Name:Jacques DeBay
Occupation:Surveyor
Age:50
Sexual Orientation:Straight
Sexual Style: [Awkward, Romantic]
Sexual Likes:
Sexual Dislikes:
Residence: TBD

Description: Jacques is a burly, barrel chested man with a thick neck and thicker limbs. He stands five feet three inches tall in his boots. His skin is weathered from decades in the harshest elements. He has a jagged scar across his left cheek. His dark and silver hair is kept short. He usually is seen with thick stubble on his face. He is dressed in quality clothing for hard work in harsh conditions. His trousers are crafted from thick canvass. The same material was used in the manufacture of his vest. In cold weather he wears a forest green coat of thick woolen cloth and a matching tewk crafted by his younger sister. On hot days he wears a felt crusher. An 1875 Remington is carried in crossdraw position on his left hip and trappers ax and Canadian belt knife on his right. There's a Remington Rolling Block Carbine in a holster attached to Daisy's saddle and an old Fusil short barreled smoothbore musket he uses for hunting small game in with the rest of his equipment.


Height:5'3"
Weight:220
Hair:short salt and pepper
Eyes:Blue

Personality:Jacques is loud, cheerful, and compassionate. He likes to sing and tell jokes, especially to his mules. His dog may join in when he sings. He is hard working, dependable and resourceful. He has spent most of his life at the edge of civilization and this can make him awkward with women especially those he finds attractive.

Skills: Surveying, hunting, trapping, foraging, sharpshooting, catch wrestling, hand to hand with knife and ax, camp cooking, animal husbandry, swimming, logging, English, French, reloading, firearm maintenance, tinkering, basic carpentry, simple machines, reading, writing, engineering, carving, concertina.


History/Background:

Jacques was born and raised on logging camps in northern New Hampshire. His father worked as a surveyor for the logging companies and taught young Jacques the trade at an early age. Jacques stayed in the camps and prospered as he grew into adulthood. When the war came he volunteered for and was accepted into Berdan's Sharpshooters an elite Union Unit. He saw action in countless skirmishes and every major conflict the Brigade took part in. By the war's end, he was a respected veteran who had lead his squad through many conflicts. Memories of the war haunt his thoughts, especially in times of quiet. His constant chatter, and humming are one way to keep the silence at bay.

After the war he purchased his own equipment took up contract work with the railroad. He helped to survey passage through the mountains for several branches of the Southern Pacific out of California. During that time, he met Carlton Abernathy. News of plentiful work in El Paso reached Jacques while looking for new work in Sacramento. The railroad arranged travel for Jacques and assigned him to surveying the best potential routes for their line through El Paso.

Jacques packed up his gear and departed for El Paso within a week. With him he has taken his gear, his three mules Daisy, Buttercup and Aster as well as his black mouthed cur named Tilde.