Jack Bainum

Jack Bainum

Head of the Chimera

❝ A warrior with a cause is the most dangerous soldier of all. ❞

Michael Scott

[edit]

• Details
• Combat
• History
• Relationships
• Rumors
• Gallery
• RP Info
• OOC Notes
• Credits

Details Vital Information ■ NICKNAMES... Jack, "Boss" (by few), The Lion's Head ■ RACE & CLAN... Hyur, Midlander ■ GENDER... Male ■ AGE... Twenty-Seven (during 1577) ■ NAMEDAY... 18th Sun, 5th Umbral Moon, 1550 S.A.E. ■ ORIENTATION... Heterosexual ■ MARITAL STATUS... Widower, single Other Statistics ■ NATIONALITY... Ul'dahn ■ CITIZENSHIP... Ul'dahn ■ FAMILY... Father and mother deceased, missing younger brother, wife deceased ■ RESIDENCE... . ■ OCCUPATION... Mercenary, sell-sword ■ PATRON DEITY... Azeyma, the warden ■ HEIGHT & WEIGHT... 6 fulms, 2 ilms. 215 ponze. ■ ALIGNMENT... Type 3 Lawful Neutral (Internal Moral Compass). General Information The head of the Chimera, The Lion's Head; an Uldahn Mercenary who once lead a band known as the Order of the Chimera; famed monster hunters and sellswords who would rise to any task. He is the only known surviving member, the rest wiped out by an ambush by the Garleans. Among the dead was his wife. The warrior was left with little other than a weapon from those days. His occupation has larger unchanged other than his openness to take bloodier jobs, especially if Garleans are involved. ❝ Plenty of blood in me, it's the loyalty that dwindles. ❞ Appearance Eyes Hair Skin Build Voice Brown Black Light Strong, Mesomorph Dameon Clarke (Arngrim) Bearing Laterality Scars Markings Style Confident, reserved Right-handed Too many worth counting None Unkempt Hair & Eyes Having little use for cosmetics, the leader of the Chimera keeps his black mess cut, but does little other than washing it. Age, battle, and a hard life has fit to grace him with more than a few strands of grey, noticable the closer one approaches. His brown eyes hold a stoic pierce that meets others directly in the eyes. There is a lack of fear or caution for social graces. His gaze has been described to look through others. Physique & Markings Large for a Midlander, Jack stands just over six feet. Though usually clad in full armor, he has been seen in the linen shirt now and again. His body is a mess of scars and healed wounds, though most merely grazes. He has not lost much functionality in his movements, in exception to his left shoulder which stiffens up at times from a terrible wound; a reminder of his biggest failure. Broad shoulders jut out at the top of his torso while a thick waistline at the bottom. He seems more clad in muscle than wearing it; his body having earned the right to carry it from hard work. Hygiene & Attire Jack cleans himself only enough to not offend others. He has no preferred scent or perfume, leaving that for maidens and nobility. There is an exception as he keeps a small bottle of his wife's perfume on him at all times: a soft vanilla scent. He enjoys the smell and it helps him to get to sleep. This, at times, can be smelled on his person, especially by those of keener scent. His armor changes from work to work, but what he is best known for is a darkened steel fullplate suit. When outside of armor, he wears simple garments, not at all looking in style or fashionably minded; merely comfortable, light clothes. Personality Psychological Profile Once he was a loud, determined man. Always quick with a smile and even quicker to help others. His sense of humor was wanting, but he did not lack for trying. He believed the land could be made safe and it was worth protecting. To those close to him, he was kind hearted and quick to jump to aid in any problem. This was especially true with his wife, who he had an extreme problem in spoiling. He would often be laughed at by his peers by how quick and easy he was to convince by the love of his life. After the loss of his family and friends, Jack has become more withdrawn and quick to anger. His humor has turned into sarcasm and snark, a weapon he uses all too quickly. His morality slipped from helping those in Eorzea to doing the work that no one else wanted. Garleans would not have these lands. If they dared show themselves on the sands of Ul'dah, they would be shown how deep the graves of sand are. Traitors would not be given a second chance. Trust dwindled as the warrior slipped from selfless to bloodthirsty. This changed again, recently. A bad job and another survivor of the Chimera struck him. The warrior now seems to be struck into a daze. He moves about Ul'dah, doing work, but there is no fire in him. He has focused his recent efforts on monster hunting, taking on anyone who offers to come with. The kindhearted man and bloodthirsty warrior both gone, now only left with a veteran who seeks coin for drink. Philosophy & Mannerisms . Preferences Likes ● Item Dislikes ● Item Skills ● Item

Combat, Abilities & Weaponry Basic Statistics High: Strength, Endurance Above Average: Intelligence, Willpower Average: Charisma Low: Speed Aetheric Abilities Mastery: None Expert: None Average: Conjuration Novice: Nearly everything else Weapon Training Mastery: Axe, Great Sword Expert: Longsword, Bows Average: Polearms, Daggers, Hand-to-hand Novice: Staff, Guns Combat Relevant Skills High: Hunting Above Average: Tactics, Leadership Average: Riding, Siege Weaponry Low: OOC Note I am not interested in combat in which it only serves to look any of the characters involved lesser unless that is the prospect of the player whose character is receiving the brunt end of it. Role-playing is a team effort. It is teamwork to tell a fun story. Collective "playing pretend". It's fun. I am not about to ruin that for someone and I want to avoid that as much as anyone. I don't mind losing or being shown up, but it needs to have a purpose other than to stroke your ego. There should be a reason we are fighting and consequences for it in our stories. I prefer open tells and for us to have discussions about what would be the best result for story. No? Too much trouble? Dice rolls will be fine, but know I do not favor dice for this medium of role-playing. I can hit you with all my reasons if you want to know, just whisper me.

History . Disclaimer: . Sixth Astral Era Childhood This is typically pre-calamity information, or information from before the turn of the era (Domans & others not in Eorzea proper). Seventh Umbral Era Adulthood This is typically post calamity information, or information since the turn of the era (Domans & others not in Eorzea proper). In Recent Times Moving Forward .

Relationships Relationship Status Legend ღ Relationship ❣ Attraction ♡ Complicated ♦ Friend ✝ Deceased ✔ Positive ✖ Negative ● Neutral � Unsure Family Acquaintances Former Acquaintances Deceased

Rumors NPC Rumors Some of these rumors are untrue, speculation, or are greatly exaggerated. ◢ Common Rumors - Easily overheard. Use these freely! ■ "Rumor." — Rumor Monger. ■ "Rumor." — Rumor Monger. ◢ Uncommon Rumors - A little more difficult to hear. Use sparingly or ask first! ■ "Rumor" — Rumormonger. ■ "Rumor" — Rumormonger. ◢ Rare Rumors - Very rarely overheard. Please ask before using! ■ "Rumor" — Rumormonger. ■ "Rumor" — Rumormonger. PC Rumors Feel free to add your own rumors to this section. ◢ Player Character Rumors - Some of these are more rare than others! ■ "Rumor" — Rumormonger. ■ "Rumor" — Rumormonger.

Gallery Music Dance Eorzea Dance Artist: Artist Name Origin: Album/etc Title Context: Theme context. Dance Eorzea Dance Artist: Artist Name Origin: Album/etc Title Context: Theme context. Dance Eorzea Dance Artist: Artist Name Origin: Album/etc Title Context: Theme context. Artwork Description, may leave blank. In-Game Screenshots Description, may leave blank.

RP Info Location & Probability Places where the character is very likely to be seen ■ Location: Probability Affiliations Most of these aren’t public, and would have to be asked after! ■ City-State, Region or Organization: Affiliation reason/purpose. IC Inventory The following items are things that this individual carries on their person at all times. These are noted for pickpockets, and those watching her closely. This information is meant to be a prompt for insight and is not to be meta-gamed, though feel free to use this information if it comes up logically in RP (pickpocketing, a search, etc) with use of a simple /tell. ■ Coinpurse: A simple coin purse made of soft leather, containing a few hundred gil. RP Limits I like to consider myself a flexible player who is willing to commit to a number of different types of scenes and role-play scenarios, but even I have my limits. If something is on the play list, assume it means yes, as long as it's within the context of the current play or ongoing plot. No's are typically a hard no, and it means don't ask. ■ I will play . ■ Ask about . ■ I won't play . RP Hooks While the below is by no means comprehensive, it's a kind of spring board for walk-up RP. Longer plots that are meant to run for more than a few quick RP's, please feel free to send me a tell so we can work out a good reason for our characters to get to know one another. I'm always looking for RP, unless I'm actively spamming PvE content. ■ List item.

OOC Notes Player Information Player Note There is a lot of information on this character wiki, but it is by no means completely comprehensive. There are chunks of backstory that are left intentionally vague so that details can be later added as developed through creative writing or in role-play revelation. Feel free to use Common or Uncommon rumors freely, if you want to use a Rare Rumor as a plot hook or to spark RP, I would ask that you send me a tell first, to make certain it's alright. Character Lore Adherence Everything concerning this character that has not been confirmed by in-game lore should be taken with a grain of salt. Anything that has had to be changed because of lore shifting will be noted below. ■ No changes. Character Concept Information. Character Tidbits Links Out Links that lead off the wiki, but are technically relevant to the character. ■ Link Description: Link Title Tropes & Explanations A trope is a convention or device that is often found in creative works. In this case, the tropes below describe my character either in part, or as a whole. Their background, personality, appearance, etc, most of them can be described in the tropes below. ■ Trope Tropes are devices and conventions that a writer can reasonably rely on as being present in the audience members' minds and expectations. On the whole, tropes are not clichés.

Credits Wiki Information This wiki is constantly changing as the character’s story changes. It was last modified on Month ##th, 2016. A blank version of the wiki template can be found here Layout Information The following is not entirely comprehensive, but contains general credits. Please leave the link-backs if you use this template! ■ Original template by Bancroft Gairn. ■ Adapted by Xheja Rajhera. ■ Tabs by Unnamed Mercenary. ■ Expanded bits by Lucaell Tareth'eian. ■ Header image inspired by D'lyhhia Lhuil. ■ Music bits from J'karu Rhome. ■ Relationships & OOC notes by Glioca Sargonnai. ■ Various formatting inspired by Odette Saoirse & others.