S02E07

## The Battle of Fairmarket

After two months of marching and overcoming a sea of complications, the day had finally come. The Dread Company had finally encircled the forces of King Robert. The only obstacle left was to open the bridge at Fairmarket to allow the forces of Marq Mudd to join the battle. It would be left to Ser Percy of House Arryn and his vanguard to push through the enemy line and take the bridge as quickly as possible.

The village of Fairmarket, like many in The Riverlands was small and quaint. But the Dread Company could see upon their approach that the Loyalists had fortified the area with a small contingent of elite troops led by Bryndon Tully, known as the Black Fish.

Ser Percy bravely ordered his troops to advance while he and Cheyk, daughter of Rulfa stayed behind to give orders and direct their archers.

## The Tower

The Black Fish watched from his tower, letting out volley after volley of arrows that laid waste to Whistler Seagrave's unit of infantry. The Dread Company was forced to split apart and try to approach the tower from its flanks.

## Connor's Charge

Ser Connor Waynwood and a hundred of his Knights of The Vale rode into the village from the West, running headlong into a unit of Loyalist Elites. It was hard fighting, the knights were outmatched by such an experienced and heavily equipped adversary. Ser Connor distinguished himself, holding a small bridge by himself even as his entire unit fell beside him.

## Torrhen

Torrhen Grove was in a nearby thicket of trees, looking for a clean shot at the Black Fish, when he spotted that Ser Connor was in trouble. It was easy to see that if the bridge was lost, the elites could flee west and warn the main Loyalist force. It was essential to the plan that Marq Mudd's crossing of the river be a surprise.

Torrhen put his masterful bow skills to good use, picking off soldiers from cover. Between Ser Connor and Torrhen, the entire unit of elites was killed and the bridge was secured.

## Maxir Glenbain vs. Grayce Kettleblack

On the Eastern Side of the village, Maxir Glenbain and his infantry unit moved forward to cover the stealthy advance of Minnie and her squad of Mountainfolk. Maxir ran headlong into famed sellsword Grayce Kettleblack and her unit of footsoldiers. The fighting was fierce, with Grayce momentarily able to hold back Maxir's entire unit alone with her ball and chain. But eventually, Maxir gained the upper hand and sent her fleeing from battle. Minnie was free to approach the tower unnoticed.

## Fall of the Black Fish

Minnie and ten of her Vale Mountain Clan follower raced to the top of the tower, surprising the Black Fish and his archers. The barbaric Mountainfolk rushed to the Black Fish immediately, lifting him up and hurling him from the top of the tower. The commander fell to the cobblestones below, leaving the Loyalists with no general.

Fighting continued between Minnie's force and the archers atop the tower. The Mountainfolk were all killed and Minnie barely escaped with her life, but they had accomplished their mission.

## Whistler and Ser Mandon

And in the middle of the village, Whistler Seagrave found himself alone in single combat with Ser Manden Moore, a member of the Kingsguard and one of the most celebrated swordsmen in all of Westeros. It was a pitched battle, with Whistler mustering all of his Water Dancing skill in order to slip his Braavosi blade between the plates of Ser Mandon's exquisite armor. Whistler took many painful injuries from Ser Mandon's greatsword and every returned blow was a hard fought victory.

But in the end, it was the younger, smaller, less experienced Whistler who defeated the great knight.

## Victory

The Dread Company finished off the remaining Loyalists and secured Fairmarket's bridge. They raised the Rebel flag at the tower and signaled Mark Mudd to begin his crossing.

The fighting continued for another week, an epic conflict involving over 150,000 soldiers in conflict. King Robert could not defend himself on three sides, and surrendered. He is now a hostage of the Eight Future Kings who have now resolved to march on King's Landing to formally end the war and begin their reigns as eight separate kingdoms.

With the king captured and the Rebels marching on the capital, the war seems won. But it is worth noting that Lord Tywin Lannister, Lord Eddard Stark and Prince Doran of Dorne still fight for the Loyalist cause. Between them they command over 130,000 troops. And it has also been revealed that Stannis Baratheon has completed a new Royal Fleet ready to challenge the Iron Islands. The Dread Company must proceed carefully to ensure their victory is worthwhile.

Experience:
- Cheyk daughter of Rulfa, Ser Connor Waynwood, Maxir Glenbain, Minerva, Ser Percy of House Arryn and Whistler Seagrave earned 10 XP and 5 Glory

## Dread Company Attributes

Community: 15

Discipline: 9

Equipment: 12

Power: 19

Renown: 7

Supply: 12

Wealth: 10

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