Jake the Heartbroken

[Put the character art here] Jake the Heartbroken is a stranded British merchant, who had fallen madly in love with one of the pirates who waylaid the vessel he was upon. He had been saving up for a farm in the new world by serving as a deckhand aboard a brig, but upon finding what he thought was true love, he refocused his goals, wanting to finally be happy with his life. In short, he’s a hatchet-wielding merchant who has nothing left to lose.

Backstory
Jake was just a normal sailor aboard a merchant brig when he awoke to quite the surprise. With a year left of his employment, the very much sad and displeased sailor awoke to the brig sinking and him being the only crew member left alive on board.

Still assuming he was in a drunken nightmare, he asked the pirates what was happening, having seen one of the pirates spit out the skull of the fallen quartermaster. He was met with an odd kind of flattery. Even though he realised he wasn’t in a dream, he fell madly in love with one of the pirates, who identified themselves as “Erika”.

“Erika” was just playing with him, but at the moment, the sailor didn’t care. He has someone who cared about him, who complimented him. This only made him that much more distraught whenever Erika, who felt bad for the pirate, wanted to make Jake’s death as quick as possible and instructed him to close his eyes. Jake didn’t, instead looking into the pirate's eyes with terror and sadness. Feeling guilty, the pirate left him aboard the sinking vessel to die.

There Jake sat and sobbed, the only person who cared being nought but a lie. “Erika”, however, heard Jake’s cries. After quickly comforting the sailor, brought him to another port, away from the island. However, when “Erika” disappeared, Jake didn’t give up, he believed Erika cared, why else would she come back? So, remembering Erika introduced themselves as a barkeep of sorts, bought a small sailboat and a couple of kegs of rum, and set off to find Puerto Dorado, and his one true love, and he’ll stop at nothing to find them.

Appearance & Gear
Jake wears a standard merchant uniform, paints made out of cut sail canvas and a blue coat, symbolising his status as a deckhand for the brig he was once a part of. He has a small scar above his eye and a young face he looks to be about twenty years old. He has a hatchet and a dagger that are mainly used for chopping and cutting ropes, but they are sharp and deadly nonetheless.

Personality
Jake is an outgoing, kind, and sociable fellow, but when the urge strikes, he can be quite devious and charismatic as well.

Abilities & Skills

 * After years as a deckhand, he's quite a skilled sailor.
 * Jake is a half-decent fighter and knows his way with the hatchet and dagger.

Other Information

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