Joseph Banc

Joseph Banc is a kalashtar monk-sorcerer from the Southern Archipelago.

## Appearance

Joseph is a tall, well-built young man with unnaturally clear skin and bright blue-gray eyes. He has brown hair brushed to one side. He often wears tight and revealing clothing.

## Personality

Joseph is outgoing and charismatic, and surprisingly insightful. He is very playful and unserious, foul-mouthed, and could be arrogant and boastful. He loves to taunt people he fights. He's also friendly and easily clicks with people. He's loyal to and protective of the people he cares about. There is almost nothing he wouldn't do for his loved ones.

Joseph falls in love and gets attached to people easily.

## Biography

Joseph and his twin sibling Jory were born to the kalashtar sorceress Starla Banc, who became the Dream Guardian in Shadowfell. After Starla was tricked into giving them up by Sophie Swanheart, the twins were adopted by the monk Eliza Quill, who raised them on Blue Oyster Island in the Southern Archipelago.

Growing up, Joseph was very social and often went to Diamandis City, the city on the main island of the Archipelago. When he was 13, Joseph dated a boy named Michael for three months until they broke up at the end of the summer due to Michael needing to go back to his job on his family's farm. When he was 16, Joseph lost his virginity to a girl named Annaleigh.

After Joseph and Annaleigh broke up, he had many casual relationships, many of which didn't last long and ended badly. He dated a musician named Carolina Diovanni and a gangster named Riker Wolfe, who ended up cheating on him. Joseph also had an abusive relationship with Cesare Torricelli, the son of the biggest mob boss in Diamandis City. After he escaped, the family had to go into hiding on their home island.

During the quarantine, Jory accidentally got stuck in the Astral Plane. Joseph followed them to try to pull them back to the Material Plane but ended up getting stuck himself. Both twins were saved by their aunt Laura Nicks, who also taught them to control the psychic powers that they developed after their visit to the Astral Plane.

In 1620 PS, Joseph was captured by the Unseelie King and held in the Feywild.

## Relationships

### Family

* Jory Banc: Jory is Joseph's twin sibling. They had a complicated relationship for a long time as Jory felt like they were in Joseph's shadow. Joseph was annoyed with how mean Jory was to him and the siblings often squabbled. At one point, Joseph stole a girlfriend from Jory. As they grew older, however, Joseph matured out of petty bullying, but drifted apart from their sibling. Nevertheless, when Jory got themself stuck in the Astral Plane, Joseph went into after them to try to save them. They eventually repaired their relationship as they both learned to control their psychic powers.
* Eliza Quill: Eliza is Joseph's mother and mentor. He loves and respects her. Eliza taught Joseph most of his martial arts skills.
* Anthonio Costa: Anthonio is Joseph's boyfriend of several years. Unlike most of Joseph's past relationships, his relationship with Anthonio is stable and loving. Joseph is always comforted by his presence and trusts him with anything.
* Laura Nicks: Laura is Joseph's aunt.

### Enemies

* Cesare Torricelli: Cesare is Joseph's abusive ex-boyfriend. They were together when Joseph was 17 and Cesare was 22. He was physically and emotionally abusive, often burning Joseph with acid. Even after escaping him, Joseph is haunted by memories of him.

## Abilities

### General Abilities

* Martial Arts: Joseph is a skilled martial artist, both unarmed and with a staff.
* Astral Self Manipulation: Joseph can summon spectral arms and a spectral mask from his astral self in the Astral Plane.
* Psionic Spellcasting: Joseph is capable of some spellcasting through his psionics.