net/Aomine.Daiki.240.1179433.jpg]under the mask[/url], but is in fact 354[/i]
[b]Role in the Circus:[/b][i] Most trusted assistant to Madame Sombre - Ringmaster[/i]

[center][b]Magic:[/b][/center]
[center][b]Clairempathy -[/b] [i]The user can detect emotional resonances from other locations and people. They can also perceive emotions across species, as well as from the spirit world and (if strong enough) the realms of the divine. It allows them to understand introverts or discover if one emotion is actually hiding another. [/i][/center]

[center][b]Illusive Apperance -[/b] [i]Most users who are not exactly combat savvy would use their ability as a defense mechanism to camouflage themselves, and even alter their physical appearance to look like someone or something else. (Flaw is: A perfect illusion is not possible) Tanner personally uses this ability to transform certain body parts into what the viewer would like or not like to see. For example: If he senses a child fears his appearance, he would transform or alter his face into that of a bunny or cute animal.[/i][/center]

[b]Reason for Joining Cirque de Noir:[/b] [i]Selling one's soul for one's personal desires is noted as a sin. In the case of Tanner, this sin was to grant himself vision beyond his own. His desire was for knowledge, the greed of all human kind.[/i] 

[center][b]Past Life:[/b][/center]
[center][i]It was 1682 when Tanner - at that time known as Giovanni - came in contact with Madame Sombre. But before that time, Giovanni was a simple advocate of religious freedom. He was well known for his philosophy of the creation of Earth and how it came about in regards to the Bible and a higher power. His philosophy spread through the Providence of Pennsylvania, founded by William Penn at that time. But his written papers and extraordinary details did not make him a fortunate living. He survived off his own crops like many of the farmers in that decade - Tanner was not a farmer. 

It was not until the near end of November when he met Madame Sombre, an older gentlewoman. After giving an intended speech about the possibilities of two Gods, Tanner was pushed away with booing from the crowd. Madame Sombre approached him at that time, noting that his downfall here did not correlate with the rest of his future. She lifted his spirits by stating that this one roadblock would not stop his studies and philosophical concepts. That he should allow his wings to spread and pierce the heavens as though they were at fingertip reach. 

But that was not all she said. That day was the day his entire life spanned above the limitless. It was the day that proved to Tanner that his entire life was not a lie. He witnessed Madame Sombre do the impossible, granting him eternal life and a second gift - the gift to witness and alter a person's subconscious. It was triggered by the recipient's own eye contact. If one is to look into Tanner's eyes for a period of time, then he or she would open the door to him, giving him the ability to do as he wished. But the price for such a gift was to forever serve by Madame Sombre's side, giving his soul away as though it was animate. 

Tanner's philosophical desires and questions pushed him to search for the impossible and give his soul to prove himself right.[/i][/center]