Pirate Prince
STRENGTHS
Boy of a Thousand Faces: Jacen has the ability to shapeshift. However, this power comes with several caveats. A full-blooded Shi'ido won't master their shifting until the age of 150; Jacen is a half-breed and only a teenager, so his capabilities are extremely limited. At the most, he can alter the coloration of small parts of his body (hair, eyes, patches of skin) or slightly adjust the size or shape of certain features, provided he concentrates long enough to enact the transformation; depending on the scope and scale of the alterations, it can take several minutes or even hours to complete.
Regeneration: His ability to regenerate from wounds is considerably faster and more efficient than a human's, though the rate at which he heals is dependent on the severity of the injury. A superficial scratch could seal within minutes; a gunshot wound or loss of a limb would still take days, if not weeks to fully recuperate. But yes—if you cut off his hand or gouge out his eyes, they will grow back. Eventually.
Force Sensitive: Since both of his parents were Force Users, naturally Jacen has inherited Sensitivity. However, he has received little to no training in the Force and his powers have remained largely dormant up until this point.
Glamor: The Shi'ido possess a natural form of telepathy which allows them to subtly influence the perceptions of others. Its primary use is in covering up inconsistencies in their appearance that would otherwise tip people off that they aren't what they seem. Jacen also has this passive form of glamouring, though it won't work on species such as the Epicanthix, Hutts, and others who are resistant to telepathy.
NEUTRALS
Know-it-All: Jacen is intelligent, well-read, and possesses an incredible memory. He is knowledgeable about a variety of topics and loves to share what he knows (whether people want to hear about it or not).
Rich Kid: Jacen has never wanted for anything. His sheltered upbringing can make it harder for him to relate to others who were raised in less comfortable circumstances, let alone situations where he must step outside his comfort zone.
Ruthless: To survive in this galaxy, one must be at least a little bit ruthless. There is a fine line between trying to be strong and stand your ground, and being outright cruel or vicious towards anyone that gets in your way. Sometimes it's a difficult line to walk, but Jacen tries to do it as best he can.
"The young vampire was a constant mystery to Judd. Grew up a scholar's son, out of the life, then in the course of one week, he's jailbreaking and trading tibanna with the law. It was... amusing." - Judd
Compassionate: Jacen isn't always a nice person, but he will go out of his way to help those in need. He doesn't see it as a burden or an inconvenience; rather, he has found that offering his assistance can lead to him acquiring new friends and allies, or even just accruing favors owed. He also tends to value acts of kindness over politeness or niceness in others.
Impatient: He doesn't have all day, you know.
WEAKNESSES
Deceptive: Being a shapeshifter, Jacen has a bad habit of assuming alter egos and deliberately deceiving others in order to get his way. Sometimes this trickery can get a little out of hand, leading to trouble for the young man.
Mature For His Age: Being a cross between two very long-lived species, Jacen's body is aging at a very slow rate. He is biologically a teenager, but is really much, much older than he looks. With all the life experience he has had already, Jacen is more emotionally mature than the average teen. He struggles to relate to the youth of species with shorter lifespans and resents it when adults don't take him seriously.
Extreme Temperatures: His physiology doesn't do well when it comes to extreme cold (which can slow his shapeshifting and regeneration down), nor does he have any desire to be set on fire, electrocuted, or burnt to a crisp. Such injuries will take much longer to heal from, and as such pose a far greater danger to his health.
The Hunger: Jacen's vampiric half has many benefits, but it also comes with drawbacks. The biggest of which are the dietary restrictions - he must feed upon the life force of other living beings to survive. He can get by feeding on non-sentient lifeforms, but in areas where animals are not as plentiful or easy to access, he may have no choice but to prey on sentients.
APPEARANCE:
Jacen is a pale, skinny boy in his early-to-mid teens. His features are clearly a mix of Atrisian and the more alien look of the Shi'ido, though he tends to use his limited shapeshifting abilities to soften the inhumanity of the latter. He has deep-set dark eyes, an aquiline nose, and delicate cheekbones. His speech tends to be formal and rigid; it sounds strange coming from someone seemingly so young. His curly black hair is neatly combed or occasionally slicked back. He is always elegantly dressed in high quality clothing, showing a preference for black turtlenecks and leather jackets. Should you manage to make him bleed (or blush) you'll notice that his blood is black in color.
BIOGRAPHY:
Jacen Jiro Nimdok came into the galaxy on the same day that Senator Kaigann Fossk was revealed to be the Sith Lord Darth Solipsis. As if that wasn't a bad enough omen, the boy was born premature and suffered from a host of ailments that required him to spend the first few weeks of his life in intensive care. But the boy was a fighter, and he soon grew strong enough to leave the safe, sterile confines of the hospital.
Raised at Dixon Manor, the home of his mother Elise Ike, Jacen grew up in a loving (if somewhat isolated) environment. His father, Professor Errik Nimdok, was frequently away on business. The professor lived many lives: as a Master and Councilor of the doomed Silver Jedi Order, as a respected historian and archaeologist, and as an ambassador for his people, the Shi'ido, during one of the darkest periods of their history. With all these responsibilities and duties, it's a miracle that Nimdok was able to make time for his family. Jacen remembers him as a kind and gentle man who seemed to know everything there was to know about anything.
The boy was very young when his father died defending the planet Tython from the Brotherhood of the Maw, leaving Jacen to be brought up by his widowed mother and two older half-sisters, Kurenai and Miri. Though she was a scion of the Royal Ike Family of Atrisia, Elise kept Jacen away from most of her other relatives. Perhaps she figured that her vast extended family of Energy Vampires and cutthroat politicians would not prove a very good influence on the boy. She did not want her son to follow in their footsteps. At least, not until he was old enough to decide for himself who and what he wanted to be...
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