Joseph Sandturn is the owner of the Soaring Dragon in Devonshire. He is merely mentioned a few times in the first book, "The High King's Sword", but he is a vital cog in my story world.
The son of farmers he, like many young men, dreamed of adventure. He joined the militia, then a mercenary group. He spent five years fighting bandits, monsters and slavers. After he saved enough money, he bought an inn in Devonshire so he could live without fear of losing his life. He married, had five children, and life was good.
He kept in contact with his good friend, Amber, the daughter of Lee the Seer and their children would play with each other. Joseph considered Amber and her daughter, Margaret, part of the family and when they needed aid, he was more then happy to give it. When Amber died of the winter sickness, Joseph continued to check in on Margaret and Lee.
This becomes vital when the Black Wizards come to take Devonshire. When Margaret showed up on his doorstep that fateful day, he didn't think twice about taking her in and hiding her. But he was a man of action and sitting and doing nothing was killing him, so he snuck out as many militia men as he could, along with their families. He didn't realize the minotuars knew until later, but he was grateful to find out they were actually aiding him in his actions, even if he didn't know at the time.
Overall he is not a huge character, but he is a lich pin and moves my plot along.
Happy writing.
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