Jack has just recently experienced an event where he loses control of his pyrotechnic abilities. His hands and arms end up seriously burned. He's actually burned himself repeatedly in the past and the ability for the healers to fix him up have been stretched to their limits. He ends up permanently scarred.

The cigarette looks too big and fake because it is. He uses an electronic cigarette after battling with lung cancer.

# don't feel too bad for him. He's still evil, and he's still a jerk.