Jedek Tebin
Swashbuckling Ex-pirate Love
Currently, Jedek is in relative safety in Highgate, but he may be going out to sea soon.
A personal favorite of Melinoe Expspiravit‘s, Jedek is the former captain of the now-sunk Sea Wolf as well as a former member of Byron Caine‘s crew. While he doesn’t have the way with words that Davos Tebin does, he is an excellent sea captain and charming in his own dumb way, though he comes with a lot of unresolved trauma. Despite this, Jedek has become a trusted part of The Goons, and their sea-fairing captain (or co-captain when Melinoe is aboard). He was also taken enough with Melinoe, and drunk enough, to enter into a threesome with her and Davos.
Originally a street orphan from Loross, Jedek has lived a hard life. He was once cared for by an older boy named Tebin, as was Davos, and found that while life was far from easy it was ultimately a good life. While a street urchin, Jedek assumed the name of an infamous long-dead pirate with impressive report - which he used until leaving Byron Caine’s employ. It is unclear what his birth name was. As a kid, Jedek took a liking to Davos, and once, for his birthday, Jedek even was able to give him a mint cake. This would prove to be a turning point in their lives, as Tebin was ultimately killed due to the theft of said cake. Jedek and Davos found it impossible to stay in Loross after that. Jedek took Davos to Highgate and they never looked back. While Davos found difficult, but ultimately safe employment in The Gallows, Jedek found himself employed by the dread pirate Byron Caine, as it was easier with his criminal record - some of which were actually Tebin’s crimes and not his. However, those years with Caine would eventually prove too much for Jedek.
Instead of dealing with the trauma he suffered at the hands of Caine, Jedek found himself in vice. It started with alcohol and women but ultimately would end with an addiction to Tranquility - a Mystrium-infused drug that causes hallucinogenic - and the realization that his worst fear is disappointing his family, his halfling. This would eventually earn him the long scar that runs along his right thigh - a “gift” from Byron Caine that involved being torn open and scrimshaw being done on his bone. This led Jedek to look for an out, and he found it when he double-crossed Caine and stole the Eye of the Sea. The money he made from its sale ultimately allowed Davos to buy into The Goblin’s Woe and begin to make his fortune. This would catch up with Jedek when he was caught with The Goons, and tortured once again for the Eye of the Sea’s location. While The Goons were able to rescue him, it wasn’t the last of his troubles.
Jedek found that while he enjoys traveling with The Goons, he does not enjoy the things they seem to drag him into. Not only was he forced into Antaeus, but due to unfortunate bargains he also had to confront Byron Caine once more.