Gerta Stoutheart

Vidame Gerta Stoutheart is a patron in Pitchwood County, with a vast holding, the Stoutheart Stead, in the northeastern farthing of the county. Stoutheart vacated her original holdings in Northland after the death of her husband, when her brother-in-law inherited his title and land, and selected good cattle-ranching land in Pitchwood when the Western Settlement Act was passed. Already a seasoned patron, she plays the part of vidame quite well, treating the residents of her patron-village, Stoutheart Stead, fairly, and built the most grand home in the county, Massif Manse, shortly after her arrival.

She is shrewd, both cold and skeptical, but is known to have her moments of hospitality. Her children, all grown and far away, left a vacancy in her life, which she filled by taking her neice, Chantal, under her supervision. She also throws parties for the local patrons and their guests at Massif Manse once a month.