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father Guilleme and Other Factors: Father Guilleme
will hold a perverted ceremony before the battle begins,
attempting to instill Sir Jaufre’s men with bloodlust using
his Emotion (Hate) magic. His spell, if successful, inspires
all within hearing to make Hate (the character’s army)
rolls - some hating the Haestingas because they hate
Saxons, some hating thegns because they hate all nobles,
and so on.
If they player characters are losing, the GM can make this
spell backfire, making Sir Jaufre’s men Hate each other.
Since it robs the players of a real victory, use this only as
a last resort. Other balancing measures might include
reducing Jaufre’s party during its retreat across the Weald.
or letting godere Thorwald cancel out Father Guilleme.
On the other hand, if Sir Jaufre’s knights need help against
a huge Saxon army, Guilleme’s spell inspires them to slay
many Saxons.
Resolution
If losing, Sir Jaufre will trade Aelflaed for his life or otherwise
escape alive. This recurring villain should eventually
sire Brus sans Pitie, another recurring villain. For now,
his tower holds other hostages worth a total of 2000f in
ransom, if the Saxons took ransoms...
Rescuing Aelflaed by challenge or assault earns 100 Glory.
A Saxon leader who takes Eynesford earns 200-500
Glory, depending on how hard it was; the partially
demolished castle can be given to a worthy thegn - perhaps
starting a new aethelingdom with player-characters
at the helm. Most troops earn 20-60 Glory for a successful
battle. There is a total of 5d20f in goods and coin.
Sir Jaufre de Malestroit
Sir Jaufre came to Britain in 466 with Aurelius, who gave
him a manor at Eynesford - then regretted it, due to
Jaufre’s severe treatment of his Saxon subjects. By the
time Aurelius died, Jaufre was in open revolt, upgrading
his castle against Saxons or Uther. Yet Uther is too busy to
check a rogue banneret, leaving Jaufre free to gather the
scum of the earth to his banner: bandit knights, sellswords,
and nithings. The strategic location of Eynesford,
between two old Roman roads, allows Sir Jaufre to easily
range the countryside: its presence between Saxon Kent
and Welsh London lets him to play both sides against
each other.
Jaufre married Lady Portentia, whom he kidnapped off
the King’s Highway, slaughtering the servants, priests and
warriors who were taking her to wed Cyning Aelle. She is
childless, more a hostage than a wife. Sir Jaufre
Battle System Values
If using the Battle System to resolve the siege, Sir Jaufre’s
force is:
Leader: Sir Jaufre
Forces: 19 KV
Modifiers: Wall +2
Random Battle Enemy Table
01-06 Poor Foot soldier (Use Bandit stats, Pendragon
page 330)
07-09 Foot soldier (use Foots soldier stats. Pendragon
page 330)
10-11 Crossbowman (use Archer stats, Pendragon page
330, with Light Crossbow instead of Bow)
12 Father Guilleme
13-14 Sir Valarey
15-16 Sir Gwern
17-18 Sir Hardouin
19-20 Sir Jaufre
fathers numerous bastards on serving girls, peasants, and
victims of his raids. One of these children, Brus, accompanies
his father starting about 503. He soon outstrips
Jaufre in cruelty and maliciousness, becoming known as
Brus sans Pitie.
Sir Jaufre’s Knights
Sir Gwern, Sir Hardouin, and Sir Valarey are Sir Jaufre’s
personal bodyguard and his sub-commanders. The three
knights do not trust each other: Sir Valarey and Sir
Hardouin have come to blows over slights - imagined or
otherwise.
Sir Jaufre’s Mercenaries
Sir Jaufre employs an ever-changing crew of 50-odd lordless,
outlawed warriors. Picts from the far north, Saxons,
Irish, and even a few Occitanian outlaws have served
him. When he goes out raiding, he takes nearly all his
available men with him, leaving only a few to guard
Eynesford Castle. Use the statistics in this book, or any
other Pendragon supplement, for Sir Jaufre’s band of cutthroats.
Father Guilleme
Father Guilleme is a fallen priest, a man of the cloth who
lost his faith in God and instead worships the Devil. He
was a simple priest who discovered forbidden books,
awakening his latent magical abilities and losing his soul
in the bargain. His dark master has assigned him to Sir
Jaufre, to aid the evil Knight in his atrocities.