Jackson Daniel Deveaux

The Flash

The Sun flame broiled the Earth. Some of the strikes seem random and not all land was scorched by the Sun. However, most bodies of water were evaporated and nearly all plant life and anything living that did not take shelter was turned to ash. Many were drawn out by the beautiful lights of The Flash which resulted in their subsequent deaths.

Anything that was made of wood was likely burnt to the ground.

The aftermath of The Flash is a toxic wasteland that is world wide as far as Jackson knows. Most technology that is not locally managed (generators for electricity) no longer works. The majority of people did not survive the aftermath. The Flash created a zombie-like disease and those infected are called "Bagmen". They have an aversion to sun and seem to be dried out. Many assume that they are hemophagics but the better explanation is that they are thirsty for anything and humans are walking bags of water. If you do not die from a bagman's attack the disease will either kill you or turn you.

The Arcana and Game

The Tah Ro was a game created by Isis in which gods from realms sent representatives to play a game. Each god or goddess endowed their contestant with a special power. The point of the game was to kill other contestants which would farm their emblem and reflect upon the victors skin.

At the end, the one who held all the emblems, all the cards, was the victor. They were granted immortality until the next games. Aric Dominija, the Death card has been the victor for millennia. He is one of Jack's chief rivals as they are both in love with Evie, the Empress.

The Flash was the commencement of the newest round of games.

There is speculation that Jackson is a "hidden" card and Kresley Cole has specifically made a point to neither confirm or deny this. In any case, Jackson wouldn't have a clue if he were a card or not and no special powers seem to have manifested.

Jackson Daniel Deveaux

Jack did not have much to lose but everything but his half-sister Clotile was lost in the Flash. Eventually Clotile was captured by The Army of the South (which is run by the twins, the Lovers, an Arcana pair). She's raped and during an escape is killed in front of Jackson. He was very protective of her and Evie who is the Arcana, Empress.

Jack is an archer and tracker. He can shoot a gun as well but prefers the bow and arrow.

Before the flash, Jackson lived in the Bayou in the ramshacklest of houses. He has a disdain for his half brother Brandon who he shares a father with. Brandon got all the money and attention from their father and Jackson was never acknowledged and grew up with nothing.


Credits to the Arcana Chronicles Wiki and Day Zero for information presented in this post.