Zahir Alzahrani

> “Who are you to judge the life I live I know I'm not perfect and i don't live to be. But before you start pointing fingers make sure your hands are clean.”
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**Zahir Amani Alzahrani** is the fourth child and third son between Hakim Alzahrani and Aida Manbavaran, and is the younger brother to Iman, Jinan, and Omar and is the older brother to Bashira.

## Appearance

In his true form, Zahir has wrinkled and aged skin that is the color and resembles ash, intense yellow eyes, and no hair. Zahir also has clawed hands and feet in this form. Like other Magi's Zahir has a M underneath her tongue.

## Abilities and Skills

* **Magi Physiology** - A hereditary magi of unknown descent due to lack of records. Like his siblings, Zahir was taught the way of the *Mambabarang* and *Shesh* in their ways of magic.
	+ **Spell Casting** - Zahir was an adequate spellcaster enough to learn hieroglyphic spells which he has more of an expert level in.
		- **Hieroglyphic Spells** - Zahir is considered exceptionally talented hieroglyphic spellcaster and can do several advance spells that even his older siblings have a harder time practicing. He is second only to his grandmother Asiya.
	+ **Potion Making** - He can create potions: substances with magical properties such as enhancing physical and mental abilities, healing, granting powers, changing shape, or bewitching someone depending on the kind of potion that is made. Zahir was taught the old ways by her maternal grandmother.
	+ **Transformation** - Zahir unlike his siblings who can take the form of animals, Zahir could transform into a cloud and depending on his mood Zahir can influence the cloud to reflect that. Eventually Zahir would be able to transform into an animal, a fruit bat.
		- **Storm Manipulation** - Depending on his mood in the form of a cloud can manipulate a storm. When angry or in a combat situation can project red lightning, cast massive waves of sand, summon tornadoes and hurricanes.
	+ **Animal Charming** - Zahir possesses the ability to charm animals especially felines.
	+ **Statuary Magic** - Zahir has a very limited ability to perform statuary magic, being able to create shabti

### Possessions

* **Merak** - Zahir also has a wand he mostly uses in defensive situations; his wand is named Merak named after a star in the Big Dipper constellation. His wand is made up of black walnut wood with the core being berberoka hair.
* **Dubhe** - Zahir inherited his grandfather *Binyamin* staff which was made out his original wand and is mostly used in offensive situations. The staff is made up of aleppo wood with the core being the feathers and the teeth of the Sphinx.

## Etymology

* Zahir has several meanings. Zahir is derived from Arabic *ظهير (zahir)* meaning "helper, supporter". While the alternative readings are *زهر (zahara)* meaning "to shine, to radiate" and *ظهر (zahara)* meaning "clear, evident, manifest, outward".
* Amani means "wishes" in Arabic.
* Alzahrani is the variant of Al Zahrani means "the Zahrani" in Arabic, referring to the Zahran (زهران) tribe in Saudi Arabia. The name itself is derived from Arabic زهراني (*zahran*) meaning "flowering, blossoming", ultimately from زَهْرَة (*zahra*) meaning "flower, blossom".

## Trivia

* He is associated with the Two of Diamonds.
* Zahir is of Egyptian Arabic, Thai, Maranao, Zamboangueño and Maguinadanaon descent.
* Zahir speaks Spanish, Arabic, Filipino and knows Sign Language.
* He is Muslim.
* Zahir's favorite meal is daing fish with pancit canton and garlic fried rice; in his grandmother's restaurant they serve this as the *Bobo Flower Meal Special*.
	+ His second favorite meal is yellow curry fishballs with crab fat fried rice.
* Due to his parents getting sick, Zahir and his other siblings were placed on pre-exposure prophylaxis.
* Zahir is a fan of Pitbull, Tupac Shakur, the Notorious B.I.G., Pusha T, Kesha, Kanye West, Rick Ross, Kat Dahlia and SpaceGhostPurrp.
* His first love was J-Lo.