Jacob "Flamesson" Hammersmith

"The Dragon has something of a weakspot in the case of targets with no predictable course of action- which is why they prefer to employ them." - Illuminati file on Jacob Hammersmith

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Best described as "Here comes trouble", Jacob looks the part of someone itching for a fight. Known for his height, his muscle mass, and his barely held desire to use both to destructive effect, Hammersmith is a literal wall of bad news. The Old Goat's face is a mass of weathered lines and writhing scars, the trademark of someone who's had absolutely no regard for the concept of "Not in the face". His single remaining eye is normally pulled into a suspicious, enraged slit. Unsurprisingly his choice of lifestyle has sucked most of the colour out of his hair and skin, both of which have taken on an ashy white appearance as the ages finally begin to catch up with the furious dervish.

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A single word: Bad.

Known best for his short fuse and his sense of toxic patience, the Geezer is a paradox of terrible intent. Most people who cross his, often inscrutable, sensibilities find the Grudge that the Goat holds is a timeless concept that comes calling when you least want it to.

Jacob is known for his love of deals. His fierce adherence to the spirit of a contract while still managing to making his employer's life a living hell is one of the reasons he's not a more often employed independent agent. It's perhaps the only reason he continues to take his majority of work from the Dragons as they've taken great pains to direct him against things that he already has a severe distaste for.

When not in a state of near berserk fury the War Dog is a sly bastard, wheeling, dealing, and working within the local underworld as an arms dealer, Fixer and, if the pay is good enough, negotiator. If he didn't enjoy his complete embrace of madness his shrewd business sense and social usury would make him a candidate for the Illuminati. They cannot, however, afford the tide of madness and destruction that follows in the Goat's unsubtle wake.

Something the Dragons have absolutely no problem with.

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-Hammersmith is known for two things: His blinding rage and his near mythical ability to be an unstoppable force when enraged. While supposedly completely mundane in his abilities agents who have worked with Flamesson note that most people who work in the War Dog's profession normally don't live as long as he has. The Dragons, with their mastery of the unknowable Chaos, may well of found an organic nexus for their favorite element. Where it comes from is, or if it's some natural if rare human expression, remains uncertain.

-Most of his contract work as an agent results in widespread destruction and uncontrolled fires. It's earned him the the codename "Flame's Son" from the Dragons. The Templars and Illuminati were all too willing to append his file with the same warning.

-His work in the arms industry is only recently coming to light with the surge of Anima users in the Secret world. A good deal of custom swords, hammers, blades, knives, and other instruments of carnage have his makers mark stamped somewhere on them. The Goat seems to enjoy enabling other people to his favorite past time almost as much as he enjoys indulging in it himself. His forge location is, for the moment, undisclosed.

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The War Dog doesn't talk about his past. Instead he lets his nickname do the talking. A documented mercenary and arms trader, Hammersmith has left several zones of conflict with debts owed to him. The dragons enjoy this facet of the War Dog since his nomadic network of favors owed and debts due are something they can rely on the Geezer to call on if they need a domino pushed over. All too often someone who thought himself safe from the Old Goat has found that same bastard over his shoulder years later asking for a "Little help with something". Decades of chasing conflict and, in some cases, sparking it, means he has a lot of stories. Some he'll actually tell if you buy a drink or five.

This has made him a valuable agent of change for the Dragons as his movements pull wide-reaching ripples through their simulations that they can barter into larger waves

It makes everyone else nervous.

Quotes from others
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A little music for the Shivan dance
AC/DC- If you want blood Flogging Molly- Fuck you I'm Drunk Black Sabbath- War Pigs Johnny Cash- God's gonna cut you down Johnny Cash- Ain't No Grave MSI- Shut Me Up Modest Mouse- Satin in a Coffin North Side Kings- Bad Reputation (Joan Jett Cover) Korpiklaani- Bring us pints of Beer Cage the Elephant- Ain't No Rest for the Wicked

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