- Initial situation :

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The King of England indicated to the pope that the Red Knight that fought on his side was a mercenary hired by one of his best knights, William Montagu, 2nd Earl of Salisbury.

They meet him in Calais, on the 23rd of April 1348 just after a ball that the king just held.

They are surprised by the youth of the lord. He is 20 and seems surpassed by the responsibilities that fell upon him. He is the king’s ward, meaning that he doesn’t even administer his own lands (except the Isle of Man)

Describe his coat of arms (no Isle of Man Triskell at this point) and the fact that there’s an eagle on his coat of arm means that his family is highly respected by the king.

He is very cooperative and tell the players everything he know, which is not much because this mercenary Captain and his company “the Red Crowns” have been hired by his father before him, who died 4 years ago.

He left no archives about him.

All he knows is that it’s a great soldier and even better advisor on the battelfield.

He knows that he was a Frenchman hired during the Brittany succession wars and that he fought bravely at Dinan (this battle was a massacre)

He also know that right now he is on a special mission in the Isle of Man and the players are free to go there. He give them a letter empowering the players to investigate and question him, everyone is supposed to cooperate.

He only asks for one thing :

Never, under any circumstances are they allowed to enter the main tower of Rushen Castle or ask anything about it to anyone.

This condition is absolute and he make it clear that he will warn the pope himself that this condition must be respected at all costs.

His soldiers are allowed to attack on sight if such was the case.