Juniper Evenous

Juniper Evenous is a 23 year old human from Triel, Elturgard. Juniper is a member of the Finders’ Five.

Juniper was once addicted to Traveler’s Dust which left her eyes bloodshot in varying degrees. Calla helped her overcome her addiction when Juniper started to fight back against the Voice.

## Personality

Whenever there is silence, it is quickly broken by Juniper’s tireless scribbling. Her notebook is already worn out even though she’s only a few pages into it. If she doesn’t have a drink in her hand, be sure she has the notebook and a piece of charcoal out. However, after losing her notebook to a member of the Flaming Fist, she has been stealing sheets of paper from Will to scribble on.

Juniper seems to enjoy anything suspenseful, anything that gets the adrenaline pumping. In every fight, she smiles like she’s having the best time of her life. If an uneventful day has gone by, Juniper seems frustrated and restless, some might even say she seems a bit nervous.

## Juniper Evenous

### Aliases

Kara (name given to the Grand Colosseum), Zadria (fake name), Child of the Two Suns (by Lord Evermore), the Witch of Triel (by Flaming Fist guard)

### Relatives

Her mother, Will (brother), Kara (sister), father, her grandma

## Appearances

### Portrayed by

Jo

You will often find Juniper asking what’s going on or needing things explained twice. With her lack of reading and spelling skills and her inability to do math in her head, she struggles to keep up with her peers. She knows little about the world, and if you show her a world map, she can’t point out where her home is nor tell what’s north and south. But with her alchemy lessons with Will, she has gained a bit more confidence in her intelligence.

What really sets her apart, though, is her distrust – and even fear – of magic. If you cast a spell, she’ll make sure to be at a ridiculously long distance from you but still carefully observing – whether it’s to make sure nothing unpredictable happens or just out of curiosity is hard to discern. As Juniper so eloquently explains, she “doesn’t fuck with magic.” Even meeting something like a tabaxi or tiefling is enough to unsettle her. But her time Neverwinter and especially her time in Chult have made her less suspicious of magic. The dislike of magic originates from her Elturian upbringing. Overtime with her travels with the Finders' Five, she has grown completely accustomed to magic, even dabbling in it herself. When she realized magic wasn't that bad, she exclaimed "So my grandma fucking lied to me!"

While Juniper at first might seem a bit cold, it’s quickly apparent that she’s empathetic and wants what’s best for other people. She is a kind-hearted but flawed person who cares for just about anybody she meets.

## Life

Juniper was born on the 22nd of Kythorn, 1476 DR, making her 23 years old. She grew up in Triel, Elturgard, in a poor family. Juniper has told Merope that she would often steal to provide for her family.

Sometime when Juniper was still a child, she was kicked out of her school for being "stupid and bad at math and reading" as well as being disliked by the teachers.

Juniper revealed that she was imprisoned in Triel for theft just before moving to Neverwinter.

When Juniper was 18, she moved to Neverwinter because she was bored of Triel. She’s mentioned that she’s also on the run from someone from Triel but is unsure if they are actually after her.

In Neverwinter she stole from a crime boss and is on the run from her.

## Appearance

Juniper stands tall and holds her athletic body straight. Always intently eying everybody around and with her arms crossed in a protective manner, her stern demeanor screams of confidence. But her head is held low, as if she’s trying to bury it in her tightly wrapped scarf.

Juniper’s fair skin tells about her years in Neverwinter; she's barely gotten any sun for a while and what little sun she has gotten is shown by a few freckles. Her scars are nearly imperceptible, blending with the skin like they began to fade a long time ago. Since she arrived in Port Nyanzaru, she’s gotten more and more freckles but her skin remains more or less the same.

After arriving in Port Nyanzaru, she bought herself a nice white shirt, red pants, and a red scarf. She later bought a pair of sunglasses.

She recently cut her almost white hair very short in an attempt to disguise herself.

But nothing draws more attention than her bloodshot eyes; they're always squinting as if she’s looking at something horrible, twitching as if she’s disturbed by something that nobody else can see. You can almost catch a glimpse of the night before and the very few hours of sleep she’s had just by having a quick look into her otherwise deep-brown eyes.

As of the 2nd of Tarsakh, 1499 DR, Juniper has a burn-scar on the palm of her right hand.

## Relationships

### Family

Juniper talks little of her family but when she does it’s always with a hint of sadness in her voice. She hasn’t seen her family for years and she misses them a lot, especially her mother. She’s mentioned a few times that her family doesn’t want to see her but the reason remains unknown.

Juniper mentioned to Merope that her family really distrusts magic and that her own fear of magic stems from them, but also pointed out that it’s a normal Elturian thing to not like magic.

#### Mother

Juniper talks fondly of her mother and she’s made it clear she misses her a lot. However, Juniper’s mother – according to Juniper – doesn’t want to see her.

Juniper’s greatest wish is to see her mother again.

#### Brother

Juniper seems to not be too fond of her older brother “Will”. She called him an asshole when telling Merope about him.

#### Sister

Juniper has not talked much about her older sister, only that her name is Kara.

#### Father

Juniper talks the least of her father but has told Merope he’s alive.

### The Finders’ Five

#### Will

Juniper has known Will longer than any other member of the Finders’ Five. They met in Neverwinter in a tavern where they drank together before fleeing from guards that were chasing Will. Juniper killed a guard during this. Afterwards, they traveled to Llast where they met the other members.

Juniper knows she’s deeply dependent on Will’s alchemy skills: She needs him to make Traveler’s Dust before she runs out. But she also wants to keep Will alive to avoid starting a war. She doesn’t trust him at all, though, and is only waiting for the day he abandons or betrays her.

#### Quaf

Juniper doesn’t know a lot about Quaf but likes it that way. She likes he doesn’t ask questions and doesn’t ask a lot in return – but she doesn’t trust him either.

Juniper was shocked the first time she met Quaf and was unsure about how to feel about this “giant bird man.”

#### Merope

Though Juniper doesn’t trust Merope, she genuinely likes her. Juniper has trouble understanding Merope, but recognizes that she has had a hard life, and Juniper relates greatly to that which gives her some sort of comfort when talking to Merope. Juniper also enjoys Merope’s company because she’s isn’t boring.

When they first met, Juniper was a bit weirded out and even scared by her, like she is with all new things. This has over time faded away.

### The Voice

The Voice is an unknown entity that talks to Juniper only. His existence is unknown to the Finders’ Five. He often warns Juniper about the Finders’ Five and about getting too close with them, but encourages her to use them to her benefit. Juniper seems to listen to everything he says. Recently Juniper started talking to him, asking for his guidance.

### The crime boss from Neverwinter

Juniper doesn’t talk much about the crime boss but she has mentioned to Merope that the crime boss is a woman, not an ex, and that she’s the same age as her mother.

Juniper told Will that the crime boss gave her comfort, love, and Traveler’s Dust but that she’s also extremely unforgiving of traitors and that death would be the mildest punishment that she would give.

Juniper stole Traveler’s Dust, four jars of black fluid, and alchemy notes from this crime boss which is why Juniper fled to Chult.