The Welsh Marches PBeM Game

This is a list of personalities from the period of the early reign of Edward II followed by some of the non-player characters encountered by the players and finally the player characters.

Major Characters

• Edward II
  Age 23
  
• Piers Gaveston, Earl of Cornwall (6 Aug 1307) (favourite of the King)
  Age 23
  
• Humphrey de Bohun, Earl of Hereford and Essex Hereditary Constable of England
  Age 30
  Physical Appearance: Average Frame, Height: 6' 6", Weight: 215lbs,
  Hair: Blonde, Straight, Eyes: Blue, Complexion: Fair
• Hugh le Despencer (the Elder)
  Age 45
  
• Hugh le Despencer (the Younger)
  Age 17
  
• Edmund Fitzalan, Earl of Arundel, Chief Justiciar of Wales
  Age 22
  Physical Appearance: Average Frame Height: 5' 10", Weight: 165lbs,
  Hair: Blonde, Straight, Eyes: Grey, Complexion: Average
• Guy de Beauchamp, Earl of Warwick
  Age 36
  Physical Appearance: Massive Frame, Height: 5' 8", Weight: 189lbs,
  Hair: Blonde, Wavy Eyes: Grey Complexion: Average
• John de Mowbray, Lord Mowbray
  
• Thomas of Lancaster, Earl of Lancaster, Steward of England (9 May 1308AD) (cousin to Edward II)
  Age 31
  Physical Appearance: Light Frame, Height: 6', Weight: 160lbs,
  Hair: Brown, Straight, Eyes: Brown, Complexion: Average
• Henry of Lancaster (cousin to Edward II)
  Age 25
  Physical Appearance: Average Frame, Height: 5' 11", Weight: 167lbs,
  Hair: Brown, Straight, Eyes: Dk Brown, Complexion: Average
• Aymer de Valence, Earl of Pembroke
  Age 37
  Physical Appearance: Light Frame, Height: 5' 7", Weight: 125lbs,
  Hair: Brown, Straight Eyes: Brown Complexion: Very Fair
• Gilbert fitz Gilbert, Earl of Gloucester, Lord of Glamorgan and Gwynllwg, Lord of Caerleon and Usk
  Age 15
  Physical Appearance: Large Frame, Height: 5' 8", Weight: 163lbs,
  Hair: Auburn, Straight Eyes: Brown Complexion: Average
• Mortimer of Chirk Uncle to Roger de Mortimer
  Age 40
  Physical Appearance: Average Frame, Height: 5' 10" Weight: 189lbs,
  Hair: Brown, Straight, Eyes: Blue, Complexion: Dark
• Roger de Mortimer, Baron of Wigmore and Radnor
  Age 23
  Physical Appearance: Large Frame, Height: 6' 1" Weight: 189lbs,
  Hair: Brown, Straight, Eyes: Blue, Complexion: Average
• Hugh de Audley Nephew of Roger de Mortimer
  Age 18
  Physical Appearance: Average Frame, Height: 5' 7" Weight: 155lbs,
  Hair: Lt Brown, Straight, Eyes: Blue, Complexion: Average
• Maurice de Berkeley, the Magnanimous, Lord Berkeley
  Age 36
  Physical Appearance: Light Frame Height: 5' 7" Weight: 156lbs,
  Hair: Auburn, Straight Eyes: Dk Brown Complexion: Fair
• Thomas de Berkeley, heir to Lord Berkeley
  Age 15
  Physical Appearance: Average Frame, Height: 5' 10" Weight: 136lbs,
  Hair: Black, Straight Eyes: Grey Complexion: Very Dark
• John of Beaufort, Lord of Beaufort
  Age 21
  Physical Appearance: Light Frame, Height: 5' 11", Weight: 138lbs,
  Hair: Auburn, Curly, Eyes: Dk Brown, Complexion: Average
• Robert de Clifford
  Age 33
  Physical Appearance: Large Frame, Height: 5' 10", Weight: 191lbs
  Hair: Black, Curly, Eyes: Brown, Complexion: Average
• Walter Stapledon, Bishop of Exeter (1308 - 1326AD)
  
• Walter Reynolds, Bishop of Worcester (1308 - 1313AD), Treasurer of England post 22 Aug 1307AD
  
• Robert Winchelsey, Archbishop of Canterbury (1294 - 1313AD)
  
• William Melton, Controller of the Wardrobe and Keeper of the Privy Seal
  
• John Langton, Bishop of Chichester, Chancellor of England
  
• John Benstead, Keeper of the Wardrobe
  
• Anthony Bek, Bishop of Durham
  
• David Martyn, Bishop of St. David's (1296 - 1328AD)
  
• Llewelyn of Bromfield, Bishop of St. Asaph
  
• Marguerite of France, Dowager Queen
  
• Thomas of Brotherton, Earl of Norfolk (half brother to Edward II)
  Age 7
  
• Edmund of Woodstock, Earl of Kent (half brother to Edward II)
  Age 6
  
• Eleanor Plantagenet, Princess of England (half sister to Edward II)
  Age 1
  

Minor Characters - Game 1

• Alberic, representative of Lord Roger.
• de Knovil, Constable of Montgomery Castle, not well disposed towards Lord Roger.
• John-by-the-Gate - a well built young man, resident in Llanidloes
• Owain de la Pole, holder of Llanidloes, welsh minor noble, 2nd son of Gruffydd ap Gwenwynwyn, last Prince of Powys. Holds the town from Lord Roger.
• Goodmother Sarah
• Walter, Bailiff of Llanidloes
• Will the Smith - the Llanidloes town smith

Player Characters - Game 1

• Arnaud has the look of a mercenary, tough, massively built, with well used armour. Though not tall at 5' 10" he has a strong presence much aided by his Mediterranean features and hawk nose with dark brown hair and eyes. Based on the happenings of the past couple of days Arnaud seems to understand English, Norman French and Welsh.
  Played by David Stengle

• Bauduin Griffiths is the tallest of the group at 6' 3" and has the look of a fighter. Bauduin seems to be able to use his spear and pony as well as any member of the chivalry. He too understands English, Norman French and Welsh. He has brown wavy hair and an average complexion.
  Played by Ed

• Caradoc is a Welshman skilled in the ways of the countryside and forest. He is as tall as Raymond, but has sandy brown hair, is slightly build and of unremarkable appearance. Not too comfortable in enclosed spaces. Understands English and Welsh as far as you can tell. He is a forester hired to check out the best route and provide assistance in navigating the wild Welsh countryside.
  Played by Justin Elliott

• Daffyd Y Trifan, a Dominican friar of Welsh origins and probably the biggest person you've ever seen. He must stand nearly 7 feet tall and weigh around 300lbs in his friars habit and sandals. Understands English and Welsh from his participation in the party's discussions so far.
  Played by Dave Scarfe

• Herluin du Pont has the manners of a courtier and the appearance of a dandy, he is also the smallest person in the group at 5' 9" and 134lbs. Herluin's youth, his blue eyes and straight dark hair make him a favourite of the ladies. He is very skillful in handling his mounts. Understands English, Norman French and Welsh.
  Played by David Stengle

• Owain ap Daffyd is obviously of Welsh descent. At 6' 1" Owain is a little taller than Raymond, but with a lighter build. He has straight brown hair and blue-grey eyes and displays the skills of a travelling entertainer but can take care of himself with the light sword at his waist. Owain seems to understand English, Norman French and Welsh.
  Played by Ed

• Raymond of Northleach, is an Anglo-Norman Noble. He is a little under 6' tall and just shy of 200lbs, with a dark complexion, wavy brown hair and brown eyes. Understands English, Norman French and Welsh.
  Played by Paul Perano

• Wilfred of Stoke is of Saxon stock and has the good looks prized by the ladies being 6' tall and slim with curly auburn hair and hazel eyes. He has the long fingers and good voice of a travelling musician, well able to play the harp he carries. Seems to understand English, Norman French and Welsh.
  Played by Paul Perano

• Gareth is the half Welsh son of a minor fief holder in the Welsh Marches. He's short and of stocky build with shoulder length brown hair and the darker features of his Welsh mother. Clad in a gambeson with cuir-bolli reinforcements and wielding a lance and shield he cuts a fine figure mounted on a horse of good breeding.
  Played by Justin Elliott

• John of Shrewsbury is short, slim, young man clad in a well made robe and cloak. He carries a large scrip whose bulky contents seem to be the plant material he gathers as he walks the tracks of Wales. He frequently makes notations in a leather bound book with a large clasp that he carries with him. Played by John Eickemeyer

Minor Characters - Game 2

• Turstan, confidant and scribe to Master William.
• William of Chester, Master Vinter and patron of the group forming at the sign of the White Hart.

Player Characters - Game 2

• Gawaine is hulking brute of a man with a reddish brown beard. He is slow and careful in his speech, taking time to answer, as if he possessed addled wits. He carries a sword and bow and has a donkey to carry his few possessions. Gawaine's battered face speaks of a life of hard knocks both given and received. His English speech is heavily accented with the lilt of Welsh but conveys his meaning to those who listen closely.
  Played by Olivier Decome
• Gareth of the Wood seems like a spectre of the night, his black hair and eyes and dour brooding visage give an impression of ice cold hatred of something or someone. His worn clothes indicate a hard life on the edge of society and it looks as though he has been living rough prior to his arrival at the tavern. His only bright moments occur when he turns his face upon a pretty wench and a smile breaks the blackness of his beard. He too carries a bow and toys with a sharp knife at the table.
  Played by Bernard Kaufmann
• John Gaunt is a small man in his late 20's barely 5' tall. His weathered features show him to be a man of the countryside. His brown eyes have a friendly look to them and his black, curly hair pushes out from beneath a feathered cap set jauntily upon his head. He too carries a bow but in place of the dagger that Gareth wields at the table John plays upon a flute, producing a merry tune that echoes country dances and holy days.
  Played by Sebastian Rogers