Jamal Easton

Jamal Easton is Hector’s Head of Security.

## Personality

Jamal is a very serious and respectful person.

## Relationships

While working in Queen’s Guard, Jamal felt that most other guards were pompous, insufferable bastards, due to them slacking off and then lording their status over anyone who wasn’t famous or rich.

### Hector Goffe

Jamal believes Hector to be trustworthy and deserving of respect due to him saving Jamal’s best friend and being a Lord of Atreya. Partially to show that respect to others, and partially out of habit, he always addresses Hector as “sir”, “milord” or “Lord Goffe”.

### Jessica Paulson

Jamal considers Jessica his best friend, and the two stayed in touch despite not seeing each other since they were sixteen.

### Lynnette Edith

Unlike many other members of Queen’s Guard, Lynnette never bothered Jamal, since she took her job seriously, even if she seemed a bit full of herself for someone so young.

## Appearance

Jamal is a tall, solidly build black man in his late twenties. He currently wears black uniform.

## History

Jamal is a native of Brighton, and had presumably been friends with Jessica since childhood, while they both lived there.

Sometime after leaving Brighton, Jamal joined the Queen’s Guard, but was gradually disillusioned with the prestigious position due to his dislike of most other guards. He was present in the castle during Abolish occupation, but doesn’t seem keen to talk about it.

After a call went out looking for people to work for the Darksteel Soldier, Jamal was the only one who answered, due to him disliking his current job and believing Hector to be trustworthy.

Despite being a guardsman, Jamal helped Hector with many other tasks, such as showing the way to Warrenhold, handling supplies, and making sure his mother was eating.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 “Jamal Easton. Head of Security for Lord Goffe.” - Excerpt from page 1623
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 “Anyway, the point is, Jessica is the reason I believed you would be a trustworthy person, despite your... *turbulent* relationship with the law. However, in the interest of full disclosure, sir, that was not what prompted me to give up my old job and come work for you. The truth of the matter is that I simply did not like being a member of the Queen’s Guard.”

Amelia pitched in now. “Why not? It was a fairly prestigious position, no?”

“It was. But most of the other guards were pompous, insufferable bastards. Excuse my language.”

“Really? Did you, ah... er, what about Lynn? Did you think she was like that, too?”

“Oh, that’s right. You fought alongside her, didn’t you?”

“Er, yeah.”

“She never bothered me. She seemed a bit full of herself for someone so young, but at least she took her job seriously. Most of the Queen’s Guard would slack off and then lord their status over anyone who wasn’t famous or rich. It wasn’t until after the assassination attempt that they finally started getting their act together and behaving like real soldiers should.”

“Were you in the castle during the Abolish occupation?” Amelia asked. She threw a look at Hector. “That was the name, yes? Abolish?”

Hector nodded.

Jamal’s expression hardened. “Yes, I was there.”

“Weren’t you frightened?” said Amelia.

“I was.”

They waited, but the man seemed to have nothing else to say on the matter. - Excerpt from page 730
3. ↑ “Welcome back, sir.”

“Oh, ah... th-thank you...” Hector stopped in the doorway to pull his dark coat off. He was surprised to find Jamal still awake at this hour. “You, um... you really don’t have to call me *sir*, Mr. Easton.”

The tall guardsman looked at him evenly. “Begging your pardon, sir, but I disagree.”

Hector frowned and tilted his head at him. “Why?”

“It’s for the people around us, sir,” Jamal said. “It demonstrates to them that I think you are someone deserving of my respect. And that affects how they see you. For the better, I should hope.”

“Uh... o-okay... but no one else is even awake, right now.”

Jamal paused. “Well, it may also be force of habit, sir.” - Excerpt from pages 725 and 726
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Jamal looked at Hector again. “Milord is from Brighton, yes?”

It still took Hector a moment to realize who *milord* referred to. “Er, I... yes?”

“That is where I am from as well,” said Jamal.

“Oh...”

“As it happens, I have a very good friend who still lives there. We haven’t seen each other since we were about your age, but she and I have stayed in touch all these years. And grown quite close, I suppose. I still consider her to be my best friend.” - Excerpt from page 728
5. ↑ There was an elderly woman in a faded rainbow dress and a rather tall black man in a white-and-blue guardsman’s uniform. - Excerpt from page 613
6. ↑ “Yes, sir,” said Jamal. By the look of him, he was in his late twenties and quite solidly built. - Excerpt from page 614
7. ↑ It was then that Mr. Easton approached Hector from the side and took his attention. His uniform was different than Hector remembered. The suit was even blacker than the man himself was. - Excerpt from page 1623
8. ↑ The guardsman took his turn next. “I am Jamal Easton. A call went out looking for people to work for the Darksteel Soldier. Seems I was the only one who answered.” - Excerpt from page 613
9. ↑ He glanced at Garovel, who just shrugged. “O-okay. Do you guys know the way to this Warrenhold place?”

“Yes, sir,” said Jamal. By the look of him, he was in his late twenties and quite solidly built. Rather than a sword like Lynnette, however, the man wore a holstered gun on his hip. “I would be happy to lead the way for you.” - Excerpt from pages 613 and 614
10. ↑ He decided that it was too dangerous for anyone else to venture down with him, so he asked Jamal to escort his mother and Madame Carthrace to a hotel. It was already well into the night anyway, and they all seemed pretty tired. Jamal left him with a variety of supplies, for which Hector was quite thankful. - Excerpt from page 642
11. ↑ For whatever reason, Amelia Carthrace seemed to think it necessary to keep Vanessa apprised of the reconstruction’s progress on a daily basis, and Jamal Easton checked in even more frequently. The man never said so, but Vanessa was fairly certain that Hector had ordered him to make sure that she was eating. - Excerpt from page 778