Juniper

Juniper Character Art

## Stats

Juniper is a Tauren hunter PC played by Jackie. Her animal companion is a pika named Stoga (short for Conastoga). Juniper is from the Stonetalon Mountains, though her clan is nomadic and didn't stay in one particular area. She left home as part of a Tauren coming-of-age custom in which she is meant to wander and see the world. She does not have a bull boyfriend (allegedly)

## Background

Juniper is from a nomadic clan of Tauren who reside in the Stonetalon Mountains. Her father is the chieftain of her clan, and her mother's occupation is unknown. She does not have any siblings. While most Tauren clans chose to leave behind their nomadic ways and settle in the newly established Thunder Bluff, Juniper's clan was one of the few who chose to keep the old nomadic ways. The clan still passes through the area as part of their annual migration path. Juniper's clan has a coming-of-age rite in which each Tauren is expected to leave the clan and see the world. There is no set goal or timeline on this rite, and Juniper is allowed to return home if she pleases.

## Campaign

### Ragefire Arc

Juniper traveled to Orgrimmar after leaving her clan and patronized the Broken Tusk Tavern. There she met a distressed Orc woman named Rasa who was searching for her missing mate, Uto. While comforting Rasa and trying to learn more about her mate's disappearance, Juniper was approached by the GayteKeepërs. The party took an interest in Rasa's story and joined forces with Juniper to investigate the disappearances. Juniper accompanied them into Ragefire Chasm and became an official member of the party.

### First Home Arc

Juniper encountered the ocean for the first time at Sen'jin Village and was amazed by its size. She also discovered that she becomes very seasick and struggled with the journey to the Darkspear Islands. Inside the Temple of the Loa, the party discovered a magical handaxe with the blessing of the loa Shirvala. Juniper took the weapon and seemed to grow stronger with it in her possession.

Shortly after entering First Home, Juniper cast *Speak with Animals* for the first time and conversed with her pet pika, Stoga. Stoga expressed to her that he hated the water and was terrified. Juniper was very private about this interaction and did not wish to discuss the exchange with the rest of the party.

Juniper was unintentionally injured by Isilee in one of the final trials of First Home. This caused her to become engulfed by mindless rage, attacking friend and foe alike. The party managed to subdue her, though not before she cleaved into Alyrin and Ga'an, knocking both party members unconscious. When she awoke chained and disarmed, she was still filled with fury, refusing to listen to the words of her friends and insisting on having her axe returned to her. Adelaide brought out the axe from the bag of holding, causing Juniper's gaze to immediately fixate on the weapon. Juniper continued to grow more and more agitated, forcing the party to knock her unconscious once more. Alyrin was able to call on the powers of Elune to sever the thread tying the axe to Juniper's life-force, breaking the curse. When Juniper awoke once more, she was free of the curse's influence, and apologized for the harm she had done.