Joshua Fritz was born a Highlander in the year 1684 a ways away from Markev. His father and mother had him as the 5th of 8 children, living in a large household with his grandparents and others. Joshua grew up on stories of events such as the Third Crusade, where his grandfather fought, and the building of Markev. Joshua was rather awestruck as a child, but with the death of his grandparents, he has contented himself with a hardy life, farming on the Baltas-Czena. He enjoys farming and finds peace in small, rural, environments. Besides toiling the fields, Joshua was able to obtain limited literacy and education from a family friend and acolyte of the Church of the Canon. This has made Joshua a rather fervent Canonist. Following a dispute with his father in the previous winter, he has left his family farm and is heading to Markev to find his own livelihood.
