Jaxon Withers

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"We aren't here to collect another tithe; we're on a secret mission. Gratus business. We will give you supplies."

- Jaxon to the Mayor of Longridge

Jaxon Withers is a human noble from House Withers who was imprisoned after embezzling money to go towards enemy Houses. In actuality, he was framed after speaking out against the cruelty of orc slavery within the Gratus Confederacy.

To avoid shame, the leaders of his house fabricated evidence to ensure he would be placed on the suicide mission to the 28th Facility along with the rest of Retrieval Squad 4820.

He is a Cleric who has devoted himself to the Life Domain. After the infection of nanophage manifested, he has also awakened to his latent hemocrafting potential as a Blood Hunter. He is currently part of the upstart mercenary group Black Lagoon, together with Sakiran and Leoric.

Appearance
Jaxon is a handsome, delicate featured young man. He has blonde hair, green eyes and pale skin. He wears a blue and gold doublet with white pants and dark leather buckled boots. He also wears a pendant of his house around his neck and carries a morning-star as his favoured weapon.

After awakening, he has developed fangs and wears new, more subdued clothes so as not to betray his lineage when out and about.

Personality
Jaxon presents himself as a kind-hearted person who advocates for the freedom of orcs. He wants for people to see him as a hero and a good person. He longs for adoration for his deeds and was crushed when he was exiled from his House.

The reality is more complex. He is reluctant to actually carry out his deeds, as seen when he had to be convinced to talk to others into adopting slaves into the camp. He also lies often, such as lying about having seen Sakiran when Carl and Lock were looking for her.

He also has a fear of his own blood, often hanging back in battle in order to prevent himself from getting hurt. He is observant and often notices quickly when he needs to heals his allies to keep them going.

Biography
Jaxon has always been compassionate, despite his house reputation of apathy. He was an ardent speaker for the rights of orcs and the wrongness of enslaving them all.

He was framed for embezzlement, as his family wanted him out of the picture. As a noble house, they could not stand to have the scandal of an orc sympathiser within their ranks. Since Gratus has an overpopulation problem, he was thrown into jail with a faux hearing and sent on a suicide mission to the 28th Facility.

Trivia

 * Jaxon is left handed.
 * When he was younger, he would go for joyrides in his family's vehicles. Somehow, he was never caught.
 * He is terrified of the sight of his own blood. Though he is proficient in healing others, his self preservation kicks in and he finds it extremely difficult to continue once he is wounded himself.
 * Leading on from this, he is also very scared of combat. He prefers to stay within the APC and fire off spells as support for heavier hitters in the party.