Jack Goose

**Jack Goose** is the storyborn son of Mother Goose, and Weatherby Gander.

## Lore

Mother Goose met Weatherby when she found a fairly large goose egg. The egg hatched and the gosling grew into a fine gander. However, this gander was unusual in the fact that, for one thing, he grew as large as a horse, and for another, although he couldn't speak, they could communicate and understand each other just fine. For many years he would carry her on his back as she searched for interesting stories. You see, stories were, and are, her magical specialty. However, one fateful night, she was working on a new spell, and it backfired, turning her gander into a rather...goose-like human. However, this turned out to be the best, as she and her gander-turned-human husband would travel places together, and sometimes he was a human, and other times he was a giant gander. With her magic, he could take both forms easily. They went on to live a wonderful life together, and, after a few years of marriage, Jack was born.

## Appearance

Because of his rather....*unique* heritage, Jack can use the magic he inherited from his mother to take on two distinct forms: one where he is human, and one where he is a human/goose hybrid. In his human form, Jack possesses light-colored hair, not quite brown, not quite blonde, light skin, and bright, baby-blue eyes. His style is usually white shirts, vests in varying shades of blue, brown pants and orange shoes. In either form, he is usually never seen without his trademark aviator goggles.

In his magical form, Jack keeps his light skin and blue eyes, but his hair transforms into light-brown feathers, he sprouts feathers from his waist to his knees, along with a goose-like tail, and from the knee down, his legs become orange, with webbed, goose-like feet. He keeps his human-like upper body, but his ears become pointed, and his nose and mouth become replaced with an orange, goose-like beak. Finally, goose-like wings sprout from his upper back.

## Personality

If you were to align Jack on the D&D alignment chart, he would definitely be Chaotic Good. His heart is in the right place, and he means well, but, possibly due to his avian heritage, he definitely has a free spirit, and would rather be flying free than cooped up. Possibly due to his mother, Jack loves to read, and loves to tell stories. He especially loves to be in his mother's library, amongst the books she's collected.

## Powers

* **Form swapping:** Because of his....*unique* heritage, Jack possesses the ability to switch between his fully human form, and his half-goose form, at will.
* **Flight:** Because of his avian heritage, Jack possesses wings on his back that allow him to fly through the air with ease.
* **Enhanced agility:** Because of his avian heritage, Jack possesses the ability to go from one action to another effortlessly.
* **Enhanced balance:** Because of his avian heritage, Jack possesses an innately well-developed sense of balance.
* **Enhanced combat:** Because of his avian, specifically waterfowl, heritage, Jack possesses innately enhanced levels of hand-to-hand combat skills.
* **Enhanced endurance:** Because of his avian heritage, Jack possesses the ability to survive with little to no energy for an extended period of time.
* **Enhanced lung capacity:** Because of his avian heritage, Jack possesses tremendous lung capacity, allowing him to use oxygen more efficiently than others while staying active.
* **Enhanced reflexes:** Because of his avian heritage, Jack possesses an innately enhanced reaction speed.
* **Enhanced senses:** Because of his avian heritage, Jack possesses heightened senses, allowing him to see, hear, smell, taste, and touch better than the average person.
* **Enhanced strength:** Because of his avian, specifically waterfowl, heritage, Jack possesses the ability to exert a great amount of strength from his muscles.
* **Aerial adaptation:** Because of his avian heritage, Jack is adapted to living in high altitudes, allowing him to use the oxygen more efficiently, combat wind friction, and gives him immunity to vertigo and fear of heights.
* **Speed swimming:** Because of his avian, specifically waterfowl, heritage, Jack possesses the ability to swim at high speeds.
* **Air manipulation:** Because of both his avian and fairy heritage, Jack possesses the ability to manipulate the air.
* **Lexiconicy:** Because of his fairy heritage, Jack inherited his mother's ability to transform written words into the actual object.
* **Bibliokinesis:** Because of his fairy heritage, Jack inherited his mother's ability to manipulate books
* **Goose communication:** Because of both his avian and fairy heritage, Jack possesses the ability to communicate with geese.

## Weaknesses

* **Iron/steel:** Due to his fay heritage, Jack cannot stand iron and steel, and touching it burns him. They are also the only metals that can truly kill him, as other metals will only maim and injure, but won't kill.
* **Milk/cream:** Due to his fay heritage, Jack can drink milk and cream, but they will intoxicate him when he drinks them, like mortals and alcohol.