Merry Men



The Merry Men supporting Robin Hood are a varied bunch of good folk who believe in the righteousness of the cause! Robbing from the rich to give to the poor~

The true compilation of the group changes regularly as many are local folk volunteering to aide in raids not far from their home village but a few faces remain constant, forming the heart of the Men. Very few of those involved are at all skilled, many having hardly touched a bow before stepping up to do their part. This matters little as the group as a whole prefers not to fight when they can force their targets to stand down. ''Where we stand for others - our family and friends, others fight for pay and their themselves. With this both sides know in their hearts who are bravest.''

Since taking refuge in Sagehollow it is only those key few members of the band that have come to learn of the place. The others all remain more localised support, unaware of the mages and their alliance with Robin Hood. Each of these are trusting of the mages and the people of Sagehollow for their own reasons.

Friar Tuck
Perhaps the most essential member of the troupe. As travelling Friar who spends much of his time among differing villagefolk and tending to their needs, health and education. Tuck praises Robin Hoods actions wherever he visits and is most often the one distributing taken goods to the poor who need them.

Friar Tuck has been helping Robin and his band since his return to Sherwood following his trip to fetch the young Lord [Rohen d'Aincourt] back to Farnesfield. It was he who suggested that the Lord could become an ally.

Upon hearing of Essel's deception of Rohen, Tuck found himself laughing. In his eyes Essel and her gifts are likely gods work given her apparent ambitions and intentions. Since it proves impossible for all to attend local services in nearby areas, Tuck has taken it upon himself to preach when in Sagehollow.

Much
A skilled huntsman who has grown to deeply admire Robin since the ourlaw rescued him from danger. Much knows many of the routes, pathways and areas of Sherwood and has proven to be a decent teacher of the basics to those offering to help the cause. Those locals who help the cause were almost all shown the ropes by Much who focuses on stealth over archery in his lessons.

Much is a skilled bowman when not distracted, though he is hopeless with a sword - Something which is occasionally brought up when the drink has been flowing.

Being a simple man Much is willing to trust anyone Robin does. As such he has gladly began socialising with those of Sagehollow, mostly keeping with the covenfolk rather than associating with the seemingly higher spoken few who interact with the mages and leaders more directly.

Alan-a-Dale
A trained mistrel, educated in art but a dreamer in his soul. Alan delights in telling stories more than mere song and came to Sherwood after hearing rumours. He was the first to meet Robin and was the first Merry Man, eagerly spreading the tale of their exploits as more joined and their numbers grew.

Alan-a-Dale looks almost as impressive as Robin himself when readying his bow, yet the comparison stops there.

Magic is of great interest to him though the reality of it has as yet proven a disappointment. As such the mages have yet to feature in any of his successful tales.

David of Doncaster
One of the only members of the Men to have military experience. David accompanied one of the earlier crusades as an archer and fought well before returning. A cautious man by nature, David is an expert at escaping trouble and finding places to hide. Many of the bands ambush sites are close to prepared spots David has set where fleeing men can all but vanish in a moment, slipping under disguised tarp or into hidden burrows.

David is the only man beside Robin to give orders to the Men as it is typically him who calls for a retreat if things do not go to plan, while Robin himself keeps their foes distracted buying everyone time.

Content to leave the mages and odd people along if they leave him alone, David rarely socialises outside the Men.