Les Jackson

Les is the son of Solid Jackson and the heir to his father's business as a curious squid fisherman.

Les is to be a curious squid fisherman because his father before him and because that is what the family has always done and he is to good natured to argue. He really wants to be a painter like no one else in his family. On the island of Leshp Les discovers a way of storing fresh water, after studying the paintings on the island.