Orla (Kate)… Dwarf ranger specializing in
ranged weapons.
Orla is a scout from the Dwarven
Empire to the East. She prefers the wilderness to civilization so amongst her
contemporaries, she is an anomaly. Orla, actually fits in better with Humans and
Halflings than Dwarfs because she loves to wander and live off of the land. For
the past several years, Orla made her living by offering her freelance services
as a scout and guide to travelling merchants. In the past, she has worked a
large deal with spice dealers that brought spices from the farthest corners of
the Highpoint cotenant back to the Kingdoms of the Dwarfs. Orla has seen the
Wicked Magic of the Elves to the North and has heard of the secrets from the
heart of the Dwarven Empire. Of the group, Orla is probably best informed of
world affairs, but not so much the politics of the Fallcrest area. In Orla’s
latest venture, she guided a Merchant caravan on what was to be a two week trip
from a town on the edge of the Dwarf Empire to Winterhaven. On the way back,
she was to guide the caravan to the halfway point, Fallcrest, with a small load
of supplies from Winterhaven; however, on the way back, the two-wagon convey
was ambushed by Kobolds. One of the two wagons never made it through. Like most
Caravan Guards, Orla is bonded, and if she doesn’t recover the lost goods, she
will owe 300GP to Teldirithan of Teldirithan’s Arms in Fallcrest. Most of the
others in the caravan have decided to bite this expense and return home. Orla
doesn’t have the money so she is going to have to retrieve a dragon-hide from
the Kobolds and return it to Fallcrest’s blacksmith to pay off her debt. With
such headaches to worry about, Orla wonders if it would be easier as the owner
of a trading company rather than a lowly guide. She appeals to Lord Warden
Faren Markelhay, ruler of Fallcrest, to help her rid the area of the Kobolds so
that future caravans and supplies can be safe. While she claims she wants to
rid the area of Kobolds, her primary concern is to retrieve the Dragonhide from
the Kobolds lair so she doesn’t have to pay the 300GP to Teldirithan.
Orla’s Trade Empire
One of Orla’s
goals is to establish a large trade organization to make her rich. She has no
store fronts now, but she has organized and ran 2 caravan runs between
Fallcrest and Winterhaven on her own. This netted her a large profit in a one
month period.
Establishments…
Orla now has
a trading post in Winterhaven and Fallcrest. She also has one Wagon and a
Riding horse.
Business Generated Income…
265GP per month
per Wagon from Trade between Winterhaven and Fallcrest. For this income, Orla
has to leave behind her wagon and riding horse for her business and she must
also leave 200GP for each wagon operating at her business to cover upfront operating
expenses.
20GP per
Month combined from her two shops in Winterhaven and Fallcrest.