Jay Ferin

"'I'm wondering if maybe you've heard of their daughter and if... maybe they're looking for her?' – Jay hoping to get information from Marshall John about her missing status."Jay Ferin is a female human ranger/artificer and she is one three co-captains of the Riptide Pirates. She is played by Condifiction, aka Condi.

Appearance
Jay Ferin is a young woman standing at a height of 5 feet and 7 inches. She has light pale skin, blue eyes and long reddish-orange hair that is often seen half-up in a ponytail. Pulling back one of her bangs is a small gold and black eagle pin, similar to the necklace Drey Ferin wears around his neck, with the background of a setting sun. She wears a dark blue cropped jacket with white fuzz, and underneath it a ruffled white tunic. Her pants are a tan color and stitched up along the sides; multiple belts sit around her waist. She also has dark bluish-grey boots, and wears fingerless black gloves with windows on the back of her hands.

She mostly, as expected by her class, uses a bow and arrow but in the beginning of the Paramount Tournament Arc equips herself with a pistol as well.

Personality
Jay is considered the most reasonable one of her crew, but is far from the most reasonable person in general as she often eggs on Gillion and Chip's antics or engages in her own stupid plans. She might be a little bit trigger happy, but she's a canon girlboss so it's cool.

Background/History
Jay has direct ties to the Navy, the sea-based army clashing against pirates because of a generation-long bad blood. She has ties due to her family and relatives, the majority of whom are sailors within the Navy, and also her presumed involvement in its forces prior to joining Chip to become a pirate. This immediate tie proves difficult for her especially during direct Navy conflict as, while her loyalty stands with her crew, she still knows she couldn't possibly hurt her family, no matter how they've hurt her.

It's not yet known how many close relatives Jay has, but we do know her father, Jayson Ferin, is a Vice Admiral within the Navy as stated by herself, and her sister was a Navy Captain as Jay carries her medal and uses it to intimidate a crowd of uprising gnomes in episode #6. We also know she has a mother who was not directly Navy, and a distant relative seen in episode #39 and (technically) episode #50 (though technically, as it was Chip disguising himself as the relative).

After reuniting with Marshall John, an ex-Navy official, Jay asks him about the Ferin family and if they are searching for their daughter to keep tabs on them. John states that the Ferins are "Dangerous officials to keep tabs on", and the two he knows of are high-ranking soldiers currently on other missions. He states he doesn't know if they're searching, and after seeing through her awkwardness manages to get that Jay is the Ferin's daughter. John informs her that as soon as they know she's missing, they will 100% go searching.

In episode #29 when Jay is confronted by a mysterious girl (Soon discovered to be Elizabeth, the girl on the Midnight Rose ship that Chip stayed in as children) at gunpoint, the girl tells her that "You can't forget a Ferin's face, and Ferin is Navy".

We also see another relative in episode #39, where during the invasion of Jeraldo Island Gillion Tidestrider is confronted by an admiral while trying to freeze their cannons. A very distinct feature of this admiral was the eagle pin on his tie, a pin which is also found as a necklace around Drey Ferin's throat and in Jay Ferin's hair.

The admiral is later revealed to be named Tay Ferin, a vice admiral of the Navy whom Jay states was a "distant relative", and not one she spoke to often, if at all.

It has been implied that Jay was also a sailor of the Navy, though presumably not a high-ranking official as while Lizzie recognizes her as a Ferin, she doesn't recognize her as Jay specifically.

In one episode, Jay states she knew she wouldn't have been happy doing what the Navy was doing, which along with Chip convincing her to leave it all behind served as what we assume was the catalyst for her running away from her family and old life. She still holds a sense of attachment to her family and this serves as conflict all throughout the campaign, as her old life, her guilt and fears transform into frequent night terrors or a difficulty to fight against the Navy regardless of what they were doing. Episode #5 is the first night terror we see Jay have, related to her family and humiliation. In episode #11 she has three back-to-back night terrors of her father, and then her crew being discovered and attacked by the navy.

She has another nightmare in episode #41, serving as a clear manifestation of guilt -- either by something she had done in the Navy or generally of her family. In the nightmare she sees Tay standing on a ship, before she finds herself in a similar red trench coat with her hands soaked in blood.

In episode #53, we also finally meet Jay's father, Jayson Ferin, who she is just as terrified of when seeing him again in person. In this episode, Jay finally reveals a secret she had held in the Sands of Time room of the previous episode. Showing the lengths she was willing to go to find the killer of her sister, she pretended to befriend Chip and Gillion, pretended to be a runaway Navy-soldier-pirate, and used them to try and get closer to uncovering who murdered Ava. During this time of her using them for any information she could find though, she realized how much she truly wanted to get away from the military life of the Navy and travel with these pirates.

Relationships
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Chip
Chip is Jay's co-captain on the Albatross. Chip had convinced Jay to run away from her life as a Navy soldier and working at a tavern, thereby joining his crew where the two would later rescue Gillion. The two have a sibling-like relationship where they bicker over small non-consequential things, but still have respect for each other. Jay sees him as a younger brother and cares about him, though she "would never tell him that". This relationship was hindered in episode #52 when Jay refused to tell Chip her secret. For the remaining time in The B.L.O.C.K., Chip held a grudge against her and appeared genuinely upset that she did not trust him enough, or did not believe Chip's secret was worth sharing hers for. When they find Drey and have to fight Jayson, where she admits that she was a spy, Chip doesn't believe her. Their relationship is mended when Jay announces that she wants to continue being a pirate.

Jayson Ferin
Jayson is Jay's father who she is terrified of, referring to him as a "scary man". She mentions her father occasionally, but always with a sense of lingering anxiety, and going as far as to say if she was captured by the Navy she isn't sure what would be done to her, perhaps a fate worse than death. In episode #11, she has three back-to-back night terrors of her father. In episode #53, the crew confront him in The B.L.O.C.K., where she is actively scared of him. She appears to dissociate as she is unable to move and follows her father's commands, including shooting Gillion. It is implied that he was verbally abusive and controlling, going so far as to shoot a young Jay's beloved doll Samantha, as she was "focusing too much on playing with the toy". In her conversation with Lizzie in episode #58, she describes him as "alright" and still that "he always loved [her]".

Ava Ferin
Ava Ferin was Jay's older sister. Jay holds a clear respect and fondness for her sister, as seen by her keeping her sibling's medal on hand at all times. Ava passed away before the events of Riptide, and it has been implied through Jay and Condifiction that her cause of death was some form of foul play. Jay joined the Riptide Pirates to both act as a spy for the navy, and further investigate the cause of her sister's death.

Captain Lizzie
Jay and Captain Lizzie's relationship started off tumultuous, with their first meeting being Lizzie threatening Jay with a gun on Joaldo Island. She held some reservations about Jay being on Chip's crew, urging him to not trust her in fear of her being a spy. She invited Jay to the Porthole to drink and have a conversation, in which the two had a long conversation, where Lizzie wanted to know "who the fuck [Jay] wants to be". Jay has a lot of respect for Lizzie and the two share the feeling that Chip is each of their younger brother.

Jay's Mother
Jay's relationship with her mother is a little ambiguous, as during some night terrors her mother is there as well. However, in episode #19, Chip recalls the warm smile on her mother's face as he and Jay ran off to escape the Navy life. Jay also regularly sends letters to her mother, first seen in episode #38. Jay has never gotten any letters back though, so it's unknown if something happened to her mother, if the letters are just not finding her, or if her mother is purposefully not writing back.

Spyglass of the Navigator
Identified by Jay in episode #50, the Spyglass of the Navigator is a spyglass that works in a similar way to the Commune spell. The spyglass can be asked questions, but only those about the weather, the course and the ship.

Thomas Edison's Tome of Thoughts
A book with golden pages with black "runic" writing and scribbles. After being identified by Jay in episode #50, it is learned that one can touch a page and think of a thought (approximately 20 words long) and it is transcribed in the tome in an unknown language. The page can be touched again and the thoughts will be played back in that person's voice.

Pistol
A pistol she bought on Joaldo, which she was able to tinker with and upgrade. The pistol was given to Old Man Earl as the result of a lost bet. As of episode #63, as Earl has left, she no longer is in possession of it. She instead uses a revolver she took from a Navy guard.

Trivia

 * Jay has a knack for tinkering, as seen in episode 23 when she picks up a book about craftmanship from Alveros' library, and in episode #26 when she chooses to spend her free time reading said book and learning the basics.
 * She really enjoys fishing!
 * It is implied that at some point, Jay was a party clown at one point. In episode 50 it's revealed she carries a clown costume around with her on the ship which she uses that as a disguise while her and her crew are attempting to fool a Navy guard.
 * It is implied that Jay is a lightweight drinker, getting tipsy off of a "small swig" of ale.
 * She is confirmed to be bisexual.