Juniper Arrindell

### Siblings

Holly Arrindell (deceased), Rowan Arrindell (deceased), Willow Arrindell (deceased), Ash Arrindell (deceased)

## Appearance

### Eye Color

Hazel

**Juniper Arrindell** is a warder-in-training at Seaspire Keep, the sworn liege of Duke Finnbjorn Cinderforge, and a former Silver Inquisition officer.

## Early Life

Juniper was born in 479 AC in Deep Harbor to Maldon Arrindell, a minor officer in the Corlester army, and Rosemary Arrindell, an herbalist and illicit mage.

Early in Juniper's life, Rosemary made a pact with a fiend in exchange for greater magical power. She was gradually corrupted to the will of her patron and, in 488 AC, agreed to sacrifice all five of her children. She killed all four of Juniper's siblings before Maldon arrived home, just in time to save Juniper.

## Silver Inquisition

After this, Maldon developed a deep hatred of mages that spurred the foundation of the Silver Inquisition. Juniper served alongside his father from a very young age, and was promoted to lieutenant in 498 AC.

In 499 AC, Juniper, along with Eurian Montaigne and Morgan Isthiril, was sent to clear the orcs out of the Autumnbrook Mines in an effort to undermine Margrave Tiberius Falkenried's authority. On the way there, they encountered Corvyn Xalrick Barryhouse, Grimyse Ecixellash, Holg Bersk, and Saladin and agreed to work together to clear out the mines. When Eurian discovered that Corvyn and Saladin were mages, Juniper attacked them, but surrendered after Eurian was gravely injured. Corvyn showed Juniper and his friends mercy and released them, which Juniper never forgot.

Juniper returned to the Inquisition. He, along with his father, met with Gravine Mezara Corlester. General Arrindell had hoped to arrange a marriage between Juniper and Corlester, but due to Corlester's romantic attachment to Ravahn Ashara and Juniper's ongoing relationship with Eurian, the match did not happen.

Later, in preparation for the Siege of Westmarch, Grimyse, Saladin, and Carrow "The Cat" Shaw infiltrated the Silver Inquisition camp and learned that Juniper and some of the other young officers were starting to have serious doubts about the Inquisition.

When the Inquisition was defeated at Westmarch, General Arrindell and his few remaining men fled into the mountains. In the retreat, however, Juniper was thrown from his horse and injured. He was taken prisoner by Westmarch.

## Finnbjorn's Liege

While it was important to keep Juniper prisoner in order to prevent General Arrindell from attacking again, Margrave Falkenried agreed to allow Juniper to be held in Finnbjorn's custody, so long as Finnbjorn agreed to kill Juniper if the general ever attacked the city again.

Along with Finnbjorn and the others, Juniper fought in the Nuramek undercity and the Siege of the Cinderforge, journeyed to Mordingard, and took part in the civil war in Malkin. Over this time, he reevaluated his beliefs regarding mages, and formed close relationships with several mages in the party. When Finnbjorn adopted the young dragon Hypatia, Juniper took up a role as her bodyguard. Juniper realized that protecting Hypation, herself an innate spellcaster, was the most fulfilling thing he had ever done. After the war in Kainen's Hollow was won, Juniper asked Finnbjorn's permission to leave the party to go train with the Mayakara as a warder.

Juniper traveled to Seaspire Keep, where he reunited with Grimyse and became close friends with her.