🐾 Weltina Boons
The Gnome Ranger Who Built a Sanctuary for the Forgotten
Weltina Boons spent most of her adventuring career doing what rangers do best: tracking creatures, understanding their behaviors, and—when necessary—protecting settlements from dangerous beasts. But somewhere along the way, she started noticing patterns that troubled her.
Magical creatures displaced by expanding cities. Rare species hunted to near-extinction for their valuable components. Ancient beasts losing their habitats to mining operations. Someone needed to do something.
So when The Fivefold Oaths retired, Weltina decided that someone would be her.
Haven
What began as a small preserve for displaced forest creatures has grown into a comprehensive wildlife sanctuary spanning diverse climate zones. Haven is part zoo, part research facility, part educational center, and entirely dedicated to giving magical creatures a second chance.
The Preserve
Climate-controlled enclosures recreate native habitats for creatures from across all twenty cities:
- Arctic Habitats: Housing frost wyrms and ice phoenixes from Nivara
- Volcanic Chambers: Sheltering fire elementals and lava salamanders from Cindralis
- Aquatic Zones: Caring for displaced merfolk creatures and reef guardians
- Forest Sanctuaries: Protecting rare woodland spirits and ancient treants
- Desert Oases: Housing sand drakes and mirage foxes from Siroccane
Haven’s Wardens
Weltina employs a guild of skilled rangers and druids called “Haven’s Wardens” who travel the realms under contract. They rescue endangered creatures, relocate problem animals humanely, and occasionally capture specimens for breeding programs. Each Warden specializes in specific creature types and terrain.
Education & Outreach
Haven isn’t just a sanctuary—it’s a teaching institution. Students from across the realms come to learn about creature care, magical ecology, and conservation. Lodging facilities accommodate visiting scholars and families who want to see magical creatures up close.
A patron system helps fund operations, with wealthy donors “adopting” specific creatures or habitats. Some materials harvested ethically from the creatures (shed scales, molted feathers) are auctioned to responsible craftspeople, providing additional revenue.
The Challenges
Running a multi-species sanctuary with educational programs presents unique operational complexities:
- Creature Management: Tracking health, diet, breeding cycles, and behavioral needs for hundreds of different species
- Enclosure Coordination: Managing habitat assignments, maintenance schedules, and climate controls
- Contract Tracking: Coordinating Warden missions, creature transfers, and rescue operations
- Visitor Logistics: Managing educational programs, lodging reservations, and tour schedules
- Patron Relations: Tracking donations, adoption agreements, and ethical material auctions
These challenges brought Weltina to The Aethernet Assembly, seeking magical solutions to manage her complex, compassion-driven operation.
Why Weltina’s Story Matters
Weltina’s business represents Conservation & Education—the challenges of Service Management, inventory tracking (creatures!), program coordination, and ethical stakeholder relationships. The solutions we build for Haven help any organization managing complex services, educational programs, or mission-driven operations.
Giving magical creatures a second chance. That’s the Weltina Boons way. 🐾🌳✨