William Conrad Jackson

An ex-mercenary now working for FedEx in the United States

a character in “When the Lion Wakes”, as played by True Grave

Last seen at: Gambit's Bar

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Description

Bronzed skin tone, thin and wiry, yet muscular. Neck-length brown hair and brown eyes. Wears a FedEx uniform.

Personality

Will has become a much kinder person, but his military lifestyle still elaves him cold and distanced to others.

Equipment

A box-cutter that he carries on him for job purposes.

History

Born to parents that left him at the hospital, he was taken in by an adopted family and raised in foster care. His surrogate family tried their best to raise him as a son, but Will just never felt any connection with them. After graduating high school, he signed up with the Army and went to Texas for Basic Training. There, he excelled and graduated to the rank of Private three months before the rest of his class. From there, he joined Platoon B-12 under Captain Yancy Morris. This was where he encountered his first problem.

From an early age, Will despised guns, as he thought that they were weapons a coward uses to fight. In thinking so, he broke his standard-issue M16 over his knee, earning him a demerit for abuse of military equipment. Following this, he was also given a second demerit for disobeying a direct order to receive a new M16 from the armory. These two demerits alone should have gotten him dismissed, but thanks to his superb skill in military techniques, as displayed in Basic Training, he was given a pardon and warned that one more demerit would mean a dismissal. They allowed him to train using only knives and from there, Will flourished once more, impressing his Captain and earning him the respect of many of his fellow soldiers. Within five years, Will was promoted several times, reaching the rank of Sergeant Major.

After doing his job admirably, Will was promoted again to the rank of Second Lieutenant, and put in charge of his own platoon. Having all ready garnered the respect of both the soldiers and his fellow officers, Will adjusted to the role with ease. His platoon completed many high-profile assignments, including stopping a Tuareg uprising in Libya that tested his platoon's skill and Jackson's leadership skills to the fullest. After several more assignments that proved Jackson's reliability as an officer, he was given his third category jumping promotion into the rank of Brigadier General. Within two years, he was promoted to General, where he once again excelled to near superhuman levels. Mystified by this ambitious and talented officer, the Brass recommened that he be promoted into the ranks of a Special Forces unit, known as the Green Berets, where he could serve his country as a true combat veteran instead of being bogged down by politics.

After being transferred into the Green Berets, he joined the 7th Special Forces Group under Special Forces Officer Leslie Tiller, who gave him no slack despite his incredible military record. Given his rank in the regular Army, Will was automatically made an SFO, and he served with his usual superhuman skill and determination. Within a year after his successful counter-terrorist operation that captured Osama Bin Laden in Afganistan, the Brass decided to promote him one more category and make him a member of the Black Berets, a secret Special Forces Unit created from the best of the best in the US Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force and other Special Forces Units, including the Army Rangers. There, Will proved that he was exceptional, even among the exceptional, wielding a variety of impressive skills and achieving the rank of Captain of the Black Berets, the highest SFU rank in the US Army. Will led his team against terrorists, dictators, and even foreign generals with nuclear weapons, winning every time without ever using a single firearm. However, even though he was only a request away from becoming General of the Armies, Will had begun to grow bored with military life.

During his time in the Black Berets, Will found out that his thirst for blood ran far deeper than his military career would allow him to satiate. Feeling restricted, he asked the Brass to grant him an honorable discharge. They begged him not to leave, even offering to make him a General of the Army right there. But Will was resolute, and received his discharge. From there, he decided to follow the path of the mercenary. Of course, now he just needed to know who was in the market for one.

He achieved this thanks to a buddy in the Intelligence division. Will left the country for Japan with the stolen file, and the US military decided not to pursue, knowing all too well how dangerous Will truly was, especially now that he had gone freelance. He approached the Japanese government, who were skeptical about his intentions. They made Will prove that he was really out of the US military by asking him to attack a US base and bringing them the head of the General stationed there. Will did so, and the Japanese gave him a job, giving him a Chinese nickname and sending him to Venezuela to soften up the government. Will has been there ever since, just waiting to shed the enemy's blood.

After several years as a mercenary, and a life-changing encounter with the Motilone Bari tribe, Will has topped being a mercenary and gone back to the States. He now works as a FedEx delivery man.

William Conrad Jackson's Story