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Early Life
Joan was born the daughter of Duke Mikkel S. Baggins. While her father did not treat her badly and tried to be available as much as possible, his position as Duke of Harria meant that he was often away from Pedregal where Joan was living.

She spend most of her time either in the cathedral or in old storage houses, reading books. During this time she met King Mimek of Boulderov. He often told her of old stories and legends and gifted her some of his books. It was during these years she developed her interest in history, religion, politics and the sciences.

When Joan came of age she managed to get appointed "Librarian of Boulderov" by King Mimek and founded the "Patria Harria" Library of the Cathedral in Pedregal with King Mimek donating a large collection of books.

Joining Politics in Boulderov
Joan, after setting up her library, turned her attention to politics. She ran and was elected to the citizen council on a platform revolving around literacy and culture. It was here when she organised the "We love the King day" for King Mimek, her sovereign and close friend.

Though she did join the boulderov and indeed the imperial army, her fears of being not well suited to the harsh realities of combat were confirmed as she was given a low F-tier by the imperial trainer evaluating her.

During the latter part of her term as citizen councillor, Joan turned to the law of the land. She reformed and rewrote both the constitution and the law code of the The Kingdom of Boulderov, for which she was granted the title of Lord and Lady. Soon after she was appointed to the then vacant position of "Minister of Justice" and became the judge of Bouldeov.

Time in Ziemia
It was also during this time that she moved to the newly re-founded city of Ziemia, where she would repair a large green mansion in the city centre. Here she reunited with her brother: Earl Attaccare S. Baggins. Together with him, as first and second citizens of the newly resettled city, they had a big say in how the city was going to develop, deciding for a more urban style compared to the old Ziemia.

On the 01.01.2022 her term as citizen councillor came to an end. With another close friend of hers, Valdin Stonescale and her younger brother Hizen B. Baggins taking over her now vacant seat in the citizen council.

With her new found time she dedicated herself to the continued reconstruction of Ziemia with a many new peoples joining the booming city from all over Rathnir.

During a wedding held in Pedregal, held for Argon Retter and Arcadian Sheep, she first had contact with the people of Montroig in which she heard of their University. Inspired, she consulted with her friend King Mimek and was given permission to found the "Royal Acadamy of Boulderov" in Ziemia.

Effects of Lead-Poisoning
Though Joan usually is quite mellow and calm, prolonged consumption of Boulderov's lead-enriched water has caused Joan to suffer from "mild" insanity. She was described as "Violent", "Cruel" and "Sadistic" at times. Concurrently she developed a fascination for knifes and likes to carry around her obsidian dagger.

Generally if she has her dagger with her, you might not want to get too close to her.

Emerald Green Visions
On a crystal clear night, during her sleep, Joan's soul stumbled upon the Emerald Green Dream of Omilfroyim. A realm existent entirely within the imagination of the slumbering Granite Golem, where a stunning diversity of creatures and plants roam the ever-green-lands.

Here Joan heard the whispers of Omilfroyim. Whispers that would accumulate into a set of truths, that she later compiled into the Book "The Emerald Green Visions".

Decline and rise of Ziemia
For some time the Earl of Ziemia Earl Attaccare has been absent. While a short absence was to be expected and he did appoint Joan as temporary ruler in his stead, he didn't give her many powers or rights to lead the city.

It soon became evident that the Earl would not come back soon and calls for him to transfer his title to Lady Joan became louder and louder with even Duke Mikkel and King Mimek asking for such actions. These calls however fell on deaf ears and after another grace period, Lady Joan K. Baggins, with the consent of King Mimek, Duke Mikkel and prominent citizens of Ziemia declared herself Earl of Ziemia and deposed her brother Attaccare.

Creation of Paldesji
With ever rising population and the creation of many new towns and villages, the province of Harria became to large to be governed by one person. In long talks between King Mimek, Duke Strange Mikkel and herself, it was decided that the duchy is to be split into two parts.

Joan's father Duke Strange Mikkel will continue to rule over the duchy of Harria, now reduced to the coast lines and Joan will assume the title of "Duchess of Paldesji", a newly created duchy that now rules over the northern and western parts of the old Harria.

Duchess Joan swiftly took up the necessary work to put Paldesji on the map and to transform Ziemia into a capital worthy of a Duchess.



Friendship in Alda
For some time Joan had only sporatic contact with a friend she met some time ago. Initially she met Helena Amakiir via her own Grandfather Bilbo Baggins. Joan was shown the castle in Nearon and immediately fell in love with the incredible artistry displayed there.

From there on out Joan and Helena would nurture a strong friendship. Sadly they were forced apart during the Aldan crisis in Savernia. Helena along with her neighbours and friends was forced to flee the Kingdom and while she held on nominal citizenship in Nearon Joan and Helena would rarely meet in person. They instead took to sending each other letters and through the weeks and months their friendship ever deepened.

Finally Joan decided to undertake a adventure to meet her friend in her new home in Haleos in the new Kingdom of Alda. What first impressed Joan back in Nearon was replicated and surpassed a thousand times in Haleos. Though Joan would never be able to stay for too long she would undertake frequent trips to visit the Aldans and would get to know the peoples of Alda.

Soon she would call the likes of King Uneasy, Nowhere, Yanni Amakiir, Kai Amakiir, Timid Amakiir and naturally Helena Amakiir amongst her closest and most trusted friends.

The royal wedding
On the 17.02.2022 Joan finally got married to King Mimek. Though they had been engaged for quite some time now, they decided to wait with the wedding until the royal throne room in Pedregal was finished. The construction of the throne room proofed to be quite the undertaking and took much longer than expected.

A many people for a many lands travelled to the cathedral of Pedregal to bear witness to the holy union. From Boulderovi to Uldarashi and even Joan's friends from Alda came. The festivities were a full success and is sure to remain in the minds of it's attendees for years to come.

At the end of the ceremony, Joan stepped forward as the rightful wife of King Mimek and the first Queen of Boulderov.

Imperial Advisorship
Soon after their wedding, Joan was approached by Mimek and asked if she was interested in becoming an imperial advisor.

Though hesitant at first Joan eventually agreed to the proposition, knowing that she would be able to help the empire and it's government. Her advisorship started well and Joan was optimistic and honoured to be among such a selective group of people.

Soon the dark tendrils of factionalism revealed themselves within the High Council. Failing to cause effective change and seeing the bloated size of the body as part of the issue, Joan voluntarily stepped back and renounced her advisorship, hoping and praying for improvements to happen in her absence.

Joan's Family Revelation
Ever since her birth there was a nagging question in the back of her head: "Who was her mother?".

Her father the now ex-duke of Harria Mikkel S. Baggins would offer many explanations to why he couldn't answer. When he once stated that he did not know Joan know something was off. How could he not know? After all someone must've given birth to her.

During a particularly heated drunken discussion in Castle Arn-Drath Mikkel accidentally revealed a lie Joan had been living under her whole life:

Mikkel was not her biological father. He stole Joan shortly after her birth due to some prophetic vision he had. Joan was stunned: Range, Anger, Sadness and many other emotions stirring together inside of her. Barely containing the storm of emotions brewing inside of her heart, Joan demanded to know the identity of her parents.

After Mikkel revealed her mothers identity, all those emotions were wiped away to leave her stunned: Her mother was Scotch Knight, Queen of Sanctuary and Empress of Uldarash.

Joan often joked with her mother about their alikeness in looks and those communalities were now explained.

Meekly excusing herself she left Castle Arn-Drath despite the protests of Mikkel and set out for Sanctuary.

The end of the empire and the creation of Hearthstone
For some time it has been clear that Second Empire of Uldarash was going through difficult times. Imperial politics started revolving around two major powers: the Kingdom of Aurora and the Republic of Alfheim. Each proposal was weight by how much it would benefit one side over the other and as such it became nearly impossible to get a proposal approved by the high council.

It was during this time that Joan and her adoptive brother Thomas started talking to each other, both voicing concern and discontent with the current situation. Both fearing that Sanctuary and Boulderov could not resist the influence of Alfheim or Aurora if they tried to force them into their respective spheres of influence, they began talks of what a potential union between the two kingdoms could look like. Soon thing within the empire turned from bad to worse and soon it became clear that the only possible peaceful solution was the dissolution of the empire. Joan's mother, Empress Scotch Knight proposed this idea and soon it was accepted by all high councillors. With the imminent dissolution of the empire Joan and Thomas, King Mimek and Queen Scotch Knight had to move forward faster than was initially planned.

Finally just a day after the empire was officially dissolved, the Hearthstone Union was proclaimed with Ashannu Scotch Knight and Ashannu Mimek leading the nation.

Joining the white dove of the Amakiir
Joan and Helena Amakiir have long shared a close and deep relationship and friendship. Joan was present when Helena first founded the Amakiir Clan and became quick friends with all their members. With all the recent political changes, particularly the dissolution of the Second Empire of Uldarash Joan felt comfortable enough to apply for Aldan citizenship and soon after was accepted to join the Amakiir as a full member, one of the greatest honours she was able to enjoy thus far.

Personality
Joan is a woman always internally torn. No one quite knows if this is due to the effects of lead poisoning or a result of her upbringing.

She involves herself in a wide range of matters and undertakings, from law, to writing, to theology, to architecture and many more, however she is known to be somewhat impulsive, suffering from a strong need to work on a specific area once inspiration strikes her, leaving other areas somewhat neglected.

Also the way she carries herself may shift vastly in a very short time period. Though she was usually known as reserved, calm and respectful, in recent years a more wild, uninhibited side of her developed.