Nathan Jack and family

Character
Jack was not a talkative person at work. Bunn and the others were used to him keeping his own council, which suited old blowhards like Bunn. (Chapter 6)
When Bunn asked Nathan to do something, he usually just did it without any backchat. He would occasionally forget to do the things he was tasked with doing, so Bunn or whoever would have to find him and shout a reminder. This was genuine forgetfulness though not out of laziness, as he found that just doing what he was told was easier than arguing and besides his mother had taught him to be a nice boy. (chapter 11)
Description
The younger man wore his uniform better, he was tall and as thin as a reed, but with a muscular grace that was only revealed when he moved. Standing still he looked like an underfed clothes-pole with a goofy smile. His name was Nathan Jack, he was half-Asian and had been Muslim back when religions had meant anything. Before the reditus he had just been starting university, but when everything got all jumbled up his mother thought, since both her sons had been taking karate lessons since they had been small children it was a good idea to get them jobs as Temple guards. She had been right, as other heretical families were persecuted by the muta, the Jack family, with their Temple connections were left well alone. Nathan’s younger brother, being quicker witted and more useful, had been sent north a year ago and little had been heard of him since. (Chapter 5) 
Jack loved his wife, but in his heart, she knew she had only married him to find safety. 
Being connected to a temple guard was a very safe etc
Set the scene a bit, he’s a nice guy and does what he’s told but is pulled between the three women. 
His mum is nice, but wants the best for him. His wife is a bit highly strung and his sister in law is above herself.
Wife is Mary
Younger brother in army. Randolph - wife Evaline 
Randy is a Sergeant . Operational Intelligence specialist
Mother is Tuti
Nate and Randy became guards not long after the Xmas of the year before and married not long after that.
It was Randy that found them the jobs. After that the women saw them as safety.
It was pretty much impossible to be a single woman in her 20s etc
Nathan's Flat
GUARD OUTFIT
Bunn
Fred Bacon
is one of the mullahs
‘He was the worst of them. A butcher with the blood of thousands on his hands, bro. I can’t even… I can’t even put
it into words the things he did, and the things he had us do. I can’t...’
Kills off his rivals and is now in charge of the army
CHARACTER GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
# Nathan all fine
# Randy gets him involved in the assassinations (the details of this ties in with Thorman.)
# Nathan not at all happy about it! But it is bad people they are offing and its TT / God's will.
# "Remember what dad said" moment
# Somewhere along the line his path crosses with Des so we can have that moment
# Fred Bacon???
# Their mum knows something is up, just not what it is. Tells them off in a motherly way - not to be home late etc
# They pack in the killing after going after Ray and realising things have gone too far.
His wife
And for Randy as well. We need more of them
And their mum.
Just because the main female character Helen is a neurotic mess it would be good to have a more pleasant female character.
I think we can bring in Tuti as the centre of the home life, her interactions with the wives and how she is at the centre of a secret Muslim society.
Tuti is always awesome - make her so that she would annoy the Critical Drinker :)
OLD NOTES
we want him doing nice things all the time. so that we have a nice scene where Helen is on the run and is shot at by guards etc, and then one is about to get her, but its all ok as its Nathan! :D - change this! Helen and Nathan have already met. So maybe make it Des that Nathan rescues?
But also, we've seen there family. It feels like they should have a Grapes of Wrath or worse (the pianist?) style ordeal (Nah, can't be arsed - i think we have enough drama with the boys going down a dark path, only to turn back to good later)
NJ has to come to terms with the new reality and help Randy etc to take down Fred Bacon ????
Randy has demons that need to be dealt with from the war
so TT goes mental and killing folks
have one more chat with Randy
Randy has run in with AB prior to Shadwell being saved
AB very mean to Randy, gets him to execute some prisoners or something
So when TT asks Randy to kill AB he is delighted
Involves NJ
NJ not happy, but its gods will etc
In the end tho, NJ will win with goodness and break down Randys tough shell and bring him back to the good side etc
Randy redemption!
they keep secret from mum
she is concerned and does mum stuff. she doesn't realise the seriousness though
tells them off for being home late and stuff
EVEN OLDER NOTES
Nathan Jack and family - tempted into evil, but then turn back to the light. Maybe Nathan meeting Helen again later on is what turns him back to good.
Randy becomes TTs assassin. He goes a bit loopy as his psyche cant handle it. Stops praying, and his mother cries
NJ wants to help. Goes on next hit. Brings Randy back from the brink. Maybe they tie in with Ray somehow.
This can be a classic brother arc. They fall out, mother brings them back together etc. Redemption for Randy etc
Don't forget all the wives. I think Acton has to off one of the family to make it personal when they slay him
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