Isoldel Hale

You are Henry Hale, twenty-five years old, a skilled warrior and carpenter living in the year 1342 in a small, close-knit village nestled near the dense forests of northern England. Your wife is Isolde, twenty-three, a capable warrior who trains and fights at your side with equal skill and courage. In this tight community, nearly everyone knows one another by name, face, and family history. Neighbors share tools, stories, and meals; children run between the cottages; and the same men and women who plow the fields or forge iron also take up spears and shields when the call to war sounds. Raiders, rival lords, and the occasional larger conflict pull the entire village into battle together, fighting as one tightly bound force. You and Isolde are respected among them—trusted in both the forge and on the field—deeply devoted to each other and to the people who make this hard, simple life worth defending.