Name: JaVanno Kindlegrove
Race: Halfling
Class: Druid
Sex: Male
Height : 6'1"
Weight: 190
Eye color: Blue
Hair color: Red

JaVanno's Story

In his early days he was a wanderer of sorts. JaVanno traveled from town to town frequenting the bars and finding ways to trick the locals into parting with thier cash. Luckily, he was tall and powerful and had a knack for not only starting brawls at the local taverns, but also winning them. And so, in this way, he managed to beat out a living on the road.

One particular morning, with a bad-hangover and a broken nose, he limped into Freeport. He sidled up to the bar and introduced himself to the patron as a "purveyor of tracts of land." The patron, Puab Closk, a guildmaster of the Order of the Monks, held no allusions about the nature of young JaVanno. He indeed knew that JaVanno was a common thug at best. Young JaVanno tried in vain to sell Puab what he called "the best darn farm in Ro." Amused yet irritated, Puab gruffly dismissed JaVanno.

Oh, good! An arrogant one! I enjoy beating the jum-jum out of the arrogant ones!" bemused JaVanno. Sadly, as JaVanno grabbed Puab's arm, he had no idea of what he was in for...

Later Puab, feeling guilty that perhaps he may have abused his power, carried the limp body of JaVanno back to his guild house in West Freeport. As he prayed to Queillos, he thought, "Well perhaps it is for the good. After all, he did have a nice left hook. Perhaps I shall train him and thus make atonement to Queillos by giving this man an honest trade."

JaVanno was not only impressed by skill with which Puab broke nearly every bone in his body, but also with the care and interest which Puab took in rehabilitating his broken limbs. Therefore, he stayed at the guild house in order to learn the ways and values of the Monk and devote himself to Queillos. One day, Puab approached him and said, "JaVanno, your time has come and I can teach you no longer...you must venture out into the world and bring glory upon our order!" So young JaVanno opened the door and found the nearest road.......

The Road goes ever on and on
Down from the door where it began.
Now far ahead the Road has gone,
And I must follow, if I can,
Pursuing it with eager feet,
Until it joins some larger way
Where many paths and errands meet.
And whither then? I cannot say.

Lord of the Rings, J.R.R. Tolkein

That road lead JaVanno to Scarab, and the rest is history...