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== Appearance & personality ==
Jak is depicted in all his broadsheets as being a well groomed man around his early thirties. He is always shown sporting a large mustache which is complimented by long hair and glasses. Although outfit varies from time to time it almost always bares a resemblance to a suit of some kind with a [[mistcloak]] added. The mistcloak seemingly serves no purpose since Jak is not known to be a [[coinshot]] or [[lurcher]]. When in less formal settings and outside exploring he is also depicted as wearing a cowboy hat. Jak also has frequently wears buttoned up shirts, which apparently have a tendency to break open as his stories go on, underneath of which he is shown to have a well muscled physique.{{file ref|Elendel Daily broadsheet.png|''The Elendel Daily'' Broadsheet}}{{book ref|eltania}}
It can be difficult to understand what Jak's personality is like as the depiction of him in his adventures and the opinions of those around him diverge greatly. As depicted by himself Jak is shown to be a craft and courageous individual who displays little to no fear at the variety of threats that face him. He is shown to be competent and capable of escaping a wide array of dangerous scenarios using his smarts alone. Being both well cultured and travelled he also has little issues getting along with those whom paths he crosses during his ventures.{{file ref|Elendel Daily broadsheet.png|''The Elendel Daily'' Broadsheet}}{{book ref|eltania}}{{file ref|House Record broadsheet.jpg|''The House Record'' Broadsheet}} In contrast to this however his closest peers give a different account of both his personality and adventures, according to his editor and [[Terris]] steward, [[Handerwym]], Jak is in fact quite ignorant about the events he writes about. Handerwym attests that Jak does little in the way of true research or in double checking his accounts for accuracy, not even for grammar mistakes. Most of these errors are rectified by Handerwym come the publication of the book editions of his journeys with biting commentary given in the forms of footnotes. According to these footnotes a different image of Jak is also painted of him more idiotic than brave during his adventures, with him completely misunderstanding what is happening and instead consistently escalating situations.{{book ref|eltania}} Despite this, and the many improbably claims that Jak makes, he does not actually think he is lying whilst recounting his stories.{{wob ref|12661}}
== Attributes and Abilities ==
=== Breakup with Handerwym ===
In the years following the discovery of the [[Bands of Mourning]] Jak continued to publish his stories and by happenstance discovered a large amount of Survivor artifacts.{{
== Relationships ==
=== Waxillium Ladrian ===
[[Wax]] much like Jak began his career in the Roughs working to collect money from the various bounties around the region. Jak was his elder in this profession by about 6 years as Wax began this career sometime around 325 PC.{{book ref|mb5|prologue}} Despite this common connection however it appears that the two never got along during the early days, Wax himself states that he found Jak's stories ridiculous and considered him a 'fop' rather than a true lawman{{cite}} whilst Jak on the other hand showed open disdain for Wax stating that he would gladly look forward to shooting him if given the chance.{{file ref|House Record broadsheet.jpg|''The House Record'' Broadsheet}} The reason for this animosity is unclear however it would seem that the pair never actually worked together as neither Jak or Wax ever mention working with the other, notably Wax does not list Jak with the other lawmen he worked with in the Roughs.
Later on however their relationship would slowly improve over time, at least on Jak's end. Following the discovery of the [[Bands of Mourning]] and the start of Wax's political career Jak would warm considerably to the man and begin mentioning him much more frequently in his writings, insisting that the pair were friends and comrades during past adventures. Wax himself denies this and grows quite frustrated when the connection is mentioned, however he is willingly to play along with the story when needed to comfort someone.{{book ref|mb7|32}}
== Publishing ==
== Trivia ==
* Jak appears to be a [[Survivorist]], as he references the [[Survivor]] providing for him and regards the Survivor's teachings as true. However, he thinks his alleged spirit guide [[Lyndip]] may be a [[Faceless Immortal]] (which are part of [[Pathian]] doctrine as noted by [[Handerwym]]) so his theological depth appears to be limited.{{book ref|eltania}}
* [[Wayne's mother]] and [[Wayne]] himself both claim to be fans of Allomancer Jak and his stories, the latter claiming to have read all of his published adventures.{{book ref|mb7|prologue}}{{book ref|mb7|32}}
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