I played a game with Gwen a ways back and really enjoyed it. Even after I lost my last crew member, he still had to rush to obtain an objective to keep me from winning -- and even then, we tied.
Morella -- if you're interested in a game and available during the day, that works best for me, as my night schedules are pretty erratic. I'm still a bit hazy and/or slow on some of the game mechanics, so some patience will be needed, but I'm getting there.
I'm finally close to finishing painting my Colette crew (box + Angelica; also have unpainted Coryphee). I haven't really tried to figure her out too much with her beta rules yet -- would it be better off waiting until after the formal release? I've got the Marcus box set and a bunch of goblins as well, so could always try those, too (though they're not even primed ...). I think I played a Taelor crew with Gwen, so know the basics on her as well.
PS -- Morella, I've still got two of your books.