Concept
Focused. Temperamental. Aggressive. Detailed. Disorganized. Paranoid. Mildly self-conscious. Ambitious. Semi-social. Flirtatious. Silent. Non-committal (in relationships). Driven. Determined. Loyal as all Hell. Questionable morals. Fierce. Tactful. Trustworthy. Mildly distrustful. Dependable. Has emotions, but forgets the wear them. Stubborn. Selfish. Brutal. Focused. Can be compromising. Sharp. Sometimes humorous. Can be friendly. Approachable at times. Vengeful. Takes risks. Strong willed. Mediocre self-control. Truthful, mostly brutally. Passionate. Dangerous. Competitive. Strives to fill his family reputation. Independent. Thoughtful. Hard to frighten. Horrible pep-talker. Systematic. Selective. Tactful. Confident (annoyingly so). Loves to be alone, hates to be lonely. Mildly pessimistic. Almost no self-control. Rarely playful. Not considered 'wise', but not stupid. Promiscuous. Cares deeply for those close to him. Fight-ready. Predictably unpredictable. Cooperative nuisance. Meticulous. Unconcerned for strangers. 'Fear-less'. Prone to addictive behaviors. Demanding. Defensive. Mildly open-minded (more than his family). Cold. Short-fuse. Not a closed book. Respectful. Rude, occasionally. Can be biased. Dedicated.
History
Jed had a very comfortable life. All aspects of his childhood were taken care of, from education to money to love. Unlike some of the other Dynasties, the Radacke family tends to be very close. One of the closest people Jed had been with his entire life, was his cousin Waite. Waite is only a year older than Jed, and since Waite has no siblings, and Jed has two sisters, their friendship formed pretty easily and quickly. It was often hard to find the two separate unless they were at lessons for forced apart. As the two grew older, differing opinions and interests pulled the two apart, leaving a polite gap in their relationship. The two Radacke kids that Jed never fell apart from were his sisters. The quieter Risa and loud Ismerilda hold a place in his guarded heart, one that they will never out grow no matter how annoying he thinks they are. As for Jed's mother, he never really liked the woman, but always sought for her attention. She doted more on his sisters than she did on him, simply because they were girls. This imbalance drew in Jed's father, but Jed decided he didn't like his father. The Ionu worshipper had fallen in love with the beautiful Radacke woman, but still held on to his own Alvadas roots. Jed didn't understand why his father couldn't be 'normal' and resented him for it. Despite the obvious hate form his son, his father took his time getting close to Jed, but passed before he could develop a functional relationship with his son. Mica, Morai and Bice took the rolls of Jed's mentors as he grew up.
Rounded in with Waite, the two boys were taught their place in Kenash, as Dynasty members and as craftsmen. As a child, Jed, his siblings and his cousin had little responsibilities. They could run through the indigo fields playing chase or wander Kenash as they pleased, supervised of course. It wasn't until his early teens that Jed was finally taught discipline. It had already been worked into him to be the vicious cold man he grew up to be, all the Radacke's were. But in his early teens he was taught the importance of work. Working with wood became a common hobby and a skill he progressed with quickly. Where Waite branched off into the more aesthetic crafting, Jed wanted to make something worth people's time ... and money. Thus he pursued the furniture business. When he was twenty four, he took over a small, old Radacke warehouse, using it for his business. His skills continued to progress and as his business began to fill out the warehouse, and he learned to make his own living, waning off of his mother's money. Now, most of his life is focused on wood and what he does with it, his solitary nature made this obsession easier for him to pursue.
Jed had always known the roles of slaves. He never glanced at them twice, they knew their place, and so did he. His companion slave, Matilla, was one of his few exceptions. The two developed a platonic relationship that has roots as deep as those with his sisters. As a child, Jed had never been particularly cruel to Matilla or other slaves. They did as he wished and he had no complaints. It wasn't until he grew into his teenage years that he was taught how to deal with the slaves. Brought to the slave house and shown how to break another person into submission, Jed developed a sick obsession with the work. Although it was not one he loved nearly as much as wood, Jed thoroughly enjoyed a good fight with an unbroken slave, whether he is beat or not. During these first few years of being introduced to the barbaric nature of his family, adopting the habits with open arms, he grew colder. The quiet and vicious creature he is today is a direct result of his late teenage years.
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Jed Radacke 
by Jed Radacke on April 18th, 2014, 4:00 am 
