50 questions about your OC: Answered
1. How old are they?
28 years old in 1899.
2. What gender are they?
Male/Nonbinary.
3. What is their romantic/sexual orientation?
Pansexual/Ace.
4. How tall are they?
5’11
5. What do they look like?
(See #caleb jackson tag for picrew images.)
6. What are their defining features?
Caleb is tall, nearing 6ft in height and it makes him stand out in a crowd.
7. Does their name have a meaning?
No, but his nickname does! “Crow” Jackson was a nickname he developed by reputation by becoming a successful collector and a vicious competitor.
8. What family do they have?
As of 1899, Caleb has one younger brother (Elijah jackson, 21) and his mother. (Elanora Jackson, 49)
9. Do they have a good relationship with their family?
Caleb has a close relationship with his mother and a somewhat distant but friendly one with his brother.
10. If not, why not?
(Relationship status established above)
11. Where do they live?
Saint Denis, USA
12. Is it a safe place?
Somewhat. The law enforcement is large and mostly capable but the cities crime rate is still high, conflicts with outlaws happen often and the police themselves are known for making unjust arrests.
13. Are they poor, middle-class or wealthy?
Caleb is in the middle class! His job as a collector helped him bring his family out of poverty and keeps them stable for now.
14. Do they look up to anyone?
Caleb looks up to his mother for her determination, something that never faltered whenever the Jacksons were dragged through hard times. He looks up to his brother Eli for his bravery and sense of adventure, and admires him for it.
15. Who is their best friend?
Unfortunately, Caleb hasn’t made a friendship close enough to call someone his ‘best friend’. He’s worked with people around the city, made some reliable informants and casual friendships in different towns but remains, for the most part, alone.
16. Do they have any enemies?
He has plenty of rival collectors and writers, and has even gotten into a few close calls with outlaws on the outskirts of town. (See question below for more details.)
17. Who is the person they hate most in the world?
Angelo Bronte, the local tyrant of Saint Denis. Caleb hates him the most for the way he’s taken over the city, for the way he throws his wealth around and most of all, his child trafficking business. Caleb’s investigated it before and his goal is to reveal Bronte’s crimes to the public and take him down so that his wealth will be ripped away from him (and hopefully redistributed to the community) his ridiculous mansion can be repurposed and the children he’s roped into working for him or sold off can be returned to their families. Caleb hasn’t been caught before but he’s sure Bronte knows he’s been snooping around. Bronte and Caleb occasionally bump into each other during city gatherings (parties held by mutual coworkers) and their interactions are full of barely restrained venom.
18. Do they have any love/hate relationships?
Not with anyone currently, no.
19. Have they ever fallen in love?
No, but its something Caleb thinks and worries about often. He’s been in a few relationships before, but they were short and they never sparked any feeling in him. It makes him feel as though there must be something wrong with him, and as a result he feels very lost.
20. Who is the person they love the most in the world?
Caleb loves his mother and his brother the most, they are the people he’s closest to.
21. Does that person love them back?
They do!
22. Have they ever hurt or lost anyone?
Caleb’s lost his father to tuberculosis when he was a child and Eli was still very little. He’s hurt people around him as he was growing up as a result of lack of communication, anger over losing his father, and conflicts with his brother-turned-outlaw. He’s lost romantic partners before for similar reasons and he’s lost a few pets too.
23. Are they a good shoulder to cry on?
As much as Caleb would like to be able to comfort and reassure without issue, he’s not the best person to rely on for it if you aren’t close to him. He panics when no immediate or logical solution comes to mind, has difficulty understanding emotional reactions to certain situations, and gets rather awkward with his words. He’ll offer his hanker-chief and listen to what you have to say but that’s about the extent of his abilities.
He’s much better at offering support to his family, he allows them to hug him and sometimes words won’t be needed at all, he knows how to calm them down.
24. Are they well liked?
Caleb can sometimes come off as cold or uncaring to a stranger. He’s not hated, but he’s not well known either, and he ends up unintentionally blending in as another passerby in the crowded miserable city.
25. How do they handle being complimented?
Caleb does not handle a genuine compliment well, he’s more used to careless formalities since those are the types of conversation that he’s familiar with. He’ll have a hard time believing that someone has something nice to say to him, he’ll probably deflect it to divert the attention on to something else. But he won’t forget it.
26. Are they an affectionate person?
When you get to know him, yes. Caleb expresses his affection in many different ways, through gifts, keeping track of someones favorite things and special days, and occasionally an affectionate touch. (It just takes awhile to break through his shell.)
27. Are they very driven?
Yes. Caleb is very passionate and works hard, when he puts his mind to something he’s not going to stop until the task is completed.
28. Are they very political?
Not really no.
29. What kind of state is the world that they live in?
As much as he would like to think otherwise, the world around Caleb isn’t safe or balanced. It’s not hellish but problems and stressors follow him constantly, and it’s very hard for him to maintain a routine that will keep him and his loved ones out of danger.
30. What are the world leaders like?
The technical leader of Saint Denis is Bronte, because of his tyrannical control you can only imagine what he’s like.
31. Does the character worry about their place in society?
Yes. While Caleb has worked hard to get where he is now, he worries quite often about how long it will last. He worries that more powerful people in society will take everything he’s built and achieved away from him, and that he’ll end back up at square one.
32. If they could change one thing, what would it be?
Caleb would move his family far far away, somewhere quiet, open and safe. Somewhere like California, where they could settle down and stay close to one another.
33. Do they like themselves?
Caleb likes how he looks, he knows who he is and what he is capable of, but he feels incomplete and unsatisfied with himself.
34. Are they a good person?
Caleb is Lawful Neutral and his intentions are good. While he’s not high honor, he’s not morally gray either. Caleb falls somewhere between the two.
35. Are they very forgiving?
Caleb might be quick to forgive a transgression but he never forgets it either.
36. Do they believe in destiny?
No. Caleb thinks more logically.
37. Are they trustworthy?
If you are close to Caleb then absolutely, theres little he wouldn’t do for you. But if you are a stranger or competitor, don’t be so sure.
38. Are they a good liar?
Yes, and a bit of a compulsive one too.
39. How do they react to criticism?
He takes criticism quite well if it’s constructive, he welcomes it and will correct and learn quickly. If it is not constructive however, he’ll have a few choice words for you.
40. What is their moral alignment?
As stated above, Lawful neutral!
41. Can they fight?
Ultimately, no. Caleb can wrestle fairly well as someone who grew up with a brother usually is but in terms of a proper fistfight or brawl he’s not very skilled. In a gunfight he’s decent but not quite as good a shot as his brother is.
42. Would they ever purposefully hurt someone?
Mentally? Absolutely. If they are a competitor or an enemy he’s not above using his words to cut people down, but it’s something he reserves for dire situations and people he despises. Physically he would never hurt someone and he would never consider intentionally hurting a friend or someone close to him with his words either.
43. Have they ever been seriously injured?
Yes. Caleb’s been stabbed and fallen into critical condition before on the job. He was once bitten by the Saint Denis ‘vampire’ and was nearly killed, but managed to escape and recover with aid.
44. Do they know first aid?
Yes, Caleb learned from his mother, a retired nurse.
45. Do they have any other survival skills?
Caleb’s not an outdoorsman by any means but he’s skilled in first aid and can build a stable campsite.
46. Are they a fast learner?
Yes!
47. How intelligent are they?
Academically, he’s exceptional.
48. What is the school system like?
Caleb didn’t go through the school system when he was a child, and learned most of the things he knows from his mother and books. He learned other skills by watching and listening to people around the city.
49. What is their job?
Caleb is a writer and a collector.
50. Do they enjoy their job?
He enjoys both his jobs very much.
