Will Jackson

"'But there's no Stormholt anymore. Not in any way that matters. I ride for myself now.'""—Will Jackson after Queen Adriana's death"Will Jackson, a character in The Crown & The Flame series, is a Stormholt soldier. He is first seen in Book 1, Chapter 3.

Appearance
Will has brown eyes, brown neatly-combed hair and a brown full beard. He wears the standard Stormholt soldier armor consisting of a silver breastplate and shoulder guards held by brown belts and fasteners, and silver mesh armor covering the upper arms. In addition, he wears blue sleeves underneath, brown elbow gloves, and a blue cape.

Personality
Jackson is a very loyal soldier and a strong fighter. He initially served the Rys Family valiantly, likely because the Rys family promised to look after his family, but he decided to join Severin's band of mercenaries after he discovered that his family starved to death after the Nevrakis takeover. As a result, Jackson disdained the idea of fighting for royalty as he believed kings and queens do not keep their promises at all. He however kept his honor and discipline, unwilling to live like wild animals as the mercenaries did.

Jackson was shown to be remorseful of his actions, openly displaying humility to Kenna after he unknowingly mistreated her upon their first encounter, unlike Val. He was a dutiful soldier, marching, upon Kenna's orders, on his own from the Five Kingdoms all the way to the Blackspine Mountains and back to Lykos, all just to inform Dominic Hunter that Kenna wants him to come back for battle.

Jackson is also discriminatory against former enemies, refusing to hide his hatred of the Nevrakis to Diavolos despite the latter trying to act cordial. He is also equally hostile to what he deems as former allies, as he did not hesitate to execute Raydan upon meeting him following his alleged defection to Azura.

Kenna Rys
Will becomes impressed by Kenna after she wins the knife toss game between himself, Kenna, and Val. His respect for her grows once he realizes she is the Queen of Stormholt, which Val attributes to his desire to serve others.

Should Kenna partake in the mercenaries' merriment, Jackson will give his full and undying loyalty to her. In Book 1 Chapter 15, he is seen constantly worrying about Kenna throughout their reclamation of Stormholt. He becomes overprotective, even more so than Gabriel, ferociously murdering all Nevrakis soldiers trying to attack her, not letting any even lay a finger on her.

Their friendship continues to strengthen, and after Leon's death in Book 3 and his appointment as Crown Guardian, Jackson was fiercely devoted to his duty, furiously defending Kenna when Luther bickered with her in the dungeon, and motioned to unsheathe his sword during Kenna's wedding after he asked if there were anyone opposing the marriage. He again became almost as overprotective as Gabriel especially after Kenna's marriage.

Leon Stirling
Will respects Leon as one of his superiors, both in the Mercenary Camp and in Kenna's army.

Val Greaves
Val has a playful relationship with Will. She constantly teases him due to his background as a trained soldier, and for his instant respect and submission to Kenna.

Dominic Hunter
Jackson has a crush on Dom, revealed in Book 3. The player can choose to pursue the relationship for 19 diamonds.

Trivia

 * Will's character model was later retooled for Seth and Cid.