Joel

Joel was an orphan who was born into the Noxian slums where he grew up. Never one to get close to others, and always distrustful, he regarded the world's system of putting D-SEC on a pedestal as being absolute trash and promised himself he would refuse to take part in it. In this way, he started to revere Freedom and Zeriah, for they stood up against the established norm with such confidence...and he wanted to emulate that. Upon hearing that Freedom was in the area, he ran away from home and managed to track them down, and was adopted into the group by Zeriah.

Joel has never been one for words, but he is not careful about how he uses them. He's usually quite solitary (he enjoys keeping to himself as opposed to being around others) and at first, might seem almost shy for how little he converses with those around him. However, he is prone to getting irritated easily, and has a sharp tongue. He doesn't know how to parse his words and is very truthfully blunt, even when others don't want to hear it. Some, like Korudo, appreciate it, however - making him more well-liked than he knows.

Joel is one of the main characters of Time of Death, and is Shire's eventual love interest. He is a skilled Freedom agent and has the will to accomplish anything, but he is still young and has a lot of growing up to do.