@TIF0NES. writing blog for jack sparrow from the pirates of the caribbean trilogy, mainly adhering to the trilogy canon and the novel titled the price of freedom, hc-based with a fully original portrayal and fc. previously @spervier. sideblog to vinduri, refer to main blog for rules etc. additional portrayal-specific info under the cut.
NAVIGATION # INSP / # HCS / # STORYBOARD
STATS. jack sparrow, born mid-june 1690 exact date unknown, pob a pirate ship in the indian ocean, south-asian (indian), 178cm/5'10, speaks english, fractured spanish, scattered bits of other languages such as portuguese, french, yucatec maya and japanese, cis man (he/him), bisexual.
OVERLOOK. jack has a tendency to stand out, in appearance/mannerism/fashion choices; while not particularly tall he is slender on his waist and legs, has a generally toned swimmer's body with fairly broad shoulders and defined but not bulky muscles, slightly underweight but soft on his hips and belly due to an unbalanced and alcohol-heavy diet. an oval face with a big, straight nose and an angular jaw that is partly concealed by a thick, dark beard. his complexion is an even, warm, saturated brown—his skin is marked, on his face, by a pair of dark sickle scars and a very faint spray of freckles, almost indistinguishable if one isn't paying very close attention. his eyes are deeply hooded under the arch of his thick eyebrows, of a beautiful, pale shade of jade green usually darkened by black-pigmented kohl on the inner and outer rim of his lower lids. plump and wind-chapped lips, dry, cracked by salt. very long and thick hair, reaching his mid-back, of a rich and luscious black but damaged by saltwater, wind and sun exposure; some of it intricately styled in cuffed braids and dreadlocks and adorned with various trinkets/hair rings/bone pieces etc. smells like salt, with a faintly traceable smoky undertone of gundpowder and a sugary hint of alcohol. a richly melodious voice—tonally over the edge out of some quirky necessity to always overperform but measured, almost warm when relaxed, his speech is flamboyantly artificial and utilizes a strangely sophisticated vocabulary for a pirate; also his speech pattern also bears the influences of various languages that he's come in contact with during his voyages, somewhat obscure but colorful, and coated with formality ... unless a distraction makes him slip back into pirate vernacular vernacular.
PERSONALITY. quirky, passively dangerous, flamboyant, an intriguing man; boundless and free but from the shackles of his own resurfacing conscience, good-hearted but terribly skilled at masking his kindness behind the facade of occasional slip-ups. adventurous, reckless in a way only those who have stared into the eye of death can afford to be, stubbornly fun—guarded against any introspection that does not bring an advantage, any intimacy that isn't purely physical, treats serious matters with casual lightheartedness but shut people out when he is directly/personally involved. an exhausting chatterbox. impermeable to shame, chases his pleasures freely and with a toothy grin. a liar, a betrayer, a cheater.
PORTRAYAL NOTES my faceclaim for jack, from appearance down to voice, is ranveer singh (specifically in his role in padmaavat), i do not use johnny depp, i do not reblog anything with his face on it, he doesn't exist in my head and at this point the use of ranveer’s face is integral to my portrayal so please do not refer to johnny depp while in or out-of-character describing my muse. while staying true to the fable of the franchise, i aim to portray a more mature version of jack, his struggle with imperialism and piracy as a whole. therefore, some of the more comical aspects of the original canon might be toned down in favor of a slightly grittier and more realistic approach. i do not acknowledge anything beyond at world’s end. *imp according to my portrayal jack was sacrificed to the titan typhon as a newborn babe, his father's cynical attempt at saving his ship and crew; currently hosts the god within himself.
VERSES. (#potc) set in the first half of the 1700s and specifically at any point before, during or after the events of the trilogy; works as a historical verse and can be stretched backwards and forwards in time until about the 1800s. sub verses include jack’s youth + anything around the events narrated in the novel the price of freedom and his time serving under the east india company. (#dragon age) of rivaini heritage, jack sparrow grew up in a pirate settlement along the coast of seheron. he started serving on his father's ship until he eventually ran off on his own and privatereed for some time for a powerful tevene magister, until his former employer turned on him, leaving him shipwrecked and nearly for dead. in a state between life and death jack was visited by a demon who made him an offer—he would live for fifteen more years, at the end of which the demon would take over his body and possess him completely. based in inquisition/veilguard, loosely affiliated with the lords of fortune. (#asoiaf) jack sparrow is an infamous pirate from tyrosh, born during a sea storm in the summer sea. son of the legendary ed teague, jack made a name for himself as a great sailor and a pirate lord—a title of nobility made up by the brethren court, which is a confederation of pirates based in braavos. jack is renown for his eccentric personality and his largely coveted compass, which is said to point in the direction of the thing one desires most. sparrow is an adventurer who goes on perilous quests for ancient treasures, but after a raid on a royal ship in the narrow sea gone terribly wrong, he becomes more and more involved with mainland politics.
