Maresgift was a male centaur who lived in the Royal Forest of Tortall prior to 456 HE. He led a pack of bandits, made up of both humans and centaurs, and looted Haresfield. They killed many people, and were also guilty of infanticide. Iriseyes, a centaur who was a member of Graystreak's herd, said that Graystreak should probably have culled quite a few centaurs that later turned coat to become bandits including Maresgift, Graystreak's own brother.