Jacques Durand

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Viscount of House Durand, Third of His Name, Bannerman of House Dzemael, Cleric of the Order of Our Knights Most Heavenly (Ishgardians, ugh. They sure know how to sound self-important, eh?)
Gender	Male
Race	Elezen
Clan	Duskwight
Citizenship	Ishgard
Age	19
Height
Weight
Profession	Lord of his House, Knighted Cleric of Ishgard
Patron Deity	Halone, the Fury
Server	Balmung

Characteristics

• Nicknames: Jackie
• Age: 19
  • Nameday: 24th Sun of the 3rd Umbral Moon
• Gender: Male
• Sexuality: Undetermined
• Marital Status: Single
• Alignment: Lawful Good
• Height:
• Weight:
• Body: Lithe and limber, long-limbed and elegant.
• Hair: White, past shoulder-length, usually tied back.
• Eyes: Pale near-gray
• Skin: Dark/Charcoal
• Clothing: Jacques dresses elaborately, as anyone would expect of an Ishgardian upper-class. He can be seen donning clothing that shares in his house colours, particularly white, black and golds. He seems to favour white clothing, as most of his more casual wear is white.

Likes

• Rich, red wines, particularly those from Wineport.
• Reading, both fictitious literature or factual materials. History is his favoured subject, followed shortly by suspense stories.
• Travelling. He isn't able to do much of it, considering his duties to his house.
• Theatre and performing arts.

Dislikes

• Most Thanalanian food.
• Most other Ishgardian Nobility. That feeling that there's always a dagger pressed to one's back in every conversation...
• Wanton abuse of power or influence for trivial things.
• Dragons. Duh.

Areas of Expertise

• Martial:
• Crafting:
• Other:

Strengths

• Determined and focused.
• Can keep his head in times of great stress and conflict.
• Is a capable healer, and a versatile combat caster.
• Loyal to his friends, family and allies
• Charitable, for a noble.

Weaknesses

• He can be very naive.
• Prone to dips of depression
• Isn't all too great with casual conversation
• Is strong in his convictions, which can lead to stubbornness and refusal for any other kind of perspective.
• Is easily burdened, usually by allowing other people's problems to become his own.

Personality

Jacques carries himself with all the air one would expect of an upper-class Ishgardian. He speaks with elegance and courtesy. He's a quick minded young man, with a sharp wit, and a thirst for knowledge. Though, he can appear aloof and reserved, Jacques has a warm heart that he keeps guarded. He has a generally optimistic view-point, though he weighs his decisions with that Ishgardian realism. He can easily come off as older than he truly is, though even he has his moments when it becomes blatantly clear he is still only nineteen years old. He can be stubborn and once he's made up his mind on something he's not wont to change his opinion.

History

Birthplace:

Family:

Backstory:

Player Character Standing

♥ Romantic Interest    ♥ Platonic Love     ♥ Family     ● Good Standing    ● Neutral Standing    ● Poor Standing

♥ Guillaume Durand - Jacques' eldest (living) paternal uncle, and his role-model. Gill practically raised him, and everything he truly learned about his house, his bloodline, and his morals came from Guillaume. He feels that his uncle can be a bit suffocating in his protective demeanor, but he's just glad to have him back.

♥ Olivaux Durand - Jacques' other uncle, the youngest of his grandfather's boys. He admires the way Uncle Ollie seems to just be able to take everything in stride, always sure-footed and confident. Though, his uncle is a bit of a thrill-seeker, and Jacques always feels he's just one turn away from getting into trouble he can't get out of when around Ollie.

● Azazelle Veusoix - A victim of another mess created by House Dzemael. Jacques took a personal interest in the Ishgardian Wildwood's plight, offering her the aid of his house during a final confrontation with the fugitive of House Dzemael. Since then, he has attempted to breech a friendship, but seems to be met with with pleasantries of business.

● Vianne Marinterre - They met through Azazelle and Order of Ravenstar. He doesn't know much about this Duskwight, but knows she is a very valuable ally. Though helping Azazelle, he also in turn helped Vianne. He has also attempted a friendship with her, but he's unsure of how successful his attempts have been.

● Ardent Dawn - A wonderful Roegadyn woman whom he has only just recently met. She runs the bath house for Ravenstar, and her own business elsewhere. They met in the mentioned bath house, though Jacques feels he made an utter fool of himself, though enjoyed his interactions with Ardent.

● Jethas Zykyri - The leader of Order of Ravenstar, whom he has met very briefly. Jacques has been in the works of hiring Ravenstar, so he will find out where their interactions will take them. Thus far, they've been very pleasant."

Rumours

The following rumours can be heard about Nate, predominantly in Thanalan / Ul'dah. More Rare Rumours can be heard in Gridania. (If your character has an opinion about him, feel free to add it here!)