Difference between revisions of "Jak"

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 his 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}}{{file ref|House Record broadsheet.jpg|''The House Record'' Broadsheet}}{{file ref|The Two Seasons broadsheet.jpg|''The Two Seasons'' Broadsheet}}

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 craftcrafty 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 whomwhose 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 or continuity. Most of these errors are rectified by Handerwym come the publication of the book editions of his journeys with biting commentary given in the form of footnotes also added to provide a more accurate account of events. While reframingrefraining from outright stating that Jak lies in his adventures Handerwym displays a large amount of doubt about his more outlandish claims. From these footnotes a different image of Jak is painted in which he appears more idiotic than brave during his adventures, it seems a common occurance for him to completely misunderstand what is happening and instead consistently escalating situations.{{book ref|eltania}} Despite this, and the many improbablyimprobable claims that Jak makes, he himself does not actually think he is lying whilst recounting his stories.{{wob ref|12661}}

Jak is a [[Tineyetin]] misting[[Misting]] (aka a [[Tineye]]) who is apparently skilled at using his abilities to help assist him in seeking out important information.{{book ref|eltania}} He also is proficient in a gun that he wields which he named '''Glint'''.{{file ref|Elendel Daily broadsheet.png|''The Elendel Daily'' Broadsheet}} Jak also seemingly has a good skill in animal handling as he claims to have managed to domesticate a 'long necked' animal from the [[Roughs]].{{file ref|House Record broadsheet.jpg|''The House Record'' Broadsheet}} The animal in question being either a [[Wikipedia: llama| llama]] or a [[Wikipedia: giraffe| giraffe]].{{wob ref|4362}}

During a later adventure Jak ventured to the [[Pits of Eltania]] in search of the Survivor's treasure. He at one stage believed he was to be executed for some unknown transgression against the local koloss tribe.{{file ref|HouseElendel RecordDaily broadsheet.jpgpng|''The HouseElendel RecordDaily'' Broadsheet}} Before being executed Jak was allowed to say goodbye to his acquaintances. Jak managed to recover his gun from [[Handerwym]] while embracing him. Jak used the gun to escape his bonds and kill his executioner. Jak then resolved to be accepted by the koloss tribe as one of their own, he also came to believe that he was now king of the tribe.{{file ref|HouseElendel RecordDaily broadsheet.jpgpng|''The HouseElendel RecordDaily'' Broadsheet}}

[[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 ornor Wax ever mention working with the other, notably Wax does not list Jak with the other lawmen he worked with in the Roughs.

His sensationalized adventures are published in ''[[The Elendel Daily]]'' and ''[[The House Record]]''.{{file ref|Elendel Daily broadsheet.png|''The Elendel Daily'' Broadsheet}} and ''[[The House Record]]''.{{file ref|House Record broadsheet.jpg|''The House Record'' Broadsheet}} In the House Record he does insult other newspapers and claims the House Record is superior to them which may suggest some kind of brand deal he has with them.{{file ref|House Record broadsheet.jpg|''The House Record'' Broadsheet}} These versions are unedited by Handerwym and as a result are terribly written. Handerwym then takes several episodes and combines them into one volume that he edits and annotates. The annotations generally consist of humorous insults and corrections.{{book ref|eltania}} A story about [[Nicelle Sauvage]] in ''[[The New Ascendancy]]'' is published under an "Allomancer Jak presents" logo,{{file ref|New Ascendancy broadsheet.jpg|''The New Ascendancy'' Broadsheet}} suggesting that Jak may help publish the stories of other adventurers.

He is known to have published various series, notably ''Allomancer Jak and the Mask of Ages'',{{book ref|eltania}}, ''Allomancer Jak and the Waters of Dread'',{{book ref|eltania}}, ''Allomancer Jak and the Pits of Eltania'',{{file ref|Elendel Daily broadsheet.png|''The Elendel Daily'' Broadsheet}}{{book ref|eltania}}, and ''Gentleman Jak in the City of Fountains''.{{file ref|House Record broadsheet.jpg|''The House Record'' Broadsheet}} Although far more are referenced to, but left unnamed.{{file ref|House Record broadsheet.jpg|''The House Record'' Broadsheet}}