J Eastin

**J'ulith "J" Eastin** is a half-elf rogue and former member of the Runaways, otherwise known as the Defenders of Irio. He is the husband of Victor Roman and father of Ayre Roman.

## Description

### Personality

At the beginning of the campaign, J seems to only begrudgingly go along with the antics of the rest of the group. He comes of extremely moody and a bit annoyed to most who talk to him.

## Biography

### Background

At the beginning of the campaign, J is introduced as an alcoholic and an amnesiac. He cannot remember his past, nor his own name, only the letter J. Both of these are contributing factors to his chronic bad mood.

### Arc 1: The Earth Sage

J is reluctant to fight the skeletons in the graveyard, and frequently reminds that party that they "aren't getting paid for this." J develops a crush on Azariah Fitch after losing to him in a game of poker. He also now owes Azariah a huge debt, which is what enables The Runaways to infiltrate Fitch's home. J is reluctant to help overthrow Fitch, as he states he is content to simply remain in the house and work off his debt. However, when the battle ensues to free the creatures in Fitch's basement, J fights alongside the rest of the team.

### Arc 2: The Fire Sage

J buys a horse named Whiskey, who does not show up for the rest of the campaign. The Runaways are hired to help someone find a lost sibling inside a volcano. In order to infiltrate their way in, the party disguises themselves to sneak past the guards. In doing so, they meet a skeleton named Vincent, who reveals to them they may be being tricked.

### Arc 3: The Water Sage

Before the group embarks on their next journey, they enjoy a harvest festival being held in Oasis. J sees a poster for an upcoming Michael Keys concert, which the group agrees to attend later.

In Vestell, the group hijacks a criminal trial being held for Kori Königin, who they believe to be the Water Sage. Realizing that Kori has every intent of going to jail and that they cannot win in an actual courtroom proceding, The Runaways trap the leader prosecutor, Evelyn Nightshade, in a broom closet. J drinks a potion that allows him to impersonate her, and he declares that the prosecution has no evidence and asks the judge for a mistrial, which is granted because everyone in the courtroom in incredibly confused. The group leaves Vestell but faces a dilemma when Kori escapes and their wagon breaks down. Saga and J, having criminal records and not wanting to be caught by Vestell authorities, decide to head back to Newport and lie low. Frey and Gummy return to Vestell to find Kori.

While in Newport City, J and Saga are arrested by Newport authorities (Saga because she is wanted for piracy, and J for resisting). The two are eventually freed by Gummy and Frey after they return from helping Kori.

### Arc 4: The Air Sage

Before heading on their next mission, the gang attends a Michael Keys concert. Before the show, J meets a shadowy figure at the bar who goes by the name Tory. They part ways before the concert begins. During the show, J is pulled onstage by Michael Keys during a rendition of "Don't Stop Me Now," one of Michael Keys' most popular songs. This results in J immediately developing a crush on Michael Keys, which he is unable to deal with. He attends the meet and greet at the end of the show, and is incredibly flustered. After the concert, he finds a sending stone within his Stitch's Smuggling Cloak, but it only responds in Morse code.

Due to J not being able to process his new feelings for Michael Keys, he misses the costume party thrown by Saga and Gummy before they leave town, and feeds his alcohol addiction. During J's absence, Saga and Gummy learn that Michael Keys has actually been reported missing. They create a conspiracy theory that perhaps he was kidnapped by J, considering J's obsession with Michael Keys and weird response to the concert.

When J does accompany them on their mission to the Circus to find the Air Sage, he immediately runs into trouble when Gummy makes wild accusations about him in a tavern. After narrowly escaping jail time and developing further anger towards Gummy, J wanders through the Circus and drinks himself into a stupor. He awakes to find himself being taken care of by a Circus manager, Marcus. J reunites with the rest of the group at the Siren Show and helps in the revolution. He is the one who kills Corvo via strangulation during the group's final confrontation with the Circus ringleader.

### Arc 5: The Light Sage

When the group leaves to find the Light Sage, J has spent many days consistently talking with the person on the other end of the sending stone and has started developing feelings for whoever it is. A week before The Runaways are supposed to help the revolution, J has a dream in which he meets a mysterious figure at a bar. He can't see the figure's identity, but a quick tapping in Morse code at the end of the dream reveals that this individual is the one on the other end of the sending stone. The person encourages J to trust more in those around him. However, when J wakes up, he finds that his stone has been stolen by someone in the night.

After the revolution, J and Saga speak on the boat. J, unaware that Saga was the one who stole his sending stone, reveals how hurt the loss of his stone has made him, and how much he has begun to appreciate Saga as a friend he can rely on and trust. Saga replies by telling J not to trust her, which J mistakenly interprets as a self-deprecating remark rather than an admission of guilt.

### Arc 6: The Death Sage

At the University, J finally comes face to face with Tory, who is still a shadowy figure, and it is revealed that he was the one on the other side of the sending stone. Tory reveals that Saga and Gummy each had possession of the stolen sending stone, which prompts J and Tory to investigate the University without the rest of the group.

When the group returns to the boat, a gust of wind blows the unsecured boom of the boat, which slams right into J, who cannot swim. As he is drowning J has a series of flashbacks which begin to reveal his backstory to him. He remembers his name is J'ulith, and has a vision of being in the water and drowning his sister.

At the ball, Gummy opens the door to the room where the valuable vase is being kept just in time to see a hooded figure escape. All four members of the other adventuring party are on the floor, unconscious or dead. The figure escapes onto the room, bounding past a balcony where J and Tory are locked in conversation. The figure leaps to the next rooftop but makes eye contact with J, and he recognizes his sister, Aester, who he remembers drowning when they were children. He tries to follow her through the streets but she outpaces him.

After the battle against and subsequent defeat of Tory's music producer, Tory's curse is broken when he and J kiss. Tory's actual looks are seen for the first time, revealing that he was Michael Keys all along.

### Arc 7: The Life Sage & Finale

Vanessa steals Mori, Tory, and Vince, and leaves four suits of armor to destroy and distract the party. In the suits of armor battle, it is revealed that one of the attackers is Aester, who has been mind-controlled by Vanessa. Aester, once recovered, declined to help in the final battle and asks J for money instead. J is adamant that the group confront Vanessa and he is distraught about losing Tory to her. In the battle against Asmodeus, J picks up the gun and fires two bullets at the demon, blinding him.

## Post-Campaign

### Bonus Episode

In the bonus episode "Jeopardy," Saga is taken hostage alongside J and forced to play trivia games by an enemy who wishes to extort their successful spouses. The episode takes place three years post-campaign, and it is revealed that J and Tory attended the Dachtner-Maslandla wedding.

## Gallery

J and Tory at the University in Arc 6J and Tory knocking with morse code in Arc 6J by @AlinaMill