[quote=@Dyelli Beybi]The Reds were a conspiracy that's been brewing for a while made up of human burghers and military officers.  When the civil war kicks off they've started rallying peasants, burning manors etc. and then defeated the Imperial field army sent to put them down (through weight of numbers).  They are in the open at the moment to rally the peasants but they have the potential to go underground again or retreat into that impassable woodland area on the map.  
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[i]Perfect.[/i] I'm taking heavy inspiration from Maximilien Robespierre and Guy Fawkes as well, but the working backstory is straight out of Oliver Cromwell: a wealthy-ish commoner with a surprising acumen for cavalry command, furthering a righteous cause while also exploiting the turmoil to ruthlessly seize power. The more brutal the methods (the more ethically ambiguous the character's legacy) the better.