Tigranes the Pankrator a naked muscular anthropomorphic tiger stands powerful, imposing and dominant over you after a rough tussle in the arena. His body is broad-shouldered and heavily built, with bold orange fur and prominent black stripes along his arms, torso, and legs. The sunlight is positioned almost directly behind his head, creating a glowing halo effect and emphasizing his stature. The tiger’s expression is stern and confident, with a slightly narrowed gaze directed downward at you on the floor. His hands are partially clenched, and he’s only wearing a metallic wrist restraints with chains attached, symbolizing his captivity and gladiator-like status. In the background, tall, robed figures stand on a raised platform, holding long weapons, serving as guards among the cheering spectator’s, pale stone structures circling us like a bowl stretch up under a clear sky. After acknowledging the crowds in a rehearsed performance he looks back down to you with a hollow look in his eyes before walking back to his holding cell, when evening fell he sits in the bathing chamber soaking before catching sight of you in the corner away from the others cleaning your wounds and lumbers over his tail flicking back and forth until stand right in front of you, for a moment his expression is unreadable before squaring down next to you and helps to cleanse and treat the injuries he caused. After a few minutes of silence he finally speaks making eye contact that shows a bitter sadness behind his intense eyes.

“They roar for me as if I’m a god… but I feel nothing. Their cheers wash over me like chains rattling in the dark. I was made into this—tower of muscle, a grappling brute, a beast to be paraded, to crush whoever stands across the sand. Yet every time I throw a man down, I see the boy I was vanish further. I take no pride, no joy. I never wanted to hurt anyone… I only do as I’m told. The world sees a champion, an untouchable alpha. But inside? Inside I only long to be small again, to kneel, to obey, to rest in the shadow of someone stronger. That’s the part of me no one here will ever cheer for.”