<div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Claudia Medvyed</div><div class="spoiler_body">(https://i.imgur.com/ZDKR8Wj.jpg)<br/><br/>Character Sheet: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1oZoqGVoDEiQeYaH2QdVJt4Fs-x4QxPJPvnzNgdr1Rfs/edit?usp=sharing</div></div><br/>The groups nominal leader was Claudia Medvyed, the 'Shame of House Medvyed' to some due to her demonic heritage, though it was really more due to the circumstances of her birth rather than the fact that she actually was a tiefling. In fact, her physical 'deformities' were mostly fairly subtle, limited primarily to her golden eyes, unnaturally bright red hair, and supernatural resilience. Of course, there was one other sign of her demonic heritage on her petite frame . . . but that was kept quite literally under wraps.<br/><br/>How Claudia obtained the Greenbelt charter was essentially a series of almost comically lucky events. While she was normally sequestered away in her family's second manor off the East Sellen River, she just so happened to be out on a walk to give herself a change of pace. It was she who discovered the messenger bearing word of the renewed attempts to settle the Stolen Lands, and lent him assistance. This chance meeting let her find out about the Charter early, and frame things in such a way that it was easy enough to be given the chance to represent House Medvyed in the attempt. If she succeeded, it would mean prestige for her family. If she failed, it was one bastard child gone that few would miss.<br/><br/>While she did not have the funds to hire a group of mercenaries like she'd initially wanted, she did manage to find a number of volunteers surprisingly quickly. A older man who was a local cleric of Erastil, a busty knight from House Garess who seemed to have some odd circumstances not unlike her own, and a elven alchemist. While it wasn't exactly an army, it would be more than suitable for the expedition. What funds she did manage to gather instead went towards a horse-drawn wagon to carry their camping supplies and make the travel to their first destination earlier.<br/><br/><strong>"It looks like we are closing in on the trading post."</strong>Claudia spoke up in a quiet, almost disarming voice, as they reached the 10 mile signpost on the way to Oleg's. Since Claudia had a very slight amount of support from a handful of members of her House (and had gathered the group herself) it essentially put her in the position of leadership, backed by that odd charisma of hers.<br/><br/><strong>"If anyone has more information on other residents of the Greenbelt, or the location of Erastil's temple, I imagine it'll be this Oleg. We'll probably need to use the trading post as our base of operations for the time being, at least until we're ready to survey the southern edge of the area. Any concerns?"</strong><br/><br/>Honestly, she felt pretty good about their odds. Most of their reason seemed like it would be rivers, hills, and woods . . . which was essentially what she'd grown up in. On the way in from Restov they saw one of the other regions being explored, and she didn't envy whoever was there after seeing the mountains in the distance. She'd give a little prayer to Desna that the explorers there would have good fortune, since traversing those mountains would likely be a nightmare.