Battle of Wallingford

[Gandalfus]

Outside of the royal residence of Wallingford in Oxfordshire, the Lancastrian army of Queen Margaret prepared to do battle with the encroaching army of the Yorkist King, Edward IV, who are hot at the heels of Henry VI's supporters. While the Lancastrians hold a defensive position on the other side of the Thames, the Yorkists outnumber them considerably, and they will be hard pressed to mount an effective defence against the Yorkist onslaught.

Yorkist force:

Royal Yorkist 1st Army 2750 yeomen longbows 300 King yeomen bows bodyguard 300 Switzers 900 Knights 21811 militia longbows 7389 light footmen 150 milita footmen 2,750 men at arms 4,900 heavy footmen 41,250 men Commander in Chief: Edward IV, King of England: +1 capture, +2 battles, +1 survival, +3 charisma Nobles: Clarence Kent: +3 battles, +2 logistician, +3 survival, +2 naval battles, +2 scout Bastard of Fauconberg, +3 battles, +11 duels (with bastard sword and armour), +9 survival (with armour) Norfolk: Battles +3, Duel +2, Joust +3, Wealth +2, Charisma +1 Salisbury: +2 battles, +10 duels, +6 survival, +20 hp Cambridge Willoughby: +3 survival, +6 duel, +2 battle, +1 scout Baron John Wenlock: +2 Survival, +3 Battles, +1 Duels, +2 Wealth, +1 Joust, +1 Assassin, +2 Logistician Sir James Wenlock: +2 Battles, +2 Joust, +2(6) Duels, +2(7) Survival, +2 Assassin, +16 HP, +1 Scout

Lancastrian Force

1,300 men at arms 1,000 crossbowmen 13,362 light archers 2,900 heavy footmen 8,463 light footmen 600 yeomen 300 knights 600 handgunners 600 gen d'armes 300 switzers Total : 29,470 soldiers Commanders: Margaret of Anjou (Survival +3, battle's +2, charisma +2, duel +1) John Courtenay (+2 Battles, +2 Joust, +2 Survival, +1 Duel) Henry Courtenay (+2 Logistician, +2 Battles, +1 Charisma, +1 Duel) John De Vere (+3 battle, +2 survival, +2 duel, +3 joust) John De Vere the younger (+2 joust, +1 battle, +1 duel, +1 survival) Roger clifford (+3 battle's, +3 duel, +1 charisma)

Holland Force (Arrives after battle)

900 knights 600 Heavy Footmen 300 Men at Arms 300 Yeomen Longbowmen 1200 light footmen 3600 Militia Archers Commander: Henry Holland: +3 battles, +2 survival, +2 duels, +1 wealth

(If everyone could send me the stats of their characters, that would be much appreciated)

[Lucius Malfoy]

John Neville, Earl of Salisbury
+2 Battles, +10 Duels, +6 Survival
Partial Plate (+20 hp, +4 Duels, +2 Survival)
Hand-and-a-half weapon (+4 Duels, +4 Survival)


Sir William Willoughby
+3 Survival, +6 Duel, +2 Battle, +1 Scout
Chainmail Armour (+10 hp, +1 Scout, +2 Duels, +1 Survival)
Single handed weapon and shield (+2 Duels, +4 Survival, +6 hp)

John Wenlock, Baron Wenlock
+2 Survival, +3 Battles, +1 Duels, +2 Wealth, +1 Joust, +1 Assassin, +2 Logistician


Sir James Wenlock
+2 Battles, +2 Joust, +2(6) Duels, +2(7) Survival, +2 Assassin, +16 HP, +1 Scout
Chainmail Armour (+10 hp, +1 Scout, +2 Duels, +1 Survival)
Single handed weapon and shield (+2 Duels, +4 Survival, +6 hp)

[Blastoise Groudon]

King Edward IV:

Capture +1
Battles +2
Survival +1
Charisma +3

[Mary The Quene]

Thousands upon thousands of Frenchmen and Englishmen lined up for the battle to come, they bore the flags of the houses Lancaster and Valois. Upon lining up many noble's were busy discussing military tactics for the battle. However before committing to battle she wanted to speak with her opponents first, carrying a white banner being accompanied by 25 bodyguards she left to neutral grounds. The Queen send messages to her opponents to the same before committing to battle. She stood amid the fields waiting for her opponent to come.

Let us see if the whoremaster of York dares to face me.

[Jokern]

John de Mowbray, Duke of Norfolk:
Battles +3
Duel +2
Joust +3
Wealth +2
Charisma +1

[Blastoise Groudon]

Edward rides out with the Earl of Kent and 40 bodyguards. His men have an white banner as well and they ride up to her. Edward smirks then speaks;

The witch Queen. We finally meet on the field of battle. Can I expect you to surrender? I will be merciful now. Afterwards, I cannot say I'll be as nice to your nobles as I was at Towton.

[Gandalfus]

Kent rides next to the King, gazing sternly yet silently at the Lancastrian command.

[Mary The Quene]

The Queen spat on the ground and frowned.

So the whoremaster has the courage to face me, a Queen

The Queen spread her arms as a show of mockery

Here, take me and my lands!

She sarcastically referred to her army that was behind her and would fight for her, this was her own answer to the word ''surrender''

Have you come to surrender?, because i will bathe in your blood if you do not.

[Blastoise Groudon]

He laughs. What a fool he thinks.

Never! Do you think I'll do that? You invaded MY lands with a lackluster force and didn't rush to London when you had the chance. Now, I have your in my grasp. I got to worry about traitors that I showed mercy to, and don't worry, I'll gladly have their heads this time. Do you have anything else to say, you witch?

[Jokern]

The Duke of Norfolk, who had ridden besides King Edward, frowned at Margaret's words.

"What gives you the right to call these lands yours, you Queen of Beggars? You who promised away my lands, who has sold England like a common whore to Scotland and France? There will be no surrender from us, we will only accept one."

----

Far behind the battle lines in the Lancastrian camp sat Henry VI, worriedly looking over the two armies. They were gigantic, a sea of men, steel and banners as far as the eye could see. Henry sat on a horse dressed in armour and a surcoat displaying his heraldry. He looked to the sky, offering a prayer to God for his blessing, to deliver justice to those false traitors on the other side of the river. He wished to sit the throne once more, as was his birthright. He would sit until the Lord would take him from this fleeting life, and from the Heavens he would look down as his son and grandsons ruled righteously over England.

[Mary The Quene]

@Blastoise

The Queen frowned

Lands that have you usurped from my husband and me, you are not even crowned and this young fool thinks this are his lands?

I will see you death or die trying, i will never bend the knee to such a whoremaster, i shall destroy you and your pathetic army and pray upon its death.

The Queen raised her hand

Here, kiss my ring, bend the knee, renounce your rights to the throne and disband your army, then you can live or i will make your entire life a hell whoremaster.

The Duke of Norfolk, who had ridden besides King Edward, frowned at Margaret's words.

"What gives you the right to call these lands yours, you Queen of Beggars? You who promised away my lands, who has sold England like a common whore to Scotland and France? There will be no surrender from us, we will only accept one."

Queen Margaret right spat upon Norfolk's face

Who are you to determine whose lands are from who, Duke, you are beneath my rank. Have you not sucked Edwards cock yet for more power?, i heard you are both sodomites, no wonder why your master hasn't crowned yet...

[Gandalfus]

"Do you intend to suggest reasonable terms, Margaret, or have you come to just spit empty insults?" Neville grumbled with a frown, wondering what the point was at this bandying of empty words. "Either suggest a reasonable accord, or end this farce and let the battle begin."

[Blastoise Groudon]

Enough! This is over. Let it begin.

Edward decides to ride off, waving his noblemen to come with him.

OOC: Edward has Partial Plate armor; 20hp 4 duels 2 survival

[Gandalfus]

(Hold it there, some big news coming your way...)

[Barry Goldwater]

Edmund Kyriell, Earl of Cambridge:
+3 Duels
+1 Joust
+1 Survival
+1 (5%) Wealth

He has a sword & shield (+2 Duels, +4 Survival, +6 hp) as well.

[Jokern]

OOC:
Roll: Assassination attempt on Edward IV. 1/20 for death, 2-5/20 chance of wounding.

2, Edward is wounded.

Roll for wound: 11, Edward is wounded in the leg.

IC:
Suddenly, a single crack broke sounded over the field, drowning out all other sounds. Birds lifted to the sky all around those who had gathered under the white banner, though they could all clearly see where the sound had come from. A single soldier with the red rose on his jacket, armed with a handgun, had appeared from the side out of the tall grass of the field. The soldier began running toward the Lancastrian lines, but to the lords that did not matter at all, for their eyes were centered on one man.

Edward IV, of the House of York, fell from his horse as the handgunner hit his target. However, Edward still lived, but the bullet had dug deep into his leg and he was bleeding heavily. His trusted knight immediately surrounded their liege and began taking him away, back to the Yorkist camp. Edward would not be fighting today.

[Gandalfus]

"BETRAYAL! BETRAYAL! THE KING IS WOUNDED!" Kent screamed, drawing his blade from its scabbard and moving to shield the king from any further attack. "Retreat, damnit!" Spurring away, he smacked the rump of Edward's horse with the flat of his blade once the king was mounted again, sending it reeling back to the Yorkist lines along with the rest of Edward's men. There would be no parlay now, only battle, and a bloody one at that.

[Blastoise Groudon]

"BETRAYAL! BETRAYAL! THE KING IS WOUNDED!" Kent screamed, drawing his blade from its scabbard and moving to shield the king from any further attack. "Retreat, damnit!" Spurring away, he smacked the rump of Edward's horse with the flat of his blade once the king was mounted again, sending it reeling back to the Yorkist lines along with the rest of Edward's men. There would be no parlay now, only battle, and a bloody one at that.

Edward shouts out to Kent:

Kent!! Kill the Queen. Chivalry be damned! Kill the witch and bring me her head!


He hoped someone heard his cries for revenge.

[Mary The Quene]

Margaret and her bodyguards loudly cheered at the attempt on Edward's life. She yelled to her opponents with a devils smile

LOOKS LIKE THE WHOREMASTER HAS HAD BAD LUCK BOYS!!. Off we are, For Lancaster!

Margaret and her bodyguards left the neutral grounds and rushed back to the camp where word reached that Edward was heavily wounded in an attempt to lift spirits.

[Lucius Malfoy]

John Neville watched the horrific display by the Queen as a handgunner managed to get a good shot at the King's leg. The Queen of the Lancasters knew nothing but her desire to rule over England with an iron fist. He pulls on the reins of his horse, riding over to where the King was with other nobles as he was taken into a tent. Salisbury looks back at the battlefield that was growing with tension quickly.

She shows dishonor on the field of battle. She knows nothing but her raving ambition to rule over all good Englishmen! I do not care if she is royalty or a woman, she must be executed without question for showing such dishonor!