Jessie Jaye

Jessie Jaye is a non-playable character from Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn. She is the Deputy President of Garlond Ironworks introduced in Patch 2.3 in the quest "Magiteknical Difficulties". Jessie is based on the Avalanche member of the same forename from Final Fantasy VII'". 
==History==
===Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn===
Slafborn informed the adventurer that a friend of Cid Garlond's was waiting in the workshop for them. They were greeted by Jessie who introduced herself as the Deputy President of Garlond Ironworks.
Due to Cid's absence she had been given the title, and was trying to get the workshop's productivity back up. She requested to see the adventurer's Magitek Armor (mount) to inspire new ideas. She was impressed but disappointed the weapon systems were damaged.
She asked the adventurer to collect parts to fix the Magitek Armor. After returning to her with the parts, she repaired it, allowing the adventurer to fire the weapons. Jessie informed they were not designed for combat (the effect was cosmetic).
Jessie began production of Magitek-enhanced equipment for the adventurer, and struck an exclusivity deal with Rowena to distribute them. The equipment could be purchased with Allagan tomestone of Poetics in Revenant's Toll.
===Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood===
Jessie appeared with Cid and the rest of the Ironworks team investigating Omega. She voiced her displeasure at Cid's usual disregard of their company's well-being, and revealed that in her capacity as Deputy President, she had hired Nero. When Cid attempted to fire him, Jessie revealed he had already been paid, with a salary equal to 80% of Cid's.
During the Omega trials, Jessie remained at Rhalgr's Reach while the team completed the first two sets of trials. When Omega targeted Nero, Jessie offered to come into the Alphascape in his place to support Cid, Alpha, and the Warrior of Light. Cid asked her to remain outside the rift and complete a prototype for an electrical detonator he has drawn up.
Jessie's work on the electrical detonator proved vital in defeating Omega. After Omega's defeat, Jessie celebrated with the group, and derailed Cid's plan to escape the cleanup work and reporting.
Jessie was the target of an assassination plot incited by the Garlean Empire. Dissatisfied with Garlond Ironworks' role as a sanctuary for imperial defectors, Lambard Calowise was ordered to kill her to destabilize the Ironworks. X'rhun Tia, Arya Gastaurknan, and the Warrior of Light caught wind of the plot and warned Jessie. As Jessie was scheduled to make a delivery to Ala Mhigo, the four planned for Arya to take her place, and turned the planned ambush into a trap. When the other three returned from the battle, she joked that they should send any bills for costs incurred directly to Cid.
Later, during the rescue of Arya by the Warrior of Light and X'rhun Tia, Jessie piloted them to the ruins of the city of Mhach to confront Lilith.
===Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers===
Jessie encountered the Warrior of Light when they arrived in Rhalgr's Reach looking for Cid. While trying to wrangle the latest recruit to the Ironworks, she contacted Cid and told the Warrior of Light that he would meet them in The Doman Enclave. Before they headed off though, Jessie warned the Warrior of Light that the Bozja Incident was a sore topic for Cid who felt he should have done more to save the people; Jessie urged the Warrior to be cautious about digging up the past.
==Characteristics==
===Appearance===
Jessie's appearance resembles her Final Fantasy VII counterpart, being a young female Midlander Hyur with brown eyes and brown hair tied into a ponytail.
===Personality===
Though Jessie is a hardworking, dedicated, and loyal member of Garlond Ironworks, she is often more concerned with the expansion, productivity, and general well-being of the business. She is less inclined to use company resources on less profitable endeavors, even if they are for good, or serious causes. This leads her into disagreements with Cid, who uses his company to aid his friends and allies in the Scions of the Seventh Dawn and the Eorzean Alliance. As a result, Jessie is independent and willing to make decisions without consulting Cid if it means for the betterment of the company, such as hiring Nero tol Scaeva. Another manifestation of this is her admiration of Alpha's cuteness—not because she just finds him cute, but because cuteness would have great marketability for Alpha merchandise.
During her early years in Garlemald, Jessie despised the patriotic zeal her parents displayed and rebelled, being more than happy to defect to Eorzea.
==Gallery==
FFXIV Rise of a New Sun Artwork.jpg|Jessie in "Rise of a New Sun" artwork.
Jessie Magitek Armor.png|Jessie checking on the Magitek Armor.
==Etymology and origin==
She is named after the Final Fantasy VII character, but Jessie Jaye's name may also be a reference to singer Jessie J.
==Citations==
Category:Characters in Final Fantasy XIV
Category:Hyur