Judas Rostbane (jay-arr)
Judas Rostbane (a.k.a. JR, The Rabbit)
JR was born in the slum city The Sink, in New Colorado. He is the son of former Invisibles cartel leader, Aron Rostbane. He loves racing hoverbikes and did it competitively from the age of 10. He was skilled enough at this, earning the nickname "The Rabbit", that he wanted to be a pro racer when he grew up. Unfortunately, his family expected him to take over leading The Invisibles Invisibles.
Even though he was given the best education and life that cartel money could buy, JR was an unhappy child. Raised mostly by his mother and an absent father, JR wanted nothing more than the attention of his dad. (This may be why he latched on to Robert Lilly, even though he was only a few years older than JR). His father clearly preferred JR's younger brother, Mordekai Rostbane, calling JR useless and too spineless to do what was necessary in terms of cartel business. It was clear Aron didn't want JR as the heir. However, JR's mother thought differently tried to undo the damage Aron had done. Unfortunately, JR took his uselessness to heart and allowed pleasure to consume him.
Over time, JR came to resent his father, so when Aron died (JR was 17), instead of listening to his mother an taking over his father's leadership role, he passed that onto his brother. JR himself wasted his part of the inheritance and his "good" family name on vices: drugs, parties, and gambling. A few bad mistakes led him to get into trouble with the other cartels. His mother (having no choice) had to disown him and his brother & the other cartel leaders gave JR an ultimatum: join the Citizen's Army or be tried as an adult for his crimes and spend his life in prison. He chose the army, hoping he would die.
When JR joined the The Citizen's Army during the First The Savant Uprising in China, he served under Staff Sergeant Robert Lilly and the Street Dogs Alpha Squad. He never got promoted to sergeant during this war (but he did get Private First Class) and the fact that Mara did, has always been a sore spot for him. During the war, he worked hard to make Robert proud because he saw the older man as somewhat of a role model. Robert was the only one at the time that JR respected, though he came to respect Mara and his other squad mates as well (especially Chester (Chet) Ferryman, Roberta Mendez, and Han Niu - "The Ox"). Over time he grew to love Robert, though it's never clear if it was more as a brother of as a partner.
After the war and Robert's death, he and Mara got together in their shared grief. They made their way back to The Sink, New Colorado, eventually picking up work with the cartels in drug-running--the only area his younger brother allows. JR hates this practice and ends up getting hooked on the very drug he deals, a downer called tratihyrdate axilias or "Trax". This leads to strained relationships both with Mara and Kai in the Invisibles.
When Quentin VonBuren (who JR met during the Uprising) finds them after the injury of his son, Trent, he helps get JR off the drug. However, before JR gets clean, Mara gives Quentin a whole box of the Trax to take back to the doctor (Karl) who is treating Trent. This causes JR to get into massive trouble with the cartel, and he blames Mara for it. They have a falling out and he shoots her (The first time of many) and she breaks his wrist, taking the dog tags Robert gave JR and leaving to find Quentin. JR resents her for many months after this, attempting (and succeeding) to shoot her at least three more times before they reconcile. She later jokes that JR can't hit anything with a bullet except her.
Fortunately for him, Quentin hooks him up with a shadowy savant rebel group led my a man named Garret Helmsley, who are formulating a plan to begin disassembling the CORPs and work toward savant freedom. He works with Karl, Helmsley, and Clark, leader of The Company. He becomes the benefactor of the XCGen infiltration job that hires Clark's Company to steal data from the scientist Weaver and rescue kidnapped savant teenagers being used experimentally in the CIBERG Program. When that job goes south, JR hacks into the feed of every holoviz and network in the NYMC and plays a newscaster to show savants footage of the resistance. He also spreads the image of the Insignia to awaken savants in the city and draw them into the uprising. This plants the seed for the beginnings of the Second Savant Uprising.
Following this, JR officially joins Helmsley's rebel group called the The Starkill Army, located in the The Alpha Omega Compound. Finally, he gets promoted to Sergeant. (Though he still thinks the Starkill Army is using bullshit titles and he initially doesn't respect the group as much as he did the Citizen's Army and Alpha Squad that Robert lead). During the Operation Ishtar, JR flies the plane broadcasting the signal to the bomb rockets that @Sam and McKenna Bray are guiding to the wall. At this point he's reconciled with Mara and they have some type of affectionate relationship though neither of them are "exclusive".
He mourns as hard (or maybe harder) than Sam when Mara disappears following the Christmas Wall massacre. In the wake, he takes on a sort of mentorship role of Sam as he is Robert's son and Mara's ward and the only way JR can feel close to anyone after losing the two most important people to him.
Physical Description
General Physical Condition
Tall and muscular, but neither overly so, with golden-brown curly hair that falls over his face in perfect waves. Piercing hazel eyes which can be amber, green or gray.
Body Features
Has a scar on the outside of his right thigh, the result of a chemical rifle burn during the Savant Uprising. Since he went into hiding from Lightbar Industries's armies right after, the wound never properly healed and causes a limp to this day.
Physical quirks
Wears a flouncy moustache, usually elaborately styled, though will go through periods of being clean-shaven. Thinks beards are for the rougher men and working-class boys and "wouldn't be caught dead with one...well he'd rather not be caught dead at all..."
Special abilities
Apparel & Accessories
JR owns this burgundy smoking jacket he stole from Norman Rose, the CEO of Lightbar, right before Hong Kong Island was destroyed by the K-Force Rods. He is especially proud of this jacket, as it takes him back to the point in his life where he felt at the very top of his game and his successes--right before everything went to hell and his best friend died, and he had to go crawling back to the cartels. When he wears this jacket he feels like a pimp and a crime boss, ready to f-- stuff up and take no shit in return. He usually pairs it with too much jewelry, slacks, dress shoes and one of the antique combustion pistols he prizes (and Mara keeps stealing from him).
Specialized Equipment
Mental characteristics
Sexuality
Fluid. Likes anything that likes him back. Enjoys sex a lot and treats it with a casual enjoyment one would save for a good glass of whiskey or find cigar (he likes those things too). Doesn't get emotionally attached to many people, though it happened with both Robert and Mara. He will never admit whether he and Robert had sexual relations, though it is unlikely because Robert was pretty straight and also already cheating on his fiance with one person.
Education
Had the best education cartel money could buy--learned multiple languages (Chinese, Spanish, to name a few), all the fancy literature, how to navigate through social situations etc.
Employment
Accomplishments & Achievements
Failures & Embarrassments
Mental Trauma
Intellectual Characteristics
Morality & Philosophy
Taboos
Personality Characteristics
Savvies & Ineptitudes
Savvies:
Charismatic, smooth talking
Understands people better than he understands himself
Ineptitudes:
Can't hit a target with a gun (except Mara)
Likes & Dislikes
Likes:
Robert Lilly
Trax
Whisky
Whiskey
Booze
Cigars (clove flavored)
Dislikes:
Getting punched by Mara
The cartels
Trax
Being called Judas or Rostbane
Vices & Personality flaws
Vices:
Drinks a lot, frequently drunk
Smokes a lot, sometimes in closed quarters
Sleeps around a alot
Flaws:
Sometimes dispassionate toward other people's problems
Prioitizes the wrong things
Thinks with his crotch
Personality Quirks
Hygiene
Very clean and neat. Likes manicured hands, perfumed hair, and clean clothes. Prefers his clothes tailored and his looks impeccable. Hates being in the army for that reason...yet he keeps joining armies...
Social
Contacts & Relations
Family Ties
Social Aptitude
Simultaneously great and terrible in social situations. He is a smooth talker when he wants to be, but he can come on too strong and turn people away. No one saw this better than Robert Lilly who didn't like him a first but somehow grew to love him as he saw past JR's uppity exterior and to his heart which Robert believed was good.
Relationships
Wealth & Financial state
Used to be wealthy, then lost it all. Has had up and down swings in wealth based on the jobs he has worked for the cartels or the savant rebels.
Current Status
Sergeant with the Starkill Army
Species
Conditions
Ethnicity
Age
35
Date of Birth
August 3
Circumstances of Birth
Oldest son of The Invisibles cartel
Birthplace
The Sink , New Colorado
Family
Spouses
Siblings
Mordekai Rostbane
(Brother)
Children
Current Residence
The AO Compound
Pronouns
he/him/his
Gender
Male
Eyes
Amber/Hazel
Hair
golden, curly, shaggy
Skin Tone/Pigmentation
Pale
Height
6'1"
Weight
190
Quotes & Catchphrases
“Yes, I’m offering you a job, you jackhound! Do you want to get out of this shithole city or not?”
"So, you started late then.” He laughed, “Do you actually love this woman? Or were you just—you know—delayed?” He pointed to his crotch suggestively.
“For fuck’s sake, Rob, it’s JR. Rostbane was my father—piece of shit that he was.”
“Okay then, try not to think about Mara. But don’t come crying to me when you’re blue-balled and lonely.”
"So, you started late then.” He laughed, “Do you actually love this woman? Or were you just—you know—delayed?” He pointed to his crotch suggestively.
“For fuck’s sake, Rob, it’s JR. Rostbane was my father—piece of shit that he was.”
“Okay then, try not to think about Mara. But don’t come crying to me when you’re blue-balled and lonely.”
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