Jack Viscer

**Jack** is one of the potential love interests in Gilded Shadows. He also features as a major character in Caissa Fianchetto's route, and can appear in other routes as well.

## Appearance

Jack is a relatively tall, muscular man with naturally brunette hair and brownish-violet eyes. He has multiple scars all over his body, but the most noticeable one for most of the game is the vertical scar on the right side of his mouth.

Though Jack's hair is naturally brown, he appears in the early game with blue hair - which appears brown later on when he dyes it back to its natural colour.

Jack usually wears a black leather jacket over a black and red shirt. He appears without the jacket numerous times in the game. He also has multiple silver ear piercings in both ears.

## Personality

Jack is an easy-going flirt that is easy to get along with for most people. Though his tendency to tease others also has a tendency to get him into trouble. He is very up front about his feelings but is sometimes misunderstood to be insincere.

He has a serious side as well and truly does care for the people around him.

A man laden with deep regrets, he always does his best to follow his own moral compass in a way that protects the people he cares for. He does not want to repeat the mistakes of the past or lose more people close to him.

He is very protective of people he loves - sometimes to the point of being overbearing, and he gets attached to people quite easily.

## Abilities

* Clairvoyance - As an Esper, Jack possesses some level of Clairvoyance, but it's unclear how strong it is.
	+ "Sphere" - The size of Jack's sphere is a complete mystery and he never particularly discusses this factor of his psi ability.
* Telekinesis - Jack possesses telekinesis like all Espers, but it's unclear how adept he is at it as he never demonstrates this in the game.
* Bio-kinesis - As a rook, Jack possesses this specialised form of telekinesis. He can enhance all senses but is particularly adept at strength and speed enhancement (such as when he tried to chase down Morgan when she stole his vehicle).
* Physical Regeneration - Jack also possesses enhanced physical regeneration, which helps him heal from injuries faster than normal people. This can be hindered with extremely severe injuries or when he's also experiencing psi fatigue.

## Relationships

#### Caissa Fianchetto

Caissa is currently Jack's closest friend. Though Jack is officially just Caissa's bodyguard, the two of them have a deep respect and trust for one another. Though Jack will tease Caissa about being a bookish dork, Jack really just wants to see Caissa happy and would do just about anything to make his goals for Cestrescir a reality.

#### Keres Fianchetto

Jack is on better terms with Keres than he usually lets on. And he is Keres' source of information regarding Caissa, how well he's doing, and what he gets up to. As such, he's turned into an unwitting confidant for Keres and knows much more about his motivations and feelings toward Caissa than even Caissa does. Though it can only extend so far, Keres is willing to be quite lenient with Jack compared to how he treats most others.

#### Caleb Zheng

Jack's former best friend, the two are now estranged. Jack still considers Caleb one of his closest friends despite their falling out. He hates that Caleb stayed on with Endgame but knew it would be difficult - if not impossible - for Caleb to leave the only real home and family he'd ever known. That was why Jack left on his own. If it was possible to reconcile with him, he'd do it in a heartbeat. And he still very much loves and considers Caleb his brother.

#### Ari Vaughn

Much like Caleb, Jack still considers Ari a friend and would reconcile with him if given the chance. Though not as close as Caleb, Jack still views Ari as family and would always look after him if needed. Even when they're on opposing sides.

#### Veli Rahl

Veli and Jack have a bizarre relationship. As they are both part of Caissa's factions they are allies and will look out for one another. But they are not friends and Jack doesn't particularly like Veli (he doesn't dislike him either - he views him much like you'd view a dangerous animal. Most of the time you want to keep your distance but sometimes it's fun to poke him with a stick.)

#### Celeste Idler

Jack and Celeste have a friendly (if a little antagonistic) relationship. She is constantly giving him a hard time about how frequently he gets hurt and, in return, he likes to tease her about her angry mothering of everyone at the Court.

#### Magnus Ulrich

Jack has a deep dislike for Magnus Ulrich and though he admits that Magnus is not the one in charge of Endgame, he distrusts him and has never forgiven him for the fact that Sylvia was sacrificed for his sake - nor for the way he perceives Magnus shielded the council from responsibility from it.

#### Sylvia Viscer

Not much is known about Sylvia, but it is clear that she raised Jack and functioned as more of a mother figure to him than a sister. He held her in the deepest regard and loved her deeply. He was devastated by her death and it was the cause of him abandoning Endgame.