Donovan Helmer

## Description

Donovan Helmer Is A Fullblood German Born On A Boat To San Navassa In 1837 To An Abusive Assassin Turned Horse Racer And An Unnamed Mother. At Some Point In His Life, Donovan's Mother Was Killed By His Father During Dinner. Donovan's Father Would Often Psychologically And Physically Abuse Him Throughout His Childhood. One Day, When Donovan's Father Was Passed Out Drunk, The Cold-Hearted Boy Stabbed His Father In The Throat And Watched Him Bleed Out Before Burning His Childhood Home To The Ground.

His Late Teens Were Spent Within The City Of Solitude, He Was A Wily Pickpocket And Street Urchin Before A Man In His Thirties Took The Young Man In And Gave Him A Hot Meal In A Saloon. For Three Years The Man Taught Donovan How To Hunt And Make A Quick Buck In Rural Areas Before One Night, Donovan Robbed The Man Before Being Caught And Forced To Shoot Him In The Head.

The Death Of This Mysterious Man Would Bring About The Attention Of The Komanda City Bounty Hunting Guild Who Put A Price Of $1,000 Dollars On The Twenty-Three-Year-Old Donovan Helmer.

In 1871, Donovan Helmer Was Caught By The Infamous Maverick Delano And Was On Route To Komanda City Via Prison Wagon To Be Executed For The Killing Of Everett Winter. However, Donovan Somehow Managed To Escape The Deadly Bounty Hunter And Made A Swift Escape Long Before Delano Even Realized He'd Gone.

Escaping The Feared Maverick Delano Proved No Easy Task, Donovan Helmer Grew Infamous From That And Killing Winter Alone. Helmer Would Take On A Great Many Of Jobs And Quickly Grow A Reputation To That Of A Notorious Hunter. Helmer Would Stick Closely To The Verordnung Desert, Taking A Range Of Jobs And Participating In Large Opportunities.

At Some Point In 1873, Donovan Travelled To San Navassa And Discovered The Remains Of A Slave Camp Which Had Been Attacked By A Tribal Group Known To Raid And Shoot Whatever Moves. Upon Investigation The Camp, Donovan Discovered A Six-Year-Old Boy Who Had Been Enslaved Since Birth. Donovan Took The Boy In And Began Raising Him As His Own.

In 1876, Donovan Receives A Job Offer From An Unknown Man. The Job Would Take Him To Guisto Na'o And The Risk Would Be High, But The Pay Would Be Better. Helmer Accepted The Job And Packed His And Kenzo's Things Before They Travelled To Guisto Na'o.

Once Jeremiah Beatrice Arrives In The Country And Deals Some Heavy Blows To The Anti-Corruption-Coup, Donovan Is Sent To Intimidate Him Into Leaving. When Donovan Returns To The Infamous Fort Damn, The Following Morning, He Is Sent To Accompany The Reinforcements Going To Resupply One Of The Outpost Camps. During The Ride, Donovan Learns The Mysterious Leader Is Connected To The Original Leader Of Guisto Na'o And that A Mysterious Cult Once Lived In The Caves Within The Region. Once They Arrive At The Camp, They Find The Camp Is In Ruins, Destroyed By Jeremiah And Jeal's Forces.

After Returning To The Fort, Donovan Informs The Leader That The Camp Was Destroyed By Jeal's Men. The Hunter Then Asks The Leader About The Cult And Learns This Cult Cost Guisto Na'o To Be Reverted To A State And Conjoined With The United Regions Of San Andreas. Helmer Also Learns That The Boss's Ancestors Protected The Cult Before The War For Guisto Na'o Was Fought.

Donovan Then Leaves To Teach Kenzo A Few Things And Takes Him To A Swampy Forest To Track And Kill A Cougar. After Having Kenzo Track Some Old Paw Prints, Donovan Is Forced To Save The Boy By Killing The Cougar Before It Ate Him. Donovan Encourages Kenzo To Let Go Of His Fears And Learn What It Takes To Survive. Donovan Then Takes Kenzo Back To The Fort To Lick His Wounds.

Some Time Later, Donovan Is Called To The Boss's Office For A Mysterious Meeting. However, When Donovan Arrives, It Is Only The Boss Waiting For Him. The Mysterious Leader Encourages Helmer To Keep Doing His Part, To Which Donovan Reveals He's Done His Part And Then Some And Hasn't Been Paid At All. Donovan Also Presents Some Doubts In The Gang's Mission To Which The Boss Reassures Helmer That They Are On The Right Track.

When Things Heat Up, Donovan Swiftly Unholsters His Revolver Before The Boss Reveals That If He Dies, Helmer Will Never Find Where The Money Is Stashed. When Learning The Great Maverick Delano Is Coming To Reinforce The Gang, Donovan Presents His Fears To The Boss But Learns The Bounty Hunter Is Being Paid Extra Not To Kill Him.

When Asking Why He Was Originally Called For, Donovan Learns That The Boss's Father And A Select Few Practiced The Cult's Magics. Helmer Also Learns The Boss Is A Lot Older Than He Looks And That He Had A Natural Attunement To The Sorcery Behind The Teachings. Donovan Learns The Boss's Name Is Jerimoth Sage And That His Grandfather Was A Powerful Cult Member Named Exar Sage.

When Asking What Will Happen Once The Gang Wins, Donovan And Jerimoth Travel To An Old Ranch And Learns This Run-Down Location Is Where The Cult Hid In Plain Site. Helmer Learns Some Cult Members Started Families Elsewhere And That Jerimoth Wishes To Find Their Descendants And Learn What They Know.

After Learning Two More Outposts Have Been Destroyed, Donovan Learns That Jerimoth Uses The Suffering From The Deaths Of His Men To Fuel His Power. Helmer Is Informed That Jerimoth Had A Relationship With A Huntress Of The Great Kanati Tribes Of San Navassa And That He Was Responsible For The Tribe's Brutal Destruction.

Things Are Initially Tense When Maverick Arrives At Fort Damn, But Donovan Manages To Survive The First Couple Days Before The Final Assault.

When Jeremiah And His Forces Lead The Final Assault On Fort Damn, Donovan Stays Close To The Boss And Protects Him When Jerimoth Retreats To Escape. When Jeremiah Makes It To The Office, Donovan Guns Down Otto Before Being Shot In The Eyes By Maverick Delano.

At Some Point After The Battle, Donovan's Body Is Picked Up By A Stranger And Taken Aboard A Mysterious Metal Aerial Ship Which Soon Takes Off Into The Stars.

## Personality

Donovan Helmer Is Cold, Mostly Heartless, Quick-Witted, And Collected. He Doesn't Think Much About Morals And Doesn't Believe Much In Good But Knows There Are Worse Evils Than What He Is. Despite This, He Is Not Above Going Full Crazy If And When The Need Arises.

## Biography

***Name*** - Donovan Helmer

***Age*** - 39 Years Old

***Affiliation(s)*** - Himself, Kenzo Fett

***Species*** - Human

***Status*** - Deceased

## Gear & Appearance

Donovan Is A White Man With Long Dirty Blonde Hair, A Clean-Shaven Face, And An Average Build Standing At Six Feet Tall. He Also Wears Expert Assassin Gear And A Red Tilthman Hat

***Colt Paterson Revolver*** - Donovan Uses This Weapon As His Main Sidearm.

***Modified Lancaster Repeater*** - This Weapon Is Mostly Used When Hunting.

## Powers And Abilities

***Expert Shooting*** - Donovan Knows How To Shoot Like A Pro.

***Great Armed And Unarmed Combat Abilities*** - Donovan Knows What It Takes To Survive In A Brawl.

***Expert Tracking*** - Helmer Can Tell What He Is Tracking, How Old The Tracks Are, And Where It's At.

***Intimidation*** - Being One Of The Only Men To Have Escaped Maverick Delano, Donovan Has Grown To Be Quite Feared By Mere Lackies And Experienced Outlaws.

## Trivia

Donovan Helmer Was Inspired By Ochi Of Bestoon

Donovan Helmer Often Says Quotes Used By Other Famous Outlaws And Gunslingers. The Last Quote He Used Is "This Is Funny." Which Was Said By Doc Holliday Right Before He Died, Donovan Says This Right Before His Death.