Jacob Hayles
Abbot Jacob Hayles
Jacob Hayles was born the third son of four in House Hayles, a dominating noble house present in the northeastern parts of the Jakonian Empire. In his position, he was unlikely to expect any inheritance, so he renounced his family claims and upon reaching twelve years old, he joined the Church of the One Sun. He rose through the ranks of the Church hierarchy slowly, using only family connections, but it soon became clear he would be unable to advance due to his persistent disregard for the value of any human lives. A detriment to his career in the Church, his sociopath tendencies soon came to the attention of the Fellowship of the Palm.
Invited into the Fellowship of the Palm he proved a knack for hand to hand combat and fighting abilities. Most of his time spent as a mere operative of the Fellowship is very strictly redacted, but he came back a much more charismatic and pragmatic individual. He was soon one of the Council of Heirarchs' most popular choices for the new Abbot position, and he sat and waited for his chance to succeed. The previous Abbot's death in 1036 after he accidentally fell out of a window proved to be an opportunity for Jacob, and he was one of three contenders for the position. The other two contenders died in a mysterious incident when a carriage they were traveling into was accidentally carrying firepowder and exploded. Jacob was shooed in and became the new Abbot.
Today, he has the ear of the Emperor, and the resources of both the Fellowship of the Palm and House Hayles, currently ruled by his younger brother. Though he defers to his brother in the matter of household affairs, he is intently focused upon the conduct of the Fellowship and its expansion of influence throughout the Empire and lands beyond. It is said that he occasionally still becomes personally involved in some assassinations and other operations of the Fellowship, and he is greatly feared by anyone who could run afoul of him.
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990 AF
51 Years old
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Samuel Hayles
(Brother)
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male
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