Jay Ferin

> "I'm wondering if maybe you've heard of their daughter and if... maybe they're looking for her?" – *Jay hoping to get information from Marshall John about her missing status.*
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## Character Information

### Aliases

Sureshot (by Chip)
Ms. Jay (by Ollie)
Jay Jay (by Jayson, Malenia, and Chip)
Love (by Anastasia)
Jorts (Pixie Name)

### Location(s)

The Albatross (current ship)
The Big Chipper (former ship)
Featherbrook Island, Kiwi Village (childhood home)

### Family

Drey Ferin (uncle)
Ava Ferin (older sister, deceased)
Jayson Ferin (father)
Malenia "May" Ferin (mother)
Taylor Ferin (distant relative)
Faye Ferin (grandmother)

### Connections

Chip (best friend & crewmate)
Gillion Tidestrider (best friend & crewmate)
Elizabeth Lafayette (friend)

### Affiliations

Riptide Pirates (co-captain/navigator)
Navy (family affiliation/former alliance)
Ferin's Eagle Den (former employee/family business)
Grandberry Pirates (allied)

## Status (spoiler warning)

### Status

Alive

Jay Ferin is a human ranger (5) / artificer (7) woman and she is one three co-captains of the Riptide Pirates. She is played by Condifiction, aka Condi.

## Description

### Appearance

   Jay Ferin is a young woman standing at a height of 5'7". She has pale skin, blue eyes and long reddish-orange hair that is often seen half-up in a ponytail. Pulling back one of her bangs is a small gold and black eagle pin, with the background of a setting sun, similar to the necklace Drey Ferin wears around his neck. She wears a dark blue cropped jacket with white fuzz, and underneath it a ruffled white tunic. Her pants are a tan color and stitched up along the sides; multiple belts sit around her waist. She also has dark bluish-grey boots, and wears fingerless black gloves with windows on the back of her hands.

She mostly, as expected of her class, uses a bow and arrow to fight. In the beginning of the Paramount Tournament Arc she equips herself with a pistol as well. Her main weapon since then has been either a pistol or revolver, which she enhances with her Artificer capabilities.

   In Episode 87: Swimming in Circles her appearance changed. Her hair is down and her pin pushes her hair out of her face. She wears a white square neck-line top with very short sleeves and you can see her feather tattoo on her back and layered gold necklaces. She wears a brown leather below-bust corset and has her old jacket tied around her waist and underneath that she has a belt and is attached to a thigh pouch on her left thigh, black knee-high leather boots with black cotton going up it that fits loosely around her upper calves and fingerless gloves that buckle around her wrist.

### Personality

(WIP) Jay is considered the most reasonable one of her crew, but is far from the most reasonable person in general as she often eggs on Gillion and Chip's antics or engages in her own nonsense plans. While she is often the voice of reason between the two more emotionally volatile Chip and Gillion, she is not always the impulse control nor is she morally rigid, acting irresponsibly at times. She is easily the most intelligent of them given her knack for building/tinkering/inventing, as well as being their ship's active navigator. Her hobby for tinkering makes her resourceful, creative and adaptable. While not as physically strong as the others, she is crafty and capable. She carefully considers her options and consequences before acting, such as during Grimm's murder mystery party when she does not readily disclose her role as police whilst her fellow party members immediately share theirs. Additionally, she rarely, if ever, jumps to conclusions.

She is capable of adeptly lying as seen on more than one occasion, most notably how Gillion and Chip never knew she was a navy spy until she admitted it herself. While this skill for lying in particularly can carry her through interactions dependent on deceit, she can be pretty awkward in interactions that are not tense, such as when she converses with Lizzie.

Jay is an unconditionally loving and loyal person with a high value of family, biological or not. This is showcased not just by her fierce dedication to the Riptide Pirates, but her inability to even think of harming her own family, even if they do things she does not agree with or cause harm to her. She is shown to be sensitive, for example crying when Earl talks about opening another inn in All-Port to honor his late wife. She believes in justice and standing up for oneself. In addition, she appears to be somewhat of a heroic type, showcased in the prequel episode Humble Beginnings when she recruits Chip to help her save a woman's baby that had been kidnapped on Featherbrook Island from a local gang. She can also be snarky and sarcastic, as especially shown through her interactions with Chip, although it comes from a place of endearment.

She has a passion for building and taking things apart, particularly weapons like guns, and has been tinkering since she was young. She is fascinated by these things and gets very excited about weaponry and learning about the way these things work.

She is a lightweight and when drunk becomes emotional, more animated, and more open.

## Background/History

Jay has direct ties to the Navy, the sea-based army clashing against pirates because of a generation-long bad blood. She has ties due to her family and relatives, the majority of whom are sailors within the Navy. She also has personal involvement in its forces, both prior to joining Chip as a pirate, and for some time during their travels together due to her joining as a Navy spy. This tie proves dangerous for her especially during direct Navy conflict as, while her loyalty now stands with her crew, she still knows she couldn't hurt her family.

After the death of her sister Ava, Jay makes a late enrollment into the subsection of Navy schools that taught and trained undercover Navy soldiers, who would infiltrate pirate crews. She specifically asked Fay Ferin to enroll (clarified in ep 114. needs word)

It's not yet known precisely how many relatives Jay has, but we do know her father, Jayson Ferin, is a Navy Vice Admiral as stated by herself and shown in the office of the Navy base in All-Port. In addition, her sister was a Navy Captain as Jay carries her medal and uses it to intimidate a crowd of uprising gnomes in Episode 6: Off With His Head!. We also know of her mother, May Ferin, who was not directly Navy but married into it, who runs her own tavern her uncle Drey Ferin, (brother to her father) and a former Black Rose Pirate. Finally, there is a distant relative whom Jay is not really familiar with named Tay Ferin who is seen in Episode 39: A Sea of Red and Gold. All of Jay's family wear a distinct family crest of an eagle flying over a sunset, which identifies them as a Ferin.

Jay comments in Episode 68 to Ichabod that she liked to tinker ever since childhood and enjoys it very much, but her father was disapproving of it.

Early in the show after reuniting with Marshall John, an ex-Navy official, Jay asks him about the Ferin family and if they are searching for their daughter to keep tabs on her. John states that the Ferins are "dangerous officials to keep tabs on", and the two he knows of are high-ranking soldiers currently on other missions. He states he doesn't know if they're searching, and after seeing through her awkwardness manages to glean that Jay is the Ferins' daughter. John informs her that as soon as they know she's missing, they will 100% come searching.

In Episode 29: The Paramount Tournament, when Jay is confronted by Elizabeth Lafayette at gunpoint (unidentified to her as of then), she tells her that "You can't forget a Ferin's face, and Ferin is Navy." Due to Elizabeth being confirmed to have known Jay's sister, Ava Ferin in some capacity, it is possible she recognized her due to their apparent (according to her) similar appearances.

In one episode, Jay states she knew she wouldn't have been happy doing what the Navy was doing. However, she still holds a sense of attachment to her family and this serves as conflict all throughout the campaign, as her old life, her guilt and fears transform into frequent night terrors or a difficulty to fight against the Navy regardless of what they were doing. In Episode 5: The Curse of Loffinlot, we see Jay have her first night terror, related to her family and humiliation. In Episode 11: Return to the Open Sea she has three back-to-back night terrors of her father, and then of her crew being discovered and attacked by the Navy. She has another nightmare in Episode 41: Growing Pains, serving as a clear manifestation of guilt - either by something she had done in the Navy or generally of her family. In the nightmare she sees Tay standing on a ship, before she finds herself in a similar red trench coat with her hands soaked in blood.

Despite being terrified of her family and of the Navy finding her, she willingly decides to help rescue Marshall John after he is captured and thrown in the highly secure and brutal Navy prison, known as The B.L.O.C.K. In Episode 53: Not Ferin Well, we finally meet Jay's father, Jayson Ferin, who she is just as terrified of when seeing him again in person. In the episode, Jay finally reveals the secret she had withheld from Chip and Gillion in the Sands of Time room in the previous episode. Showing the lengths she was willing to go to find the killer of her sister, she "pretended" to befriend Chip and Gillion and used them to try and get closer to uncovering who murdered Ava. During this time of her using them for any information she could find, though, she realized how much she truly wanted to get away from the military life of the Navy and her family and travel with these pirates.

## Relationships

### Chip

Chip is Jay's co-captain on the Albatross. Chip convinced Jay to run away from her life as a part of the Navy and working at her mother's tavern on her home of Featherbrook Island, thereby joining his crew where the two would later rescue Gillion Tidestrider. The origins of their relationship can be seen in the prequel episode Humble Beginnings. The two have a sibling-like bond where they bicker over small non-consequential things, but still have respect for each other. Jay sees him as a younger brother and cares about him, though she "would never tell him that". Their relationship was briefly hindered in Episode 52: Death March when Jay refused to tell Chip her secret. For the remaining time in The B.L.O.C.K., Chip held a grudge against her and appeared genuinely upset that she did not trust him enough, or did not believe Chip's secret was worth sharing hers for. When they find Drey and have to fight Jayson, where she admits that she was a spy and insists she never cared about them at all, Chip doesn't believe her. Their relationship is mended when Jay announces that she wants to continue being a pirate.

### Gillion Tidestrider

Gillion is Jay's co-captain on the Albatross. Jay met him the same time as Chip did when they pulled him onto the ship out of the ocean. They are very close friends, Jay outright telling him that he is one of her "closest and most trusted" friends in Episode 63: Farewells, prefacing it by saying that it isn't hard to word how she feels about him. She calls him strong and brave, and tells him that she looks up to him, and that she couldn't ask for a better friend. She is somewhat defensive and slightly protective of him; an example of this being her defending him from Chip in the aforementioned episode after he angrily demands to know if Gillion is going to choose the land or sea when they learn that the prophecy he was raised on as the "chosen one" details "getting rid of" one or the other. She tells him to stop antagonizing him, as well as tells him not to put so much pressure on him, then tells Gillion that he doesn't have to answer Chip. She additionally tells him that if and when the time comes to make his choice, she trusts him to make the right one.

### Jayson Ferin

Jayson is Jay's father who she is blatantly terrified of, referring to him as a "scary man" and a man who always "finds a way of breaking things". She mentions her father occasionally, always with a sense of lingering anxiety, and going as far as to say if she was captured by the Navy she isn't sure what would be done to her - perhaps a fate worse than death. In Episode 11: Return to the Open Sea, she has three back-to-back night terrors involving her father. In Episode 53: Not Ferin Well, the crew confront him in The B.L.O.C.K., where she is actively terrified of him, behaving uncharacteristically. She appears to dissociate and freeze up as she is unable to move and follows her father's commands, including shooting Gillion. It is implied that he was verbally abusive and controlling, going so far as to shoot a young Jay's beloved doll Samantha, as she was "focusing too much on playing with the toy". In her conversation with Lizzie in Episode 58: The Tides Between Us, she describes him as "alright" and still that "he always loved [her]".

### Ava Ferin

Ava Ferin was Jay's older sister. Jay holds a clear respect and fondness for her sister, as seen by her keeping Ava's medal from the Navy on hand at all times. Ava passed away before the events of Riptide. Two things have been implied about her death, one heavily - that being that she was killed by pirates. The second is that her cause of death involved some form of foul play. Jay joined the Riptide Pirates to both act as a spy for the Navy and further investigate the cause of her sister's death, likely hoping to seek some form of revenge.

### Captain Lizzie

Jay and Captain Lizzie's relationship started off tumultuous, with their first meeting being Lizzie threatening Jay with a gun on Joaldo Island. She held some reservations about Jay being on Chip's crew, urging him to not trust her in fear of her being a Navy spy. Ironically, she was proven to be correct. In Episode 38: The People's Champion, Jay appeared to be writing letters to her mother, but this is later admitted by both Jay (to Lizzie herself) and Condifiction to be untrue. The letters were, instead, reports to the Navy about Lizzie's plans for war. When Lizzie finds out, she is unsurprised though not angry, as she believes that Jay has changed her ways due to, not just her admitting this, but what else she says in their conversation.

Said conversation takes place in Episode 58: The Tides Between Us, when Lizzie invites Jay to The Porthole to drink and have a conversation in order to get to know her better and hopefully build some trust. The two had a long conversation while drunk, where Lizzie wanted to know "who the fuck [Jay] wants to be". Jay seems to have respect for Lizzie since changing her ways of being a spy. The two also both see Chip as a little brother. When their respective ships part ways later, Jay is the only one to catch Lizzie mouthing for them to "not die", to which she mouths back for her not to, either. It's safe to say there is now a mutual trust and even friendship between the two.

### May Ferin

Jay's relationship with her mother was a little ambiguous, as during some of her night terrors her mother had been included in them. However, in Episode 19: The One, Chip recalls the warm smile on her mother's face as he and Jay ran off and left Featherbrook Island together. More of Jay and May's relationship can be seen in the prequel episode Humble Beginnings, while Jay is still working at her mother's tavern. (wip)

## Notable Items

### Spyglass of the Navigator

Identified by Jay in Episode 50: The Block, the Spyglass of the Navigator is a spyglass that works in a similar way to the Commune spell. The spyglass can be asked questions, but only those about the weather, the course the ship is on and the ship itself.

### Thomas Edison's Tome of Thoughts

A book with golden pages with black "runic" writing and scribbles. After being identified by Jay in Episode 50: The Block, she learns that one can touch a page and think of a thought (approximately 20 words long) and it is transcribed in the tome in an unknown language. The page can be touched again and the thoughts will be played back in that person's voice.

### Pistol

A pistol she bought on Joaldo, which she was able to tinker with and upgrade. The pistol was given to Old Man Earl as the result of a lost bet. As of Episode 63: Farewells, as Earl has left, she no longer is in possession of it. She instead uses a revolver she took from a Navy guard.

### Necklace of Ferin

A gift made by Aslana, this gold and turquoise sea glass pendant necklace wrapped in brass and other metals gives Jay resistance to cold damage. It represents compassion, communication, wisdom, and warmth.

## Trivia

* Jay has a knack for tinkering, as seen in Episode 23: Downhill Desires when she picks up a book about craftsmanship from Alveros' library, and in Episode 26: First Blood when she chooses to spend her free time reading said book and learning the basics.
* She really enjoys fishing!
* It is implied that at some point, Jay worked as a party clown. In Episode 50: The Block it's revealed she carries a clown costume around with her on the ship which she uses that as a disguise while her and her crew are attempting to fool a Navy guard.
* It is implied that Jay is a lightweight drinker, getting tipsy off of a "small swig" of ale.
* She is confirmed to be bisexual.
* Jay has the Observant feat which, on top of giving her a boost to perception, allows her to read lips
* It was revealed in Episode 76: Uh Oh, Spaghettio. that Jay lost the ability to read in exchange for entrance to Kaz's Carnival. This has since been regained after leaving the feywild.
* Jay is left handed, as confirmed by Condi in his Discord.

## References

1. ↑ Information on the Commune spell
2. ↑ Condi's Tweet about Jay & fishing
3. ↑ Video clip on Twitter from a Condi stream
4. ↑ Information on the Observant feat

## Art References

1. ↑ Official thumbnail of Episode 83 by shanuraru
2. ↑ Jay's original official ref sheet by paincake101
3. ↑ Official redesign of Jay Ferin from episode 87 by paincake101