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[[File:jacque.png|thumb|right|190px|''Sketch of General Jacque'', Unknown 1601]]
 
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'''Jacque Staunton''' (11th of Malin's Wewcome, 1576 - c.1694), known most commonwy as '''Jacque de Fewsen''', was a Heawtwandew mewcenawy commandew, genewaw, and nobre in the sewvice to the [[Kingdom of Courland]]. Foundew of the mewcenawy company the [[Felsen Watch (Mercenary Company)|Felsen Watch]], Jacque pewfowmed and commanded numewous successful battwes in the sewvice to his cousin [[Tobias Staunton|Tobias I of Courland]], namewy in the [[Coalition War]] and the [[Northern War]].
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'''Jacque Staunton''' (11th of Malin's Welcome, 1576 - c.1694), known most commonly as '''Jacque de Felsen''', was a Heartlander mercenary commander, general, and noble in the service to the [[Kingdom of Courland]]. Founder of the mercenary company the [[Felsen Watch]], Jacque performed and commanded numerous successful battles in the service to his cousin [[Tobias Staunton|Tobias I of Courland]], namely in the [[Coalition War]] and the [[Great Northern War]].
  
== Early Life ==
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== Early life ==
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Originally Jacque of Staunton, the young bastard boy was born to the noble George Staunton and a young peasant woman precisely twelve years after the horrific events known as the [[Riga War]]. Tossed aside and discarded by his father, Jacque alongside his single-mother spent most his early years in travel from place to place plagued with constant hunger and the daily reminder of his father’s name, a name that if anyone had found out could lead to a deadly end for the young Jacque of Staunton. Things continued like this until Jacque’s early adolescence, in which Jacque’s mother had found love and married with an older grizzled mercenary. The small family had then settled within the cut-throat lands then known as the [[Dreadlands]], where Jacque’s new step father begun training him in both swordsmanship as well archery for two years, before Jacque himself decided to venture out and journey towards the one place in which his life would be most at danger, the [[Holy Orenian Empire]].
 
   
 
   
Oliginawwy Jacque of Staunton, the young bastawd boy was bown to the nobre Geowge Staunton and a young peasant woman pwecisewy twewve yeaws aftew the howlific events known as the Wiga Waw. Tossed aside and discawded by his fathew, Jacque awongside his singwe-mothew spent most his eawwy yeaws in twavew fwom pwace to pwace pwagued lith constant hungew and the daiwy wemindew of his fathew’s name, a name that if anyone had found out could wead to a deadwy end fow the young Jacque of Staunton. Things continued like this untiw Jacque’s eawwy adowescent, in which Jacque’s mothew had found wove and mawlied lith an owdew glizzwed mewcenawy. The smaww famiwy had then settwed lithin the cut-thwoat wands then known as the Dweadwands, in which Jacque’s new step fathew had begun twaining him in both swowdsmanships as weww awchewy fow two yeaws befowe Jacque himsewf decided to ventule out and joulney towawds the one pwace in which his life would be most at dangew, the Howy Owenian Empiwe.
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When Jacque had first arrived within the borders of the Holy Orenian Empire, he was hired as a sellsword to help guard the at-the-time poorly garrisoned city of Aldersport, within the grand duchy of Savoy. Here, Jacque began forming friendships and bonds with the Savoyard soldiers, mercenaries, and nobles who grew fond of Jacque due to his light-hearted ways as well charismatic personality. Things like this continued for Jacque for a single year before the sudden fall of the Grand Duchy of Savoy at the Holy Orenian Empire’s hands. Jacque, though his time was short-lived with the Savoyards, was devastated by the shocking turn of events, and due to this gathered whatever support he could from the remaining men and formed a small mercenary band of skilled Orenian outcasts with the single goal of terrorizing the Empire, infamously known today as ‘the Felsen Watch,’ a name given in spite of the Empire’s most successful capital city in the past.
 
   
 
   
When Jacque had fiwst awlived lithin the bowdews of the Howy Owenian Empiwe, he was hiwed as a sewwswowd to hewp guawd the at-the-time poowwy gawlisoned city of Awdewspowt, lithin the gwand duchy of Savoy. Hewe, Jacque began fowming fliendships and bonds lith the Savoyawd sowdiews, mewcenalies, and nobres who gwew fond of Jacque due to his light-heawted ways as weww chalismatic pewsonality. Things like this continued fow Jacque fow a singwe yeaw befowe the sudden faww of the gwand duchy of Savoy at the Howy Owenian Empiwe’s hands. Jacque though his time was showt-lived lith the Savoyawds was devastated by the shocking tuln of events, and due to this gathewed whatevew suppowt he could fwom the wemaining men fowming a smaww mewcenawy band of skiwwed Owenian outcasts lith the singwe goaw of tewwolizing the Empiwe, infamouswy known today as ‘the Felsen Watch,’ a name given in spite of the Empiwe’s most successful capitaw city in the past.
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Jacque, after his first few successful raids against the Empire’s capital of Johannesburg, openly declared his origin as a bastard of House Staunton. This seemingly enraged the nobles of Oren as Jacque had intended, though also unexpectedly caught the attention of the few remaining Stauntons taking refuge in the dwarven Grand Kingdom of Urguan, a kingdom fighting a brutal war against the Holy Orenian Empire at the time. After a fruitful secret meeting between Jacque and Aleksander Staunton, an agreement was made to officially oppose the Empire under a single banner, the green banners of House Staunton. With an official declaration of war, Aleksander Staunton’s forces had merged with Jacque’s Felsen Watch mercenaries, garrisoning and fortifying Jacque’s own keep at the time, the fortress of Ostwick, at the outskirts of the [[Archduchy of Lorraine]].
 
   
 
   
Jacque aftew his fiwst few successful waids against the Empiwe’s capitaw, Johannesbulg, had openwy decwawed his broodline’s oligins as a bastawd of House Staunton. This had seemingwy enwaged the nobres of Owen as Jacque had intended, though awso unexpectedwy caught the attention of the few wemaining Stauntons taking wefuge in the dwawven gwand kingdom of Uwguan, a kingdom fighting a brutaw waw against the Howy Owenian Empiwe at the time. Aftew a fwuitful secwet meeting between both Jacque and Aweksandew Staunton had taken pwace, an agweement had been made to officiawwy oppose the Empiwe undew a singwe bannew, the gween bannews of House Staunton. With an officiaw decwawation of waw, Aweksandew Staunton’s fowces had mewged lith Jacque’s Fewsen Watch mewcenalies gawlisoning and fowtifying Jacque’s own keep at the time, the fowtwess of Ostlick just outside the outskiwts of Wowwaine.
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== Military career ==
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== Military Career ==
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With things taking a very serious turn, Jacque’s military career on the grander scale of things had officially just begun. Named the Marshal of the surprisingly numerically vast and well-armed thanks to a single Savoyard smith Courlandic forces, Jacque had helped lead numerous successful skirmishes against the Empire’s ‘great’ Imperial legions before under command of Aleksander moving his army to join forces with the dwarven legions of Urguan, the levy of House Brawm, the mercenary forces of Noxus as well the dominant snow elven warriors of the Ivae’Fenn taking a stand against the Empire at the battle of the Gorge. There, a dramatic battle was fought where victory had come down to a mere few dozen dwarven, Fenn, Noxus and courlandic soldiers standing. This unexpected victory had shocked the Empire as the concept of losing was foreign to the Holy Orenian Empire. As the months passed, more and more Coaliton ( The name for the Anti-Empire Forces ) victories began to appear all around against the Empire, most under the military leadership of the now famous Jacque of Staunton. The most infamous of the smaller engages between the Coaliton and Empire forces was that of the John D’Amaury rescue, in which the Duke of Lorraine was captured by large Orenian force for rumors of rebellion only to be saved by a handful of greatly outnumbered Fenn and Courlandic cavalry personally accompanied by Jacque, quickly dispatched from Jacque’s personal keep  of Ostwick.
 
With things taking a vewy selious tuln, Jacque’s militawy caweew on the gwandew scawe of things had officiawwy just begun. Named the Mawshaw of the sulplisingwy numelicawwy vast and weww-awmed thanks to a singwe Savoyawd smith Coulwandic fowces, Jacque had hewped wead numewous successful skiwmishes against the Empiwe’s ‘great’ Impeliaw wegions befowe undew command of Aweksandew moving his awmy to join fowces lith the dwawven wegions of Uwguan, the wevy of House Bwawm, the mewcenawy fowces of Noxus as weww the dominant snow ewven wawliows of the Ivae’Fenn taking a stand against the Empiwe at the battwe of the Gowge. Thewe, a dwamatic battwe was fought whewe victowy had come down to a mewe few dozen dwawven, Fenn, Noxus and coulwandic sowdiews standing. This unexpected victowy had shocked the Empiwe as the concept of wosing was foweign to the Howy Owenian Empiwe. As the months passed, mowe and mowe Coaliton ( The name fow the Anti-Empiwe Fowces ) victolies began to appeaw aww awound against the Empiwe, most undew the militawy weadewship of the now famous Jacque of Staunton. The most infamous of the smawwew engages between the Coaliton and Empiwe fowces was that of the John D’Amauly wescue, in which the Duke of Wowwaine was captuled by wawge Owenian fowce fow wumows of webewlion onwy to be saved by a handful of gweatwy outnumbewed Fenn and Coulwandic cavawwy pewsonawwy accompanied by Jacque, quickwy dispatched fwom Jacque’s pewsonaw keep  of Ostlick.
 
 
   
 
   
A yeaw had now passed since the battwe of the Gowge, and anothew mowe decisive battwe had finawwy taken pwace, the battwe of Metz. Hewe, the Coalition fowces joined by the ‘holy’ awmy of the duchy of Wowwaine had lithout mewcy cwushed the Owenian awmies pewmanentwy clippling them fow the west of the showt-lived waw. At this point, wumows had spwead awound mainwy Coulwandic fowces that theiw Mawshaw, Jacque, was incapabre of wosing due to some sowt of divine powew. This theowy was supposedwy ended when Jacque was wepowted kiwwed aftew the thanium brast in Johannesbulg that destwoyed the Empiwe and ended the waw. Painted not by the nobres, but by the sowdiews a hewo, Jacque was given the notolious titwe of Jacque de Fewsen, the man of the Wising Sun, specificawwy given by his cwosest fliend, a stwange white-haiwed ewf simpwy known as the time as the Fewsenic Watchman.
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A year had now passed since the battle of the Gorge, and another more decisive battle had finally taken place, the battle of Metz. Here, the Coalition forces joined by the ‘holy’ army of the duchy of Lorraine had without mercy crushed the Orenian armies permanently crippling them for the rest of the short-lived war. At this point, rumors had spread around mainly Courlandic forces that their Marshal, Jacque, was incapable of losing due to some sort of divine power. This theory was supposedly ended when Jacque was reported killed after the [[Thanhium]] blast in Johannesburg that destroyed the Empire and ended the war. Painted not by the nobles, but by the soldiers a hero, Jacque was given the notorious title of Jacque de Felsen, the man of the Rising Sun, specifically given by his closest friend, a strange white-haired elf simply known as the time as the Felsenic Watchman.
  
Five yeaws had passed since the faww of Owenian Empiwe and multipwe smawwew kingdoms had lisen thwoughout the Empiwe’s once vast wands. One of the mowe pwedominant Kingdoms, the Kingdom of Coulwand wed by Aweksandew’s successow, Tobias Staunton had found itsewf in a tewlifying situation. The wumowed to be stwongest Kingdom, the Kingdom of Haense had decwawed waw on the Kingdom of Coulwand, and awmost aww of Coulwand’s awlies except the few mali’fenn as weww a handful of dwawven mewcenalies simpwy tulned the othew cheek at Coulwand’s caww fow aid, a time in when Coulwand was in it’s most despewate time of need. Duling these dawk times, Jacque had mysteliouswy wetulned fwom the ‘dead’ to offew his aid to the Kingdom of Coulwand. This shocked not onwy Coulwand, but those faw and thwoughout as Jacque was at the time thought to have been dead.
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Five years had passed since the fall of Orenian Empire and multiple smaller kingdoms had risen throughout the Empire’s once vast lands. One of the more predominant Kingdoms, the Kingdom of Courland led by Aleksander’s successor, Tobias Staunton had found itself in a terrifying situation. The rumored to be strongest Kingdom, the Kingdom of Haense had declared war on the Kingdom of Courland, and almost all of Courland’s allies except the few mali’fenn as well a handful of dwarven mercenaries simply turned the other cheek at Courland’s call for aid, a time in when Courland was in its most desperate need. During these dark times, Jacque had mysteriously returned from the ‘dead’ to offer his aid to the Kingdom of Courland. This shocked not only Courland, but those far and throughout as Jacque was at the time thought to have been dead.
  
Though Jacque was named Mawshaw by King Tobias Staunton, the now plime man decided to take a mowe passive wowe in the Haense-Coulwand waw. Jacque simpwy stood as a figule of inspiwation to the Coulwandic fowces, as othews incwuding the duke of the Duchy of Savinia, [[Abdes de Savin]] as weww [[Sven Staunton]] took mowe active wowes in weading the Coulwand awmies thwoughout the dulation of the waw. Jacque stiww used his infwuence to inspiwe the men and his stwategicaw ‘genius’ to hewp Coulwand whenevew he deemed necessawy ow fit.
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Though Jacque was named Marshal by King Tobias Staunton, the now prime man decided to take a more passive role in the Haense-Courland war. Jacque simply stood as a figure of inspiration to the Courlandic forces, as others including the duke of the Duchy of Savinia, [[Abdes de Savin]] as well [[Sven Staunton]] took more active roles in leading the Courland armies throughout the duration of the war. Jacque still used his influence to inspire the men and his strategical ‘genius’ to help Courland whenever he deemed necessary or fit.
 
   
 
   
 
== Jacque's Supposed End ==
 
== Jacque's Supposed End ==
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Neaw the end of the Coulwand-Haense waw in which Coulwand was assuled victowy, Jacque spent the west of his life twying to save as many Haense peopwe as he could. One wettew, sent to him light aftew the succesful Coulwandic siege of the Vaniw fowt, had emotionawwy touched Jacque in ways that nothing ewse could. Jacque now inspiwed to save as many lives as he could, set out to the Hansetian capitaw of Kawwsbulg onwy to be caught off guawd in a brizzawd and nevew to be seen fwom again. He was officiawwy wepowted dead by the Coulwandic militawy a month aftew. This brought heawtache to the heawts of many as peopwe fwom aww ovew moulned the woss of Jacque. Some of the sowdiews painted him as a waw hewo, which in tuln brought jeawousy towawds the heawts of some of the Coulwandic nobres. Wumows wewe spwead of Jacque’s soulwess, savage natule and a man who was once pwaised as a saviow now began to be painted a demon.
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Near the end of the Courland-Haense war in which Courland was assured victory, Jacque spent the rest of his life trying to save as many Haense people as he could. One letter, sent to him right after the succesful Courlandic siege of the Vanir fort, had emotionally touched Jacque in ways that nothing else could. Jacque now inspired to save as many lives as he could, set out to the Hansetian capital of Karlsburg only to be caught off guard in a blizzard and never to be seen from again. He was officially reported dead by the Courlandic military a month after. This brought heartache to the hearts of many as people from all over mourned the loss of Jacque. Some of the soldiers painted him as a war hero, which in turn brought jealousy towards the hearts of some of the Courlandic nobles. Rumors were spread of Jacque’s soulless, savage nature and a man who was once praised as a savior now began to be painted a demon.
  
 
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Sketch of General Jacque, Unknown 1601

Jacque Staunton (11th of Malin's Welcome, 1576 - c.1694), known most commonly as Jacque de Felsen, was a Heartlander mercenary commander, general, and noble in the service to the Kingdom of Courland. Founder of the mercenary company the Felsen Watch, Jacque performed and commanded numerous successful battles in the service to his cousin Tobias I of Courland, namely in the Coalition War and the Great Northern War.

Early life

Originally Jacque of Staunton, the young bastard boy was born to the noble George Staunton and a young peasant woman precisely twelve years after the horrific events known as the Riga War. Tossed aside and discarded by his father, Jacque alongside his single-mother spent most his early years in travel from place to place plagued with constant hunger and the daily reminder of his father’s name, a name that if anyone had found out could lead to a deadly end for the young Jacque of Staunton. Things continued like this until Jacque’s early adolescence, in which Jacque’s mother had found love and married with an older grizzled mercenary. The small family had then settled within the cut-throat lands then known as the Dreadlands, where Jacque’s new step father begun training him in both swordsmanship as well archery for two years, before Jacque himself decided to venture out and journey towards the one place in which his life would be most at danger, the Holy Orenian Empire.

When Jacque had first arrived within the borders of the Holy Orenian Empire, he was hired as a sellsword to help guard the at-the-time poorly garrisoned city of Aldersport, within the grand duchy of Savoy. Here, Jacque began forming friendships and bonds with the Savoyard soldiers, mercenaries, and nobles who grew fond of Jacque due to his light-hearted ways as well charismatic personality. Things like this continued for Jacque for a single year before the sudden fall of the Grand Duchy of Savoy at the Holy Orenian Empire’s hands. Jacque, though his time was short-lived with the Savoyards, was devastated by the shocking turn of events, and due to this gathered whatever support he could from the remaining men and formed a small mercenary band of skilled Orenian outcasts with the single goal of terrorizing the Empire, infamously known today as ‘the Felsen Watch,’ a name given in spite of the Empire’s most successful capital city in the past.

Jacque, after his first few successful raids against the Empire’s capital of Johannesburg, openly declared his origin as a bastard of House Staunton. This seemingly enraged the nobles of Oren as Jacque had intended, though also unexpectedly caught the attention of the few remaining Stauntons taking refuge in the dwarven Grand Kingdom of Urguan, a kingdom fighting a brutal war against the Holy Orenian Empire at the time. After a fruitful secret meeting between Jacque and Aleksander Staunton, an agreement was made to officially oppose the Empire under a single banner, the green banners of House Staunton. With an official declaration of war, Aleksander Staunton’s forces had merged with Jacque’s Felsen Watch mercenaries, garrisoning and fortifying Jacque’s own keep at the time, the fortress of Ostwick, at the outskirts of the Archduchy of Lorraine.

Military career

With things taking a very serious turn, Jacque’s military career on the grander scale of things had officially just begun. Named the Marshal of the surprisingly numerically vast and well-armed thanks to a single Savoyard smith Courlandic forces, Jacque had helped lead numerous successful skirmishes against the Empire’s ‘great’ Imperial legions before under command of Aleksander moving his army to join forces with the dwarven legions of Urguan, the levy of House Brawm, the mercenary forces of Noxus as well the dominant snow elven warriors of the Ivae’Fenn taking a stand against the Empire at the battle of the Gorge. There, a dramatic battle was fought where victory had come down to a mere few dozen dwarven, Fenn, Noxus and courlandic soldiers standing. This unexpected victory had shocked the Empire as the concept of losing was foreign to the Holy Orenian Empire. As the months passed, more and more Coaliton ( The name for the Anti-Empire Forces ) victories began to appear all around against the Empire, most under the military leadership of the now famous Jacque of Staunton. The most infamous of the smaller engages between the Coaliton and Empire forces was that of the John D’Amaury rescue, in which the Duke of Lorraine was captured by large Orenian force for rumors of rebellion only to be saved by a handful of greatly outnumbered Fenn and Courlandic cavalry personally accompanied by Jacque, quickly dispatched from Jacque’s personal keep of Ostwick.

A year had now passed since the battle of the Gorge, and another more decisive battle had finally taken place, the battle of Metz. Here, the Coalition forces joined by the ‘holy’ army of the duchy of Lorraine had without mercy crushed the Orenian armies permanently crippling them for the rest of the short-lived war. At this point, rumors had spread around mainly Courlandic forces that their Marshal, Jacque, was incapable of losing due to some sort of divine power. This theory was supposedly ended when Jacque was reported killed after the Thanhium blast in Johannesburg that destroyed the Empire and ended the war. Painted not by the nobles, but by the soldiers a hero, Jacque was given the notorious title of Jacque de Felsen, the man of the Rising Sun, specifically given by his closest friend, a strange white-haired elf simply known as the time as the Felsenic Watchman.

Five years had passed since the fall of Orenian Empire and multiple smaller kingdoms had risen throughout the Empire’s once vast lands. One of the more predominant Kingdoms, the Kingdom of Courland led by Aleksander’s successor, Tobias Staunton had found itself in a terrifying situation. The rumored to be strongest Kingdom, the Kingdom of Haense had declared war on the Kingdom of Courland, and almost all of Courland’s allies except the few mali’fenn as well a handful of dwarven mercenaries simply turned the other cheek at Courland’s call for aid, a time in when Courland was in its most desperate need. During these dark times, Jacque had mysteriously returned from the ‘dead’ to offer his aid to the Kingdom of Courland. This shocked not only Courland, but those far and throughout as Jacque was at the time thought to have been dead.

Though Jacque was named Marshal by King Tobias Staunton, the now prime man decided to take a more passive role in the Haense-Courland war. Jacque simply stood as a figure of inspiration to the Courlandic forces, as others including the duke of the Duchy of Savinia, Abdes de Savin as well Sven Staunton took more active roles in leading the Courland armies throughout the duration of the war. Jacque still used his influence to inspire the men and his strategical ‘genius’ to help Courland whenever he deemed necessary or fit.

Jacque's Supposed End

Near the end of the Courland-Haense war in which Courland was assured victory, Jacque spent the rest of his life trying to save as many Haense people as he could. One letter, sent to him right after the succesful Courlandic siege of the Vanir fort, had emotionally touched Jacque in ways that nothing else could. Jacque now inspired to save as many lives as he could, set out to the Hansetian capital of Karlsburg only to be caught off guard in a blizzard and never to be seen from again. He was officially reported dead by the Courlandic military a month after. This brought heartache to the hearts of many as people from all over mourned the loss of Jacque. Some of the soldiers painted him as a war hero, which in turn brought jealousy towards the hearts of some of the Courlandic nobles. Rumors were spread of Jacque’s soulless, savage nature and a man who was once praised as a savior now began to be painted a demon.