Vera Williams

Portrayed by Ham

## Overview

*Vera has quite the sunny disposition despite how she grew up, she seemed to bring a sort of warmth to her village. Extremely stubborn, Vera hates to lose at anything and for that reason has gotten herself in quite a bit of trouble over the years, her stubborn streak also carries over into her work oftentimes refusing to do anything else before she finishes her tasks. Despite how happy-go-lucky she can be, Vera does seem to have her moments where she can be quite cruel. These times however only ever come out when those she cares for are in trouble or just simply when her seemingly everlasting patience finally runs thin. Other than that, she is an extremely caring individual at her core and is mostly willing to help most of those around her, especially her fellow crewmates.*

*When it comes to people she is closer to, Vera can be a bit of a smartass oftentimes feeling more comfortable playing around than she does with the rest. She is one to tease and hassle her crewmates especially, usually playing up a bit more than usual to have a bit of fun. These are the times she can also be seen as almost clever, Vera certainly is not stupid however a good half of the time she seemingly lacks a good portion of common sense which is usually smacked back into her later on.*

## Mental Strengths

*Although oftentimes Vera can come off as rather spacey, she did spend a good portion of her childhood ensuring she was well educated in case of emergencies, especially since she had virtually no one to care for her she had to learn to do most things herself. Otherwise, she also grew up to have quite the rebellious streak oftentimes brought forth due to her unrelenting will to not give up oftentimes swerving away from social normalities to do what she believed was right at the moment.*

*Growing up on her own left Vera with a strong sense of loyalty, there were very few who genuinely took the time to help her out and for that reason, she tended to grow a rather strong mentality that if you helped she’d help you no matter what was in the way however her loyalty was not to be trifled with. Break her trust and it is terribly hard to get it back. Otherwise, due to her upbringing, she is quite adaptable oftentimes being able to figure her way out of difficult situations with ease.*

## Mental Weaknesses

*Vera’s hard head has been known to get her in trouble on various occasions, quite often resulting in various injuries or punishment more severe. Since she doesn’t like to lose she seems to always have some sort of run-in with trouble, usually seeing things as competition and something she needs to be better at. Not just this but Vera also has a bit of a cruel streak especially when it comes to her family, due to her upbringing she was soon to fall in love with loving and being loved, the aspect of having people to care for and for that reason she refuses to let anyone take that away from her not willing to go back to that place.*

## History

*Vera was born on the frigid Drum Island to two rather unremarkable individuals, however, despite how unremarkable they were, they weren’t enough to not notice their sudden lack of appearance. Perhaps it was how reclusive they were that caught the eye of those in the village or maybe the fact they lived quite a bit a ways from the rest. Either way, it wasn’t long until some kind individual took the treacherous walk through the snow and ice to Vera’s little log cabin. Once inside the cold walls, the fire that had been set in the fireplace had long since gone out and all but the howling of wind could be heard, blocking out the subtle whimper of a small child in the adjoining room.*

*As curiosity got the better of this person, they decided to check the other rooms to see if there was any clue about where the family had gone only to find a young girl alone huddled in between the blankets of her bed waiting for her parents to return. With her parents clearly having not been there for a while she was swept away and back to the village where she was mostly cared for until she began to pull away from their little society.*

*It was no secret that she wasn’t related to those who housed her, the way she was treated was different from the other kids and not only that but those same kids made it very known she wasn’t family. Soon enough Vera began venturing out further from the village, every day testing her luck more until soon enough she came across a cabin. Unbeknownst to her, it was the very same cabin she had been left in all those years ago, with it seemingly abandoned she traversed inside hoping to catch a break from the blistering cold. It wasn’t until she began to look around that the history behind this place became clear. Rummaging through drawers and cabinets she soon came to realize this was her childhood home, in one such drawer was a letter as well as an ornate brass compass, a goodbye to Vera but with very little explanation on the why. None of it mattered though, not to Vera.*

*Every day after she would traverse through the snow to that cabin, taking books and such with her until one day she eventually stopped staying in the village only ever going back to help around as a thank you as well as to attempt to bring more light into the village folks lives. There were no hard feelings leaving, just needed to find out what else was out there as well as who she was was another monster. Spent her days traveling further out until one day she came across an unconscious boy, not much older than she was.*

*What a pain in her ass, she certainly couldn’t leave the kid there he would die in this kind of weather and that definitely wouldn’t do. Now she probably could have been gentler with him however due to the terrain as well as how awkward it was to get him back with the minimal supplies that she had brought out. Once she had gotten back to the cabin, she did her best to nurse him back to health as well as make quick supply trips into the village to pick up certain things he would need such as warmer clothes and more food seeing she wouldn’t only be feeding herself anymore. As the weeks passed and Vera and Hunter began to get to know each other better it soon became pretty clear that they were pretty similar in a lot of ways, forming a bond that would carry throughout the years. As time marched forward with Hunter and Vera deciding to stay on the island until they were ready to leave, especially seeing their years together had blossomed into a romantic relationship it wasn't before long that they had gathered enough savings to buy the small caravel ship they had been dreaming of giving them a way off that winter island sailing under the crew name, The Orphan Pirates.*

## Credit

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-Qa6NHpZNadBkLf7tQfav95hOLGjFa1yEg2humnN8gs/edit?usp=sharing