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We joined the army, the money was too good to pass up, plus we heard the plague was getting closer and closer. So, I follow my husband around as he continues to make and repair weapons, being a soldiers wife is not easy. It doesn't help that things have not gone well. The English are too good, we seem to lose battle after battle. The problem is the English Long-Bow, they can kill our troops at such a long distance we have little hope. The soldiers have no motivation, there is debate about whether we really have a king or is the English King our real king. We fear we will either soon be dead, deserters of the army, or learning to speak English.

Something has happened! A 16 year old peasant girl named Joan D' Arc has arrived. It appears she is the new leader of the army. Apparently she has impressed the Dauphen (who should and would be our king) with her claims of hearing the voice of God. We didn't believe her at first, but she has led us to victory! Our troops are elated and motivated once more. This girl must be a gift from heaven.

We are preparing to take PARIS back, our greatest city, The dauphen will be crowned King, Thank heavens we joined the army!

DISASTER!!!! Joan was captured, the battle a failure. The English have taken her back to England and are trying her as a witch. There is no hope for France.

The English must pay! They have done it, they burned Joan alive, a poor 16 year old peasant girl. Joan stood true to the end refusing to acknowledge their accusations. The Army and France have decided, we will throw the English off our soil in revenge of Joan. She is the heart of France now and we fight for her.

VICTORY!!! The English are gone, We French are Victorious. Our new King has been crowned and we rule ourselves once more. It's all thanks to the saint Joan D'Arc may heaven look after her. Our lord made good on his promise we now have more than enough money to start our own Blacksmith business, life is looking kindly upon us. Now we must find a town or city in need of a blacksmith.

LUCK! We have found a small town, apparently all their blacksmiths died from the plague and are in desperate need of a new one. This is perfect for us.

Decision time, the town is close to the city of Paris, and the Blacksmith's Guild has approached us and "asked" us to join. This is tough, if we do not join they will undercut our prices, and attempt to run us out of business, possibly worse. If we do join we will be required to pay and charge a specific fee for everything. There is rumblings about people being unhappy with the guild, and my husband has spoken to people interested in starting a new guild, he asked me my advice,


 * [[image:guild-conference.jpg width="388" height="283" align="left" caption="Guild Conference" link="PGBA Join the Guild"]] || [[image:Crests.jpg width="332" height="378" align="left" caption="Guild Crests" link="PGBA start a new guild"]] ||
 * ~ Join the Blacksmith Guild ||~ Create a new guild ||
 * The Guild was a powerful organization that could influence many things. It did have it's problems but also took care of its members, although it severely limited their freedoms. || While the guilds provides lots of benefits, it severely limited peoples ability to run their own business and the competition. This was a problem to many. ||

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