Kelta Amastacia

Kelta-Ketla

> *"♫ I went and lived with the wolves for a really long tiiiime, until my spirit guide said 'Hey! You need to live with nature again! You're not really doing that!' And I said 'Okay! Guess I'm a vegaaan!' And I became a vegaaaaan! ♫"*
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**Kelta Amastacia**, or **Kelta Amastace,** or **Kelta Herzak**, or **Ketla Herzak**, or **Kelta-Ketla**, is a founding member of the Wanderers. Despite the confusion of her name and background, she seems to now have a singular focused identity.

Kelta has been an instrumental member of all of the party's adventures thus far, and tends to assist the party through her healing powers.

## Appearance

* Elf
* Long, messy brown hair intertwined with twigs and flowers

## Known Backstory

* Lived with her family in an elven settlement, Leras, in the woods
	+ Her father was the leader of her settlement and created problems with the local fauna with the way he ran things.
* For generations, elves prided themselves on living in harmony with nature but when Kelta's father took leadership things changed.
* They began overhunting and gathering the area before starting to hunt within the local wolf pack with whom they had an agreement of mutual protection.
* The wolves attacked the village, killing most of the inhabitants.
* Kelta was spared because they saw she had a pure heart and wanted to do good.
* Adopted by wolf pack.
* Lived with them and under their lifestyle for a while before receiving a call from her spirit guide that she must do more to live in harmony with nature.
* Became a vegan.
* Excommunicated for failing a vibe check.

## Time with the Wanderers

Kelta was one of the founding members of the Wanderers when the group first convened in Wander, receiving a job from Cole Harl to investigate some local goblin attacks and recover an heirloom belonging to Lady Evanna Trysh.

Kelta remained with the party when Jothomir Joros requested their help in Refuge. Throughout the events of the Time Loop, Kelta investigated multiple aspects of the town. At one point, she was tasked with trying to decipher the locker puzzle in the town's mines, and concluded that the least explosive letter was likely "R." She was incorrect, and exploded upon trying to open the "R" locker. Kelta also took part in the fight against Drev and his Blood Zealots, and in fact delivered the killing blow to Drev by Inflicting Wounds on him.

After the resolution of the Time Loop, Kelta traveled with the Wanderers to Illeyre. Here the party met new allies in Jayson Dayson, Kaedra Wilshorn, and Toven Bryar. Kelta assisted in the investigation of the ogre attacks in Illeyre and in particular broke into Therrin Marival's library with Aggarash in an attempt to determine if he was behind the attacks. Kelta also partook in the fight against Therrin, and took part in the festival following Therrin's defeat.

After the assassination attempt on Garyn Hillbridge, Kelta travelled with the rest of the party to Selse to help fake her death. During this time, Kelta began to search for an animal friend, starting her quest by attempting to communicate with several birds in the city. At one point, upon discovering that Eldrin Talendsyr was missing, Kelta convinced a flock of these birds to go search for him, promising them large amounts of caterpillars in return. The birds technically succeeded, although Eldrin was already on his way back to the party by this point. Kelta was unable to fulfill her debt to the birds, as she could not find enough caterpillars in the area. Kelta also accompanied JD when he returned to his family farm and cremated the remains of his family, developing a deep friendship with him during this time. They shared a tender goodbye when JD decided to stay in Selse while the rest of the party departed from the city.

Shortly after the party's discovery of the Destruction of Wander, Kelta explained her upbringing among the wolves through song to the rest of the Wanderers. She travelled with the rest of the Wanderers to the Shattered City while escorting the refugees of Wander, and she participated in the investigation of the murder of Mountebank Madbrook when the group arrived at the town of Madbrook.

Upon arriving in the Shattered City, Kelta visited the Royal Conservatory with Warrior McFighter, becoming closer friends with her, befriending a plant, and bonding with several other visitors over veganism. During the preparation for the Trial of Serris Caivan, Kelta continued her quest to find an animal friend by attempting to talk with a cat on the street, although she did not succeed in making friends. She additionally bought a shortbow, ending the confusion over whether or not she actually possessed one.

Kelta was a spectator in the Trial of Serris Caivan, and was one of the few to notice JD's presence in the courtroom during Caivan's testimony. She reconnected with JD during and after the trial, giving him comfort as he dealt with the explicit confirmation that Caivan was responsible for the death of his family. Kelta continued to accompany the Wanderers when they travelled to the Ironspine Conclave at the request of Arcanist Vraeis Rayne, succeeding in rescuing Koti Lemeda. Upon learning of Kyvrin's planned attack on Northlight, Kelta participated in planning the Suicide Mission and accompanied the Wanderers in attacking the dragon. Kelta offered healing to her fellow party members during the attack on Kyvrin, receiving some damage in the process. After Kyvrin's defeat, Kelta received the Broom of Flying and the Shield of Missile Attraction.

Upon the group's return to the Shattered City, Kelta once again attempted to make an animal friend, this time with a cat named Mathilda in a pet shop. She came very close, but the cat ultimately rejected her offer of adventure. She teleported with the rest of the group to Esselvar and departed to investigate the disappearance of Dalee in Northlight. During this time, Kelta appeared to finally succeed in her quest to procure an animal friend, convincing a field mouse to ride in her hair. She was overjoyed to finally succeed in her quest, but was quickly disappointed and was nearly physically injured when the mouse - actually a wild-shaped Ernelis of the Grove - transformed back into firbolg form and almost collapsed on top of her. Although the two quickly became friends, with Ernelis giving Kelta a stone squirrel named Fish, the event damaged Kelta's trust.

When the party was attacked on Surstrom's ferry, Kelta took fire from multiple unintended sources, including Garyn's javelin and Clover Noel's arrow, forcing her to focus her healing on herself rather than her party members in order to stay conscious. Following the fight, the party (mostly Jothomir) used the scientific method to discover that her shield was cursed to attract projectile attacks, and that she could not de-attune from it naturally. This discovery added on to Kelta's growing anxiety.

As the party approached Northlight, they passed near the remains of Leras, and discovered that Warrior's village, also destroyed, had been built at the same location as hers. Being in the area also caused Kelta's anxiety to spike further. When the party encountered a group of wolves, Kelta was the main party member to talk to them and convinced them not to attack the group, although the event triggered further traumatic memories of her childhood. When the group was nearing Northlight, Kelta and Clover both shared a discussion about trauma, bonding over their anxiety and sharing several further details about their respective pasts.

After arriving in Northlight, Kelta visited Largo in order to break the curse on her shield and de-attune from it. Kelta also voiced her discomfort with entering the Feywild upon learning more about the politics of the Seelie and Unseelie. However, she proceeded to accompany the Wanderers regardless when the party entered the Feywild in search of Dalee and Ascher. Kelta and the rest of the party encountered several perils in the Feywild, including a cursed flute and an encounter with basilisks, which resulted in the petrification of Garyn and a subsequent reluctant negotiation with Donovan, who offered a cure in exchange for gold. After learning the tale of the Weeping Rowan from Gwyn and Hollaeti, Kelta traveled with the rest of the Wanderers towards the Verdant Grove in hopes of finding Ascher and Dalee. Upon the group's arrival in the Grove, the Weeping Rowan brought each of the Wanderers into a dreamlike space, offering each of them a deal to give up some of the memories and emotions. Kelta rejected the deal and, in the ensuing fight, focused on making sure her friends stayed safe, at one point restoring Jothomir's consciousness. The Rowan's death freed his Thralls, including Aggarash, who had accepted the Rowan's deal. In the aftermath of the battle, Kelta asked Jothomir about the deal he mentioned offering to the Rowan, remarking that she had likely offered up a similar deal.

The Wanderers proceeded to retrace their steps back towards the portal to the Material Plane with Ascher, Dalee, and other former Thralls Kaz Swain and Toross. Upon their return to the Material Plane, Kelta and the other Wanderers were debriefed by the Council of Northlight and were shortly released without punishment. Kelta also took part in the celebration following the return of Dalee and Ascher.

Upon the Wanderers' return to their temporary lodgings, they found that Aggie, shaken by their decision to erase their own memories and their role in fighting against the rest of the party, had departed, taking Nightblood with them. Kelta immediately began searching for other clues to Aggie's whereabouts, turning over beds and searching the lodgings thoroughly. The party then reconvened and set out to find Aggie. Although most of the party went through the night without sleep, Kelta managed to find enough time to trance, allowing her to prepare the Sending spell. After coming close to catching up with Aggie but then losing them again, Kelta attempted to use Locate Creature to track them down further, to no avail. Toven and Kelta then managed to Send and receive several messages from them that lessened their worries. Aggie agreed to leave Nightblood buried by a nearby pond, and Kelta, Ernelis, and Warrior shortly retrieved the sword. The group then returned to Northlight, more at ease with the idea of letting Aggie spend some time alone so long as they checked in on a daily basis through Sent messages. After a spending a short time gathering their bearings, the group parted ways with Ernelis and departed once more towards Esselvar in the hopes of meeting back up with Eldrin, who had also Sent a message informing the party that he was headed their way.

During these travels, Clover requested that Kelta Send several messages to Kassian Endrio, asking about the whereabouts of her mother. Shortly thereafter, the Wanderers reconvened with Eldrin after several days on the trail, and the party continued towards Esselvar. However, the Wanderers then encountered Roxterra, a town that none of them had seen on the journey to Northlight. The group decided to investigate further. The Wanderers proceeded to enter Miraid's Inn and Tavern, meeting server and singer Nessa. Kelta was a strong proponent of spending the night inside the town, with the fear that the town may disappear as quickly as it had appeared. Though the vote was a virtual tie, the party ultimately ruled in favor of staying outside the town for the night.

## Personality

* Loud
* Childish
* Impulsive
* Loves to snuggle (with JD, until he left her, rip)
* Shares details freely
* Always looking for a new animal friend

## Combat Strategy

* INFLICT WOUNDS
	+ Has a bow too I guess... (lol, does she really though)
* Otherwise there to make sure the party doesn't die