Name: Jayden "Prince" Rhaean
Race: Imperial/Redguard Half-Blood
Age: 34
Gender: Male
Dialogue Color:
This
Birth Date: 4th Morning Star
Birthplace: Sentinel, Hammerfell
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 175lbs
Build: Athletic
Laterality: Ambidextrous
Sexuality: Heterosexual
Marital Status: Single
Affiliations: Republic of Free Men, Hammerfell Thieve's Guild, Stros M'kai Pirates
Afflictions: None
Religion: 8 Divines
Habits: Hums to himself when alone to fill the silence
Hobbies: Gambling, sparring with the crew, drinking, singing
Positive Traits: Friendly, quick-witted, intelligent, silver tongue, easy to befriend, trustworthy, can take him at his word
Negative Traits: Somewhat quick to lose his temper, rash and hasty, headstrong, sometimes stubborn
Likes: Money, the Vendetta, being out at sea, fighting, drinking, taverns, women, ale
Dislikes: Nobles, Altmer, law enforcers, those who feel they have the right to control someone else (sees himself as equal to his crew)
Fears: Running out of money, losing his ship, bears
Gear: He wears a simple shirt and pants and a cloak, and a headdress that he uses to hide his face when on the mainland. He possesses a wide multitude of weapons, with the armory being his favorite spot on the ship, from spears and sword-staffs to maces and short-swords, with his personal favourite being a shortened scimitar ideal for raiding lower levels of boarded enemy vessels.
Character Image:
Hair Length: Medium
Hair Color: Black
Facial Hair: A black goatee
Eye colour: green
Skin colour: Dark
Scars: None
Clothes: Casually dresses in an open fronted vest like the one in the picture with pants and boots.
History:
Childhood: As a child Jayden was raised by his Imperial mother in Sentinel in Hammerfell. His father had left them at birth, and neither Jayden or his mother knew of his whereabouts, but his mother pushed upon him an Imperial way of life and thus raised him to worship the Eight Divines. He attended school as a normal child with a perfectly healthy lifestyle, and had many friends. He quickly developed a liking for money, carrying out simple tasks for citizens for a few spare coins. His education was good, and he was fully literate at the age of 10 while many of his classmates still struggled. In particular he took a liking to strategic board games, like chess, and would frequently play matches against his friends and older residents.
Early Teens: With his intelligence, Jayden's mother pushed him to travel to Cyrodiil and seek work as the scribe or court member of an influential Noble. However, Jayden began to develop an interest in fighting, and trained with the guards to master a variety of weapons, as well as working as a blacksmith's apprentice for a few years. By 15 he was frequenting bars and brothels, developing into a young adult much younger than many of his friends. His best friend at this point was an Orc he met when the pair united to beat down a harassing drunkard, named Gollishrug, later earning himself the nickname 'Lockjaw' after a fight left his jaw broken and thus stuck mostly in the same place, impeding his speech abilities. It was at 16, however, when a Redguard man named Radan arrived at Jayden's home, claiming to be his father. His mother confirmed this, and Radan revealed that he had spent the last 16 years as a pirate, pillaging in the Abecean. He had amassed a small fortune and handed much of this over the Jayden.
Late Teens: Radan was publicly executed by Imperial forces while Jayden watched at the age of 18. As his father's dying wish, Jayden inherited his father's ship, the Waverunner, and his personal fortune. As well as this, the crew turned to him for guidance, and the 18 year-old captain was suddenly in charge of 50 men and a ship. Seeking help, he sailed to Stros M'kai, a known hub of pirate activity. There he stumbled accross the Republic of the Free Men, where he was welcomed with open arms. He pawned off the ship and used the fortune to purchase a battered Galleon at the age of 19, with a full restoration in mind.
Adulthood: Much of Jayden's crew abandoned the plan for restoring the galleon that Jayden had named the Jade Vendetta, and sought work elsewhere as privateers aboard other ships. Jayden used the remaining fortune to fully restore the ship, replacing every broken cannon and reinforcing the hull, erecting new masts and having new sails fashioned. The problem though was a lack of crew. While some 20 of the originals remained, it was not nearly enough to man a ship that would need a crew of over 120. He signed on Lockjaw to serve as his Quartermaster, and two of his father's close friends abandoned their own ships to serve on his, bringing in an additional 60 crew members with Treyan becoming First Mate and Clayne pursuing his talents as a cook.
At 22 Jayden had a fully renovated Galleon and 160 men and women at his command. He had not yet set sail from Stros M'kai and had been getting by on his father's fortune, but was eager to take to the waves. He made small raids, attacking merchant convoys and occasionally lone Imperial ships. He did well up to the age of 26, where he was captured by Imperial forces, but managed to escape by persuading the soldiers that they had just raided the ship of a Redguard Prince, and ultimately evaded prosecution, hence earning himself the sarcastic nickname of "Prince" from his crew.
Tales of Jayden's exploits reached ears of the higher 'authorities' of the Republic, and he was extended an invitation to the council in charge of the Republic's defense. As a council member, he became one to always speak his mind, willing to point out things that others would shy away from saying regardless of if it offended someone or not. He felt the council was lacking in a truly honest and blunt figure, and so he decided to adopt that role as a new council member.
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Ship Archetype: Galleon
Ship Name:
The Jade Vendetta
Ship Colors: Green and White
Ship Flag:
Specifications:
Length: 360ft
Depth: 120ft
Beam: 60ft
Number of decks: 5
Number of masts: 3
Main mast height: 390ft
Foremast height: 320ft
Mizzen (rear) mast height: 290ft
Approximate weight: 1650 tonnes
Maximum speed: 10 knots / 11mph / 18kph
Armaments: 108 broadside cannons, 4 swivel guns, 2 triple-gun chase cannons (limited to chain shot, has the loading time equivalent to three cannons), 4 aft cannons, 2 mortars
Additional Modifications:
- Reinforced Hull - Not metal plated, just reinforced wooden hull
- Cast Iron figurehead of a dragon:
Crew Make-up: An extremely large crew of 160 men and women, with around trained specifically as soldiers. Loyal and happy, but rowdy and constantly fighting among each other. Loud and boisterous, and can often be heard singing a good distance away.
Notable Crew members:
- First Mate: Treyan Deltarian, Imperial Male
- Sailing Master: Kerama, Redguard Female
- Quartermaster: "Lockjaw", Orc Male
- Surgeon: Renulmas "Doc" Manelle, Breton Male
- Cook: Clayne, Imperial Male
- Carpenter: Itanz'r "Scales" Zo-dash, Argonian Male
- Cabin boy: Mangrel, Redguard Male