Joannah has a complicated history that she does not wish to share with anyone. A few long-term Bree residents would know about her- the girl who ran away when her parents died. The actual story was this: when she was young, her parents were poor and cruel. They sold her off to a man for money, without caring about what happened to Joannah. She hated it, actually. The man treated her like garbage and barely ever let her out of the kitchen, nevermind the house. She was also quite a feminist, so she never gave up. After about two years, she had grown to love animals- the rats and the birds and insects that visited her house respected her. This was how she had started learning a little about lore-magic. An old lady in town taught her a few tricks, and Joannah figured that this would be how to escape.

One night she tried a sleeping spell on her husband, so she could have enough time to run away. The spell, though, went wrong. Her powers had been too powerful, and Joannah ended up killing him. So she made up an act, pretended as if someone broke into the house and murdered her husband, who happened to have many enemies as well. Her parents took her back in, but they treated her more cruelly than before. Joannah murdered them as well, fed up with her life. She had learnt a few good acting skills by then, as well, and by the time that the neighbours had found the bodies Joannah was already gone. Although the officials had said that the child had run away because she was afraid that she might be killed next, some people often whispered about how Joannah had been with both victims before they died.

Joannah then ended up travelling, with nothing but a few raggedy dresses. She made friends along the way- a bear, a raven, two bog-guardians, a horse. For years, she wandered around Eriador, helping other villages out with errands and such. After she had happened to be kidnapped by brigands one day, Joannah found herself back in Bree. Not many people remember her now, and concealing herself is easy. Nobody remembers her face.

Although she has a dark past, Joannah feels terribly guilty for what she had done and this is why nobody knows anything about her. She is mysterious, but a cheerful person. Although she enjoys being around people, she prefers watching and observing rather than talking. She is a bit daft, and doesn't know how to converse that well due to living most of her time with animals. Though, she is hard on herself, and hates depending on others because she always thinks that she doesn't deserve it. She is currently the stablehand for the Bree Adventurers Association, and joined after she had happened to sneak her pet bear into the Prancing Pony for food. She is used to being happy now. When asked about her past, though, she gets very protective and makes up lies about how she doesn't remember it. A few Bree-residents may remember the name Joannah, though...