Marietta is a mercenary from the land of Tilea. She and her company decided to seek out their fortunes in the dukedoms of Bretonnia on the other side of the Irrana Mountains.[1a]
Her first job was to protect Bessy, a sheep, essentially serving as a shepherdess with the rest of her company. The company protected Bessy from half a dozen Orc warbands, just to see the animal fall down a cliff. This was the beginning of her journey during which she did not fail to observe the oddities of Bretonnian folk.[1a]
Marietta's Observations About Bretonnia[]
"Almost no monsters in Aquitaine. Even Beastmen from Châlons seem to stay out. Feuding nobles, gangsters, rebellious peasants, cultists, serial killers, and protagonists in abundance, though."
- —Marietta, Tilean mercenary[1b]
"Bunch of ineffectual fops? I've seen a group of Brionnian knights break off from singing songs about their ladies, slaughter a band of Beastmen, and then go back to the songs whilst cleaning their weapons. Odd, certainly, but not ineffectual."
- —Marietta, Tilean mercenary[1c]
"Ah, Carcassonne. I came into Bretonnia over the mountains, and my first job was as a 'shepherdess.' Me and the rest of my company. We had a sheep to look after. We protected Bessy from half a dozen Orc warbands, and then the stupid animal fell down a cliff. I decided to move on..."
"They can't bear the thought of something that looks even vaguely like a horse that they can't ride."
"Always fighting each other, these Lyonens. Sometimes their schemes get so elaborate that they're actually fighting themselves. Plenty of work if you have wits and discretion."
- —Marietta, Tilean mercenary[1e]