Character Name:  Jasper Cleaves<br/><br/>Sex:  M<br/><br/>Age:  23<br/><br/>Orientation:  Straight<br/><br/>Height: 5' 9”<br/><br/>Weight:  140 lbs<br/><br/>Hair Color/Style:  Brown and light red.  Extends to mid-back, but generally held back with a hair-tie.<br/><br/>Eye Color:  Deep brown with hints of green<br/><br/>Additional Physical Information:<br/>Jasper has a six inch full beard which is dark red in color.  His general attire consists of tattered blue jeans which appear a few inches too large in the waist(due to lack of funds for new clothing), and oversized muscle shirts which do nothing to mask his lack of muscle definition.  Being a man of intellect rather than physical traits he is somewhat slender.  His feet are covered by leather steel-toe boots.  Thankfully for Jasper, his feet haven't grown much in the past couple of years, so his toes just press slightly against the edge of his footwear.  He has a tough coat, which is also a bit too large, crafted from leather swiped off a supply truck, and stitched with nylon acquired the same way.  Though, he only dons the coat when weather conditions deem appropriate...which can be quite frequent in the swamps.<br/><br/>Occupation:  Former GenCorp scientist turned renegade.  He conducts experiments on his own accord and terms, specializing in plant life.  He makes a sparse living selling what little bit of produce he obtains from the experiments.  This small flow of currency is immediately redirected into his living costs and whatever luxuries he can afford.<br/><br/>Location:  Jasper inhabits a small shack in the pits, not even ten minutes from Francie's Place.  His “home” is the equivalent of an efficiency apartment.  It has one bedroom which is roughly 4'X4' and just tall enough for him to stand upright and brush the top of his head across the light fixture.  His kitchen, which surprisingly is the biggest room in the house, has been transformed into a workspace for his experiments.  The windows provide just enough light for a few specimens, but the rest rely on artificial light for photosynthesis.  He rarely even spends time in his small excuse for a living  room, choosing to remain in his laboratory setting when he is at home.  Therefore he has no furniture, or other appliances.  He relies on what produce he can save without hurting his budget to sustain himself, and occasionally will trade such produce with the highwaymen if he wants something a little different.  He has 3'X3' bathroom connected to his workspace.  There's a small shower space on one end, and a toilet directly opposite.  He relies on the highwaymen for a small supply of fresh water as well, which he pumps through a self-fashioned hydraulic system for his bathing needs.  The comode runs directly into a sinkhole just behind his property, which would make any unwary traveler's descent even more unpleasant.<br/><br/>Brief History:<br/>Jasper graduated from New Olympus University on a company provided scholarship.  He was very involved in botany programs, and had at first been in full support of the company.  It didn't take too long for Jasper to realize that their intentions weren't so noble.  After roughly 3 months of working on the FructaFille project, he went AWOL and migrated south to the swamps to avoid any pursuit.  He managed to sneak away seeds which had not quite been tampered with and used these for his early experiments in botany.  He has no desire to splice genetics and create hybrids, all Jasper wants is a nice garden with fresh vegetables.  He's spent the past few years of his life working on plant-life that can sustain itself in the harshly polluted wastelands, but is met with failure at every attempt.  He frequents Francie's Place to catch word of supply raids, or simply to sell whatever he can muster.  The rest of his time is spent dwelling in the lab working to perfect sustainable plants.  He maintains caution when dealing with hybrids, but holds no prejudice.<br/><br/><br/><br/><br/>Let me know what you think.  I'll edit as necessary