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itookashotOOC INFORMATION
Player Name: Dee
Are you over 18?: Yes
Contact: waftingcurtains on plurk
Other Characters in Game: None
IC INFORMATION
Character Name: Jesper Fahey
Canon: Grishaverse - the books
Canon Point: The end of Crooked Kingdom
Background: Grisha Wiki
Suitability: Jesper comes from a fantasy world that is constantly on the political brink of war, has various factions going up against each other, and has similar technology level and magical (ish) people in it. So this really isn't that far off of what he already knows. Jesper is an extremely adaptable person who rolls with the punches and doesn't scare easily. He is a survivor and thinks on his feet, so he'll take the situation in (mostly) stride and try to figure out the smartest way to get ahead in this world. As a criminal and mercenary, he is willing to hitch his ride to anyone who pays him well, offers him things he wants, or seems like the safest bet ahead of him. He is able to take orders from others, he likes being the right-hand man or part of a gang, he isn't a born leader or take charge himself, which could be good for a faction looking for a new soldier.
While at first his loyalty will seem to move to whoever is the highest bidder or most useful, eventually Jesper does make connections with other people and starts making personal loyalties that can supersede his materialistic requirements. As someone who was deeply loyal to his gang, Jesper is looking for allies and friends, and he'd just really love it if that included money and safety as well. Jesper is very active, friendly, and he'll volunteer for any mission or event that could get him ahead whether it's by money or reputation. He hates sitting on his hands and staying still, so he'll want to get involved solely to not be bored. As a criminal, he would potentially be very helpful in sabotage/messing with another faction.
Because of his habit of getting very bored quickly, he could also be useful in general mercenary things like hunting monsters and exploring the world. He's a lethal combatant, especially with firearms, and a valuable team member when it comes to action. And he's an excellent team player with that in mind, often the person who covers for his gang with his guns or bails them out of conflict. So whatever faction wins his attention may find themselves with a helpful new fighter.
Powers: Jesper is a Fabrikator Grisha, that's in the Materialki order. Grisha are people who can use the "Small Science" to manipulate matter at its most basic form, and then utilize it in different ways. Durasts (what Jesper is) can manipulate glass, steel, metal, wood, plants, stone, and anything relatively solid. They can change a solid's shape, texture, or composition. They can call objects to them in a telekinetic way by reaching for the material. They are capable of absorbing injury from another person's body into their own, such as when Jesper's mother died pulling poison out of a child and absorbed too much of it herself. So this is possible, but it is dangerous.
Jesper is not well trained in his abilities, having intentionally pushed them down. He is able to trot out his powers to manipulate metal in a mission, and he is a phenomenal sharpshooter because of them. He wasn't aware that his mother trained him how to use the ability to manipulate bullets into hitting targets but it means he never misses. He can do things like bending bullets, ricocheting them off walls to hit people, or striking a target without having to look at it. He is coming around to trying to use his abilities more, but as it is, his abilities are either unconscious or used in specific ways, rather than him being experienced and well-trained in them.
Outside of that Jesper is a gambler (who usually loses) and a skilled con artist. He is an expert poker player and an expert hand-to-hand combatant. He has a fantastic poker face and he is very good at lying. He's had to survive on his own and then with his gang, and it requires skill and focus. He's definitely someone you want next to you in a brawl. Jesper uses specifically made pistols for him back home, but he is capable of using any firearm or firearm-adjacent weapon.
PERSONALITY QUESTIONS
Describe an important event in your character's life and how it impacted them.
Jesper's addiction to gambling, bad choices, and carelessness led to the Crows being ambushed on their way to the Ice Court before they even left on their mission. This attack put everyone's lives at risk and Inej was gravely injured, barely surviving the attack. This led everyone to be paranoid and uncertain who it was that sold them out to the competition. When Jesper realized that Kaz and Wylan made plans without telling him, he was shocked, but Kaz revealed it was because Jesper's big mouth was what nearly killed them all.
Because of his debts, Jesper was desperate to get money and save his father's farm (from his own mistakes), and since there were people breathing down his neck, he assured them he was about to leave the country for a job and get enough money to pay it all off. This mistake led to their competition Pekka Collins figuring out the Crows had a big payday coming, and he lay in wait for them to make a move. It was an accident but it filled Jesper with shame, heaped on top of him having lied to his father for years about dropping out of school, losing all their money, and becoming a criminal.
When he got a chance to apologize to Inej, she told him she didn't want an apology, she wanted him to promise not to keep making the same mistake. She pointed out that he had a wound inside of him that his addictions seemed to cure, but they didn't. After that Jesper stopped to consider his gambling and adrenaline addiction and was finally able to not only apologize to his father but confront him on the way he raised Jesper to be afraid of his Grisha abilities. Colm meant well, just like Jesper always means well, but it damaged him and kept damaging him the longer he was in denial about it.
Without that mistake, he would not have come to a better place accepting his flaws and his gifts and trying to change. He agreed to train in his powers and to quit gambling. Whether or not he can stay to those promises is still a question.
Does your character have a moral code, or other set of standards they try to live by?
Jesper is a criminal and his moral code is how bad he's willing to be and how bad the people around him will be. He's killed, he's schemed, he's stolen, but he does try not to hurt innocent people or bystanders. If someone is trying to kill him or anyone else, that's fair game, but he doesn't go around killing blindly. He'll also pick to shoot to hurt rather than kill if he can spare a life not worth taking. Maybe they're just working for the wrong people, and if he can shoot a leg or non-lethally, he will. He isn't bloodthirsty and never pushed by rage for violence.
Jesper is a very loyal person and considers the Dregs his family, so he is willing to do just about anything to protect them. If he kills people to protect them, he finds himself justified since they mean more to him than anyone else. He does not see crime as morally wrong simply for existing. Sometimes laws are wrong or people are trying to live, and he isn't going to play by rules simply because they exist. In Ketterdam and with the Dregs, crime was literally their business, but the city also was made for its gangs and that was the way of life. He wouldn't steal for the fun of it, there is always a reason, although the reason could be "I'm hungry and you won't miss it." Basically he likes to stay within the criminal line of 'will do crime but isn't a psychopath.'
He doesn't judge others frequently so his moral compass tends to be taking whatever is in front of him and deciding then and there if he thinks it's too bad or not. He is against harming children for any reason and he wouldn't kill in front of one, he wouldn't want to be responsible for trauma to one. That being said, as Kaz's right-hand man, he stood beside as his friend has made many questionably moral choices and went with it, including kidnapping a pregnant woman and planning on destabilizing their entire city to win their side. He is willing to work with people worse than him, and sometimes he does their dirty work.
Jesper knows that he is doing morally wrong things and that he is not a good person for doing them. He was raised by parents who were morally good and fair people, but knowing they would disapprove of his lifestyle hasn't stopped him from doing it. He is not under a delusion that crime is good and he doesn't think of himself as a good person. He thinks "right and wrong" are more like "mostly right and sometimes wrong." Morally gray is the sweet spot in his opinion.
What quality or qualities do they admire most?
Jesper likes fearless people who are brave and bold and not afraid to take action in their lives. They don't sit on the sidelines, they throw themselves into life with gusto and aren't afraid of conflict. He likes being around people who are warm, fun, reckless, wild, brilliant, and unique. He is a lively guy so people who can keep up with him and find a reason to laugh at anything are a preference. However, that's who he enjoys being around on the surface level, there is a deeper level of admiration in him.
Jesper admires people who are good-hearted and honest, who know who they are and who hold strong convictions. This shows in his deep respect for Inej and his romantic love for Wylan. They are both people who are deeply true to themselves and have strong beliefs and level heads. His parents were also that way, with his mother dying to help others and not regretting it. He often is sarcastic about people who are trusting, but he actually admires people who are willing to put their trust in others and believe the world is a better place than it is. It may not be smart, in his pessimistic mindset, but it means they believe in something.
Jesper himself is a forgiving person and he appreciates having people in his life who are forgiving of flaws and understanding of where people come from. He admires anyone who can overcome the worst side of themselves and becomes a better person through sheer force of will and action.
Do they have a part of themselves they dislike?
If you asked him directly, he'd say he's too good-looking and charming, those are his greatest weaknesses. But the truth is Jesper has a lot of self-hate, guilt, and fear. This stems first from his trauma of losing his mother and being told by his father to hide his powers as a Grisha. He was taught to fear and hide who he was and how to lie about himself. When a Grisha ignores their gift, their bodies punish them, much of the time it is by making them weak and sickly, but Jesper is lively and strong, so he thought it missed him entirely. However, the sickness from denying himself displayed in his addiction to gambling, adrenaline, and his inability to sit still. Instead of his body slowing down or drooping, it amps him up, makes his skin always feel like it's itching, has him seeking any kind of relief like a win from a hand of cards or a good fight.
This sickness has permeated his life and turned into self-loathing because he always saw it as him being weak and pathetic. His gambling addiction led him away from schooling, away from being the son his parents would have wanted, had him up to his ears in debt and losing his father's farm, and always being a loser instead of a winner. He was filled with despair at times because he couldn't seem to make himself stop even though he knew he should, wanting one more game, one more fight, one more thrill to soothe him.
He recently came to terms with his powers and his addiction and trying to be better, but there is a part of him that feels he will always end up failing the people he loves. He doesn't have a lot of faith in his ability to be stronger than his worst self, and that stays true today.
Jesper is also dishonest about how he feels about himself, often seeming arrogant and sure of himself, and he withholds a lot of personal information even from his closest friends. He didn't tell most of them about his powers and background despite being practically family, and he keeps most people at an emotional distance, pretending to be cavalier and fun-hearted only. He doesn't want anyone to see how vulnerable he truly is underneath.
What is their sign, and why? The Wheel of Fortune. Everything about this sign represents Jesper. He is a gambler, schemer, lives in the moment, loves adrenaline, impulsively makes decisions, and seizes the day, and he's always good at rolling with the punches and surviving trouble. He likes to see himself as a lovable scamp with some questionable morals. He gets bored easily and lives for adventure, but he's very opportunistic and changeable. No one would call him lucky though, but he sure likes to think that he is!
SAMPLES & ARRIVAL
Samples: 1 with Mat on TDM and 1 with Jasper on TDM
Arrival Scenario: Free Cities
Player Name: Dee
Are you over 18?: Yes
Contact: waftingcurtains on plurk
Other Characters in Game: None
IC INFORMATION
Character Name: Jesper Fahey
Canon: Grishaverse - the books
Canon Point: The end of Crooked Kingdom
Background: Grisha Wiki
Suitability: Jesper comes from a fantasy world that is constantly on the political brink of war, has various factions going up against each other, and has similar technology level and magical (ish) people in it. So this really isn't that far off of what he already knows. Jesper is an extremely adaptable person who rolls with the punches and doesn't scare easily. He is a survivor and thinks on his feet, so he'll take the situation in (mostly) stride and try to figure out the smartest way to get ahead in this world. As a criminal and mercenary, he is willing to hitch his ride to anyone who pays him well, offers him things he wants, or seems like the safest bet ahead of him. He is able to take orders from others, he likes being the right-hand man or part of a gang, he isn't a born leader or take charge himself, which could be good for a faction looking for a new soldier.
While at first his loyalty will seem to move to whoever is the highest bidder or most useful, eventually Jesper does make connections with other people and starts making personal loyalties that can supersede his materialistic requirements. As someone who was deeply loyal to his gang, Jesper is looking for allies and friends, and he'd just really love it if that included money and safety as well. Jesper is very active, friendly, and he'll volunteer for any mission or event that could get him ahead whether it's by money or reputation. He hates sitting on his hands and staying still, so he'll want to get involved solely to not be bored. As a criminal, he would potentially be very helpful in sabotage/messing with another faction.
Because of his habit of getting very bored quickly, he could also be useful in general mercenary things like hunting monsters and exploring the world. He's a lethal combatant, especially with firearms, and a valuable team member when it comes to action. And he's an excellent team player with that in mind, often the person who covers for his gang with his guns or bails them out of conflict. So whatever faction wins his attention may find themselves with a helpful new fighter.
Powers: Jesper is a Fabrikator Grisha, that's in the Materialki order. Grisha are people who can use the "Small Science" to manipulate matter at its most basic form, and then utilize it in different ways. Durasts (what Jesper is) can manipulate glass, steel, metal, wood, plants, stone, and anything relatively solid. They can change a solid's shape, texture, or composition. They can call objects to them in a telekinetic way by reaching for the material. They are capable of absorbing injury from another person's body into their own, such as when Jesper's mother died pulling poison out of a child and absorbed too much of it herself. So this is possible, but it is dangerous.
Jesper is not well trained in his abilities, having intentionally pushed them down. He is able to trot out his powers to manipulate metal in a mission, and he is a phenomenal sharpshooter because of them. He wasn't aware that his mother trained him how to use the ability to manipulate bullets into hitting targets but it means he never misses. He can do things like bending bullets, ricocheting them off walls to hit people, or striking a target without having to look at it. He is coming around to trying to use his abilities more, but as it is, his abilities are either unconscious or used in specific ways, rather than him being experienced and well-trained in them.
Outside of that Jesper is a gambler (who usually loses) and a skilled con artist. He is an expert poker player and an expert hand-to-hand combatant. He has a fantastic poker face and he is very good at lying. He's had to survive on his own and then with his gang, and it requires skill and focus. He's definitely someone you want next to you in a brawl. Jesper uses specifically made pistols for him back home, but he is capable of using any firearm or firearm-adjacent weapon.
PERSONALITY QUESTIONS
Describe an important event in your character's life and how it impacted them.
Jesper's addiction to gambling, bad choices, and carelessness led to the Crows being ambushed on their way to the Ice Court before they even left on their mission. This attack put everyone's lives at risk and Inej was gravely injured, barely surviving the attack. This led everyone to be paranoid and uncertain who it was that sold them out to the competition. When Jesper realized that Kaz and Wylan made plans without telling him, he was shocked, but Kaz revealed it was because Jesper's big mouth was what nearly killed them all.
Because of his debts, Jesper was desperate to get money and save his father's farm (from his own mistakes), and since there were people breathing down his neck, he assured them he was about to leave the country for a job and get enough money to pay it all off. This mistake led to their competition Pekka Collins figuring out the Crows had a big payday coming, and he lay in wait for them to make a move. It was an accident but it filled Jesper with shame, heaped on top of him having lied to his father for years about dropping out of school, losing all their money, and becoming a criminal.
When he got a chance to apologize to Inej, she told him she didn't want an apology, she wanted him to promise not to keep making the same mistake. She pointed out that he had a wound inside of him that his addictions seemed to cure, but they didn't. After that Jesper stopped to consider his gambling and adrenaline addiction and was finally able to not only apologize to his father but confront him on the way he raised Jesper to be afraid of his Grisha abilities. Colm meant well, just like Jesper always means well, but it damaged him and kept damaging him the longer he was in denial about it.
Without that mistake, he would not have come to a better place accepting his flaws and his gifts and trying to change. He agreed to train in his powers and to quit gambling. Whether or not he can stay to those promises is still a question.
Does your character have a moral code, or other set of standards they try to live by?
Jesper is a criminal and his moral code is how bad he's willing to be and how bad the people around him will be. He's killed, he's schemed, he's stolen, but he does try not to hurt innocent people or bystanders. If someone is trying to kill him or anyone else, that's fair game, but he doesn't go around killing blindly. He'll also pick to shoot to hurt rather than kill if he can spare a life not worth taking. Maybe they're just working for the wrong people, and if he can shoot a leg or non-lethally, he will. He isn't bloodthirsty and never pushed by rage for violence.
Jesper is a very loyal person and considers the Dregs his family, so he is willing to do just about anything to protect them. If he kills people to protect them, he finds himself justified since they mean more to him than anyone else. He does not see crime as morally wrong simply for existing. Sometimes laws are wrong or people are trying to live, and he isn't going to play by rules simply because they exist. In Ketterdam and with the Dregs, crime was literally their business, but the city also was made for its gangs and that was the way of life. He wouldn't steal for the fun of it, there is always a reason, although the reason could be "I'm hungry and you won't miss it." Basically he likes to stay within the criminal line of 'will do crime but isn't a psychopath.'
He doesn't judge others frequently so his moral compass tends to be taking whatever is in front of him and deciding then and there if he thinks it's too bad or not. He is against harming children for any reason and he wouldn't kill in front of one, he wouldn't want to be responsible for trauma to one. That being said, as Kaz's right-hand man, he stood beside as his friend has made many questionably moral choices and went with it, including kidnapping a pregnant woman and planning on destabilizing their entire city to win their side. He is willing to work with people worse than him, and sometimes he does their dirty work.
Jesper knows that he is doing morally wrong things and that he is not a good person for doing them. He was raised by parents who were morally good and fair people, but knowing they would disapprove of his lifestyle hasn't stopped him from doing it. He is not under a delusion that crime is good and he doesn't think of himself as a good person. He thinks "right and wrong" are more like "mostly right and sometimes wrong." Morally gray is the sweet spot in his opinion.
What quality or qualities do they admire most?
Jesper likes fearless people who are brave and bold and not afraid to take action in their lives. They don't sit on the sidelines, they throw themselves into life with gusto and aren't afraid of conflict. He likes being around people who are warm, fun, reckless, wild, brilliant, and unique. He is a lively guy so people who can keep up with him and find a reason to laugh at anything are a preference. However, that's who he enjoys being around on the surface level, there is a deeper level of admiration in him.
Jesper admires people who are good-hearted and honest, who know who they are and who hold strong convictions. This shows in his deep respect for Inej and his romantic love for Wylan. They are both people who are deeply true to themselves and have strong beliefs and level heads. His parents were also that way, with his mother dying to help others and not regretting it. He often is sarcastic about people who are trusting, but he actually admires people who are willing to put their trust in others and believe the world is a better place than it is. It may not be smart, in his pessimistic mindset, but it means they believe in something.
Jesper himself is a forgiving person and he appreciates having people in his life who are forgiving of flaws and understanding of where people come from. He admires anyone who can overcome the worst side of themselves and becomes a better person through sheer force of will and action.
Do they have a part of themselves they dislike?
If you asked him directly, he'd say he's too good-looking and charming, those are his greatest weaknesses. But the truth is Jesper has a lot of self-hate, guilt, and fear. This stems first from his trauma of losing his mother and being told by his father to hide his powers as a Grisha. He was taught to fear and hide who he was and how to lie about himself. When a Grisha ignores their gift, their bodies punish them, much of the time it is by making them weak and sickly, but Jesper is lively and strong, so he thought it missed him entirely. However, the sickness from denying himself displayed in his addiction to gambling, adrenaline, and his inability to sit still. Instead of his body slowing down or drooping, it amps him up, makes his skin always feel like it's itching, has him seeking any kind of relief like a win from a hand of cards or a good fight.
This sickness has permeated his life and turned into self-loathing because he always saw it as him being weak and pathetic. His gambling addiction led him away from schooling, away from being the son his parents would have wanted, had him up to his ears in debt and losing his father's farm, and always being a loser instead of a winner. He was filled with despair at times because he couldn't seem to make himself stop even though he knew he should, wanting one more game, one more fight, one more thrill to soothe him.
He recently came to terms with his powers and his addiction and trying to be better, but there is a part of him that feels he will always end up failing the people he loves. He doesn't have a lot of faith in his ability to be stronger than his worst self, and that stays true today.
Jesper is also dishonest about how he feels about himself, often seeming arrogant and sure of himself, and he withholds a lot of personal information even from his closest friends. He didn't tell most of them about his powers and background despite being practically family, and he keeps most people at an emotional distance, pretending to be cavalier and fun-hearted only. He doesn't want anyone to see how vulnerable he truly is underneath.
What is their sign, and why? The Wheel of Fortune. Everything about this sign represents Jesper. He is a gambler, schemer, lives in the moment, loves adrenaline, impulsively makes decisions, and seizes the day, and he's always good at rolling with the punches and surviving trouble. He likes to see himself as a lovable scamp with some questionable morals. He gets bored easily and lives for adventure, but he's very opportunistic and changeable. No one would call him lucky though, but he sure likes to think that he is!
SAMPLES & ARRIVAL
Samples: 1 with Mat on TDM and 1 with Jasper on TDM
Arrival Scenario: Free Cities
