<div class="floatright">(http://i741.photobucket.com/albums/xx51/Calliedelnoire/ThiefQueen_full.jpg)</div><hr/><strong><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: verdana;">Rose Ironshield</span></span></strong>,<em>Female Half-Elf Fighter 7</em><br/>Character Sheet (http://plothook.net/RPG/profiler/view.php?id=10117)<br/>HP:80 (Current: 80)  AC: 26,<span class="bbc_u"><em>touch</em></span>: 13,<span class="bbc_u"><em>flatfooted</em></span>: 24<br/><strong>Fort</strong>:+10<strong>Ref</strong>:+5<strong>Will</strong>:+4<br/><hr/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Cheat Sheet</div><div class="spoiler_body"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 8pt;"><br/><strong>Perception</strong>: +10 <strong>Init</strong>:+4<br/><strong>Combat</strong>: CMB: +11 (+15 Bull Rush/+13 Trip), CMD: 27 (29 vs Bull Rush/Trip), Move: 30 ft<br/><span class="bbc_u">Melee</span>: +1 Sword, Bastard +13/+8 (1d10+8/19-20/x2) <br/>  Heavy Shield Bash +11/+6 (1d4+4/20/x2)<br/>  Masterwork Morningstar +12/+7 (1d8+4/20/x2)<br/><span class="bbc_u">Ranged</span>: Masterwork Longbow, Composite (Str +4) +10/+4 (1d8+4/20/x3)<br/><strong>Buffs</strong>:<br/><strong>-Innate</strong>: Elven blood (+2 vs Enchantments), Bravery (+2 Will vs Fear)<br/><strong>-Spells</strong>:  <br/><strong>-Potions</strong></span></div></div><hr/><br/><br/>"I don't want officers and minor noble titles.. yet." Rose said. "We need men who will be invested in the community.. not add a layer of administrative staff and paper pushers." She drummed her fingers as she mulled over the rest of her brother's advice. She'd asked for it, it wouldn't do to ignore it. Doubly so when he makes sense.<br/><br/>"I hadn't considered hiring an dwarven engineer and crew. That might work better." She admitted. "Gives us a control on the material that the merchant's guild won't so easily allow us to have. That will require offering some form of contract lasting a long time or a partnership. That might work to our advantage either way. We'd have surveyors and engineers in the area. Skilled ones. Which brings us back to the walls. Definitely a bonus. We still have timber, fur and stone that we'll need merchants to sell outside our area though, funneling it through upriver through our neighbors. Which ties them to us."<br/><br/>"As for my proposals, right now..we're small and self ruling, if the mithril mine takes off, and gods willing we find more stuff to mine that will change." She sat back. "The Iomedaens will show up eventually and I offered that as a way to set the practice of tolerance in place when the finally show up. That, of course, is for the future."<br/><br/>"So, we need to get moving and planning. Your book is a subtle in with some groups, I'll approach my contacts with Somervale. My old sergeant and captain will be getting message to meet us when we meet the guild, I hope they come. I would like you to advise Marrisa and Melody, and .." she sighed. "wrangle Narumi while she sets about shopping for supplies. I imagine she needs some for her store." She chuckled. "I expect that Marissa and Melody, with your aid, can charm the guild while I see who is retiring and looking to set up an tavern, farm or whatever down here in exchange for reduced taxes and some militia work."