User blog:Wassboss/Riders on an Open Plain: Yesugei vs Crazy Horse

There was once a time where horse riding was not a hobby but a necessity, when the quickest way from point A to point B was on the back of a trusty steed, the wind whipping through your hair. These two men knew the value of joy of such a skill and with it they carved out thier own destiny, not bound by the constrictions of their time but only the limits of there determination but when they meet on the battlefield only one will be riding off into the sunset.

Yesugei: Feared leader of the Kiyad Tribe and father to Genghis Khan.

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Crazy Horse: The Leader of the Sioux who fought ferociously to defend his tribe.

Who is deadliest

Yesugei
"I thought I would never feel the cold in my bones back then. I had an idea that I would be given nothing in my life, that everything I had would be taken by my wits and by my strength."

- Yesugei, from Wolf of the Plains by Conn Iggulden Yesugi was the head of the Kiyad sub-clan and leader of a small coalition of clans and was the father of Temüjin, later known as Genghis Khan. When travelling back to his own tribe one day Yesugei stopped for a feast with a group of men he met, but little did he know that they were Tartars, out to avenge Temüjin-üge who had been killed by Yesugi many years before. While they harmlessly feasted together, the Tartars secretly poisoned Yesugei's food and he later died, declaring Genghis as his successor.

Mongolian Knife
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Length: 0.9 lbs

Length: 16 inches

Blade Length: 9 inches

Steel Blade Wolf's Head Sword
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Length: 4 foot

Blade length: 3 foot

Steel Blade

Single Edged Composite Bow
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Range: 500 feet

Pull Weight: 100 lbs Hunting Eagle
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Weight: 7-11 lbs

Wingspan: 6-8 feet

Powerful Talons and Beak

Strong enough to carry prey up to 6 lbs.

Crazy Horse
"Crazy Horse would always be the first one into battle - and Crazy Horse would always be the last one to leave."

- Moses Brings Plenty, Lakota Tribesmen/Firearms Expert Crazy Horse (Tasunka Witko) was a chief of the Oglala Lakota, and one of the principle leaders of the Native American force during the Battle of the Little Big Horn. When the Lakota and their allies, the Cheyenne and Arapaho tribes began being pressured by the U.S. Government to surrender their lands to whites, Crazy Horse would lead thousands of warriors against U.S. forces in Red Cloud's (or the Bozeman) War and the Black Hills War as well as the famous Battle of the Little Big Horn. Inyankapemni Club
 * -|Close Range =

Length: 1 foot

Weight: 2 lbs

Stone Head Native American Spear
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Length: 4 foot

Head Length: 1 foot

Stone Blade

Can be thrown Native American Bow
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Range: 400 feet

Pull weight: 40 lbs Tomahawk
 * -|Special Weapon =

Weight: 1.2 lbs

Length: 2 feet

Blade: 9 inches

Steel blade.

Can be thrown

X Factors
Experience: Yesugei=75/Crazy Horse=80

Being the leader of a tribe in pre empire Mongolia, Yesugei has spent a great deal of time fighting against rival tribes and raiding Tartar camps for supplies during the hard winter months. Crazy Horse has experience in raiding rival tribes as well but he also brings experience against technologically superior foes as well as against a wider variety of opponents.

Leadership: Yesugei=80/Crazy Horse=85

Yesugei was the leader of the Kiyad sub-clan as well as being the overarching leader of several other smaller tribes and would have likely lead these warriors into battle on numerous occasions, gaining their respect and admiration and surrounding himself with loyal followers. Crazy Horse follows an eerily similar path, starting off as a simple raider but soon growing to lead the large native american tribe the Lakota, inspiring loyalty from his bravery in battle. What gives him the edge though is that he has lead a far greater number of troops and achieved much greater success, winning many battles against the technologically superior Custer and his men.

Metallurgy: Yesugei=80/Crazy Horse=70

Despite being the more modern warrior by a good 600 odd years, most of Crazy Horse's weaponry is made with wood, bone and stone with very few pieces of actual metal being used in his weaponry, with the Tomahawk being the only weapon to have a steel composition. Yesugei's weaponry is predominately made of steel which is much tougher and deadlier than Stone or Bone.

Armour: Yesugei=50/Crazy Horse=25

Speed is key to both of these fighters and as such any armour they do have is light and doesn't offer a whole lot of protection. Mongolian tribesmen of this period would predominately wear boiled leather armour which could protect against some light blows and maybe prevent an arrow from doing too much damage but only really covered the torso, leaving the arms and head vulnerable to attack. However this is still better than Crazy Horse, who from what I can gather didn't wear any armour of note.

Voting System/Notes
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Anything less than 5 lines but which is competently argued and thought out will be counted as a half vote. I will inform anybody if their vote is considered a half vote and allow them to amend it to bring it up to a full point.

Irrelevant votes will not be counted at all. This battle will be a 4 on 4.

The battle will take place in an open plain with some patches of forest dotted around.