Characters
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Jessii Tara Janssen
- Gender:
- Female
- Age:
- 26
- Orientation:
- Straight
The notorious rebel child, Jess' family didn't know what to do with her. Creative and charismatic, she's always had an ear for music. At a young age, Jess' mother put her in a local choir, but did not expect her to latch onto it like she did, or to excel so quickly, either. Criticized for having such a fierce passion for something that, as her family claimed 'wouldn't make her a successful or respectable person' Jess developed a deep anger towards their lack of support, and with it, took on an edgier, more reckless attitude. At 15, she met her best friend, Mark Jansen, who really expanded her horizons, musically, and gave her a lot of the support she had been looking for. Mark is also the person who led her to decide that she wanted to become a professional musician, and taught her guitar. When Jess was older, she moved on to college as Mark started to pursue his own musical career. Studying Musicology and Scandinavian studies, it was then that she met the people she would go on to call her band mates and family. Her Sophomore year, she became close friends with River Young, and also met Adriaen 'Oblivion' Jakobson. By the time she graduated, Jess had distanced herself from her family, and Memento Mori had been born. As a master opera singer, a kick ass death metal vocalist, and guitarist, Jess' influences are scattered all across the musical spectrum, but are mainly Tarja Turunen, Roy Khan, Thomas Youngblood, Alexi Laiho, Chuck Schuldiner, Layne Staley, and Michael Schenker.