Bonnie O'Donogan

Portrait of Bonnie O'Donogan. Art by Chris (@arcanegold on Twitter)

Episode 21: Brilliant Diamonds and Wretched Gold
Episode 22: Allies, Old and New
Episode 23: Much Ado About Submersibles

Bonnie O'Donogan is an NPC played by Christian. She is a bounty hunter, and an ally of the party.

## Description

### Appearance

Bonnie is a tiefling with dark black skin and horns that turn crystalline at the tips like raw amber. She wears a black trench coat and a "cowgirl getup." She wields two guns.

### Personality

Bonnie is no-nonsense, practical, and business-minded. She does not seem to act without some benefit to herself. She looks out for her own well-being first and foremost, and she has no problems calling out plans that sound like they will put her life at risk.

## Biography

### History

Bonnie was badly injured and nursed back to health in Wheldon by Adela.

### Goldstead Arc

Episode 1: Welcome to the Painted Valley

Bonnie meets the party during a gun fight with the O'Donogan Gang in front of the saloon in Goldstead. She introduces herself as a bounty hunter and a peacekeeper, and explains that she had been hunting members of the O'Donogan gang for a bounty. She agrees to lend the party her wagon so that they can stay overnight in Goldstead without risking a stay at the inn.

Episode 2: Thievery, Pride, and Similar Sins

When the party realizes that they do not have anyone who can drive a cart, they convince Bonnie to come along with them to the O'Donogan Gang camp. Bonnie agrees, provided they have the opportunity to capture at least one more gang member for the bounty.

Bonnie fights alongside the party against the snapping turtle-like creature from beneath the plains, although they complain that this was not part of the job description when they agreed to come along. After the battle, as they travel in silence following the argument over fighting the creature, Bonnie is the one to break the silence, asking for the reason that the party is traveling together.

Episode 3: Urgency and Frequency

Bonnie drives the cart for the majority of their fight away from the O'Donogan camp. Following the fight, she expresses her annoyance at Lidara for not sticking the plan, since now Bonnie was not able to get what she had been promised.

Back at Doc Berry's, Bonnie goes with Lidara to investigate the noises in the street. The minotaur leader of this group of gang members demands not only that the town send out the genasi, but also "the bounty hunter," Bonnie herself. Bonnie is down to fight the group, but goes along with the party when they decide to move underground.

Episode 4: Shotgun Diplomacy

As the with the minotaur erupts into battle, Bonnie, also emerges from hiding, firing shots at the gunslinger lackeys. During the battle, Bonnie focuses on taking out the six gunslingers along with Renaer. At one point, she goes to duck for cover behind the same crate that Renaer was using. When he protests that he was there first, Bonnie retorts that she can squeeze. The argue briefly about how to break that cover while the crate is being shot to hell.

Once the minotaur is defeated, two gunslingers remain, and Bonnie quickly disarms them. Lidara shouts at them to scram and one starts to run, but Bonnie - intent on getting the bounty - manages to lasso him, and Renaer wrestles the other to the ground until he can also be properly tied up.

The next morning, Bonnie meets the party at Doc Berry's and asks which direction the party is headed. She says that she plans to head towards Ansyr to drop off the bounties near Wheldon, and offers herself as a guide, seeing as they don't have horses or a wagon or more than one gunslinger. For the fee, she asks first for answers to the questions they had asked on the road before, with the rest of the price to be determined later.

Episode 5: A Camaraderie of Closed Books

After a much needed long rest, the party readies themselves to travel with **Bonnie** down the Golden Route. Bonnie's wagon is an oversized iron wagon, with a padlock on the back and barred windows on the side. Bonnie loads four captives into the cart - two from the first fight in front of the saloon, and two from the most recent scuffle - into the rear of the wagon, and says that there should also be room for the party inside. Lidara leaps on the opportunity to sit up front with Bonnie, and the others file in with the prisoners. Bonnie offers the party red velvet cushions.

When the party meets with Felix, he accidentally revealing that Bonnie's full name is "Bonnie O'Donogan." Frustrated, Bonnie tells Felix that they had requested their last name to be expunged from the record. As they drive away, Azzurum asks Bonnie what her relationship is with Denton O'Donogan, and whether she can be trusted. Bonnie replies that Denton is her brother, but that she is not aligned with him in any way as she considers him to be blood gone bad. She also says she understands if its difficult for the group to trust her, but that she has been doing her best and does not plan to capture or kill them.

The next day, Bonnie is more upbeat but still not her usual self, and awkward silence descends on the wagon. Bonnie informs the group that they should arrive at Wheldon within the week.

Near the end of the week, Bonnie pulls the wagon off the side of the road, saying that they want to show the others something. Off the road, there is a forest clearing full of pink chrysanthemums. It is almost otherworldly in its beauty, and the party eats sandwiches (made to accommodate dietary preferences by Bonnie) and rest there for a time, soaking in the sun and the peaceful atmosphere. Bonnie says this is one of her favorite places, and tells the group the legend of this field. Bonnie says that she hopes that the party will trust her.

### Wheldon Arc

Episode 21: Brilliant Diamonds and Wretched Gold

As Lidara prepares to shoot the fanged noble, their head is blown clean off - Bonnie emerges, revolver smoking.

Episode 22: Allies, Old and New
A flashback to Bonnie's escape from the Church of the Morninglord. Injured, they are forced to leave one of their revolvers behind, and with only six shots left but more than six pursuers, they know the odds are not good. They contemplate going out with a bang but they remember two smiles - the second of which had saved her from the first - and they decide that it would be a waste to die here. Instead, they dive beneath a pile of waste. They hear Vincent and the soldiers rush by, but cannot call out. Finally, they are pulled from the refuse, and they wonder if maybe "she" had come to save them again.

Bonnie assists the party during the fight with the vampires. After the fight, Vincent apologizes to Bonnie for not finding her. Bonnie says that she understands, and that they wished they could have called out. They catch each other up on the last few days, and Bonnie is relieved to hear that the genasi family is safe. She goes with the Strings of Fate to retrieve the family from the manor and escort them to the safety of the undercity.

Episode 23: Much Ado About Submersibles

At headquarters, the group sees Bonnie and Adela having a conversation together, laughing quietly so as not to disturb the others around them.

## Relationships

### Adela

It is known that Adela's family nursed Bonnie back to health when they were injured in Wheldon on a previous visit, and the two of them got to know each other during that time.

## Trivia

* Bonnie's hat is custom made, with pockets/holes for her horns to poke through.
* Bonnie is a lesbian
* Bonnie's horses names are Hera and Sappho.
* Bonnie is 6'2 (or 6'6 with horns) aka BONNIE TALL!
* Bonnie has no tattoos since they want it to be something meaningful, but does have many ear piercings.
* *In progress! Feel free to add info here.*