From the South, pushing hard after Redditch dropped into their laps like a ripe plum, come the outriders of The State, bringing fire and oppression.
From the rural West come the Lords of the Hunt, the armed force of the corpulent King of Worcestershire.
From desolation of Longbridge come the Workers' Militia - fanatics unafraid of death, determined to bring hope to the miserable denizens of Northfield.
The prize - Northfield Centre, easily the richest trading place south of the Bull Ring. There will be blood.