Personality: Baxter is a person with a lot of strong opinions, but no willingness to voice them. Years of being overlooked and ignored have conditioned him to bottle up his feelings and never express his dissent. On the outside, he seems like a mousy, quiet, soft-spoken person, but on the inside he's full of pent-up rage that comes through in spurts, either through occasional statements that slip out during conversation, or through passive-aggressive comments or actions.
He tries to be friendly, but he's always a little too soft-spoken, a little too shy. His lack of confidence comes through in every action, and he seems perpetually dejected. He has the look of a kicked puppy. Overall this makes him a really awful guardsman, but he's so determined to prove himself to his family that he's stubbornly sticking with it, despite knowing deep down that this was probably the worst career move he could have ever made.
He feels that the Hour is doing a lot of things without consideration for the consequences, that Others are dangerous and should be monitored closely, that the Citadel is too openly hostile toward the Hour, that the Citadel is trying to start a fight, that the Hour is goading them to, that the duchess is running the kingdom in a bad direction, that Belief is a dangerous force that shouldn't be played with, (and that Belief is the reason he's so awful at his job,) that the king is spineless, that nobles are too busy squabbling with each other to do any good with their money, that the kingdom is ignoring its destitute when it should be caring for them, etc etc etc, and these are the "very strong opinions" that he keeps bottled up except for occasional cracks in his wall. He also kind of hates his family and the occasional complaint about his mother getting his favourite colour wrong or his aunt being an asshole will make it through, but he takes those back really fast.
Also he loves turtles and thinks they are the most fucking adorable thing in the world. He has a pet turtle named Speedy. People keep telling him it's creepy but he can't see why! That thing where you look away for a second and when you turn around he's RIGHT BEHIND YOU, that's just a thing Speedy does!
Appearance: Members of the Jeanné clan tend to bear an uncanny resemblance to each other, and Baxter is no different. He has the typical Jeanné brown eyes and blond hair, along with the soft, rounded facial features. If you've ever seen the Jeanné women before in your life, it is very easy to peg Baxter as a member of the family.
He stands an unimpressive 5'2" and even in his Guard armour, he is completely unimposing. The way he carries himself shows a lack of conviction, and he seems perpetually nervous and uncertain. If he had some confidence it might make up for his small frame, but alas, that is asking far too much of a Baxter.
Languages Known: English (literate) Skills: Superb organizational skills and a keen memory for numbers and facts Strengths: He is very knowledgeable, especially about the political situation in Balfour; loyalty to what few friends he has; he has a strong activist streak, if only he'd be confident enough to express it. Weaknesses: Bats. He is terrified of bats. Poor swordsmanship; hesitates at the wrong moment in a fight; inability to express his feelings clearly.
It'd be strange for him to be small, unskilled physically and a guard, but he could be a trainee. Matrilines aren't accepted in Tyrol, though. Unless you make him foreign, he'd inherit his father's name.
Re the matriline, changed the first paragraph of history to:
The Jeanné family is a minor noble house well-known for one thing: its women are excellent guards, and its men have generally never amounted to much. Women who marry in are not true Jeanné, but their daughters are, and their daughters will unfailingly prove the rumour true (or at least, this is how history remembers them). The family is large and it isn't uncommon for Jeanné to marry Jeanné in the hopes of keeping the blood inside the name.
And re the first part: Would it work if I changed it to say his technical fighting skill was good, but his practical fighting skill was not great? Like, he can drill well, but he can't think on his feet so he'd lose in an actual street fight. Basically he's not awful but he's mediocre, and he'll never be anything but mediocre.
He tries to be friendly, but he's always a little too soft-spoken, a little too shy. His lack of confidence comes through in every action, and he seems perpetually dejected. He has the look of a kicked puppy. Overall this makes him a really awful guardsman, but he's so determined to prove himself to his family that he's stubbornly sticking with it, despite knowing deep down that this was probably the worst career move he could have ever made.
He feels that the Hour is doing a lot of things without consideration for the consequences, that Others are dangerous and should be monitored closely, that the Citadel is too openly hostile toward the Hour, that the Citadel is trying to start a fight, that the Hour is goading them to, that the duchess is running the kingdom in a bad direction, that Belief is a dangerous force that shouldn't be played with, (and that Belief is the reason he's so awful at his job,) that the king is spineless, that nobles are too busy squabbling with each other to do any good with their money, that the kingdom is ignoring its destitute when it should be caring for them, etc etc etc, and these are the "very strong opinions" that he keeps bottled up except for occasional cracks in his wall. He also kind of hates his family and the occasional complaint about his mother getting his favourite colour wrong or his aunt being an asshole will make it through, but he takes those back really fast.
Also he loves turtles and thinks they are the most fucking adorable thing in the world. He has a pet turtle named Speedy. People keep telling him it's creepy but he can't see why! That thing where you look away for a second and when you turn around he's RIGHT BEHIND YOU, that's just a thing Speedy does!
Personality Keywords: mousy, quiet, angry, opinionated, determined, unconfident, nervous, incompetent
Appearance: Members of the Jeanné clan tend to bear an uncanny resemblance to each other, and Baxter is no different. He has the typical Jeanné brown eyes and blond hair, along with the soft, rounded facial features. If you've ever seen the Jeanné women before in your life, it is very easy to peg Baxter as a member of the family.
He stands an unimpressive 5'2" and even in his Guard armour, he is completely unimposing. The way he carries himself shows a lack of conviction, and he seems perpetually nervous and uncertain. If he had some confidence it might make up for his small frame, but alas, that is asking far too much of a Baxter.
Languages Known: English (literate)
Skills: Superb organizational skills and a keen memory for numbers and facts
Strengths: He is very knowledgeable, especially about the political situation in Balfour; loyalty to what few friends he has; he has a strong activist streak, if only he'd be confident enough to express it.
Weaknesses: Bats. He is terrified of bats. Poor swordsmanship; hesitates at the wrong moment in a fight; inability to express his feelings clearly.
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The Jeanné family is a minor noble house well-known for one thing: its women are excellent guards, and its men have generally never amounted to much. Women who marry in are not true Jeanné, but their daughters are, and their daughters will unfailingly prove the rumour true (or at least, this is how history remembers them). The family is large and it isn't uncommon for Jeanné to marry Jeanné in the hopes of keeping the blood inside the name.
And re the first part: Would it work if I changed it to say his technical fighting skill was good, but his practical fighting skill was not great? Like, he can drill well, but he can't think on his feet so he'd lose in an actual street fight. Basically he's not awful but he's mediocre, and he'll never be anything but mediocre.
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