1866 - A siste is born. With more strain on the family finances, a six year old Jo begins working in a factory.
1872 - A brother is born.
1875 - A factory accident claims the life of Josiahs father.
1878 - Pneumonia claims the life of Josiahs mother, leaving the children under the eldest Rohlwing siblings care.
1881 - Another factory accident claims the life of the fiancé of Josiahs sister as well as a Mr. Ingrahm. Mr. Ingrahms widow and children are treated badly by the factory owners. The Rohlwings band together with some other families to rally for better work conditions. They are driven out of their homes and fired from their jobs, forcing the families to wander across the country for months.
1882 - Managing to survive with one anothers help until spring, the six families settle in one place and establish Irvingly. Soon, their lives are in upheaval once again as magical folk happen upon their small settlement. An agreement is established between the two groups and a Casino along with homes are built. Faced with different employment options for the first time in his life, Josiah isn't quite sure what to do and decides to work as a labourer so that he could work outdoors, as he always wished he could do.
1883 - Josiah is quite surprised when one his sisters unexpectedly marries a wizard. Another surprise comes to the Rohlwing family as it is discovered that the youngest of their brood, is in fact a muggleborn wizard.
1884 - As more businesses were established and the opening of a train station, Jo decides to become the caretaker for the Irvingly School.
1885 - Josiah's elder brother goes blind and Josiah spends a lot of time helping him adjust to his new reality. This same year Josiah makes the acquaintance of a charming young witch.
1886 - Josiah's friendship with the witch deepens and he develops some romantic feelings for her. Sadly, she stops coming to Irvingly after a while and he has no idea what has happened to her. Eventually, he gets over it but is left with the realization that he is ready to take on a wife and start his own family, something he discusses with his elder brother. Josiah also decides to change jobs again, this time taking up the position of postman.
1888 - After two years, Josiah is still finding his new job much more to his tastes - he can be social without actually having to deal with the people beyond a greeting! - Josiah decides this is the job for him.
Personality: Hard-working, Quiet, Cautious, Outdoorsy, Romantic, Shy, Restless.
Other: Josiah is sometimes prone to flights of fancy and cannot stay still for too long. He has a need to always be doing something and is uncomfortable with being idle.
Sample Roleplay Post:
Josiah had gotten very used to life with Jeremy being without his sight. Things that had been overly awkward and perhaps over protective had since dwindled into a sense of normalcy. At the very least, Josiah had come to realize that Jeremy could still do things for himself. It just took practice and time and he didn't need his siblings hovering and making everything worse. It had been a hard lesson for Josiah to learn but he had.
For once, his mind was on his own problems. His niggling desire to change his occupation still persisted and Miss Grace had seemingly disappeared from his acquaintance. He had not seen her for a long time now. It didn't bother Josiah as much as he had thought it should but it did make him realize that he very much would like a womans companionship. You know, a woman aside from his sisters.
Then his mind had gone to Jeremy. It didn't feel quite right for the youngest to start seeking out a woman to marry when the eldest wasn't even engaged or close to it. All these thoughts brewed in Josiah's mind as he brewed up tea for their evening meal.
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