Vicious Mockery....ahahaha!  That cracked me like an egg. :'D

BTW should JB roll a trinket for me or am I allowed to attempt to roll one from that list myself? I assume that's a GM thing to prevent "cheating"?  (Not sure if the online list is the same as the physical book list though.) 

Also, the meeting order as it were seems like it does make the most sense for Arthera and Ceria to meet up in the wild somewhere.  Then they happen across Lex doing battle with a group of beasties he might not be wholly familiar with, and help him slay them all.  They then go on a quest (perhaps in the actual RP?) that leads them to a small valley-enclosed village where Ermine's charrie happens to be performing (and perhaps Ulor is aloofly observing the enchanting performer at a distance).  The trio pull up at the edge of the performance, next to Ulor, and for whatever reason, Ulor - who doesn't seem to be intrigued by much - is drawn to us as is the enchanting performer once she's finished and gotten through her new batch of adoring fans.  It makes the most sense if she seeks us out for whatever reason though.  Perhaps she already knows Ulor and is always trying to get him to laugh or say something?  Or perhaps she knows someone else in our group?  (I can imagine Ceria running into - and taking a lichen to - Daisy on one of her trading trips to a previous town.)  What say you all?

EDIT:  When you realize Arthera is a her and feel terrible for judging it male based on the avatar.  D':