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Name: Jackson 'Jack' Wesson

Age: 38

Appearance:

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He stands at 6ft 3

Personality: Jack the Infragilis Flame. Possessing an unbreakable and rather strong will. Jack is a man who has been through a lot, and yet has still kept kicking. He's the kind of man that even though he isn't the bravest out there, will still go through thick and thin to get things done. He will NOT give up when things get rough. He's the kind of guy who doesn't really give a damn about what you believe in. You could be a religious nutjob who goes on and on about how <insert religion here> is the one true religion you should believe in and if you don't you'll be damned for all eternity. Jack's response to that? Eh whatever he's not causing any serious harm. Are you the guy that religious nutjob is lashing out at and are wanting to punch him in the face? Go ahead, Jack won't call the cops. Hell Jack if questioned when cops are called would probably say the asshole nutjob had it coming and stand up for you. In the end Jack himself isn't overly religious, but he believes that you generally really shouldn't be a dick... unless some is being a dick right back to you. In short he believes in his own version of karma. If they punch you, punch them right back as you have all the right to after they did such a thing. However if someone is nice to you then you should have NO reason to be a dick at all to them and treat them with some shred of respect. However Jack himself tends to prefer keeping to himself most of the time, and tries to avoid confrontation. Not because he's a scared pansy, but rather he just usually has something more important to do or just simply wishes to not be bothered.

Despite Jack seeming not like a very social person at all. With how he tends to mind his own business (usually out of respect for other's personal space), and how he can sometimes come off as really rough around the edges and like a guy you really shouldn't mess with. Jack is actually probably one of the more sensible people out there. He's always had a open mind despite not being religious himself, and in turn is quite open to the supernatural and paranormal. Jack believes in the possibility of ghosts existing and isn't the kind of guy to immediately count them out. He's also somewhat of a decent person as well once you get past his rather rough outer shell. Jack is the kind of guy that will help another fellow out if they are in some kind of trouble, but does have a limit. If he's out hunting and sees a guy on the ground, still alive, but calling for help and bleeding he'll probably drag you either back to his home and try his hardest to at least get the bleeding to stop or get to the nearest medical facility. Depends on whichever is closest and not as much of a hassle. If your car is on the side of the road and not working, there is a decent chance he'll help you out by attempting to jumpstart it. If it works then good, he'll just let you go back to what you were doing. If that doesn't work though, or if he has something else to do he'll leave you be but not before calling a tow truck.

As such Jack is the kind of guy who despite wanting to usually be left alone, the better part of him does make him help others... IF they need it. If they do not look like they need help or if he has more important things to do then you're on your own pal.
He'll always help a child though. If he sees a child whose visibly lost, scared, or hurt he'll try and help the child in finding more appropriate hired officials (like a cop, doctor, security and the like) to help the child. Though if that doesn't work he'll try and to the job himself. This is mainly do to how he feels after having lost his own kids when he was a bit of a younger man.

Another thing to mention is that Jack isn't the sharpest tool in the shed. Having had dropped out of highschool of his own volition, so as such he never finished his education. This does not mean he's dumb by any means. He has quite a lot of common sense (like when to leave the big scary freaking beast outside alone.) This comes from years of experience, as over the past 20 years Jack has 'seen some shit'. As such he's gotten a lot of experience and skill in how to get out of trouble in most situations, and isn't too surprised when he comes across some sort of mysterious creature. Usually his reaction would be things along the line of 'Well ain't that pretty neat' if it's something that seems relatively harmless, or 'ah shit... this isn't goin to be good' if he comes across something more... dangerous. This does not mean it's impossible to surprise him. He hasn't encountered nowhere NEAR everything. He's encountered bigfoot, came across a really angry poultergeist, and a few others. These encounters he's had over the years has opened him up to the world of supernatural and as such assumes that if those things exist, then clearly there are other creatures out there.

Secondly Jack is a rather blunt guy who is not afraid to speak his mind. If he finds that something bothers him he WILL say it. Jack is a guy who will be honest and straight with you. He won't try and beat around the bush to protect your feelings unless he REALLY has to (or if he's dealing with a kid as he'll try and keep the child happy by any means even if it means telling to poor kid that 'everything's gonna be okay' even if things are obviously NOT going to be okay.) If you end up getting offended by what he says, he'll usually just reply "Well if it bugs you so much then don't just leave. I'm not forcin ya to stay and listen. After all it's just my 'personal opinion.' " He uses that excuse a lot when dealing with assholes who keep using 'it's just my opinion' to defend their own ego. Though this does not happen much as he'll often just ignore the bastard unless they are actually directing their responses to HIM specifically.

This means when it gets down to it, you can count on him to not really hide anything too much. Though he will get quite aggressive if you keep pestering him and violating his personal space, as he is a guy who does like to be left alone.

When it comes to hobbies and preferences though Jack is a man who loves the outdoors and lives in a cabin out in the woods. His favorite hobby of all is hunting. Whether it's squirrel, raccoons, deer, or bear (at least if it's the season for deer or bear hunting) he'll enjoy a good hunt. Though he doesn't just do it for sport, he also does it for sustenance. As he hunts animals for the meat and hide which he usually sells at a market in town. Mainly he sells the pelts in the market. His love for hunting also goes hand in hand with the love for the great outdoors. Though he only hunts animals that are clearly at full health, as to him it's 'more fair that way'. Though he want hunt an animal if it is say... clearly in distress, or with it's offspring. In that case he'll just leave them alone, or even help a critter if it's harmed in some way. At least as much as he can... Lastly he'll always say that 'if you respect the forest, then the forest is bound to respect you right back. So you better take damn good care of it."

Now the final part is that he's a guy who kinda still lives in the past. He doesn't bother with technology to much. I mean he still uses it. He has a old pickup truck that he still uses, and a television from 2007. He has a satellite dish for said TV, and a modern cellphone (but sometimes it still confuses him a bit and he only really uses it to make calls), but in the end he really just doesn't bother with getting too into the modern tech stuff really. He couldn't give a damn if you had a flatscreen TV or not. Yeah he'll watch it if you invite him over to watch the super bowl, but at the end of the day he'll still stick to his rather crummy old system. After all just because something is new doesn't always mean it's reliable.

Biography:

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Jack Wesson. Growing up was a rather rough time for him. His father Eric was both an alcoholic and an outdoorsman, and his mother was absent for most of his life. In fact he's kind of a bastard child of sorts. His parents were never married, only dated for a while before she got pregnant, and after a year after his birth Jack's mother just left him to stay with his dad. Despite his dad having been an alcoholic growing up, his father was a somewhat decent man... when he wasn't drinking. Jack never got abused or anything, but a single father raising a child was clearly rough. Funds weren't as good as you'd expect, and as such Jack's father really tried his hardest to give his only son a good life.

All the way up until Jack was 15, his father Eric Wesson worked several part time jobs to help pay for food, bills, and Jack's education. He did not want Jack to end up like him. However halfway through highschool, Jack saw how hard his father was working and decided to drop out of highschool. His father at first was really angry with Jack, but after a long talk (and a few months...) Eric began to appreciate the fact that Jack himself was also getting his own part time job. Eventually Eric ended up beginning to clean up his act. He had stopped drinking when Jack started school, but after Jack was now willing to give up on education to help with getting a part time job Eric began to straighten himself up before eventually finally getting a job as a park ranger at a state park out of town. It actually payed surprisingly well, and most of the money went to help with bills and the such while Jack's paychecks went to groceries.

It was during this time that Eric worked with as a Park Ranger that Jack grew to love the outdoors as much as his father did. After all Eric often bring Jack to the place he was stationed at, and the two would often go on camping and hunting trips whenever Eric had time off. The two really began to bond... Then when Jack hit the age of 19 his father got caught in a serious accident. It was the middle of summer when the weather was at it's hottest... a forest fire broke out. His father at the time was on duty, and was the one to make the alert that a large forest fire broke out. It took all day before the fire was extinguished, but the forest fire was still quite a severe one and there were a few casualties. One of them was Eric Wesson, who got caught in the flames when trying to escort some park visitors to safety.

News reached Jack rather quickly, and Jack was utterly destroyed by the news. His only family he knew of had passed away, and now Jack was alone. The memorial service wasn't a large one, but Jack did get to meet some of his other relatives. He got to meet his grandfather once, as well as his bitch of a mother who had gotten the news and wanted to pay her respects. Jack did not care much for her... and even had a few choice words towards her as well.

After the funeral Jack ended up getting the news of his inheritance. Of which he was quite shocked by. Apparently his father had taken quarter of his paychecks and put it into a savings account for Jack in the event that something happened to him. It was actually enough for Jack to get his own start again. Jack could have gone back to school with it... or he could have gotten his own home. He didn't really know what to do with it... As such he left it alone for a while to think about it. Jack then went back to work as he continued to live in the small house that he called home for god knows how long, all the while going to continue working as a waiter at a diner for the next year in town.

Eventually Jack met the woman of his life... a young woman a year older than him by the name of Hannah Schmidt. At first she was just a regular at the diner. Hell Jack even managed to remember the meal she always ordered for breakfast, and lunch by heart. Sausagem hasbrowns, and scrambled eggs with a side order of toast as well cup of coffee for breakfast, and a tuna salad for lunch. It was something he kept in mind for whenever she came, as she never ordered anything else. After sometime the two actually began talking, and eventually they became friends... which soon blossomed into a loving relationship.

Jack was in the throws of love, and after about half a year the two immediately wanted to get married. They didn't want a big or fancy wedding at all, just a simple one. They invited only their closest friends, and whatever family they had left to the wedding. It was honestly quite amazing for him. After the wedding though they continued to lived together at her place, and Hannah eventually got pregnant... with twins! They were both overjoyed by this discovery, but also worried. For even Hannah's home wasn't big enough for the two of them, and their future children. Not only that but they wanted a home with some property large enough for the children to ya know... have some room to play and explore. Jack was still a lover of the outdoors, even with what happened to his father. As such Jack wanted to let his kids grow to learn to love and appreciate nature like he did, and Hannah was fine with that.

With all that in mind Jack then remembered the inheritance his father left for him. A rather large amount of money. It was enough for them to purchase a rather nice and large cabin out in the woods outside of town which was really close to Woodland, Oregon. The cabin was perfect for them, as it was in a really good spot for going out camping, and Jack had more than enough space to go out and roam when hunting. Everything was just... getting peaceful. Eric Wesson would have been incredibly proud of Jack.

Five years passed after they moved into the cabin. Life was good, the children were born with no complications. They named the children Samuel and Marcus respectively, and even at the age of 5 the children were quite energetic and... curious. They loved it when Jack took them out on small hikes, and Jack was ALWAYS super careful to make sure his children didn't get into any danger. Life for Jack's family really was good... until another tragedy happened.

It was a day Jack remembers fully well even now. The date was June 22nd, 2005. It was midnight. The children went to bed, with Jack and Hannah getting ready for bed as well when suddenly... they heard a loud knock on the front door, followed by the doorbell ringing. Wondering what it was, Hannah got up to go check and see what it was. Jack was in the bathroom down the hall when it happened. He could faintly hear his wife talking to what sounded to be children asking if they could be let in to use the phone... His wife said yes, of which was a terrible mistake. You see the children weren't normal by any means. Their eyes were pitch black, and their skin pale. They had an eerie vibe, but Hannah oddly could not help herself as she let them in. five minutes later he heard his wife scream followed by a loud commotion. Hearing all this Jack through on his pants and grabbed his shotgun. The hallway to the front door was a mess, and the children's bedroom was wide openand the kids were missing. He looked all around and saw a bloodtrail leading out his front door and into the woods. Seeing this Jack ran off after the tracks, and found footprints as well as what seemed to be the trail of something being dragged. Jack followed this trail for as long as possible before it just... disappeared in the woods.

He looked all around for his wife and kids, and even for the ones behind whatever did this... That's when one of those 'black eyed kids' tried to jump him from behind. Jack's reflexes kicked in and he shot the bastard right in the face. The kid flew back, and was not moving. He then heard footsteps running away from the area. Jack was mortified of what he did. Did he... just shoot a kid...? This echoed throughout his mind, but he then continued looking before finding what was left of his wife... However his kids were still missing. This had ruined Jack quite a lot. He had informed the police and they searched the area, but oddly enough that 'kid' Jack SWORE with his life that he had shot was completely missing. In fact it was as if there were no kids at all, and the autopsy report had proven that Jack was indeed quite innocent. Hell the general consensus was that someone broke into the house, took the kids, with Hannah chasing after the 'kidnapper' before he finally killed her out in the woods. Jack knew this wasn't true, but deep down Jack wanted to. Besides a part of him knew if he kept going on about that 'black eyed kid' he shot, then he'd probably be locked up in a crazy house for insanity.

That happened 12 years ago. Yet despite all that happened Jack still doesn't let depression affect him. Yeah he's still upset over what happened, but he has a life to live. So he's going to keep going forward. He still works at that diner, and he still spends his time off hunting and camping. Hell over the years he's encountered quite a lot of different things. For one he's encountered bigfoot on a camping trip once, hell he nearly shot the sucker but the damn thing was too fast. He's even encountered a few poultergeists, was attacked by a 'lizard man' once as he calls it. Hell the things he's encountered has been making him want to become one of those... monster hunters or whatnot. Ya know those guys that go out and try to find evidence of those mysterious things? I mean he knows how to hunt and follow tracks and stuff. So how hard can it be? Hell he even talks about these encounters with his fellow employee's, and sometimes customers. They think his stories are crazy and farfetched, but at the same time they just think it's him telling stories just to keep himself from getting too depressed. When in reality he's seen and even dealt with quite a few of these 'monsters'. He hasn't killed any, but he's encountered quite a bit to know that... this world is a lot more mysterious and... actually exciting than it seems.

Skills: Jack is an outdoorsman at heart. He loves hunting, and he loves camping. He can tell you, hell he can teach you how to properly hunt a deer. Telling you how you have to be quiet, patient, and keep an eye on it. He'll show you how to look out for and follow animal tracks. He can tell you the best times of the year to go camping, fishing, and even what berries are safe to eat and when they are at their ripest. HELL he'll even show you how to skin an animal for it's hide, and what parts of the deer are the best. In short when it comes to hunting, camping, and fishing he's probably the best in Woodland, Oregon. At least by human standards.

Jack knows how to hunt quite well and knows that patience is usually the key. That and remaining quiet. Due to his persistent nature he'll often follow some tracks for several hours on end before he either finds his target, or he loses the tracks. When it comes to using a gun he prefers his good ol Remington 800 12 gauge. It's a weapon he's used for many years on his hunting trips, and when it comes to using it he has some pretty good aim. He's not the greatest with his aim, but he is good enough to hit a target from significant distance away if you give him time to aim.

Secondly Jack is the kind of guy who, after years of encounters and dealing with things like bigfoot, lizardmen, (Moth Kid but the tales of his interactions with Moth Kid will be for another time), and ghosts have opened his eyes to the paranormal. Even then he always had a bit of an open mind. So the encounters he has had, plus his openmindedness has given him the experience to deal with those creatures/entities. Hell he can even communicate with spirits (albeit not very effectively. He has to be focusing REALLY hard if he wants to actually communicate with a spirit without any outside help.)

The best way to describe him is that he's a man who knows how to defend himself. A survivalist, hunter, and... fan of the supernatural.

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His Truck:

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It's a rather old truck, but Jack tries to keep it in good condition as best as possible. Unfortunately the AC is busted.

His Cabin:

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The road to it is actually quite long. It's about a 30-40 minute drive to town and back. With the 20 minutes of the drive going through some heavy woods. At night it actually does get a little creepy, but for him it's actually quite relaxing of a drive along the dirt road.

His gun:
A Remington Model 870 12 gauge:

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He knows a lot about gun safety and when not in use (and when it's up on the wall) it's usually unloaded. He has 1 box of 12 gauge shotgun slugs that is half empty in his gun safe.

His Father's gun:
A Smith & Wesson Model 629 .44 magnum:

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This was his father's gun for a few years before he passed away. He left this for Jack as part of his inheritance. Out of respect Jack has NOT once fired it ever since he had inherited it. It's unloaded, but there is a box of .44 magnum rounds in it. His dad wanted to leave him this in case Jack ever need to defend himself.

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