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Name
Jakou Morvan
Gender
Male
Age
18, November 15th, 1896
Sexuality
Heterosexual
Race
Atlantic Federation - Sneek - Rennes
Appearance
Standing at 5'8 and has an athletic build. He carries himself like a noble. Standing at the proper posture and rarely slouches. Always proper with how he conducts himself and speaks. Also, takes time to keep himself clean despite the conditions at the frontlines. Jakou has red hair that he keeps short so it does not impede him during combat. Along with having a noticeable accent. Jakou has obtained several scars during the war. One on his neck from an imperial knife and more on his arms and one on his chest.
Height
5'8
Personality
On duty Jakou is reserved and focused on the task at hand. Keeping his emotions in check for when the time comes to fight the imperial. For he knows if he hesitates, that he will most likely die. Even that some part of him despite what he has seen. Still thinks that he can find glory in this war and this sometimes makes it that Jakou does something that can be called brave. Or just plain reckless and he has earned scars for it. Still, he does not falter in his duty in the war and remains committed to fighting the Empire and ending this war.
Off duty, Jakou is less restained. More likely to express how he really feels and sometimes it can get messy. With the years of failing to satisfied his parents and the idea that joining the war for glory was a mistake. It is a powderkeg he keeps under lock and key in his mind. Though the war loosened the cage door and if pushed far enough. He might explode even though he tries his best to keep his pent-up anger in check. The last thing Jakou wants is an outburst to occur. Because of this, he rarely talks about home or his family. Only talking about his sister is pressed enough.
Other than that Jakou is generally easy to talk to and willing to converse with his fellow soldiers if given the chance. Always willing to listen to other soldiers and can be friendly. They are in this together after all though he can be an introvert sometimes. Wishing to be by himself, mainly when he is writing in his journal or when he gets a letter from his sister. Hoping at least to see her again and see the end of the war.
Rank
Private
Role
Shocktrooper
Equipment
SM-Longfield Carbine with Bayonet, Trench Mace, Hand grenades, Entrenching tool, Shocktrooper armor, Leather back journal with pen, and typical webbing - Field dressings, gas mask, ammunition, binoculars etc.
Potentials
Glory Hound - The reason for joining the war in the first place. For the glory of battle for him and his family. Even if he has started to doubt it. It still causes him to do things that are either brave or reckless in the thick of a battle for glory.
Bottled Anger - The result of years of contact pressure from his parents has caused Jakou to have pent-up anger in him. While this is normally not an issue. The stress and reality of war have made it harder to contain it. If pushed far enough, he might let it all go in a furious burst.
To the End - Even if he joined the war for the wrong reasons. Jakou is committed to the war effort and ending the war. No matter how hard it gets, he will not give up or give in to cowardice. He will see the war to its end no matter what state he is in.
Biography
Hailing from the city of Rennes and to the noble family of Morvan. Being the firstborn of his family meant that Jakou has always had great expectations of him placed on him by his parents. More so given the state of their house. For house Morvan has been on the decline ever since his grandfather Steon Morvan became head of the family. Who then preceded to squander the family's fortune on extravagant parties, exotic tastes, and other signs of reckless debauchery. Where the Morvan was a respected name in Sneek that in the past had great prestige. Now thanks to Steon, who fell into decadence before he died and by the time that Jakou's father, Jovan took control of the house. It was too little too late, and the house was a shadow of itself. Even with Jovan's efforts, it is still a long way before his family can reclaim their old fortune and prestige. Because of this, Jakou's parent's wished him to be a paragon of the family. A shining example of what house Morvan used to be and could be again. Needless to say that Jakou felt a heavy pressure on him and tried his best to live up to his parent's difficult expectations.
Jakou was given the best education his family could afford, which was not much in comparison to a proper noble's education. Still, he learned what he could and did well with his studies. Taking a particular interest in history and astronomy. Topics that while he enjoys, his parents made him focus on more important topics such as warfare or politics. Though he still managed to find ways to learn more about his favorite topics without his parents knowing about it.
Growing up with these despite these expectations placed on him was fairly well. He even made some friends with other nobles, which his parents encouraged to an extent. While they encouraged relations with the nobility, they often discouraged from becoming friends with anyone not a noble. Something that Jakou obeyed but secretly hated. Another restriction placed on him by his parents as he tried to be the person they want him to be. However, as he grew older, despite his growing skills that were on par with the children of other nobility. To his parents, it was not enough. They did not want someone on par with everyone else. They want someone to outshine them and started to place even more pressure on him. Jakou started to chafe under the pressure and just wanted to make his parents happy.
When war broke out between the Federation and the Empire, Jakou's parents did not wish him to join the war. Worried about what could happen to Jakou if he joined and forbade him from enlisting. Jakou own thoughts about the war were that it could be a way to bring glory to his house. Something that he knows his parents care about and would make them happy. Even if they did not want him to join, finding glory on the battlefield might appease his parents. So against their orders, Jakou enlisted and was later assigned to the 9th Atlantic Rifles after finishing basic training.
Jakou would see his first chance at glory with the 9th during the Assen Offensive. Jakou's platoon was assigned to assault an enemy stronghold near the border. After hours of bombardment where a part of the wall collapsed under fire. Jakou found that the glory he wished for came with a price of blood and death. Seeing how quickly his teammates got mowed down by enemy fire as they reached the stronghold. When he finally reached the collapsed wall and made contact with the enemy. Clubbing one to death with his trench mace did Jakou started to see the brutal nature of war, and he was not fully prepared for it. More so, after his unit was forced back by an imperial counterattack and after being forced back to their initial positions did he realize the cost of this defeat. Most of the 9th was killed during the initial attack and more were lost during the retreat. With not enough units left to be a functioning force. The survivors of the 9th were transferred to other platoons which Jakou was transferred to 15th Atlantic Rifles as a replacement for their losses at Hill 58.
If being one of the few survivors of his platoon was bad enough with most of the people he knew dead. Then came the meatgrinder that was Siege of Amone. The something that will not leave him about the siege was when it was decided to use gas to decimate the imperial. The screams of those desperately trying to escape the gas and then succumbing to its effects. It was a horrible day for him and combined with the loss of the 9th. It took a heavy toll on him. It was here that Jakou started to doubt what glory he could find in this war. Still, Jakou did not falter, for he did volunteer for this war, and he will see it through even if he gets nightmares about what he has seen. Jakou will see this war till the end.
Affiliations
Jovan Morvan - Father
Gaella Morvan - Mother
Yuna Morvan - Younger Sister
Relationships
N/A
Character Theme
N/A
